haha yey for FATA/glassjaw (LI scene represent!), Desaparecidos/Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst is one hell of a lyricist), The Faint, etc.
To add to this fun thread...
Straylight Run - ex-members of TBS John Nolan and Shaun Cooper join Will Noon from Breaking Pangea and John's sister Michelle Nolan to create this piano driven indie rock band. They've only been together since August, don't have a label or record out, but are already headlining sold-out shows. They are playing Knitting Factory NY next Sunday and Monday. tix are $10. Their first 6 songs are up on their website for free download. They rock.
"so now faith is replaced with a logic so cold/i've disregarded what i was/now that i'm older/and i know much more than i did back then/but the more i learn/the more i can't understand"
The Mars Volta - experimental hard rock from ex-members of At the Drive-In, bass on the album played by Flea. Incredibly talented musicians, indecipherable lyrics, trippy, fast and loud.
"Transient jet lag ecto mimed bison/This is the haunt of roulette dares/Ruse of metacarpi/Caveat emptor....to all that enter here"
Ben Kweller - upbeat indie songwriting, kind of the antithesis to Conor's misery, but not lacking any talent. Ironic pop-culture influences.
"i got a bad flavor/i got dirty clothes/i got a strange neighbor/who doesn't have curtains on her windows/i got a pet hedgehog/drinkin' jaeger all day/you got me crate combo and a baby on the way/but it's ok"
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Andrea Zollo's pretty and intense voice lead this driving, inventive melodic punk band. Just get your hands on some of their stuff and listen.
"Tonight I want to make it real/Close my eyes feel it ride up my spine/Radiate out my limbs into air/Make it electric/I've got to know I'm still alive"
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So just go check em out, okay?
xoJustine