Rlyss

These are my personal favorites, the ones that go beyond 'Hey that sounds cool', the ones that really get to your emotions, whether they're nice or angry or sad or happy... I'm a complete sucker for strings, almost anything with a cello will just make my knees weak. Thus most of these are nice sounding, although they might be sad, lyric-wise.

Blind Melon - Pull
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Supernaturally
Powderfinger - Save Your Skin (amazing)
The Postal Service - Recycled Air
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
The Lemonheads - Rudy With A Flashlight
Ben Folds Five - Evaporated
Dashboard Confessional - Remember to Breathe
Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
Nitin Sawhney - Letting Go
Mercury Rev - The Dark Is Rising
Saves The Day - At Your Funeral
Sodastream - Welcome Throw (in fact, anything by Sodastream)
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
Idlewild - Let Me Sleep Next To The Mirror
Radiohead - Alligators in New York Sewers (maybe it's called Fog)