I wanted to make a post about a new band that I think everyone should hear about.  They are a British band called Everything Everything, and their album, Man Alive, tied Kanye's as album of the year for me. 
 
Musically I would classify them as rock, but loosely.  Much of their music is based around guitar riffs, but it is the lead singers voice that really catches you.  He can easily move from a normal singing voice to a falsetto, and employs this with ease.  Their lyrics are wacky, but become incredible when you take the time to look at them, and many of their songs are very "sing-along-able."  Their music videos are also fantastic
 
I first heard about them on the podcast BBC Radio One Huw Stephens a few years ago.  I have been following them, and immediately picked up their CD.  It sounds like nothing I've heard before, and I think that everyone should give it a listen to.  Critics are raving about Everything Everything, and year end awards keep rolling in for them.  So get out of the box and check out this awesome band. 
 
 
Here is their first single.  The guitar solo was altered a bit from when I first heard it years ago, due to a new member, but it is still great.