best artists in the last 15 years

I would add Tori Amos and I am sure there are others but she comes to mind first. Marc

Fytunes, I prefer Portishead's Dummy to Thirds, I think it is a classic but glad they made thirds and did not try to duplicate their old sound.

btw what is your favorite Bjork?

How would you describe Fleet Foxes?

thanks...

Shadorne

Here are some of the better "new" bands I like:

Manu Chao: Latin Punk with Reggae shadings: best live band = to the Clash on his best nights--blew Radiohead off the stage last Friday in SF

Lucinda Williams: nobody does "blue" better than her

Gotan Project: hypnotic mix of electronica and tango from Argentina

Paul Kelly: one of the best singer songwriters out of OZ

Hot Chip: best merging of UK electronica and Prince style funk

Jesus Alemany: best Afro-Cuban jazz

The Raveonettes: Buddy Holly meets Jesus and Mary Chain filtered with Danish cool

Los Lobos: world class musicians who play like they have been together four decades--which they have

Sigur Ros: dream like soundstages that reflect their Icelandic roots

Anthony & the Johnsons: a voice so fragile and emotive

Keren Ann: French torch singer who sounds like a smoke and beer in some distant cafe in Paris

Los Abandoned: multi-cultural punkers who recall X

Tokyo Police Club: one of the best emerging bands from Montreal

Rodrigo & Gabriela: Mexican buskers exiled in Ireland--acoustic like you have never heard it

Cold War Kids: best band out of Orange County--literate in style to Dylan and Waits

There are so many. Hope I don't miss the key ones

Radiohead
The white stripes
Spoon
The Black keys
Ryan adams
Conor Oberst (Bright eyes)
Wilco
The flaming lips
The future sound of London (93+)
Goldfrapp
Basic Channel
Boards of Canada
Air
Death cab for cutie
Did I say The Black Keys? ;-)
Pole (Arty dub)
Deepchord( Dub made simple)
Massive attack
Bjork
Cat Power
Amon Tobin- there is nothing else like him
Tory Amos
Autechre- There is nothing else like them
Biosphere
Coldplay
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Medeski Martin and wood
Bill Frisell (could be more than 15 years)
The Raconteurs
Norah Jones
Stereolab ( unique)
Little Wayne
The Roots
Low
Dixie Chicks
Ladytron
Kings of Leon (highly underrated)
Beck
Sigur raus
Belle and Sabastian
The Kills
Tom Waits
M.I.A
K&D
Daft Punk
The Chemical brothers
Aphex twin ( could be more than 15 years)
mum
Elliot Smith

These aren't in my top 15 necessarily but with a quick scan they didn't catch my eye:
Alexi Murdoch
Anjelique Kidjo
Carolyn Wonderland
Brett Dennen
Teddy Thompson
Radney Foster
Gomez
KT Tunstall
James Hunter
Ozomotli
Nickel Creek
Jakob Dylan
Ryan Adams
Kasey Chambers
Gabriel Y Rodriquez
I'm sure a few are previously mentioned but just to expand the list.