I'm not really an indie fan but I love Silent Alarm by Bloc Party.
Are there any other indie bands this good?
Please don't point me towards Oasis, Arctic Monkeys or The Kooks.
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The Decemberists
..for me everytime
"Are there any other indie bands this good?"
Is this a serious question, I mean, do you really believe that Bloc Party are as goos as "indie" gets?
I would suggest listening to Mew. They are it for me.
*good
goos wasn't an actual word last time I checked.
So basically
you want some indie for people who don't really like indie?
^ rejected modest mouse album title
:)
try
Desert Hearts
oasis and arctic monkeys are better than bloc party
and I could make a list as long as the M1 of bands I think are better than Oasis and Arctic Monkeys.
It's a long road dude!
Yeah,
Maccabees, Good Shoes...
the Courteneers, JAG, Craine...
CRAINE!!!111
kubichek
listen to hot hot heat.
They're really good. And better than bloc party.
I love
Kubichek nice choice
All aboad the CRAINE TRAIN - Choo choo!!
Sorry. I would like to reccomend the following little fello's
The Delta Fiasco
http://www.myspace.com/thedeltafiasco
Check out 'Uh Oh'
Lost Valentinos
http://www.myspace.com/lostvalentinos
'Man with the gun' = Choooon
I say Marvin
www.myspace.com/isaymarvin
Hopefully you will dig 'Powerdown'
HI!!111
Can't someone ban Londoners from using this messageboard?
.
How come?
They are cool cause they are from London. London!
My God man- London!!!
Londoners
are stupid. They elected an idiot.
Oh God, tell me what "Indie" is.
I thought it entailed ANY band that wasn't signed to a major lable- that describes about 90% of all bands.
But these make efforts, oh yes, giant efforts.
Swans ( self-released)
The Magnetic Fields
Einsturzende Neubauten (they are now on Potomak)
Starflyer 59
No Age (weirdo rippers on small label)
Interpol (matador is definitely indie)
Liars (mute ain't a major)
Deerhunter
Oneida
get everthing you can of these, they are just as good as bloc party but really kind of different in a lot of ways- to say the least but I think it's time to grow- you are ready!
I really enjoyed
The Blood Red Shoes album.
Yep me too what a cracker
Elle Milano album was also the muts nuts
To back up yesplus3's point
also try Mew, they're awesome.
get some
4 or 5 Magicians
Cage the Elephant
Tired Irie
Cut Off Your Hands
and then have a jolly good dance
I agree that everythings to London based...
But delta fiasco are from Liverpool and theyre utter dross....jib them off and listen to something good
how
on earth are 'Cage The Elephant' indie?
And how are they good?!?
Listen to some Los Campesinos!
then some Late Of The Pier. and then wait for 10 minutes to boil.
depends on your classical opinion of indie
many cage haters on here, do ppl ever stop moaning
yawn
no one can beat bloc party
try hot club de paris.
or elle milano, they try.
i was
just about to point out Elle Milano.
they most definitely try.
get songs now!
The new album from 'Clinic' has some decent numbers on it
'The Witch' & 'Memories' are particularly thrilling and show great effort on their part so they are definitely trying really hard!
Former Fear Of Flying chaps White Lies are also damn good.
ps - The Delta Fiasco are not 'dross'!!
pps - Is it me who is supposed to be a Londoner? Cause Im not, Northern Monkey through and through!!
all of Clinics songs still sound the same!
Although they were pretty good when i saw them recently. And all wearing Hawaiian Shirts :D
I'm really enjoying
Dirty Projectors just now, they're really really brilliant, i recommend you listen to them RIGHT NOW.
Been listening a lot to
"Rotating Leslie" today!, hard-hitting and stompy, catchy but not crappy pop lyrics