steve albini said it best

brick layer cake:
"think of Nick Drake on downers fronting Black Sabbath, if Black Sabbath played only the good parts of their songs"

my god, I'm in a huge rock and roll phase all of a sudden and hot damn! it feels good.

current picks:

Brick Layer Cake
Slint
CocoRosie
Shellac
Minutemen
Sonic Youth
M Ward
Brick Layer Cake Again - you gotta problem with that?

And if you can't the the f*cking heat the get the f*ck up out the kitchin.