I absolutely LOVE Tortoise. They are in my top 5 at the moment. My friends call me on being a hipster snob whenever I listen to them, though. Haters.
Kruder & Dorfmeister - Useless (K&D Sessions), Depeche Mode
(I think my first VNV song was Solitary then immediately the rest of the Praise the Fallen album

... btw... Ronan Harris is such a man-slut its not even funny. I met him at a show once and he was immediately all over my friend that came with me. She spent the rest of the night backstage with about 10 other gals drooling over him. He signed a soccer jersey for me, though, so its all good.)