Synthesizer Shaikh: A one-man band that sounds kinda like Yeasayer on "The Rise". He tags it "some mix between electronic, psychedelic, and post-rock." He started making music in college on his computer with Ableton Live, and spent two years making/mastering his first full-length album, SamIAm. And he's not charging a penny for it. Get it here.

"The Rise"

"Colbert" I watch the Report a decent bit, but must have missed the episode where he announced a remix contest. This one is on the album as well.

Passion Pit - "The Reeling" (mp3)

Michael Angelakos released the buzzed-about electro-pop Chunk of Change EP by himself under the Passion Pit moniker last September. For the band's first LP Manners (out in May)he assembled a full band, and on this song you can definitely tell: it's got more going on than any of the songs on Chunk.

Cymbals Eat Guitars: Their debut album earned Best New Music from Pitchfork and although I've only heard the songs on their MySpace, but I trust the rest is good.

Grizzly Bear play "Two Weeks", one of the best tracks off their amazing leaked album Veckatimest, for the first time in a live setting. Victoria Legrand of Beach House contributes to the chorus on the record, and guess what, she was right there with them at SXSW:

Grizzly Bear and Department Of Eagles have band member overlap, and if you like one, you're sure to like the other. Here is the Dept.'s new video for "No One Does It Like You" (mp3) off their recent album In Ear Park:

English alt-rock band Doves have a new album coming out entitled Kingdom Of Rust. Here are a few tracks from it:
"Compulsion"
"Jetstream"
"Kingdom Of Rust"

Peter, Bjorn, and John's new album Living Thing doesn't come out till 3/31, but you can stream it now at their MySpace page. You probably know them from their hit singles "Young Folks" and "Amsterdam".