The ULTIMATE Recommendations Thread

[Happymeal]

..or not. We've had countless threads like this in the past but I figured it's time for a new one. In here you suggest and/or ask for bands based on your preferences and people will (hopefully) try to help out as soon as they can.

Some rules you should follow:

-consult the band list, first and foremost
-don't barrage your post with 51543524626099 generic uber obscure bands that no-one will care about
-suggest only 5 bands max at a time, no need to name-drop
-include their sub-genre when you mention them
-put a brief description of the bands you're suggesting if possible, linkage to sites is helpful too
-yousendits have their own thread
-NO ADVERTISING
-it's ok to ask for bands in other genres, as long as it's permissible (no "if you liek FFAF chek out MCR" plz)

enjoy.

Also, some music resource sites:

http://www.allmusic.com
http://www.epitonic.com
http://www.insound.com
http://www.music-map.com
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com
http://www.tinymixtapes.com
http://www.rateyourmusic.com
http://www.soundclick.com

[Happymeal]

So far the sub-genres are:

Alt/Indie Rock:

!!!
10,000 Things
Afghan Whigs
Amusement Parks on Fire
..And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Arab Strap
The Arcade Fire
Archers of Loaf
Apostle of Hustle
Aqualung
Aqueduct
Art Brut
Athlete
Aveo
The Awesome Machine
Badly Drawn Boy
Beat Happening
Beck
Bjorn "Stringmachine" Berge
Big Black
Biffy Clyro
The Black Heart Procession
The Black Keys
Black Mountain/The Pink Mountaintops
Sarah Blasko
(The Jon Spencer) Blues Explosion
Bob Hund
Braid
Brainiac
Broadcast
Broken Social Scene
Bright Eyes
Jeff Buckley
Calexico
Castanets
Cat Power
Cave In
The Cooper Temple Clause
Cop Shoot Cop
Cougars
The Cranes
Cursive
Dead Moon
Deadly Snakes
Death Cab for Cutie
Death From Above 1979
Deerhoof
Denali
dEUS
Dinosaur Jr.
The Dismemberment Plan
Do Me Bad Things
Dresden Dolls
Earlimart
Elysian Fields
Enon
The Evens
Fairweather
Faith No More
Feeder
fIREHOSE
The Flaming Lips
Friends of Dean Martinez
John Frusciante
The Futureheads
Girls Against Boys
Guided by Voices
Glay
The Go! Team
Grandaddy
The Great Lake Swimmers
Gregor Samsa
Halo of Flies
PJ Harvey
Head Automatica
Heavy Vegetable
Hot Hot Heat
Hot Snakes
I am Kloot
The Icarus Line
The International Noise Conspiracy
Interpol
Jane's Addiction
Jawbox
Jawbreaker
Jets to Brazil
Joan of Arc
Juliette and The Licks
Karate
Kings of Convenience
Les Savy Fav
Low
Make Believe
The Make-Up
Manic Street Preachers
The Mars Volta
Maximo Park
Mclusky
Medications
Melvins
Mercury Rev
Metric
Mew
Mineral
Minus the Bear
The Mint Chicks
Miss Antartica
Missy Higgins
Modest Mouse
Modey Lemon
Mojave 3
The Mooney Suzuki
Motorpsycho
Moving Units
Murder by Death
Murder City Devils
My Morning Jacket
Mystery Jets
Nada Surf
The National
The National Bank
New Wet Kojak
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nine Black Alps
Out Hud
Panthers
The Paper Chase
Pavement
Pedro the Lion
Phoenix
Phoenix Foundation
Pixies
Pleasure Forever
Polvo
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Primal Scream
The Promise Ring
Public Image Limited
Q and not U
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Rainer Maria
REM
The Replacements
Damien Rice
Rilo Kiley
Rocket from the Crypt
Rufus Wainwright
Ryan Adams
Sebadoh
Shellac
Silver Jews
Sarah Slean
Sleater-Kinney
Slowreader
The Smashing Pumpkins
Elliott Smith
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
Sparklehorse
Special Needs
Spiritualized
Spoon
Stars
Stellastar
Stereolab
The Stone Roses
The Subways
Sunny Day Real Estate
The Sunshine Underground
Super Furry Animals
Talking Heads
Tangiers
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
Tenacious D
Test Icicles
Thingy
Timesbold
Trans Am
Turin Brakes
TV on the Radio
The Unicorns
Velvet Teen
Violent Femmes
Tom Waits
The Walkmen
M. Ward
We Versus the Shark
Ween
Weezer
Weird War
The White Stripes
Wilco
Wintersleep
The Wrens
Yo La Tengo

Country:

Jimmy Buffet
Johnny Cash
Neko Case

Electronica:

