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Bands that have recently blown my gourd:
The Postal Service (synth driven emo/dream pop)
The Crabs (pleasant deconstructionalist pop-primitive)
Atom and His Package (pure rock goodness)
Richard Cheese (lounge covers of modern songs...utterly entertaining)
Leftover Crack (angry commie punk rock)
Boysetsfire (emocore)
Thursday (see boysetsfire)
Richard Buckner (guy + guitar, very soulful and introspective)
Jack Johnson (the best I can come up with for him is Surf Blues....melancholy and deep, but with a laid-back feel)
The Kinks (not new, but worth checking out...if The Who are punk rock's grandfathers, The Kinks are punk rock's scary uncle that we don't talk about)
Bright Eyes (headed by Conor Oberst, an absolutely damaged person. Bright Eyes is good for when you just feel like having a good, aimless cry)
Also note: When you're old enough that you don't listen to any new bands, you've pretty much died. Everyone needs new music every once in a while.
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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
---Friedrich Nietzsche
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