May not be what you are looking for, but I'd say it fits the category(I'd say it's more prog than anything):

Joanna Newsom - Ys

Some may be a bit of a stretch:

Fleet Foxes - S/T
My Morning Jacket - Z
Bon Iver - For Emma & S/T
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
The Microphones - The Glow Pt 2
Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
Beirut - The Rip Tide

If you have time you should check out Vic Chessnut's first album Little. The two after that are really good too, he is seriously underrated.

I love them.



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I've never been able to get into Elliott Smith, either (except for Alameda). It's a shame, 'cause for some reason I really want to like him. But you could check out these songs:

The Shins - Pink Bullets
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man, The Cave, Timshel, White Blank Page
Fleet Foxes - He doesn't know why, Mykonos, Your Protector
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines or Westfall
The Decemberists - The Enginer, O' Valencia, The Crane Wife 3, Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
The Tallest Man On Earth - The Gardener, Kids on the Run, Where Do My Bluebird Fly
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home, 40 Day Dream
Death Cab For Cutie - A Lack of Color

Edit: Sorry, I didn't realize you were asking for albums. That changes things, but the songs are still good. :)

You listened to the wrong album then. If you want to hear some of Elliott's better work, i'd suggest giving XO or From The Basement On The Hill a listen before making any harsh judgements.

check out Guided by Voices' Alien Lanes, if any of you haven't yet

it's about 1,000 x better than their overrated "Bee 1,000"