The 10 Hottest Girls in Indie Rock

The new music festival isn't all about mopey white dudes in tight pants. You might meet some ladies like these sexy singers.

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Ah, the cold weather, the longer nights, and the smooth sounds of the season. We'd say it's beginning to look a lot like...CMJ. That's right, the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival is back in New York this week to showcase the best new talent in the indie rock scene. And while we're sick of running over mopey white dudes in tight cords, we can't get enough of the genre's chicks.

Yeah, we can admit it, there's something about the sultry singer-songwriters, DJs, and uncanny amount of European imports that indie music has brought to our fair city, and we've compiled a list of the ten hottest women of the genre. So throw on some Pavement, log on to Pitchfork (once you're done here of course), and grab a PBR, as we present the 10 hottest girls in indie rock...

LENKA

#10: LENKA
BAND: SOLO ARTIST
• This Australian singer's most famous for her song "The Show" which was featured in an Old Navy commercial, but given her home country, we're mostly interested in taking a trip down under.

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BATFORLASHES

#9: BAT FOR LASHES
BAND: SOLO ARTIST
• Natasha Khan, whose stage name is Bat For Lashes, sings that she can't stand to "Sleep Alone." With us here, she'd never have to again.

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uffie

#8: UFFIE
BAND: SOLO ARTIST
• Not one for subtlety, Uffie straight up raps that she's "ready to fuck." Well, if you insist.

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MAJAIVARSSON

#7:MAJA IVARSSON
BAND: THE SOUNDS
• While she doesn't have his crossover, this self-professed bisexual is about a hundred times hotter than her American cousin. .

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KATRINAKERNS

#6: KATRINA KERNS
BAND: SUFJAN STEVENS
• She hit the indie wire as a back-up singer for Sufjan Stevens, but she definitely got us listening after promising her virginity in New York Magazine's 2007 Sex & Love issue interview.

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LIGHTS

#5: LIGHTS
BAND: SOLO ARTIST
• We can do it with the lights on or off, don't matter to us.

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LEIGHLEZARK2

#4: LEIGH LEZARK
BAND: THE MISSHAPES
• This former Gap model spun records for the trio the Misshapes. But damn, it feels like she's got us spinnin' too.

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JENNYLEWIS

#3: JENNY LEWIS
BAND: RILO KILEY
• A Las Vegas native, Jenny made her debut in a Jell-O commercial, and we'd happily watch her get jiggly with it.

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meganddia

#2: MEG & DIA FRAMPTON
BAND: MEG & DIA
• These sisters' latest album is called Here, Here and Here, which pretty concisely explains where we'd like to...take them on various very chaste dates.

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cat_power

#1: CAT POWER
BAND: SOLO ARTIST
• This classic beauty is the O.G. of the hot indie rock chick squad with nearly 15 years in the game.

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