These guys just popped up on my radar after hearing them a few times on KEXP, and I got a copy of their debut CD which just came out and it's pretty awesome. I've read a lot of reviews that talk about how they sound a lot like Modest Mouse and are constantly compared to them, which kinda makes me mad. They are similar in some ways but I feel these guys are darker and have a more channeled and direct sound that's more well-kept than Modest Mouse. They deserve to be recognized as original artists who have their own sound, not just the next MM. Maybe it's just cause they're also from Seattle. I dunno. But they're noisy and dark and crazy and I really like these two tracks a lot:
Spy/Glass House
Jaundice Giraffe
Check them out on Myspace and buy some songs for sure.
