The music bible NME isn’t just in raptures about the return of The Strokes in 2010 – the magazine has also rated its top 50 new bands.

The Middle East is the only Australian act to make it onto the list, coming in at a very respectable 17th with the NME explaining the band’s inclusion by pointing to the fact that Marcus Mumford has touted the group as “the most inspiring new band around.”

Two acts that visited us as part of the Splendour lineup also made the cut, with Delphic ranked at 38 and The Drums only topped by “cat-obsessed stoners” Best Coast for the title of best new band of 2010.

The seventh place finisher Darwin Deez – described by NME as “The most likeable hipster in the world” – will also be touring Australia soon as part of the Parklife lineup.

Californian hardcore malcontents Trash Talk – booked to play at Soundwave 2011 – managed to score the 34th place on the list for possessing “an ability to whip audiences into scenes of cultish adoration and violent chaos within the space of a few chords.”

The top ten 10 includes two bands that will be touring Australia over the New Years festival season – with (the next Florence?) Marina & The Diamonds taking out the sixth place and Sleigh Bells finishing just outside the medals in fourth place.

Hopefully we’ll soon see some of the others touring Australia soon.

The NME’s top 10 new bands of 2010:

10. Grouplove
9. Yuck
8 .Magnetic Man
7. Darwin Deez
6. Marina & The Diamonds
5. The Smith Westerns
4. Sleigh Bells
3. Wu Lyf
2. The Drums
1. Best Coast

The full list is available at the NME