Are there any young bands writing good melodies any more? [SOLVED]

I sometimes sift through the new music featured on the Pitchfork app in Spotify, and while there is certainly some half decent stuff around and a lot of creativity going into the production side, I don't think I've once thought "wow, you've written a classic song there." It does seem like everyone's putting all of their effort into creating a "sound" and a "vibe," while ignoring the whole songwriting part of it. I'll hear a great sounding song with fantastic production and great sounds, but it's like the melody and the chords are a quick afterthought. Very occasionally I'll hear a great chord progression, only to be very disappointed with a vocal melody that sounds like they've just picked the most obvious notes and thought "that'll do." 

I know Donald Fagen has kinda given up on melody, but let's face it the guy writes such tight grooves with such sublime arrangements and production that he gets away with it. The younger bands, I'm not so sure. 

I have nothing against the newness of new music...and I know we're all biased toward the music of our youth to some extent....but believe me, if I heard a new song in today's style which I genuinely thought would be a classic that people would be singing in 30 years time, I'd give it credit. I'm just not hearing it. Been surfing some old "young" bands tonight and am really struck by how much better they were at writing memorable melodies. Take this one, Another Nail In My Heart by Squeeze. Great melody, great chords, no pretence. I want a return to This Sort Of Thing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bTWF7eirJw

I knew it!

Trying to keep it fairly recent, but there are some good writers around;<

These lads 'The Feeling' have some great melodies although I've lost track of them lately;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15rYabbgC4

Andy Burrows recent band, great pop song;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTFyp3kjisA

'Pugwash' (they write with Andy Partridge from XTC, and it shows)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8bn2k9_LZE

"Tell Her About It" from the same album is another great song. 

That's good stuff Craig.

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Are there any young bands writing good melodies any more?

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The weird part is ... is melody ALL that music is about?
 
Strange ... really strange! We've become a bunch of Salieri's!

The Civil Wars, though they are temporarly split up.

Tender Mercies.

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