You've probably heard these albums but I'll throw them in for consideration:

Buffalo Tom - Buffalo Tom / Let Me Come Over
Bob Mould - Workbook / Black Sheets Of Rain
Sugar - Copper Blue / Beaster
The Meices - Tastes Like Chicken
Superchunk - Tossing Seeds (singles collection)
Veruca Salt - American thighs
Idlewild - Captain
The Electric Soft Parade - Holes In The Wall

I'm just a simple trendy kind of guy,more darkish and wordy,more garagey, just go with the trend man
The National.they just can't do no wrong...

Mr Nic I'll check out yours as for the National I've heard them and they're nowhere near what I'm looking for.