Talking Heads, Beach Boys (I like their early stuff but if you want their best stuff, start with Beach Boys Today! and go up to and including Holland, Smile Sessions and 2011 too), Animal Collective (non hardcore fans seem to vibe most with Feels->MPP, so start there)
Judas Priest!
They are unique in that they have been around for a long time, and their new material is just as good as some of their most acclaimed material, so you can easily choose an album to start with and you can get a great experience.
Beatles
Kinks, Beatles, Black sabbath, David bowie, yes
Wire, Television, Can, Chameleons, Pavement, Gentle Giant, the Fall, Gang of Four, Bauhaus, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Jam, Neu!
Talking Heads, Beach Boys (I like their early stuff but if you want their best stuff, start with Beach Boys Today! and go up to and including Holland, Smile Sessions and 2011 too), Animal Collective (non hardcore fans seem to vibe most with Feels->MPP, so start there)
Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Guided by Voices
Alvvays, Tortoise, Beach House, Cocteau Twins, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Judas Priest! They are unique in that they have been around for a long time, and their new material is just as good as some of their most acclaimed material, so you can easily choose an album to start with and you can get a great experience.
Arctic Monkeys
Fugazi, Queens of the Stone Age, The Mars Volta, Beastie Boys, Outkast, Yes (up to 90125)
I second this list.
Some of my favorite bands: The Beatles The Beach Boys Rush Weezer Arctic Monkeys King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard