Electric President

[anime_boi]

I rarely really want CDs, but one evening a month or so ago I looked up CDs my brother had asked for for Christmas and found this band was something I really enjoyed. It ended up leading to a conversation with Mike (aka Starius to the interwebs) about indie music in which I learned a lot. And since I just listened to it, here's the youtube link for

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[starius]

I don't remember what I mentioned to you before, but here are a bunch of artists with mellow or laid back music that you might not be too familiar with. A wide variety of styles here too.
(In alphabetical order for your convenience!)

Anthony and the Johnsons
Death Cab for Cutie
Hooverphonic
Hot Chip
Kate Nash
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
Nouvelle Vague
RJD2
Sia
Sufjan Stevens
Supergrass
The Servant
The Shins
Yael Naim

Now... some suggestions of artists you may have heard before, but may have never considered. (Because sometimes the obvious hides from us in plain sight. In alphabetical reverse order.)

Tangerine Dream
Radiohead
Mike Oldfield
Enya
Blackmore's Night

I'm sure I'll think of more later. Thats all that comes to mind right now.

[anime_boi]

The only one on the first list I have heard of is The Shins, but that's because I think they were on the Garden State soundtrack... I should get the dvd of that... I really liked it.