I may have mentioned some of this, I'm not sure, but I've been listening to some pretty solid bands I think you guys might like. They include the following--
The Black Keys
www.myspace.com/theblackkeys
Mumford & Sons
www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons
Heartless Bastards
www.myspace.com/heartlessbastards
Dawes
www.myspace.com/dawestheband
The BoDeans
www.myspace.com/bodeans
The Hold Steady
www.myspace.com/theholdsteady
I think there are more but I'm not recalling them all now. Listen to them, talk about it. Or not.