The Whigs

Add Date: March 16

Artist: The Whigs

Album: In the Dark

Label: ATO

Genre: Rock

Comments: This Athens, Ga. band seems to be flying just under the radar. They're on Dave Matthews' ATO Records, and they've toured with Drive-By Truckers, Band of Horses and (gasp) Kings of Leon; yet, somehow, they haven't quite made as big a splash as one might expect. Maybe the breakthrough will come with In the Dark, the trio's third album. Their blend of '80s alternative, '60s pop rock and '70s punk--all slightly tinged with Southern rock--is both infectious and well done. Jon Pareles from The New York Times calls their music "two-chord guitar and drums furor worthy of The Who," and they've also drawn comparisons to The Replacements and Son Volt. Check out "Black Lotus" and "I Don't Even Care About the One I Love."