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.

[sammi rules you]

...kay i have most of those. lemme narrow it down for you all.

bands currently on my playlist:
beulah, hot hot heat, ted leo and the pharmacists, matt pond pa, the spill canvas, bloc party, lcd soundsystem, the arcade fire, dntel, all-time quarterback, louis xiv, action action, coldplay, dcfc, death from above 1979, franz ferdinand, the shins, frou frou, harvey danger, her space holiday, stereolab, interpol, jimmy eat world, keane, kings of leon, the mars volta, metric, mogwai, the new pornographers, spoon, talking heads, the cure, the album leaf, david byrne, the flaming lips, the format, the killers, the kinks, the posies, the pixies, the postal service, the receiving end of sirens, the walkmen, tv on the radio, violet femmes, desparecidos, commander venus, ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, the who, the clash, the ramones, ambulance ltd, gang of four, head automatica, le tigre, q and not u, the velvet underground, the bravery, the awkward romance, the stills, the wrens

cmon. some of you know me better than that to suggest me bands you know i already have. :P

[*tweeak*]

red letter agent

ive only heard one of their songs and cant find anymore, but it was pretty good

[william]

i don't see mates of state, tilly and the wall, volcano i'm still excited!!, american football, the jealous sound, caribou, the dismemberment plan, erlend oye, the helio sequence, the hold steady, husky rescue, the appleseed cast, the books, camera obscura, the dears, the dandy warhols, denali, the elected, ima robot, or sunny day real estate on your list. all the above are worth checking out... hope that helps.

[sammi rules you]

haha i still have most of those but i'm just not listening to them right now i'll check out the others though, thanks. :]

[random person]

i like postal service and metric!

[*mipadi*]

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

I have to second The Pixies, they're such an awesome band, and have influenced a lot of indie/alternative rock. It's a shame they were just a few years ahead of their time; else I think they could've been a lot bigger, at least in the early 1990's. But if you're looking for good indie/alternative rock, The Pixies are awesome. So awesome that they even reformed and went on a tour last year. I had hoped for years they would do that, and then they finally did, and I couldn't go. Drat the luck.

[JlIaTMK]

;o.....

I am so out of this trendy stuff. Argh.

[sammi rules you]

I have to second The Pixies, they're such an awesome band, and have influenced a lot of indie/alternative rock. It's a shame they were just a few years ahead of their time; else I think they could've been a lot bigger, at least in the early 1990's. But if you're looking for good indie/alternative rock, The Pixies are awesome. So awesome that they even reformed and went on a tour last year. I had hoped for years they would do that, and then they finally did, and I couldn't go. Drat the luck.

yea i know. i love the pixies. i might be going to see them this summer at lollapalooza. :]

they're also in my little list up there, if you didn't see :P

[*mipadi*]

yea i know. i love the pixies. i might be going to see them this summer at lollapalooza. :]

they're also in my little list up there, if you didn't see :P

Yeah, I saw that. I have to give props to anyone who's a fan of the The Pixies.

[antix10_kos]

I think that if we're going to talk old school bands, then someone ought to have brought up bands like Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Blondie, X, Television, Talking Heads, Suicide, New York Dolls, Big Black, Nico, The Heartbreakers, MC5, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, T. Rex, Frank Zappa, Roxy Music, Generation X, Hawkwind, Rocket From The Tombs, The Buzzcocks, The Descendents, Mission Of Burma, The Undertones, The Cure, The Damned, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Guided By Voices, Butthole Surfers, Husker Du......this list could go on forever....

All of those bands started the whole indie punk/new wave scene...without them, today's alternative scene would not exist. These bands made it ok to sing about what you saw and felt, ok to rebel against the way things are done. These bands made music what it is today. They taught people that the music you listen to doesn't have to be manufactured to perfection....Music can be just what you want it to be and it can be a good time.....Anyway, the list above is just to give those who are interested in seeing where it all started a taste of the beginning. I have listened to all of these bands and am quite a large fan of some of them. Just in case you're getting bored with what's currently out there.....

Also a heads up to all of you Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan fans out there:
CHECK OUT THE NEW BILLY CORGAN SOLO ALBUM. IT OWNS!

