Best of '00s South African Rock Vol. 1

A wealth of alternative talent has emerged from the South African music scene since the new millennium. Dan Patlansky combines a rueful honesty with raw, soulful blues, while Newtown Knife Gang have honed melodic, technical rock to a fine art. On the quieter side of things, harmonica-filled folk act Jeremy Loops and acoustic indie-rockers Wrestlerish bring breaths of gentle melody.