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The indie thread

Started by 30seconds in Other Bands & Artists

I really don’t care if any of you don’t like indie, but if you want to discuss any indie bands you like, then this is the place.

Any new indie bands you like?

Some great ones you should check out, which I like are:

My morning jacket
Clap your hands say yeah(like arcade fire, but more uplifting)
Art brut(think the streets, but more rock’n’roll)
Architecture in helsinki
!forward russia!
wolf parade
The rakes
the futureheads
The golden virgins
Bright eyes(and no, its not emo!)
Broken social scene

And some more well known ones that are equally great:
The editors
Interpol
British sea power

There is a fantastic indie scene at the moment, I think fiestaboy would agree.

And on another note, the arctic monkeys album is great, but still not worth the hype.

Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 21:03

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Dermot (The Derm) wrote:

I’m goin to see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! next month methinks.

Posted on Thu, 26 January 2006 at 23:36

White Psycho wrote:

Seafood, very very good band.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 00:40

Dennis wrote:

I’m not going thru an Indie phase at the moment, but if there’s a band that stand out as the pick of the bunch at the moment, it’d be Maximo Park for my money.

The Artcic Monkeys, despite the hype, are actually quite a nice breath of fresh air too.

Hate Franz Ferdinand and their ilk, though…

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 10:02

romy wrote:

all those NME bands don’t interest me at all i must say.

but nevertheless, germany has a great indie scene at the moment, with bands like Nova International, Slut, Anajo, WSH, Schrottgrenze, Muff Potter, Madsen, Tomte, Blackmail, etc.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 10:08

joseph? wrote:

Are Franz being classed as indie then? I didn’t think they had a genre. I do like arctic monkeys though, did one of their songs on karaoke last week.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 11:58

Isness wrote:

Ah, my least favourite word in music. I’m still yet to understand how Belle & Sebastian and Pavement can be called the same thing.

Errrrrr. I haven’t listened to much indie stuff lately, although I have a fair amount. Of all the NME bands, the only one like is The Coral, although The Strokes’ first record is fucking great (shame about the other two), and Franz Ferdinand have their moments.

And on other indie stuff, Mercury Rev are one of my favourite bands. And I suppose The Shins, Saturday Looks Good To Me, The Flaming Lips and The Wedding Present should be mentioned.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 12:06

buffalo-boy wrote:

Anyone heard Papercuts? They have recently done a few shows with iforward russia. Shouty but good! :cool:

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 12:59

30seconds wrote:

White Psycho wrote:
Seafood, very very good band.

Agreed ;)
New album soon, very excited about this one.

About maximo park, I don’t reckon they’re that good. They aren’t doing anything particuarly innovative and I don’t think that in a few years time they will still be gracing the music scene.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 21:02

fatboy wrote:

Got to be honest, I don’t really listen to much recent indie. I like the classic bands like the Smiths and Stone Roses, but that’s about it.

Hard to believe that T? were considered an indie band at one time. I do remember, the indie band that metal kids would like, that was the saying, all those years ago.

Posted on Mon, 30 January 2006 at 13:05

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White Psycho wrote:

30seconds wrote:
Agreed ;)
New album soon, very excited about this one.

Oooh? I haven’t been keeping up to date with their stuff :)

Posted on Mon, 30 January 2006 at 16:18

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30seconds wrote:

White Psycho wrote:
Oooh? I haven’t been keeping up to date with their stuff :)

Well they haven’t updated the site since december, and they’ve closed down the message board for a few months so its been very hard to keep track on the recording of the new album.

As I have mentioned before though they are aiming for a heavier direction in the next album, much to the dissapointment of myself, who is a big fan of ‘As the cry flows’.

Posted on Wed, 1 February 2006 at 19:14

#12

buffalo-boy wrote:

The only NME type Indie band i really like is Mew, everyone should own Frengers - its up there with Troublegum. Honestly. Have a listen.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 08:16

#13

White Psycho wrote:

30seconds wrote:
Well they haven’t updated the site since december, and they’ve closed down the message board for a few months so its been very hard to keep track on the recording of the new album.

As I have mentioned before though they are aiming for a heavier direction in the next album, much to the dissapointment of myself, who is a big fan of ‘As the cry flows’.

I like either way, they can do light and heavy stuff very well.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 14:32

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gapu wrote:

i dont think all the bands you’ve listed are listed in category: indie

interpol and the editors are well known as postpunk bands! the futureheads also seem to be more kind of rock ‘n’ roll thing

but yeah, i fucking love interpol
and in a way, its not important.. its the music that counts!

i dont know that much good NEW indie bands: but i love kill kenada.. and recently i’ve been listening a lot to les savy fav’s - inches! which is Grrreat!!!

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 18:01

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30seconds wrote:

gapu wrote:
i dont think all the bands you’ve listed are listed in category: indie

interpol and the editors are well known as postpunk bands! the futureheads also seem to be more kind of rock ‘n’ roll thing

but yeah, i fucking love interpol
and in a way, its not important.. its the music that counts!

i dont know that much good NEW indie bands: but i love kill kenada.. and recently i’ve been listening a lot to les savy fav’s - inches! which is Grrreat!!!

