Queens, New York's the Beets stomped onto the indie circuit in the early 2000s thanks to a couple much-hyped releases on Brooklyn's Captured Tracks. The Beets' first release, Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to Be Cool, came out on Captured Tracks in 2009; a single, "Time Brought Age"/"Pick Another Corner," came out on that same label the following year. The buzz about the Beets really started to hum in 2010 with the release of their second album, Stay Home; the following year found the band profiled in TimeOut New York, reviewed on Pitchfork, and (holiest of holies) discussed on Howard Stern's morning show. ~ Chrysta Cherrie