Guppy

The Brooklyn-based quartet bursts onto the scene with a wildly infectious, relentlessly upbeat debut album. Balancing the fuzzy, overdriven guitar tones of 1990s grunge with Eva Hendricks's saccharine, high-pitched vocal delivery, the record masks deeply anxious, self-deprecating lyrics beneath stadium-sized pop hooks. It was universally celebrated as one of the most fun, undeniable indie-rock records of the year.