Ok, so my music taste involves bands/artists with real talent and uplifting, upbeat music. Here's a current list of bands/artists and the songs that I most enjoy from them.
In no particular order:
Cake-No Phone, Frank Sinatra
Boom Boom Satellites- Girl, Shut Up and Explode
Dr Manhattan- Gunpowder: A Ballet
June of 44- June Miller
Enon-[Basically everything from them]
Ratatat-Loud Pipes, Seventeen Years
Kyle Davies- [A personal friend of mine, no albums out yet, but you can find his music at http://www.myspace.com/kyledaviesmusic]
Sufjan Stevens-The Dress Looks Nice on You
Shout Out Louds- Normandy
The Decemberists- [Just listen to every single one of their songs]
That aught to keep you busy for the time being. Happy listening.