listen to (be brainwashed): 65daysofstatic, animal collective, the arcade fire, battles, bon iver, brand new, guillemots, inara george, jeff buckley, lionel neykov, mewithoutyou, modest mouse, neutral milk hotel, pink floyd, the radio heads, ratatat, remy zero, the smiths, talking heads, etc.

if you don't listen to these bands, your head explodes. i'm certain of it. "why?" you ask. i don't have an answer for you...but i gave you fair warning.