I have just discovered The Wave Pictures... and their new album, Instant Coffee Baby is excellent. It reminds me a little of Violent Femmes, Beat Happening and a little bit of Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah. Acerbic, observational, funny-sad songs of slacker lo-fi love.
Incidentally, this is what record shops are for - if I hadn't happened to have heard them in RPM in Newcastle, I never would have thought of buying this record. Facebook, MySpace etc. just keep you in a comfort zone...