I forgot about Copeland, I like them bunches. Fletcher is another good one.

copeland rocks, but i'm not sure if its exactly "indie" i dunno.. Modest Mouse diffantly, just please dont listen to "float on" listen to the lonesome crowdest west if you must, um.. basically the whole lollapolluza line up. haha.

i am kloot
 

My favarite indy band are at the moment I AM KLOOT just because they are easy to listen to and some of the songs are beautiful to the ear

Independent bands mean unsigned bands....however to group some great indie sounding bands, here's some Indie/Alternative bands I listen to:

Anniversary(The)
Braid
Bright Eyes
Built to spill
Cursive
Dashboard Confessional
Death Cab for cutie
Denali
Elementary Thought Process
Far
Hey Mercedes
Hot Water Music
Knapsack
Koufax
Mars Volta
Mates of State
Modest Mouse
Motion City Soundtrack
Neutral Milk Hotel
New End Original
Nine Days Wonder
No Knife
Notwist(The)
Onelinedrawing
Pavement
Pedro the lion
Postal Serivce
Promise Ring
Rainer Maria
Rentals(The)
Rilo Kiley
Samiam
Sense Field
Sparta
Sunny Day Real Estate
Tori Amos
Weakerthans

i agree with Jonah on

Denali....

if your looking for deep depressing indie.
Otherwise, I say check out

Ambulance Ltd.

as well as

British Sea Power

continue and save
death cab for cutie
always the runner
appleseed cast
minus the bear

the list goes on...

I now have a couple songs by Ambulance Ltd, thanks. I like them.

Awesomeness...

the unicorns
neutral milk hotel
the decemberists
belle & sebastian
ATDI
the mars volta


i donno, lots.

lots and lots.

athlete (album: vehicles and animals)