Asaf Avidan & Band

Israeli singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan has a high, rough, distinctive voice that's drawn comparisons to Robert Plant, and puts us in mind of Jimmy Scott singing Janis Joplin numbers (a good thing). He matches it to pretty, moody arrangements (let's throw some Joshua Tree–era U2 into the mix), and he's due to release his debut album in 2013. Promising stuff.