Andrew Bird

This guy is wicked cool. The album I really like right now is 2001's The Swimming Hour. He mixes all sorts of music styles throughout the album making sure that each song is unique. This is the last album that Andrew Bird plays with Andrew Birds Bowl of Fire. According to Wikipedia this guy is proficient with the Violin, Guitar, Glockenspiel, and Whistling. Being an outstanding whistler sounds really dorky, but somehow it's actually a lot cooler than it seems. Here's my favorite song Dear Old Greenland (no whistling). Do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the album. If you're feeling extra crazy check out one of his other albums The Mysterious Product. It is also most excellent.

Andrew Bird - Dear Old Greenland

The National

I've never heard of these guys before but they seem really cool. There is a lot of stuff going on in this song, including some drums and horn business after the halfway mark. Their album, The Boxer, just came out recently. I haven't heard all of it yet, but I am excited to see what else these guys are all about. The lead singer has a sort of Leonard Cohen voice which is good, especially if you like Leonard Cohen.

Fake Empire - The National

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Knocked Up

Loudon Wainwright III is the father of Rufus Wainwright. Both are excellent singers. The song daughter is on the soundtrack for the movie Knocked Up, the most hilarious movie to come out in a long time. Anywho, the song is awesome. Listen to it before the radio stations reach out and kill it with their terrible radio death grip. Honestly its like radio stations hate music and they work around the clock to make sure you hate it too. Right, the album is called Strange Weirdos and it's all great. Check out this song and you'll see.

Daughter - Loudon Wainwright III