Kaiser Chiefs

Hailing from West Yorkshire, England and sounding like a hybrid of XTC, Devo and Pulp (with a dash of Dexy's Midnight Runners' passion), the Kaiser Chiefs (PRS) caused a stir in their homeland with the release of two hot singles in 2004, "Oh My God" and "I Predict a Riot." By year's end, "Oh My God" had hit #1 on MTV2's NME chart and the band landed opening slots with hot bands such as Franz Ferdinand, the Killers and the Futureheads. —EP