Air
Aphex Twin
Autechre
Basement Jaxx
Boards of Canada
Brian Eno
Caribou
Daft Punk
Euphone
Four Tet
Fischerspooner
Jackson & His Computer Band
Jaga Jazzist
Kaada
Kid 606
Lemon Jelly
Manitoba
Matmos
Minotaur Shock
Mouse on Mars
Mu
PLAID
The Postal Service
Prefuse 73
Ratatat
Roni Size
S.O.L.O.
Shpongle
The Soft Pink Truth
Squarepusher
Two Lone Swordsmen
Young Gods
Zero 7
Zongamin

Folk:

Angels of Light
Animal Collective
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Andrew Bird
Tim Buckley
The Decemberists
Devendra Banheart
Nick Drake
Thomas Dybdahl
Bob Dylan
José Gonzales
Iron and Wine
Mojave 3
My Morning Jacket
Neil Young
Neutral Milk Hotel
Okkervil River
Red House Painters
Six Organs of Admittance
Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co.
Sufjan Stevens
Sun Kil Moon
Ugly Casanova
Woven Hand

Indie Pop:

Architecture in Helsinki
Belle and Sebastian
The Comas
The Delgados
For Stars
Ivy
Komeda
Magnet
Moldy Peaches
Travis Morrison
Oh No! Oh My!(formerly named The Jolly Rogers)
Pinback
Archer Prewitt
Saturday Looks Good to Me
The Shins
The Starlight Mints
Tegan and Sara
Tilly and The Wall

Krautrock:

Can
Faust
Neu!

Other:

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Black Eyes
Boredoms
Boris
Captain Beefheart
Carnival in Coal
Current 93
Death in June
Einsturzende Neubauten
Esquivel
Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
The Gerogerigegege
Hella/The Advantage
Kaizers Orchestra
Kayo Dot
Lightning Bolt
Masonna
Maudlin of the Well
Merzbow
Mr. Bungle
Nils Petter Molvaer
Ken Nordine
Patrick Wolf
Pelican
Psychic TV
The Residents
Richard Cheese
Ruins
The Shining
Xiu Xiu
Frank Zappa
John Zorn/Naked City

Post-Hardcore:

Arab on Radar
Big Black
Cap'n Jazz
The Chinese Stars
Drive Like Jehu
Effigies
Ex-Models
Fugazi
Hot Water Music
Husker Du
Nation of Ulysses
Off Minor
Quicksand
These Arms are Snakes
Transistor Transistor

Post-Punk:

James Chance & The Contortions
The Cure
Echo & The Bunnymen
The Fall
Gang of Four
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Joy Division
Magazine
Minutemen
Mission of Burma
Naked Raygun
New Order
Pere Ubu
The Ponys
Roxy Music
Suicide
Swans
Television
This Heat
Wire

Post-Rock:

1-Speed Bike
65 Days of Static
A Silver Mt. Zion
The Album Leaf
Amplifier
Bark Psychosis
The Dirty Three
Do Make Say Think
Dreamend
The Durutti Column
Fly Pan Am
Flying Saucer Attack
Explosions in the Sky
Gastr Del Sol
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Hope of the States
Inlantic
June Of 44
Mogwai
Mono
Mum
Pele
Rachel's
The Red Sparowes
The Sea and Cake
Set Fire To Flames
Sigur Ros
Six Parts Seven
Slint
Talk Talk
Tortoise
Unwed Sailor
The Workhouse
Yawning Man

Psychedelia/Neo-Psych:

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
The Apples in Stereo
Bardo Pond
Beulah
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Circulatory System
Comets on Fire
Dead Meadow
Dungen
Ghost
Gong
Of Montreal
The Olivia Tremor Control
Shuggie Otis
Silver Apples
Soft Machine
United States of America
The Zombies

Rap/Hip-Hop:

A Tribe Called Quest
Afu-Ra
Aesop Rock
Antipop Consortium
Beastie Boys
Binary Star
Blackalicious
Busdriver
Cannibal Ox
Curse Ov Dialect
Dalek
Darkleaf
De La Soul
Deltron 3030
Digable Planets
Dilated Peoples
Dr. Octagon
Edan
Eric B. and Rakim
Gang Starr
Gorillaz
Handsome Boy Modelling School
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jurassic 5
KMD
K-Os
Kid Koala
Kool Keith
Latryx
Madvillain
MF Doom
Mr. Lif
Mos Def
Murs
N.W.A.
Nas
Outkast
Peanut Butter Wolf
Public Enemy
Quasimoto
The Roots
Roots Manuva
Sage Francis
Slug
Slum Village
Soul-Junk
Warren G
Wu Tang Clan

Soul:

James Brown
Solomon Burke
Terry Callier
Curtis Mayfield
Otis Redding
Stevie Wonder

Shoegazer/Dream Pop:

Bethany Curve
Galaxie 500
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Lilys
Lush
M83
My Bloody Valentine
The Radio Dept.
Ride
Slowdive
Spacemen 3
Swervedriver

Stoner:

The Atomic Bitchwax
Corrosion of Conformity(Wiseblood album)
Electric Wizard
Fu Manchu
High on Fire
Kyuss
Masters of Reality
Monster Magnet
Nebula
Orange Goblin

Trip-Hop:

The Avalanches
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Blockhead
Cibo Matto
DJ Krush
DJ Shadow
Rob Dougan
Lamb
Lovage
Massive Attack
Portishead
Sneaker Pimps
Tricky
Ulver
UNKLE

I won't include bands that would be discussed in other forums in the list.

