Quote Originally Posted by Davey
Seems like rock music is a little dumber today, not as sophisticated. Not that the Pixies were that deep, but at least you could wonder some about what some of the songs mean.
Yeah, how many college kids have gone out and rented Un Chien Andalou because of "Debaser"? ;-)

You're dead on about TV on the Radio and I hard-pressed to think of any other current bands that fit yr challenge so neatly, but I think there's still a healthy experimental movement in rock. The Liars immediately leap to mind as another band that rocks in a pretty inaccessible way... or really, now that it occurs to me, how about Modest Mouse? I don't mean "Float On," but they can get into some strange sonic territory and Isaac Brock's lyrics will never be accused of being overly direct...

~Rae