The Blow has long been my go-to for this. Really wish they’d get back together and drop another album, but thats alright. What they’ve already made has shaped my life in countless ways as is, and all things, even my most favorite of them, must eventually end.

There’s also Magdalena Bay, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Kate Bush, Hakushi Hasegawa, Open Mike Eagle, and Modest Mouse too, depending on what sort of nourishment I’m needing. Honestly, though? This list could on for a long while. I love music and had to seriously redact a lot as is. Am I kicking myself for not mentioning Heavenly and the Long Blondes? Absolutely! But if I mentioned them, then I’d also have to add Plumtree, because obviously i would, but then where’s the room to fit Louie Zong and Silversun Pickups?

I think I might just need to take a time to have a very neurodivergent session of cataloging all the bands that have changed the way I think on some level. There goes the rest of my night ig

Edit: Joanna Newsom came on in the shuffle and I couldn’t help but remember this thread. Ys is one of the finest albums of its era, by far. And the same for Feist’s Monarch! Im going to listen to my better nature and stfu now lol