I am big into Arab Strap, Enablers and Self Defense Family. If you could recommend more (if they exist) I’d be grateful
Listener
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Be Safe by the Cribs feat. (one of them from sonic youth iforgotwhich)
Chocolate by Tindersticks is marvellous
Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head by Gorrilaz
hopefully other people post more
Fred Thomas does stuff like this
Art Brut
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Pulp
Maybe a bit obvious, but if you haven’t heard Everything’s Getting Older by Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells then do so.
The spoken word outro to this might be one of my favourite things in music ever:
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The Fall, obv
The album with RM Hubbert last year was great too
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Came here to say Art Brut 
Protomartyr
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I would say he riffs more than speaks but great band
I’m very biased as they are very good friends, but …
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The Eccentronic Research Council
Fat White Family offshoot The Moonlandingz were a fictional band that originally appeared on one of their albums. Most of their songs are narrated by actress Maxine Peake though.
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Baxter Dury
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That Youthmovies album with that guy.
Good shout. That whole album’s great tbf.
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