ooooh, that's my favourite area. minus the punk tho really. today's punk is a bit poo i think. not really punk.
maybe try these:
muse - showbiz, absolution and black holes and revelations.
queens of the stone age - era vulgaris (edit: actually all qotsa is great)
the strokes - everyone of their albums is brilliant. (the first and their latest are their two best though i believe.)
bloc party - silent alarm and weekend in the city
the mess hall - devil's elbow (highly recommend, great two piece band)
architecture in helsinki - in case we die and places like this (not sure if you'd like this so much though, either like them or you don't)
the flaming lips - yoshimi battles the pink robots (highly recommend, one of my favourite albums ever)
the shins - wincing the night away
the panics - cruel guards
modest mouse - good news for people who love bad news, we were dead before the ship even sank (ask sera about this band for a better idea, she'll go mental)
the kaiser chiefs - yours truly angry mob & employment
the presets - beams
hot chip - the warning and made in the dark
ween - la cucaracha
hope this helps a little. so much good music out there at the moment.
