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Amanda Blank
Amanda Blank
American rapper
1
Boys Noize
Boys Noize
German music producer
2
The Avalanches
The Avalanches
Australian music group
3
Santigold
Santigold
American singer and songwriter
4
Switch
Switch
British house DJ, songwriter, sound engineer and record producer
5
The High Llamas
The High Llamas
Anglo-Irish avant-pop band
6
Shlohmo
Shlohmo
American electronic musician
7
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
American rock group
8
Karen Lee Orzolek
Karen Lee Orzolek
American singer and musician
9
Animal Collective
Animal Collective
American musical group
10
Liars
Liars
band
11
Cex
Cex
American musician
12
Tiga
Tiga
Canadian DJ and musician
13
Tensnake
Tensnake
German DJ
14
Junior Boys
Junior Boys
Canadian electropop group
15
RJD2
RJD2
American music producer and musician
16
Duke Dumont
Duke Dumont
British DJ
17
Bonde do Rolê
Bonde do Rolê
Brazilian funk carioca-influenced electropop group
18
D-Loc
D-Loc
American rapper
19
Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings
American hip hop group
20
Para One
Para One
French record producer and film director
21
Odd Nosdam
Odd Nosdam
American musician
22
Panda Bear
Panda Bear
American musician
23
Money Mark
Money Mark
American musician
24
The Faint
The Faint
band
25
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
American band
26
Kieran Hebden
Kieran Hebden
English musician and DJ
27
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
American post-hardcore band
28
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
American singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist
29
Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos!
Welsh indie pop band
30
Stanton Warriors
Stanton Warriors
Breakbeat/Bass Music Producers-Artists
31
Chilly Gonzales
Chilly Gonzales
Canadian musician.
32
DJ Z-Trip
DJ Z-Trip
American DJ
33
Todd Edwards
Todd Edwards
American record producer
34
Lindstrøm
Lindstrøm
Norwegian recording artist; record producer and DJ
35
Boredoms
Boredoms
Japanese rock band
36
Baauer
Baauer
American record producer
37
Daedelus
Daedelus
American musician
38
Blxst
Blxst
American rapper
39
Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys
American Band
40
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
English musician and singer for Radiohead
41
Angelspit
Angelspit
Australian band
42
Soulwax
Soulwax
Belgian electronic music band
43
Yo Majesty
Yo Majesty
american hip hop group
44
People in Planes
People in Planes
45
Boom Bip
Boom Bip
American record producer
46
DJ Mehdi
DJ Mehdi
French DJ and music producer
47
The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept.
band that plays synthpop
Intro
American musician
Record Labels
Nominated For
Shortlist Music Prize

Naeem Juwan, better known by his stage name Spank Rock, is an American rapper and songwriter from Baltimore. He rose to fame with his 2006 album YoYoYoYoYo, which was produced by former group member Alex Epton (XXXChange). A harbinger of post-millennial alternative rap, the duo became known for its mixing of disparate hip hop and club genres, including Baltimore club, Miami bass, electro music and rock.

In 2007, Epton left the group to pursue his own production while Juwan went on to release the Bangers & Cash EP (2007) with pop producer Benny Blanco. After a five-year contract struggle with his label Downtown Records, Juwan released his sophomore album, Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar, with a range of producers including Boys Noize, Le1f, XXXChange, and Squeak E. Clean.