official indie music thread, bringing it back! Options

[*disco infiltrator*]

I want some new music so this is coming back!
Indie kids unite!

So, one of the more mainstream indie bands I'm completely into right now is Sleater-Kinney. I'm sure the rest of you share my love. But yea, I'm reaaaaallllllyyyyy into them. Sure, I have been for a while, but I can't get enough of them. They're always great. Agent Sparks, another one I'm getting into is similar to Sleater-Kinney.

Tilly and the Wall is great, too. I'm really happy to see more chick bands breaking out in the indie music scene. Gives me some inspiration.

The Cardigans have a bit of a retro feel to them. It's refreshing. Another chick, too!

The Clientele is really calm and easy. Nice for relaxing. They've been getting a lot of attention lately.

Vitalic is just plain neat. Lots of electric sounds. Pretty obscure, way out from the mainstream music scene. If you've seen Lola Rennt, it's kind of similar to the music in that movie (which is also pretty cool).

I've also been getting into Wolf Parade. A mix between traditional rock sounds and electronic ones. Kind of New Wave-y. Good stuff.

Got any new and upcoming bands/singers that you want to share with the indie population of Createblog, or any to discuss?

[*Zatanna*]

If you haven't heard of Kings of Convenience... give them a try. Lovely guitars, harmonies. Their music is very acoustic-feeling. Very natural.

OH, and Belle and Sebastian. They are not at all new, but so very indie-classic. =)

[racoons > you]

well. i ouldnt really have called them indie, but apparently my iTunes does, so what the hell.

im LOVING hard-fi at the moment... they are massive in the UK (i actually saw them live, well before they were big or i was into them as a support act and they were great) at the moment, and their first album, Stars of CCTV h asbeen on eof the best of 2005 on many critics' lists.

feltham is... SINGING OUT

[*disco infiltrator*]

Kings of Convenience are good, but not one of my favorites.

I absolutely love Belle and Sebastian, though.

If you like Belle and Sebastian, you'd probably like Pavement, another love of mine. It's a very "me" band. Hah.

[Saeglopur]

Cardigans! Aiyeee! I love them. I loved them ever since I was five cause they were on the Romeo & Juliet soundtrack. =) (Cruel Intentions too.)

Right now, I'm into We Are Scientists. Everyone seems to be comparing them to Hot Hot Heat and The Killers. XP Maybe because they do sound like them...

[agirlnamed_aly]

Right now I'm into Iron & Wine, which has a very strong folk sound, and Portugal The Man, with music full of mellow beats and a retro feel. (Both courtesy of Pauline.)

I'm really addicted to Metric's Combat Baby though.

Mucho love,

Aly

[rockstermonkey]

well. i ouldnt really have called them indie, but apparently my iTunes does, so what the hell.

im LOVING [b/]hard-fi[/b] at the moment... they are massive in the UK (i actually saw them live, well before they were big or i was into them as a support act and they were great) at the moment, and their first album, Stars of CCTV h asbeen on eof the best of 2005 on many critics' lists.

feltham is... SINGING OUT

I'm loving Hard-Fi right now. I really like "Cash Machine"and "Hard to Beat" by them. "Stars of CCTV" was definitely a great album, definitely near the top of the list of "best of..2005"

All in all, I'm not that fond of Wolf Parade, but then again I've really only heard that one song "You are a runner and I am my father's son". They're part of that new (well, not really) canadian wave of bands.
Belle and Sebastian are putting out a new album! I'm so excited. Their first single is out I believe. Its "Funny Little Frog"!

[*Zatanna*]

I forgot to add Allison Krause. (Not sure if I spelled the name right). She's more folky than indie, but her voice... gah.... I love her voice. Oh.. and has anyone here heard of Cowboy Junkies? She's another vocalist who just gets under my skin.

[*tweeak*]

Yayyyyyyyyy Sammi! Maybe we can revive the spirit of the fallen underground thread

Despite all the hype, I really cannot stand Sleater-Kinney. Maybe I haven't given them enough of a chance, but I've tried several chance, and it still seems like there's something I'm missing because their music just doesn't do it for me. Also, The Cardigans aren't new or indie, unless I missed something or they're somehow an entirely diferent band than the one I'm thinking of (just looked it up and I'm pretty sure they're not).

(then again, I'm listening to TATU right now, but let's not go there)

Wolf Parade is quite overrated, me thinks. I do enjoy "Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts," and "Disco Sheets" is pretty good, but I don't understand why they';re getting all the indie cred they are. Same for Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah. Not bad, but vastly overrated.

Belle and Sebastian's new album is coming out soon. I downloaded half, but redlightglow closed before I got a chance to get the other half, which is unfortunate. I've really been enjoying them lately. Pavement is alright, but not one of my favorites. On that note, I need to listen to more Stephen Malkmus, because "Baby C'mon" has really grown on me.

(oh, ignore the previous TATU comment, my ipod is apparently not up to playing indie music today. I've just heard Garbage and skipped past 3 James Blunt songs (great shuffling job today, too)

But now we're back on track, and I'm lstening to The Rosebuds, who are probably my current favorite. Somehow, "Back to Boston" managed to climb itself up to being the top played song on my ipod, so I think it's safe to say now that it's one of my absolute favorites (which reminds me, James, what did you think of it? you have to send me the rest of the Sparklehorse album, too ) The Rosebuds have a large amount of wordless vocal moments, which are really catchy. I recommend.

