some international recommendations:
Ricardo Villalobos: Chilean minimalist electronic dude. Meaning he uses one phrase or idea per song and tweaks it subtly. Sometimes no two bars are the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4RJsDuW4Q4
Dungen: swedish rock band. something very fulfilling about singing along to these guys and having no clue what it means.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEnUP...ed&search=
not the actual video, but better audio quality than the alternative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4TTXYKViIc
I'm From Barcelona: Swedish funrock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwwbXHNGsjUh
ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTqmob1dQYg
Cat Power: Pretty American clever soulful folksy singer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVGgGW1ZalY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B-MmqvfDv8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuYQ7dF7Kvc