Shivering Timbers/Shitbox Jimmy/Sleepykid

Akron’s Shivering Timbers is husband-wife duo Jayson and Sarah Benn with former street drummer Daniel Kshywonis. Then-local rockstar and friend Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys liked the innocent lullabies that the Benns composed for their young daughter so much that he came on board to produce their first album, 2010’s We All Started in the Same Place. Vacillating between thoughtfully-embellished folk ballads and infectiously groovy blues rock, songs such as “The Mopping Floor,” “Crooked Old Man” and “Nose Nose Nose” emulate Jack White’s whimsical revival of roots music. (Kaufman)