Here's a semi-accurate list of artists/bands I think of DEFINE the music of 2000-2009 TO ME.
While some have 1 memorable or great album, or maybe 2-3, others have a nice body of work that stand the test of time.
Or some have 1 exceptional record and some other albums I think are okay or still enjoy.
It's a good list, and I think at this point, includes a lot more favorites over 2010-2019.
Aereogramme
Agalloch/Sculptured
Anathallo
The Antlers
Apes and Androids/Call Florence Pow
The Apex Theory/Mt.Helium
The Apples in Stereo
The Appleseed Cast
Archive
As Tall as Lions
Avenged Sevenfold
Battles
Bend Sinister
Between the Buried and Me
Blackfield
Bloc Party
Broken Social Science
Burst
California Guitar Trio
The Chap
Clann Zu
Cloud Cult
Coheed and Cambria
The Dear Hunter
The Decemberists
Doves
Dream Theater
dredg
The Ebb and Flow
Enchant
Fair to Midland
Fates Warning/John Arch
Fields.
The Flower Kings
God is an Astronaut
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Greg Herriges
Hiromi
Imogen Heap/Frou Frou
House of Fools
Kaddisfly
Kacica
Karnivool
Kiss Kiss
Klimt 1918
Kunek/Other Lives
Local Natives/Cavil at Rest
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
Marillion
The Mars Volta
Mason Proper
Mastodon
maudlin of the Well
Men Women and Children
Menomena/Ramona Falls
Pat Metheny
Mew
Minus the Bear
Murder by Death
Muse
Mutemath
Mutyumu
Neverending White Lights
The New Pornographers
Oceansize
Opus Dai
OSI
Opeth
Ours
Pain of Salvation
Amanda Palmer/The Dresden Dolls
People for Audio
Porcupine Tree
Protest the Hero
Pure Reason Revolution
The Receiving End of Sirens
Josh Rouse
Russian Circles
Shaman/Andre Matos
Sigur Ros
SikTh
Silverchair/The Dissociatives
Spock's Beard
St.Vincent
Stateless
Sufjan Stevens
System of a Down
Textures
Three
Time of Orchids
Tokyo Jihen
Transatlantic
Umphrey's McGee
UneXpect
Under the Influence of Giants
Wolf Parade
Wolfmother
Woven
The Velvet Teen
Zero Hour
