i'm listening to Death Cab for Cutie...yup that's the band name. they're good. i like their sound. don't know how to describe it...i'm going to have to generalize: they're indie rock. since i don't know much about them i'm to quote rolling stone. here's what it has to say about their fourth album...(again i've discovered them too late...they're already into their fourth album.)
"Death Cab for Cutie's fourth album, presents a polished version of the heartstring-tugging formula that has earned the Washington state quartet its cultish following: melodic, melancholy songs about feeling both smart and confused, hopelessly romantic but wary of love. The eleven indie lullabies here -- ostensibly about a long-distance relationship -- are both tuneful and rough-edged, with singer Benjamin Gibbard's plaintive boy-next-door voice wafting delicately over crunchy guitars, piano and random percussion."
Nice huh?! Rolling Stone hit the mark. They actually sound like that. I like listening to new stuff...especially to bands/artists i've never heard on the radio or anywhere else. I learned about Death Cab for Cutie from one of my friends. She and I have the same taste in music...well, we'll both listen to anything. I'm also sampling the sounds of All-Time Quarterback, The Long Winters, Sun Valley, Little Champions, and -here's another quirky band name- Kind of Like Spitting. Indie rockers galore!
Alright...I suppose I'll end with that.