Spouse

So, you know when you were in high school and you'd just broken up with that girl (and by broken up I mean were dumped by) and you'd jump in your pick-up and throw in Tom Petty. You'd fast-forward to the slow stuff that wasn't too weird if you only half listened and you'd manage to grin through the whole thing? Yeah. Then you need to listen to Spouse. I was listening to an old episode of This American Life a couple days ago and heard 'em singing a song called "Superman" (a cut from their 2000 album Nozomi - which I just ordered on Amazon, of course). They have that same depressed-happy feeling as Petty, with a serious Indie/alt-rock twist, but whereas Petty is obsessed with Alice in Wonderland, Spouse is obsessed with comics. Their site is http://www.spousemusic.com/ - its worth a looksee. You might also want to check out WormCo's "Jukebox" website (http://www.wormco.com/audio.htm) if you want a free sample. . . in particular check out "Wonder Woman." You know it.