When anyone asks me what is a good band to check out. #1 answer for a long time has been Midlake.
If you haven't listened to this band yet, or aren't sure about them yet, I say , check it out.
http://www.drunkenstepfather.com/for...hlight=Midlake
To me they are like a modern day Alan Parsons Project without all the gay.
And the album art is really apart of the experience. The music sounds like the cover art, to me.
Put on The Trials Of Vanoccupanther on repeat. You'll see.
I am kind of worried about their next one though. The first 2 were, and are so good I can't see how they are going to follow it up. I can only hope.
I love this band.