Finish this sentence...........

[mad rhetorik]

If you like Interpol , British Sea Power and And You Will Know Them By the Trail of Dead , then you'll probably like _____________________________.

Joy Division.

[Davey.]

Only got a minute right now but Maybe I'll come back later. Or if you want more details let me know. Most of these have been talked about here before.

The last Idlewild album, The Remote Part, is along those lines, a little moreso than the also very good one that preceded it, 100 Broken Windows.

I'd seriously give a listen to the last and final Unwound album, a double CD called Leaves Turn Inside You. One of my favorites of a couple years ago. Kind of picks up on the Sonic Youth side of the equation, as does Trail of Dead.

Also one that I've mentioned a lot and actually included along with the British Sea Power mystery disc I sent out last year, The Libertines' Up The Bracket. More on the Clash and Kinks side than the Joy Division and Smiths side, but fits along with some of BSP. Kind of an English version of the Strokes.

Sloshy's Broken Social Scene is certainly a great pick as it was my favorite of last year. Not as rocking as BSP and Trail of Dead, but similarities to all of the bands. Have you checked out the Dismemberment Plan yet? Kind of adds in some Talking Heads and King Crimson and XTC into the mix along with nods to Devo and the other bands we've mentioned. Definitely you should have a copy of Emergency & I if you're gonna calll yourself cool

More on the tip of my tongue.......

[Dusty Chalk]

Definitely you should have a copy of Emergency & I if you're gonna calll yourself cool

(wipes brow)