When Jeffrey Lewis is not making music, he's most likely drawing; to wit, he titled an early album The Only Time I Feel Right Is When I'm Drawing Comic Books. He's even crafted his own comic series, and also lent his pen to other musicians' projects, including the Mountain Goats. His charming art adorns the covers of his albums, which feature songs similar to the clever faux-naive stylings of anti-folk contemporaries The Moldy Peaches, except with the potty-mouthed outbursts swapped for an earnest streak that would make a "true folkie" proud. With James Mathis & The Summer Snow and Dead Sea Sparrow. —David Raposa