Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X (not "new" per se, but you probably don't know it)

Anything by the Meters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meters

Calexico - Carried to Dust

my current personal favorite, these boys from outta Tuscon really crank out the kind of tunes that can amplify any mood. Whether you're on a new adventure or just hanging out on your couch counting the flies on the wall.

Mexican Institute of Sound - eponymous.

no it was me.

the album that is consistently enjoyable at any point in my life, no matter what is going on, is Exile in Guyville.

right now i can't stop listening to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

kbai.

as i've told you before: aeroplane over the sea
but as that's a given, in addition:
mos def's "black on both sides"
common's "one day it'll all make sense"
alela diane's "the pirate gospel"
miles davis' "sketches of spain"
andrew bird's "the mysterious production of eggs" (particularly the song sovay)
tom waits' "rain dogs"
the microphones' "the glow part 2"
grouper's "dragging a dead deer up the hill"
blue sky black death's "slow burning lights"
broken social scene's "you forgot it in people"
bon iver's "for emma forever ago"
el-p's "i'll sleep when you're dead"
elliot smith's "either/or" and "xo"
midlake's "van occupanther"
fleet foxes' "fleet foxes"

those all suck, even the ones i like.

Untrue by Burial.
Crack the Skye by Mastodon.
Big Calm by Morcheeba.
Stress: The Extinction Agenda by Organised Konfusion.
Mr. Bungle by Mr. Bungle.
Angel Dust by Faith No More.
Oceanic by Isis.
Hounds of Love by Kate Bush.
Musicology by Prince.

-David

The Gaslight Anthem "Sink or Swim" and "The 59 Sound"

also the album by Innerpartysystem

and The Briggs "mad men"

I think Anis did a good job. Check out Headlights, it's good. Also maybe try Panda Band's "This Vital Chapter" or pacifc!'s "Reveries", both very sunny albums.

I suggest you listen to anything you can by Vetiver.

You Are My Sunshine by Copeland

eliot lipp 'peace love weed 3d'
late of the pier 'fantasy black channel'
kelly clarkson 'all i ever wanted'

Way to Normal.
Ben Folds.

As in NORMAL, IL....he talks about it!

So I totally saw Ben Folds in Connecticutt and the opening band for him was amazing. Check them out. They're called Jukebox the Ghost, and if you love Ben I think you'll really like these guys. Ben of course, was as amazing as amazing could be. Probably the best concert I've ever been too.