Transmission's roots are in the worlds of post-punk, new wave, synth, power & dream pop, shoegaze, psych, mod, space and Krautrock.

Here's a list of artists who carry on those sounds nicely today (in no particular order). Some broke through to the masses while others are still waiting their turn.

(Don't worry, this doesn't include Transmission's choices for top local tracks...those are forthcoming!)

Top Five Singles:

Johnny Marr — "The Messenger"

(Chiming/jangly guitar, keys, disco bass-line, hand-claps ... it's the perfect recipe, and the former Smiths guitarist nails it.)

Melody's Echo Chamber — "Endless Shore"

(We sadly lost Trish Keenan of Broadcast two years ago ... this is helping me cope with that fact.)

Beach House — "Myth"

(I'm not going to write anything about this, because I won't do it justice.)

Violens — "Totally True"

(Just as the band they came from (Lansing-Dreiden) was criminally overlooked, so are Violens)

La Sera — "Please Be My Third Eye"

(Feeling a little blue? Throw this on)

Tune-in to Transmission at 10 p.m. every Thursday night. This week's episode will feature selections from this list.