I retract anything I previously said about the Arctic Monkeys. They're irksome, and as James so kindly pointed out, not actually indie (I checked the UK itiunes, and sure enough they were third on the chart...which makes me wonder, why do Americans have such shitty taste?)

I'm From Barcelona ("We're from Barcelona, " "Treehouse") and Love is All ("Make Out Fall Out Make Up") are great. I like The Spinto Band ("Oh Mandy"), Aberdeen City ("God is Going to Get Sick of Me"), and What Made Milwaukee Famous ("Hellodrama") pretty well also. Rogue Wave is a bit like the Shins, not as good but good in their own way which is good. The Boy Least Likely To's "Be Gentle With Me" is great, but I'm not that fond of the rest of their stuff.

The Changes are great. I'm at a loss for a way to describe them, but they're good rock-ier indie stuff

Also, everyone needs to download the "Raised By Wolves" EP by Voxtrot, because they're fantastic, especially "The Start of Something,"

(yeah, I just wrote a ton. And this is after cutting out three paragraphs)

[misoshiru]

yay nicki, for giving me new music :D

[racoons > you]

the rosebuds are ok. i liked it, but i like lyrics.. there weren't enough lyirics

british sea power, anyone <33

[Saeglopur]

Also, The Cardigans aren't new or indie, unless I missed something or they're somehow an entirely diferent band than the one I'm thinking of (just looked it up and I'm pretty sure they're not).

Yeah, they're pretty old. Hahah. Doesn't matter if they're indie or not, they're still wonderful. <3333

[ParanoidAndroid]

i like this indie band i saw in Fuse... um i think they're called Arcade Fire? i hope so

and I like deathcab for cutie and bright eyes

[*tweeak*]

haha, you're welcome, Yanlin

the rosebuds are ok. i liked it, but i like lyrics.. there weren't enough lyirics

british sea power, anyone <33

it's better than really repetative lyrics

no, not fond of British Sea Power. I wound up taking them back off my ipod

Yeah, I need to give them another listen, K1m. I liked them pretty well in the 90s, but I'm sure the new stuff is much better

Yen, Death Cab is actually not indie at all anymore. I'm incredibly sick of Bright Eyes, and I think the Arcade Fire is pretty overrated...or at least, I got tired of them too.

[rockstermonkey]

I have one of the rosebuds albums, the one with "back to boston" on there.

I wish that song was way longer, it's too short. Yeah, no lyrics there really, but nonetheless amazing. They just had a new album out recently, I haven't checked anything out from there.

Recently, I've been on this Andrew Bird kick.

[william]

andrew bird is nice, as is destroyer. british sea power is okay, their live show was a little odd though. i saw matt hopper and the cold war kids last night, and both were pretty good. i am trying to find a ride to go see stars and the elected in san francisco in february, and i think it actually might work out! other bands worth mentioning: on!air!library!, the russian futurists, the boy least likely to, new buffalo, and climber.

[racoons > you]

william! hello.

the boy least likely to... 7/10

[*tweeak*]

I have one of the rosebuds albums, the one with "back to boston" on there.

I wish that song was way longer, it's too short. Yeah, no lyrics there really, but nonetheless amazing. They just had a new album out recently, I haven't checked anything out from there.

Recently, I've been on this Andrew Bird kick.

That's the one I don't have, besides a couple of tracks. I have the new one and the "Unwind" EP. I do wish "Back to Boston" were longer...

andrew bird is nice, as is destroyer. british sea power is okay, their live show was a little odd though. i saw matt hopper and the cold war kids last night, and both were pretty good. i am trying to find a ride to go see stars and the elected in san francisco in february, and i think it actually might work out! other bands worth mentioning: on!air!library!, the russian futurists, the boy least likely to, new buffalo, and climber.

Andrew Bird is okay...I wasn't attracted enough to what I've heard to listen to more of him, really. Do you know when Destroyer's new album is coming out? The two tracks from it are my favorite from them, thus far (particularly since their original version of "Streets of Fire" sucked compared to the New Pornographers' version). I liked the one New Buffalo song I have I ought to listen to more. They remind me of someone...and I still think that The Boy Least Likely To peaked at "Be Gentle With Me." The rest is listenable, but not great.
I've been listeneing to Stars a lot more lately. I really wish we'd gotten those tickets to see them and Death Cab before they sold out .

THE SHINS HAVE A NEW SONGGGGGGGG!!!

*squeals*

[EddieV]

The Juliana Theory would be under indie I guess, but not pure indie, they're Indie, post-hardcore, and emo. Favorite band...

[*not_your_average*]

Ehh, I didn't really care for the new Shins song. :/

But how can anyone not have mentioned THE LIKE!?!

Give 'em a listen. I didn't have time to check out "What I Say and What I Mean", but I managed to give "June Gloom" a listen.

[*tweeak*]

I don't especially care for the Like. They were better than I expected them to be (having seen them in teen magazines) but I really wasn't impressed

[*not_your_average*]

Panic! at the Disco disappointed me. Most people said that Fall Out Boy fans would enjoy them (I personally like Fall Out Boy), but I didn't really care for them.

And how does seeing an indie band in a teen magazine lower anyone's opinion of them?

[xquizit]

My current indie favorites are Le Tigre, Death Cab for Cutie, The Faint, and Bloc Party.

[yo pusha]

whats really good with citizen cope, clientele, and kenna

[*not_your_average*]

Ay, I gave British Sea Power a listen. They're okay, but I really like The Russian Futurists.