here's a similar thread I started some time ago:
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=13503
my favourites:
Wir Sind Helden (all three albums)
Graham Nash, his seventies solo albums,
Songs for Beginners and Wild Tales
Cat Power
Low, especially The Great Destroyer --> driving with 160km/h on the German Autobahn while listening to Pissing is just awesome