Lilith, if you like the Arcade Fire album, definitely look for Wolf Parade. They are very similar!

Both bands are playing together here in Chicago next week, but tickets sold out in like ten nanoseconds so we didn't get any.

wow

Sufjan Stevens

He used to be the drummer for quirky Christian indie rock weird-os The Danielson Famile but then struck out on his own. His goal is to write one album in tribute to each of the 50 states. So far he's released a Michigan album and an Illinois album, both of which I think are just amazingly gorgeous.

I'm going to see him live this Friday!!!

Cool! Great suggestions everyone - I will definitely have to check some of these artists out!