As already mentioned the White Stripes are not to be missed. Jack White's new group the Raconteurs is also good stuff. Around here we're crazy about "The Decemberists". The album Picaresque is considered one of the best albums of last year. The new one, "The Crane Wife" is even better in some ways once you develop a taste for the band. There are these amazing traces of 70's power rock like Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Genesis and late Yes in some of the pieces that are almost haunting. Some other bands we've been enjoying are "Pretty Dirty Things", "Kaiser Chiefs", "Louis XIV". Good Luck