This doesn't have anything to do with India, but as the year comes to an end, I am seeing top albums of the decade, and realizing that most of my favorite music and bands (Fugazi, Nirvana, classic rock) are from the 90's (the years I was in high school and college) or before.

I'm not too into the very mellow tendencies of current indie rock, I don't even know what bands are calling themselves "punk" these days, and most straight-up rock is all Nicklebacky... so that leaves not much left. I could only think of two bands that I would consider for favorite rock band of the 00's: The White Stripes and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The other NY-type rock revival bands (Strokes, Franz Ferdinand) seemed to peak quickly and drop off, and the Arcade Fire has 2 good albums, but I often feel like they're playing a Springsteen cover. (Radiohead has probably made the best music in the decade of any band, but a) they were already well established in the 90's, and b) they moved pretty far from "rock"). Modest Mouse would probably be a contender if I listened to them more.

Out of the White Stripes and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I think I'd lean towards The YYY's... I like the White Stripes and they were certainly more influential/popular, but I don't really listen to them that often, whereas I can play any of the YYY's albums at pretty much any time.

So, I guess my favorite band of the 2000's is The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Its kind of a lukewarm pick, as I don't have any particular passion for them - they kind of win by default.