lots of good picks above. i'd add:
the national
nels cline--initiate (awesome free form guitarist currently slumming w/wilco)
i've spent some time with the xx and broken bells and haven't quite fallen in love. broken bells in particular is a great sounding record, but i'm not sure the songs are as strong as the first two shins records--for whatever reason i forget it as soon as its over. please keep the suggestions coming.
the national
nels cline--initiate (awesome free form guitarist currently slumming w/wilco)
i've spent some time with the xx and broken bells and haven't quite fallen in love. broken bells in particular is a great sounding record, but i'm not sure the songs are as strong as the first two shins records--for whatever reason i forget it as soon as its over. please keep the suggestions coming.