[Fashion Rulz]

Just a few bands to def. look itno are Broken Social Scene, Andrew Bird, Chicks on Speed, Cut Copy[/B] , Death cab for Cuties (not sure if anyone has suggested this on, but it's one of the mebers on the Postal Service's band), Destroyer (one of the members on the New Pornographers's band), French Kicks, Iron and Wine, Ladytron, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Radio 4 (if you like more technoy stuff), Reeve Oliver, Scissor Sister (if you like Elctric Six), Sondre Lerche,The Walkmen, and I'm asuming someone said the Yeah Yeah Yeah, but i didnt see it in your list.
I was just running through my Ipod really quick to list a few. If you have never heard Chicks on Speed def download "Fashion Rules" , "Culture Vulture", and "Electroclah Girl". Cut Copy is very technoy, but they are really good. Should try and Download "Saturdays" and "That was Just a Dream". Im a super big fan of Ted Leo and you should check out the Ipod exlusives of "Six Months In a Leaky Boat" and the remake of the stiff little fingers song "Suspect Device". Hope that helps.

[*tweeak*]

who hasn't heard of death cab for cutie? (discluding my entire spanish class...)

[william]

Just a few bands to def. look itno are Broken Social Scene, Andrew Bird, Chicks on Speed, Cut Copy[/B] , Death cab for Cuties (not sure if anyone has suggested this on, but it's one of the mebers on the Postal Service's band), Destroyer (one of the members on the New Pornographers's band), French Kicks, Iron and Wine, Ladytron, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Radio 4 (if you like more technoy stuff), Reeve Oliver, Scissor Sister (if you like Elctric Six), Sondre Lerche,The Walkmen, and I'm asuming  someone said the Yeah Yeah Yeah, but i didnt see it in your list.
    I was just running through my Ipod really quick to list a few.  If you have never heard Chicks on Speed def download "Fashion Rules" , "Culture Vulture", and "Electroclah Girl". Cut Copy is very technoy, but they are really good. Should try and Download "Saturdays" and "That was Just a Dream".  Im a super big fan of Ted Leo and you should check out the Ipod exlusives of "Six Months In a Leaky Boat" and the remake of the Jagged little fingers song "Suspect Device".  Hope that helps.

chicks on speed are fabulous, except i could only get 3 of their songs off of limewire .

and sammi is a huge ted leo fan already.

[*tweeak*]

i just downloaded one of them, but they have the same song on amazon as epitonic i hate it when that happens

[Fashion Rulz]

I'm not sure why you could only get 3 Chicks on speed songs off limewire. I got about 16. You should def download limewire pro off lime wire. It will make downloading things that much faster and easier while not costing you 20 dollars. I found it kinda funny when a friend told me to do this cause I'm using there own program to get there adavnced software for free. Oh well. Another band i forgot to say is the dead 60's. I just heard about them yesterday. They are not bad at all. Also Dogs Die in Hot Cars is worth checking out , as is Badly Drawn Boy.

[*tweeak*]

dogs die in hot cars is a bit annoying. badly drawn boy is ok i downloaded some of their stuff today, though i'd heard them before

[Fashion Rulz]

I cant believe i forgot the Futureheads and Shout Out Louds. Also, for some older stuff look into the Stiff Little Fingers and The Beta Band.

[william]

i love dogs die in hot cars, even though some of their music is kind of cheesy (like the intro to godhopping).

belle and sebastian are decent, as are hint hint.

[jordanriane]

Why does this seem like a regurgitated "Do you listen to underground.." thread?

[antix10_kos]

Why does this seem like a regurgitated "Do you listen to underground.." thread?

Because it is....but alas, it will never die. People always wanna know about "underground" stuff so they can stay cool....or just have some new stuff to listen to....

[william]

Why does this seem like a regurgitated "Do you listen to underground.." thread?

because sammi asked for indie bands, and as you said in version one of that topic:

it all depends on demographics to be completely honest, when talking about "underground" music. Technically this should be "indie" music, but whaatev.

i don't really think this thread is necessary, but she also asked for new wave and alternative bands (even though they're not being discussed as much..) so eh.

[*Statistik*]

Thrice.
Papa Roach.

I dont know..

[jordanriane]

because sammi asked for indie bands, and as you said in version one of that topic:
i don't really think this thread is necessary, but she also asked for new wave and alternative bands (even though they're not being discussed as much..) so eh.

Which is why I said it's a regurgitated thread.

[sammi rules you]

Thrice.
Papa Roach.

I dont know..

uhh...do you know what indie/alternative/new wave means?...

and i didn't mean for it to turn into a regurgitated thread..most of the bands being mentioned in the underground thread were more emoish..and i wanted some bands somewhat similar to ted leo, new pornographers, beulah..

but i guess it's turning into the underground thread, so i'll close it.