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Rather than apologizing for my absence here I will jump right back in.

First up the incredibly young New Yorkers, Cool and Unusual Punishment (named after a NOFX song) they sound nothing like NOFX, but like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs meets the Arcade Fire. Not only that, but their front woman has a presence (and dress sense) to rival Karen O. They have absolutely no decent recordings so someone would be wise to put them up and get a good four track done. As per usual click on their name to head to their myspace which will give you a vague jist of what they're about. They play Cakeshops all age shows quite a bit, so go enjoy them if you can!

Next up, also native New Yorkers the super scene cred holders Dirty Projectors. This band have songs like labyrinths and are in a league of their own in terms of adjusting the meeting point of indie and prog. I have yet to see them live, but I hear it's an absolutely Muse like extreme experience (and I don't even like Muse).
Check out 'Jolly Jolly Ego' on their Myspace page. For the Americans, they're touring all over so get yourself into the tiny venues while you can. Pitchfork will pick this band up and display them to the avant garde masses soon.

I feel like I should mention the Vampire Weekend too, as they will inevitably be huge. They have a brilliantly summery pop album filled with singles that will steal your radios airtime soon, very soon.

I have quite the few more but I shall sit on them a bit longer...

I shall leave you with my sentiments on Tellison. If you have yet to hear this band, please don't wait any longer. I've played them to about three hundred people in the past three months and not one has held back their outpouring of love for their debut album 'Contact!Contact!' (out now on Gravity DIP. Available at Banquet records). Some said they sounded like Fall Out Boy, others Minus the Bear, personally I quite like the term 'fight pop' which has been coined for their sound. Apparently their Barfly London show was amazing and though I was across the ocean I was called about 5 times from that show to the avail of only being able to hear a room full of adoring voices meeting the music halfway- pretty magical.
I can't even recommend songs, they're all really very, very good.