Say I, Say I
Am running out of time, now I'm running out of reasons.
Say I, Say I
Gave it all away for an empty disillusion
I said I was losing sleep spending all of my time
Chasing all of these dreams -The October Question, "Say I"

Check these guys out if you haven't before, The October Question. A good up and coming Athens band.

One of the things I really like about them is their song writing. None of them are bad musicians, but they aren't masters of their instruments either. But they write really good stuff. The lyrics are artistic, sometimes almost too much so. And the songs have a good balance of a strong melody with pleanty of subtle harmony, both vocal and instrumental.
This is one of the things missing in much of popular music. Three chords, maybe a good hook if they're lucky, and some general lyrics. These are the ingredients of a quick Pop Song. There is nothing wrong with songs of this sort in particular, but when all a band has is a series of pop songs, then they aren't really musicians. In my opinion, it takes three things to make a good band. One, something that catches the public eye; pop songs fit in great here. Two, a good stage-presence; without that you lose your audience and no one wants to see you. And Three, you need to have the music to back it up once people have your attention. A three minute diddy is nice, but after a while your fans are going to want something that isn't quite so flimsy.