downwardspiral

yeah. pretty much this. it is one of my all time favourite albums though.

so many good shouts in this thread. here's my two cents, although it's probably just going to be a reiterated list:

elliott smith - either/or
arcade fire - funeral
les savy fav - let's stay friends (this one is probably going to cause some debate as to whether they're indie or not, i guess they're not predominantly indie and they have some math rock influence but let me have it anyway! it's a flucking good album)
interpol - turn on the bright lights
yeah yeah yeahs - show your bones