Come one, come all, put your bullet in my brain!

I am challenging myself to branch out in my music listening. So I am willing to listen to your suggestions for artists/ bands for one full week each. As much of their music as I can stand/ find in a week I will listen to and at the end of the week, I'll let you know how I felt about it and if you are paying for my therapy.

So, list for me one artist, one of their songs you really want me to hear and if you want to tell em anything about why you like them that I should pay attention to.

Also, I'm not buying anything unless it blows my mind so if they are super indie or your brother's garage band, you're gonna have to help me out a little.

My only limits are Christian rap. Can't do it, laughing over the music is counter productive.

Oh and if it's some one I already listen to heavily, I may skip your suggestion and ask you to try again.

*spins the cylinder* No whammy, no whammy, no whammy....

So I've picked three challengers for my brain.
The Cat Empire
The Villagers
Oceanside

Between now and next Thursday I'll be listening to these three as much as I can stand and I'll return with my impressions and pick the next grouping. Hopefully you'll suggest things that are wildly different from these three.

Thanks for your suggestions so far. Wish me luck.