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Most Exciting Bands In America - NME.COM Users Have Their Say

By Luke Lewis

Posted on 14/08/08 at 10:08:03 am

Last week's post on the 25 Most Exciting Bands In America generated an astonishing response.

We asked you to suggest bands who should have made the list - and you didn't disappoint. Here, then, are 25 more must-hear US bands, as recommended by NME.COM users.

Judging by the deluge of comments, there's an awful lot of love for The Whigs and The Virgins (pictured above)…

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No Age

Asobi Seksu

White Rabbits

Yeasayer

A Place To Bury Strangers

The Whigs

The Virgins

Delta Spirit

Ra Ra Riot

Weather Underground

Boys Like Girls

Bon Iver

Semi Precious Weapons

Busdriver

WE Barbarians

The Little Ones

The Morning Benders

Shwayze

The Dead Trees

Battles

Redwalls

Bound Stems

Kaki King

Snowden

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kyosti [Visitor] //August 14 2008 at 19:44

hmm guess i need to listen to more new artists. I've only a heard of a few of these bands...

American [Visitor] //August 14 2008 at 19:48

Another list of bands that nobody has ever heard of.

Ian [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 09:05

Weather Underground! Virgins! great bands on here!! cheers

Long John Stevens [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 09:38

No Age - Dangerous. Health - Dangerous. English Music - 4th Generation Pastiche.... Not Dangerous....

Janice Gibbons [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 11:08

what about the volunteers, their new album spectrophilia is awesome!

m [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 12:12

The Rosewood Thieves

scarlet [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 13:44

sooo glad that asobi seksu and yeasayer are in here they're amazing and should have been on the original list!

WearyWeary [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 17:47

Crystal Antlers, Fleet Foxes, Ponytail, Deerhunter, The Dodos, Liars, Papercuts, The National, Figurines

melissa [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 19:13

awesome! a lot of my faves made the list.

James [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 22:32

Wow...what a stellar list. I can't believe The Dead Trees are on there! They're finally getting the recognition they deserve. Same for the Redwalls too...I have to admit, I'm not to sure about boys like girls being there though.

The Matt and Dan Show [Visitor] //August 15 2008 at 23:42

Battles!!! Yep Yep Yep Matt and Dan http://www.myspace.com/thematttanddanshow

Sal [Visitor] //August 16 2008 at 00:15

Good job on putting Delta Spirit on there. One band the should have made the list was THE SHYS. They are brilliant!

[Visitor] //August 16 2008 at 10:09

I still don't see the white stripes, interpol, death cab, albert hammond jr, beck, and the best band in the world; the strokes. and why are kings of leon and mgmt gone? they were the only ones who deserved to be in that list.

Delightful [Visitor] //August 16 2008 at 12:18

Boys Like Girls.... really good, seen them twice

electricvector [Visitor] //August 16 2008 at 13:31

Delta Spirit and We Barbarians all the way.

wendell [Visitor] //August 16 2008 at 18:26

Delta Spirit are a great band! and I heard the Whigs and Virgins are supposed to make a splash! I've heard good things about Weather Underground and love what i hear from them. Pretty good list NME

[Visitor] //September 1 2008 at 22:48

where are The Ivorys? www.theivorysband.com check them out!

sam k [Visitor] //September 2 2008 at 10:24

We Barbarians=Good Delta Spirit=Great The Shys= Brilliant

Roly Poly [Visitor] //November 16 2008 at 14:14

I agree, Volunteers spectrophilia album is hot shit and they should definitely be in the top 25

Casey [Visitor] //November 22 2008 at 23:26

THE SHYS are so good and the virgins are fun boys like girls? you've got to be kidding me!

Angie [Visitor] //June 16 2010 at 17:40

Redwalls, Cool! What about Welcome To Ashley?

[Visitor] //June 17 2010 at 02:36

The Redwalls are the best here!

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