Razorlight

One of the more successful bands in the new New Wave of British punky/poppy acts to fill up the U.K. airwaves and charts in the early 2000s, Razorlight distinguished themselves from the pack with their Scandinavian background (the guitarist's name is Bjorn Argen) and a defiant, delightfully egotistical attitude toward the press and the scene. The boys were often criticized for being derivative at best, but the upbeat catchy tunes that they pumped out left fans pleased and wanting more, wholly original or otherwise.

• rock