Bloc Party

These UK indie rockers may be catching the post-punk/new-wave revival at its tail end, but they've also written one of its most essential singles-- and this debut five-song EP suggests they may have a solid full-length in them, too.

Check out our album review of Artist's E.P. on Rolling Stone.com.

Along with the Futureheads, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, and Art Brut, Bloc Party were among the first to make a splash in the States with their self-titled EP, a collection of their She's Hearing Voices and Banquet/Staying Fat singles.