The Best "New" Portland Bands of 2010

Willamette Week, the alternative journal that covers all things Portland, has an annual competition for the 10 best new Portland bands of each year. The bands are voted on by peers (musicians, writers, promoters, bookers, etc.) also heavily involved in the Portland music scene. Well, just in time for the summer music crush, they've just released the results for the best new bands of 2010. Here they are:

1. Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
Click to download mp3 of 'Danger'

2. Typhoon
Click to download mp3 of 'Starting Over'

3. Deelay Ceelay
Click here to download an entire album!

4. Hosannas (formerly Church)
Click to download mp3 of 'Golden Girls'

5. Wampire
Click to download mp3 of 'Orchards'

6. Operative
(listen to a song on their blog)

7. The Miracles Club
Click to download mp3 of 'A New Love'

8. Aan
Click to download mp3 of 'Wet and Dripping'

9. Atole
Click to download mp3 of 'Strike Zone'

10. Red Fang
Listen to songs on their website


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