Maïa Vidal

Adorable quirk-popster Maïa Vidal—who started her career in an all-girl punk band—celebrates the release of her latest record, God Is My Bike (it came out in Europe last year). Currently living in Barcelona, Vidal's impassioned songcraft is tough to tether to a specific region; she was raised in Ithaca, New York, but hails from Japanese/French/German stock. Imagine Regina Spektor with an accordion and you're coming somewhere close to Vidal's oeuvre.