the receiving end of sirens is muchly appreciated in my household.

I am just now listening to
The Awkward Romance
and I love them
<3 they are good...yes yes

oh and pauline, your welcome. Im glad you like Ivoryline

edit//

I also like yay_hooray

k, my cds came ("self-titled" by volcano, i'm still excited!! and "fabulous muscles" by xiu xiu) and they're both great. "self-titled" is stronger as a whole ("fabulous muscles" is actually a little disappointing- i only love the first three songs), but "i luv the valley, OH!" on the latter cd is so freaking amazing. go download it. i've listened to it 15+ times already in about an hour and half.


edit: i had a second listen of "fabulous muscles" and it's actually all pretty damn good, just not great background music.

if i can find anyone else who listens to these bands, then *cheers* let us celebrate together

tricky
massive attack
zero7
weekend players
unkle
sting (im a HUGEEEEEEe sting fan) so whoever likes sting too, will win my heart
portishead
handsome boy modeling school
emiliana torrini
vanessa daou
everything but the girl
esthero <33

but dont get me wrong, i like a bunch of mainstream, more known bands too

bob marley <333
the roots
eryka badu
mos def
311 <33
sublime
nirvana
modest mouse
dave matthews
old school fugees
bjork
damien rice <333
gorillaz <33
sparta

Then it would be called underground music: music that isnt mainstream, we have a thread like that already

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61371

TOPICS MERGED

lately:

- clutch
- the fall of troy
- zao
- thunderbirds are now!


i need new/more musiiic.

ZAO!
amazing band ^^

Anyways, I just recently found this band from TN.
and they are AMAZING!
Paramore click there to listen
they are awesome, you wont regret it!

and Panic! At the Disco is really good too

the fuzzblossoms are great. but theyre local, and havent even started selling their cds yet, since the cover art had issues with making copies, but theyre still great

even though it's not what i usually listen to, i'm in love with "city calm down" by architecture in helsinki.

anyone have some particularly good underground new wave reccommendations?..i'm in the mood for something new.

How do you get underground bands if they're not heard anywhere?

To Sammi: Enter Shikari is really good.... or I think so, and they are new wave

they're not "not heard anywhere", they're just... not as heard as much. i'm an amazon/limewire/audioscrobbler/myspace whore, so that's how i find out about most of the stuff i listen to.

Recently, I have been OBSESSED with architecture in helsinki, Ratatat, and The Fiery Furnaces. Anybody listen?

^ seeing as i've mentioned a.i.h. about three times in this thread, yes, i like them a lot. i've given the fiery furnaces a couple of listens, and i still don't understand why there's all this buzz around them.. i'll have to download a few more of their songs.

would Daphne Loves Derby be considered underground? Ahh.. sweet sadness.

http://www.purevolume.com/anangle

Vocals sort of remind me of Conor Oberst.

xo, Pauline

From Bubblegum to Sky. Oranger. Blue-Eyed Son. Clear Static. Mynx. Eiffel Tower. Irving.

They're all pretty good "underground" bands.

I just recently went to an Lovedrug show, and then other bands playing were good too
I liked them, and they are underground. muwauaha

June
Farewell
Chase Pagan <3

you should check them out.

oh youre ,right, they are a bit similar. i dont like the music as much, though. however, the longer i listen, the more i like it.

the arcade fire has been getting a lot of attention lately

^ the arcade fire has been getting a lot of attention since their cd came out. i bought it in january, and it's good, but i'm not really in love with them. i get what you're saying though, they were on the "all things indie" videos on mtv.com (pathetic on mtv's part i know, i laughed when i saw they had a section called that).

I think the arcade fire album is actually one of the most solid albums I have heard in some time. I also picked up their album before "funeral", "us kids now". And while it is not as great as "funeral", there are great tracks on there such as "headlights looks like diamonds" and "no cars go"

Ahh. From Bubblegum to Sky and Mynx are f**king awesome.

http://www.purevolume.com/frombubblegumtosky
I really liked "Hello Hello Hi" (FBTS) and "I'm So LA" (Mynx) six months ago.

