I think Merge has a pretty good pulse on todays music. Here is a sample of tunes/videos, recently released by Merge Records
[youtube]http://youtu.be/jrMIoeDY5Mw[/youtube]
Mount Moriah – Miracle Temple Holiness
[youtube]http://youtu.be/dcL1e2JkRgE[/youtube]
Future Bible Heroes – Living, Loving, Partygoing
[youtube]http://youtu.be/074wHh44p10[/youtube]
Mikal Cronin – Change
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3WpVgSixm4&feature=share&list=UU61ntWQBhbZWj3g9Vua3rug[/youtube]
David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights – Christopher Columbus
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdJbqGeYM6E&feature=share&list=UU61ntWQBhbZWj3g9Vua3rug[/youtube]
She & Him – Never Wanted Your Love
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3f9q7Liv8k&feature=share&list=UU61ntWQBhbZWj3g9Vua3rug[/youtube]
King Khan & the Shrines – Born to Die
