Paper Lights

I can't remember when I first heard about this band, but for some reason they didn't initially click.  I think they might have played some local shows, and some of my friends were into them, but I wasn't that impressed with what I heard.  This was about 3 or 4 years ago.  Fast forward to about a month ago, my wife played their new EP "We Are Arrows"at home while we were just hanging out.  I was immediately blown away.  The EP as a whole is genius, and each individual song is so spectacular.  The combination of electropop elements with the percussion is really good.  You should definitely give it a listen.  I've been listening to all their stuff on rdio, and I have to say it's the most groundbreaking new band I've discovered in some time.

Rivers & Robots

Sarah actually introduced me to this group.  They are an English worship band, but their music style is quite unlike anything I've heard before in that context.  It's super creative and forward-looking, and they are excellent musicians.  Their latest album, "All Things New", is fairly electronic, and the combination of guitar and synthesizer / electropop noises is really cool.  The lead singer's voice takes a bit of getting used to, but it's not bad.  I highly recommend giving them a listen, even if you normally don't go in for worship music.  You can listen to all their stuff for free on their bandcamp.