new wave/alternative/indie bands Options

[sammi rules you]

i want new music. i like new wave..and indie..and alternative. gimmegimmegimme.

such as:
ted leo and the pharmacists, the shins, beulah, the new pornographers..light-hearted music.

some electronica/technoish stuff isn't bad on the occasion either.

such as:
the postal service, lcd soundsystem..

thanks in advance.

[blondisnirvana]

I don't know if you want to listen to any older bands but w/e. They rock.

New Wave
B-52's
Devo
Depeche Mode
the Talking Heads
Modern English


Indie/ Alternative

The Cure
Sonic Youth
The Meat Puppets
The Vaselines
the Pixies
Melissa Auf Der Maur
Kim Gordon

[DisneyPrincessKa...]

you should check out the smiths because i am in love with them

[imafreakinazn]

the new pornographers <3
but i like le tigre

they own.

[william]

dntel is a lot like the postal service, seeing as it's the other guy's main band (by other guy i mean not ben gibbard.. jimmy ti--something). i've been listening to a lot of the elected recently too, i guess they're indie. and i absolutely love her space holiday... "the young machines" is one of those cds that never gets old (they're kind of like the postal service + strings + a more whispy and less annoying version of conor oberst's voice).

[d0nchikit0]

P J HARVEY! lol Oh yeah.. and The Dresden Dolls.. I guess... I don't know much XD

[*tweeak*]

say hi to your mom makes me happy

the microphones are good, m83 (well, ive only heard one song, ubt i like it a lot)...er, everything else i might have to offer has been mentioned many times over in the underground thread

and of course, as william said, dntel is lovely

[rockstermonkey]

If you liked the new pornographers, you should like one of the band member's albums. It was by A.C. Newman, entitled "The Slow Wonder". A couple of good tracks from there are "Miracle Drug" and "On The Table". Did you know there is a new pornographers album coming out soon? You learn something new everyday...

[william]

oh, i forgot to mention q and not u. "soft pyramids", "hooray for humans", and "wonderful people" are all awesome.

[*tweeak*]

yeah, i love q and not u. scott the dumbass was saying he liked to rave to q and not u. i did not quite understand that one

[xquizit]

And You Will Know Them By The Trail of the Dead. Long name, awesome band. Download "Another Morning Stoner".

[william]

^ i thought they were called "...and you will know us from the trail of the dead." hmm. i've been meaning to check them out for awhile, they're really popular on audioscrobbler.

and nicki, raving to q and not u makes no sense.. though i do dance to soft pyramids daily .

[xquizit]

^ i thought they were called "...and you will know us from the trail of the dead." hmm. i've been meaning to check them out for awhile, they're really popular on audioscrobbler.

and nicki, raving to q and not u makes no sense.. though i do dance to soft pyramids daily .

Arg... I don't know. LOL. Name too long to remember but their music is definately worth checking out.

[*tweeak*]

^ i thought they were called "...and you will know us from the trail of the dead." hmm. i've been meaning to check them out for awhile, they're really popular on audioscrobbler.

and nicki, raving to q and not u makes no sense.. though i do dance to soft pyramids daily .

i didnt like them that much

really. i just stood there and wondered what the hell he was talking about, and he was like, "what else do you do to q and not u?" i dont know. but you dont rave.

[antix10_kos]

Wasn't there a post similar to this a few days ago??? Oh well, I'll just leave my humble markings on this one as well...

If you like The Postal Service, Modest Mouse, and Radiohead, check this band out.
Namlessnumberheadman or Namelessnumberheadman Stream Site They are freakin' awesome. My boyfriend is really good friends with the drummer. This band deserves any attention they get they are truly, truly talented.

These guys sound like The Cure. They are definately worth checking out...VHS Or Beta. They have kick ass little stream radio on their main page where you can stream their whole album.

Don't forget Jawbreaker. These guys started what we call emo today. They remind me a bit of Alkaline Trio but overall their sound is their own. Great band.

Who else??? Can't forget Death From Above 1979. These guys also kick major ass.

Also there's Bloc Party...not great, but pretty good.

Also, if you're into female vocals or goth music at all, try checking out these bands: MorissonPoe and 33degree

Enjoy!

PS- The Smiths rock my socks. So do The Sisters of Mercy, Gary Numan, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, XTC and tons of other 80's alternative/gothic bands.

