@cb Anything by the Killers is my fall back. Listening to their first Album"Hot Fuss" right now, and it holds up so well. Their newest album that came out in...August? May? What is time anymore? Is absolutely fantastic, and their lyrics are really solid. Specifically Caution:
Also like Silversun Pickups, lazy Eye or Panic Switch are very solid jams.
Lastly, Tracy Chapman has, in my guess, never sung a wrong note in her live. Her rendition of "Stand by Me" is absolutely amazing. Just her and her guitar, and it's spellbinding: