Steely Dan should have belonged to the oughties. Their particular blend of soft-rock bears so many of the hallmarks of latter-day indie royalty that one begins to wonder whether it's a coincidence at all, or if Walter Becker and Don Fagen are actually time-traveling sonic explorers sent from the far future to help guide the evolution of music. Their rampant eclecticism, barely concealed subversions (google "Steely Dan" "Burroughs"; you might be surprised), and their tendency toward not rocking a