[yupimchuck]

As for the indie stuff;

The unicorns, Ima robot, le tigre, the faint, the smiths, the new pornographers, the spill canvas, the format, tilly and the wall, dresden dolls, gravy trian, scary kids scaring kids, comeback kid, bloc party, death from above 1979, the bravery, panic! at the disco, old man gloom, these arms are snakes, rilo kiley, ambulance ltd, squires of the subterrain, kasabian, mates of state, cheap trick, emery, mae, these enzymes, fear before the march of flames, head automatica, beepbeep, showbread, lovedrug, minus the bear, converge, i can mak a mess like obodys business.

oh wow, that a long list.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

say hi to your mom makes me happy

the microphones are good, m83 (well, ive only heard one song, ubt i like it a lot)...er, everything else i might have to offer has been mentioned many times over in the underground thread

and of course, as william said, dntel is lovely

Aw I love Say Hi To Your Mom and Dntel

As for the indie stuff;

The unicorns, Ima robot, le tigre, the faint, the smiths, the new pornographers, the spill canvas, the format, tilly and the wall, dresden dolls, gravy trian, scary kids scaring kids, comeback kid, bloc party, death from above 1979, the bravery, panic! at the disco, old man gloom, these arms are snakes, rilo kiley, ambulance ltd, squires of the subterrain, kasabian, mates of state, cheap trick, emery, mae, these enzymes, fear before the march of flames, head automatica, beepbeep, showbread, lovedrug, minus the bear, converge, i can mak a mess like obodys business.

oh wow, that a long list.

I bolded all the ones I love!

[ItzOnlySydney]

*checks iTunes*

Ausioslave
Th Exies( they are more rock than alternative)
Skillet (i <3 them)
Metric
Chevelle
candiria
Alice in Chains
A perfect Circle

hm... not many you probably haven't heard of.

oh yea!
Snowbread ( they are christian rock but thy don't sound like it)


check my sig for more

[*StanleyThePanda*]

*checks iTunes*

Ausioslave
Th Exies( they are more rock than alternative)
Skillet  (i <3 them)
Metric
Chevelle
candiria
Alice in Chains
A perfect Circle

hm... not many you probably haven't heard of.

oh yea!
Snowbread ( they are christian rock but thy don't sound like it)
check my sig for more 

Do you mean Showbread?

[yupimchuck]

Aw I love Say Hi To Your Mom and Dntel
I bolded all the ones I love!

Oh woww.
I think I love you.

[ItzOnlySydney]

Do you mean Showbread?
a perfect circle, chevelle and audioslave are well known bands.

yes well chevelle wasn't until recently. that pissed me off a bit lol. i didn't want them to go mainstream.
are you sure? i could've sworn it was snowbread. i saw one of their vidoes( mouth like a magazine) and i fell in love with it lol.

[racoons > you]

who cares if their well known, as long as the musics good?

anyways... her space holiday is good... say hi to your mom!

british sea power are good, and starsailor arent bad, the two are quite similar

[*StanleyThePanda*]

yes well chevelle wasn't until recently. that pissed me off a bit lol. i didn't want them to go mainstream.
are you sure? i could've sworn it was snowbread. i saw one of their vidoes( mouth like a magazine) and i fell in love with it lol.

yeah, its deffinately Showbread.
I've been a fan of them for a long while.

,May 26 2005, 1:50 PM]
Oh woww.
I think I love you.

yay!
haha I probably would have bolded more, if I had heard of them. lol
::goes to myspace and searches for the bands that I havent heard::

edit// heres the list as of right now....

The unicorns, Ima robot, le tigre, the faint, the smiths, the new pornographers, the spill canvas , the format, tilly and the wall, dresden dolls, gravy trian, scary kids scaring kids, comeback kid, bloc party, death from above 1979, the bravery, panic! at the disco, old man gloom, these arms are snakes, rilo kiley, ambulance ltd, squires of the subterrain, kasabian, mates of state, cheap trick, emery, mae, these enzymes, fear before the march of flames, head automatica, beepbeep, showbread, lovedrug, minus the bear, converge, i can mak a mess like obodys business.

So pretty much just listened to the top few.
I absolutely love The spill canvas.

[william]

As for the indie stuff;

The unicorns, Ima robot, le tigre, the faint, the smiths, the new pornographers, the spill canvas, the format, tilly and the wall, dresden dolls, gravy trian, scary kids scaring kids, comeback kid, bloc party, death from above 1979, the bravery, panic! at the disco, old man gloom, these arms are snakes, rilo kiley, ambulance ltd, squires of the subterrain, kasabian, mates of state, cheap trick, emery, mae, these enzymes, fear before the march of flames, head automatica, beepbeep, showbread, lovedrug, minus the bear, converge, i can mak a mess like obodys business.

oh wow, that a long list.

ahh, i love a lot of these bands, but i'm too lazy to bold them... you can look at my myspace if you want to see. this also reminded me, i haven't listened to the spill canvas forever! i bought their cd.. gosh, almost over a year ago, and i even made a buddy icon for their official site (which used to be in the media section.. but last time i checked it's just a recording journal). then a couple months ago i gave their cd to one of my friends, and a bunch of people looked at it and now they claim they're such huge fans. asswipes.

and nicki, this is actually really funny, because i'm having a rave at my house for graduation (not a real rave, it's all one big inside joke) and last night i made the playlist for it at midnight, and i was looking at it right now, and it turns out i put some q and not u on it! haha, i was like "wait... this is not raving music!". oh well, i guess it's dancable.

and everyone needs to go download "an owl with knees" by the books. freakin' perfection. the last part with the strings is so intense.

[*tweeak*]

haha, william, that is pretty funny

people mentioned bands i like...but im to lazy to name them. oh well