I’ve heard kill kenada, not too bad, wasn’t inclined to check them out further though.

‘Post punk’…whatever they are, they’re still great. Seeing the editors in Feb, only thing is, the songs are a bit repetitive.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 18:39

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

30seconds wrote:
only thing is, the songs are a bit repetitive.

Do you mean in the sense that all the songs sound too similar, or that the individual songs are repetitive? I’d agree with the second, though I quite like them like that.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 19:09

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30seconds wrote:

Title: The second

Its just, how many times do you need to say ‘you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease”you don’t need this disease’etc…

Its still good though, anyone know what ‘the brakes’ are like? They are supporting the editors when I see them in Norwich. I heard that it features a member of British sea power…

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 19:16

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Heh, Still like it. Better than Iron Maiden’s Heaven Can Wait any day.

Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
Heaven can wait til another day *sucks in breath*
Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
Heaven can Waaa aaaa aaait
…
etc etc etc, for about quarter of an hour.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 19:22

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Andy D (Andy) wrote:

30seconds wrote:
There is a fantastic indie scene at the moment, I think fiestaboy would agree.

And on another note, the arctic monkeys album is great, but still not worth the hype.

Hehe, you really know me well.

Arctic Monkeys’ album is great. I would even like it better if I wouldn’t wander all the time “I like this but I can’t see what’s the hype is about, this is just a really good indie album”. I like The Kooks, The Infadels, Apartment and The Longcut at the time being.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 20:52

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30seconds wrote:

Fiestaboy wrote:
Hehe, you really know me well.

Arctic Monkeys’ album is great. I would even like it better if I wouldn’t wander all the time “I like this but I can’t see what’s the hype is about, this is just a really good indie album”. I like The Kooks, The Infadels, Apartment and The Longcut at the time being.

Oh, no, not the kooks!! I don’t really like them to be honest, they aren’t that great,musically.

I haven’t heard anything by the Infadels! Would you recommend them? what dfo they sound like…

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, or if they are indie, but My morning jackets album ‘Z’ is a classic!

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 21:00

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Andy D (Andy) wrote:

Infadels sound a bit like Kasabian but then more accessible and less referring to Happy Mondays and Stone Roses.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 21:18

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30seconds wrote:

Title: Interesting…

I will check them out!

If you can, check out Morning runner, the delays and five o clock heroes some time…Excellent bands, even if the delays are slightly M.O.R!

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 21:28

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3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

I noticed that the founder of this thread lables The Editors as an indie band, despite the fact that they’re quite known. I’m very fond of this band, but I don’t give a shit whether they’re indie, or whatever. Could you out there explain what makes a band indie or not? Is T? indie iyo?

(I know indie is short for independent, but that doesn’t cover it all imo)

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 22:34

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30seconds wrote:

3ddo-on-the-balcony wrote:
I noticed that the founder of this thread lables The Editors as an indie band, despite the fact that they’re quite known. I’m very fond of this band, but I don’t give a shit whether they’re indie, or whatever. Could you out there explain what makes a band indie or not? Is T? indie iyo?

(I know indie is short for independent, but that doesn’t cover it all imo)

You’re quite right, The editors are probably not indie, but they are not signed to a major label which defines indie, though the term is widely misused. I’m pretty sure i’ve misused the term before, and probably in this thread too.

Indie can also mean a DIY attitude to music though which alot of new bands have.

I’m pretty sure Spitfire is not associated at all with a major label, so they would qualify in the indie charts.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 22:42

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Andy D (Andy) wrote:

30seconds wrote:
I will check them out!

If you can, check out Morning runner, the delays and five o clock heroes some time…Excellent bands, even if the delays are slightly M.O.R!

I know The Delays for 2 years now. I absolutely love them. I put on Faded Seaside Glamour on at least every 2 weeks to get that summer feeling. If you like his voice, check out The Veils. I’m really looking forward to the new records by those 2 bands, both released in the near future.

Posted on Thu, 2 February 2006 at 23:54

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Andy D (Andy) wrote:

Also a great band, reminiscent to early U2, The Smiths, Joy Division (drums and bass sound) and Echo & The Bunnymen, is Dear Leader, the new band of Aaron Perrino of The Sheila Divine. Full concerts can be heard here:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=dear%20leader%20AND%20med … on%3Aetree

Also check out their myspace page for a brilliant new song called Radar: http://www.myspace.com/dearleader

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 21:24

#27

30seconds wrote:

Fiestaboy wrote:
Also a great band, reminiscent to early U2, The Smiths, Joy Division (drums and bass sound) and Echo & The Bunnymen, is Dear Leader, the new band of Aaron Perrino of The Sheila Divine. Full concerts can be heard here:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=dear%20leader%20AND%20med … on%3Aetree

Also check out their myspace page for a brilliant new song called Radar: http://www.myspace.com/dearleader

Not bad at all actually, I like it!!

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 19:48

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Andy D (Andy) wrote:

I actually forgot early Radiohead as a reference for Dear Leader.

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 22:41