Since your DH doesn't like Smashing Pumpkins, I don't want to recommend Silversun Pickups (they sound a bit like Smashing Pumpkins). If you like Jack White (from White Stripes), he works on a side project, called the Electric Six and they have a new album "I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master" (yes, that's the real title). No swear words - so no to Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen, they're good but they cuss a lot in their songs. I've been digging Mutemath's debut album. If you want a slightly psychedelic feel, I would recommend Black Moth Super Rainbow or The Octopus Project. Snow Patrol is awesome. If you like it kind of electronic, anything from the Ultra Chill collections is good as is the band Lemon Jelly.