Since 1996, the Scottish band has been playing infectious, poetic indie-pop to ever-wider acclaim. The orchestrally inclined group performs material from its newest release, the sunny My Maudlin Career, at WXPN.

The group One eskimO is an audio-visual endeavour, and their self-titled debut album includes a full animation. But while their idiosyncratic, self-produced videos are a notable component of their work, the band's expressive music is the heart and soul of the enterprise.

They're a big outfit as indie bands go, but the 13-piece Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have created quite a buzz in Los Angeles, and in the indie world writ large, making excellent '60s-style folk-rock that could be called revivalist. With their converted school/tour bus, their back porch acoustics and their almost communal air, this is one band not to miss.

Though its members recently shaved, The Avett Brothers long marched in the seemingly endless parade of bearded indie-folk acts to rise to prominence in recent years. But with its raucous live shows, it may just be the hardest-rocking band ever to win an award from the Americana Music Association.