not to up myself, but i kinda pride myself in the way i was raised and the open-mindness i have in music of all kinds... and i completely agree with fermentor. IT IS easy to get disheartened. "i mean, how can i share a spot in the fan community as this faker?" but i realized its all relative. you dont know who they are. where they have been. so what if the music speaks to him/her?! it speaks to me too and thats cool. maybe for different reasons. if you wont enjoy something that your heart is naturally attracted to based on the account of others. you are no better than the people that are making you cringe.
also, someone said something about pre-solo elliot smith and the most noteable band was "heatmiser"
other suggestions if you into that sort of thing
-crooked fingers
-songs:ohia
-the jayhawks
-david donderro
-bright eyes ( i know this is obvious but, again, i think people are lumping him into the shitty new era emo shit, which is so far from the truth. the guy s beyond his years)