the 80s sound again

school's out around here, which means u-92's been playing a loop for the last couple of weeks. that, in turn, means that i've been hearing a lot of modest mouse's "float on" and jet. now kottke says franz ferdinand is growing on him. while i do not particularly dislike any of these bands (i'm even a little hooked on modest mouse), does it not seem to you that every new band sounds like the clash or talking heads reborn? just curious.