I was introduced to Pinback a while ago and I love their stuff. It's very mellow but they create this great beat, thats very hypnotizing. The lyrics are great, in the song Penelope, there is a part that is just very soothing and the lyrics go like this...
"Take you to the forest Let you feel the raindrops falling down Seeping through your redscales Eliminate the faucet Eliminate the need for water Replace it with a safe shelf" Very cooool.
Here's there video for Fortress, one of their newer songs I believe.
Also, the band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, or SSLYBY, just puts a smile to my face. Heck, the name alone makes me giggle. They have some pretty catchy tunes, which is good and bad...but overall I think they are great. Here's more background if your interested...http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Aug/20060831Go!016.asp
Here's there video for Oregon Girl- Checkkkk it
Their song "House Fire" is another one of my favorites.
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yeah, i discovered SSLYBY while looking around at Kunek on iTunes and fell in love with that song.