Both of them bring back memories. Hah.

xo, Pauline

Funeral is the better of the albums that band has put out.

you should check then out
http://www.myspace.com/irrational

they are pretty good

The only song I listened to was "Good Bye Forever", and judging from that one song, their style reminds me a little of Linkin Park's.

Er.. I can't say I was too impressed.

xo, Pauline

there's a lot of underground bands that i love.

in no particular order:

this providence
forgive durden
elite stranger
the turnout
oceans in oblivion
gatsbys american dream
daphne loves derby
hawthorn
this day and age
blane
my american dream
acceptance
the weakend
ewi

i like too much. i'm more into them them the mainstream bands. especially their shows ah theyre the best.

Gatsby's American Dream, Acceptence are pretty popular, not so much underground.

When you said "Blane," did you mean.. Bane?
If not, then ignore.

God, I've missed this thread.

A few bands:
- Learning by Braille
- From Bubblegum to Sky (Though already mentioned.. Listen to "Hello Hello Hi")
- Mister Metaphor (I think they broke up? Someone help confirm this?)
- The High Speed Scene (Reminds me of Weezer )

xo, Pauline

has moneen been mentioned? i'm not a huge fan, but they're probably my favorite math rock band that i've heard. "are we really happy with who we are right now?" is kind of cheesy and sounds too much like taking but sunday, but it's so damn catchy.

mhm. I have heard a couple of Moneen's tracks. Not all that impressive, although I rather like "Pleasantly Saying The". In terms of math rock, I rather like Faraquet. "The View From This Tower" was an amazing album.

i've fallen in love with these bands:

daphne loves derby
the postal service
death cab for cutie
weezer
aimee mann
freanz ferdinand
le tigre
rilo kiley
nellie mckay
from bubblegum to sky
radiohead
umbrellas
the lyndsay diaries

rappers:
de la soul
the dilated peoples
mos def

i need to listen to a LOT more music. anyone know any good underground rappers?

i useed to listen to anti-flag, but i dont think its really underground anymore

the crossed out ones are really not underground. the ones i didnt cross out i either havent heard of, because i deal more in bands than singers, or are a bit more underground. but geez, weezer?!

i don't know much about underground music. it's a bit confusing. one minute, the band/artist is completely obscure, the next thing you know, MTV is pimpin' them all over the place. i don't why the hell i put weezer on that list.

Rilo Kiley isnt either.
or atleast I dont think they are
I saw them on Fuse the other day.....

i know theyre not, but theyre slightly more than the others...yeah, i dont know. i had them crossed out initially, then i took them off, because i had basically the entire list with the exception of about 4

Lately, I've fallen in love with I Am Ghost (I made a topic on here, but it died), My Eyes Darken, Emma, and One From Yourself.

I just got re-obsessed with another Metric song. It's called "The Twist" and I just can't stop listening to it.

xo, Pauline

i love that song <33

i think i mentioned it in another thread, but "an owl with knees" by the books is such a great song.

I downloaded it last night, cause I saw you had said something about it.
I liked it alot

i havent heard that particular song, but i like what ive heard of the books.

and in a nother week or 2, ill be able to listen again, because were finally getting a new computer, so i can stop complaining now (my current complaint is that the speakers blew out and so now i cant download or listen)

Dunno if its been mentioned

but Does anyone like Freezepop?

I like underground music, then again what music don't i like? haha, ok, so some of the lesser known bands that i like include:

race the sun
jacks mannequin (andrew mcmahon's side project)
33 west
driving east
pennington
augustana
sleeping at last
the junior varsity
army of freshmen
patent pending
rude buddah
the format
nemo
the space pimps
matt mellinger

horrah horrah

pauline recommened "plastic stars" by them awhile back. they're pretty good, but some of their songs sound almost... too retro for my liking.

i listen to some underground right now i like ok go but i dont know if their really underground but der really gooooooooooood

Those are definitely not "lesser known" bands, especially Jack's Mannequin.