Buoyed by laidback rootsiness and sumptuous harmonies, this Seattle crew's modern take on pastoral rock has sparked the imaginations of peers and followers. Acoustic acts like First Aid Kit and Lord Huron seized on their rustic ethos, while Fleet Foxes' gentle spin on psychedelia permeated the blissed-out ballads of neo-freak-folk ensembles like Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.