Mando Diao

Mando Diao use their awesome accents and unstoppably sharp guitars to nail down a point in-between the Clash and the Kinks, which actually makes sense when you think about it. The best part is that these songs are hip without the self-consciousness often present in the alternative rock scene.

These Swedes are as retro as most of their countrymen, and they have even less to say.
Their second album outfits charming mod-pop melodies with Strokes guitars and hummable,
heartfelt choruses, risking you've-heard-it-all-before tunefulness because they know
young girls' hearts are ripe for the picking.