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?

[william]

Well, I think of "indie" more of an adjective to describe a genre. For me that connotates that they're not mainstream to a point where everyone knows who they are and that they're most likely on an independent label.

As far as shows go, I am trying to get my mom to take me and a couple of friends to some of the Noisepop shows in San Francisco at the end of March. They have a great line-up this year. If I go, I will either go to the Her Space Holiday (with +/-) show one night and the We Are Scientists (with Foreign Born and The Grates) the next night, or (if my ride can't get weekday time off) I will go to the We Are Scientists show and the Xiu Xiu (with The Velvet Teen and Minipop) the next night. Either way, it will be amazing if I get to go! An Angle is also playing here in the next couple of months, so I will be attending that.

I downloaded Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's "Etiquette" yesterday (it comes out sometime in March, I believe) and it is very different than anything he's ever done before... though I don't know if it's any more approachable. Either way, it's worth a listen if you didn't like his old stuff.

Lastly, if you like Ladytron, I suggest you give Broadcast a listen.