Aaron Ladage

Very few singers embody the phrase "a man of few words" like Sigur Rós' lead etherealist Jónsi does. Throughout the Icelandic group's 16-year history, Jónsi (full name Jón Birgisson) has split his falsetto-driven lyrics between his native tongue and an elaborate form of gibberish that he dubs "Hopelandic." In fact,...

Though he bears an uncanny resemblance to fictional Tanqueray gin spokesman Tony Sinclair, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke seems about as far from his socialite doppelgänger as you can get. Sure, both men are British, which brings along its own aristocratic expectations, but Okereke and his bandmates are more at...