[Little Man being Erased]

Definitely a good idea to keep all this stuff in one place.

[jaredong]

oh well, guess i'll use this thread instead.

im looking for bands which describe a kind of bitter sweet music. like "i love the world because its so beauitful and i love all my friends but it sucks because life is moving so quickly at the age of 18"

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im going to recommend (although i guess lots of people know bout these already)
1) neutral milk hotel - lo fi folkish, lovely
2) the decemberists - kinda like nmh, but i think much more acessible than them
3) belle and sebastian - british popish mellow romanticised kinda music
4) super furry animals - happy rocky kinda experimental band
5) my bloody valentine - great 90's beautiful white noise band

kinda mixed bunch, but their my top 5 bands at the moment.

edit: i think we're suppose to ask for some bands, but nobody's asked anything yet plus i think you cant go wrong with the above few.

[Tomahawk]

So are we supposed to just randomly recommend any band we want? Or are we supposed to wait for people to ask for suggestions, and then reply to them?

[Little Man being Erased]

I think we do both.

[Reaganista]

I recommend Tilly and the Wall.

Tap dancing Indie pop.

[Zmev]

I put up Ween.

Awesome lo-fi comedy rock.

[Happymeal]

You can recommend any band you want, but as I said include a short description with it and their sub-genre.

[pixiesfanyo]

Off Minor - Insturmental heavy Emo/Post-Hardcore band
The Comas - Indie Pop

[Happymeal]

I thought Off Minor had vocals?

[smoke_on_the_water]

PiL - Good to go back to and see just how far ahead they were on Metal Box. (Man, thats 3 posts in 1 day I've plugged them).

[pinkyeti]

-don't barrage your post with 51543524626099 uber obscure bands that no-one will care about.




We are in Alt/Indie.
You cannot do this to us.

[Clunge]

righto:

1. Amplifier (Post-rock) - Mega-riffs, heaviness and plain amazing. Alos, their singer sings with a quite a mellow voice so it makes the guitar, bass and drumwork sound ever mightier.

2. Muse (Neo-classical, operatic rock) - Probably already well known to most people but they are just a fantastic band. Riffage, piano, almost classical music at times with a great singer. Also, a brilliant live band.

3. The Secret Machines (Not sure) - A newish band that have never really broken into the mainstream. Their debut album is very good and is really worth a listen if you like long, structured rock songs.

[Reaganista]

The Delgados. Scottish Pop.

[The Ashtray Girl]

Hello, anyone wish to recommend me some alt rock along the lines of QOTSA? I'm in the mood for that sort of sound currently.

[Happymeal]

We are in Alt/Indie.
You cannot do this to us.

fix'd.

Hello, anyone wish to recommend me some alt rock along the lines of QOTSA? I'm in the mood for that sort of sound currently.

I'd suggest Nebula, although they're more stoner rock. Still, good band.

[Bartender]

Nebula probably fit, yeah. Maybe The Awesome Machine, too.

Could anyone recommend me some good/the best Swans and Melvins albums?

[Happymeal]

^ try White Light From the Mouth of Infinity. I've only head some songs but they're good stuff. And you can't go wrong with Houdini.


I'll start adding some more bands in the list, but I won't spoil everything for you guys.

[3rdplanet]

65 DaysofStatic - A bit more bite than your usual post-rock band.

bah, I'll add a couple more.

dEUS - Alt/Indie rock, I really like them.

Orange Goblin - Stoner Rock, really great band who don't seem to have many fans.

Murder by Death - Alt/Indie rock?! I don't know what genre they are, maybe someone else can classify them, but they are good.

[Well_Respected_Man]

Really good list there, Happymeal.

[biografiend]

The Workhouse - (Post-Rock) wonderful mellow guitar band, similar to Eplosions in the Sky.

[jaredong]

ya forgot neko case happy meal!

Neko Case - new alternative country, one of the loveliest voice i've heard (check blacklisted for a album)

elliot smith - "sad" music so to speak. heartfelt indie really melancholic but beautiful lyrics music. (XO's a good album)

Metric - Alternative dance pop/rock. in cahoots with BSS and folk.

[Bandaid]

Fu Manchu - Another good band that would fit under the stoner label

[dkmaddog]

Aveo - Smiths-esque alternative rock.

Travis Morrison - "poppy" effort from ex-Dismemberment Plan frontman. Really quirky synth pop.

[IHeartDisco]

Cave In - These guys over the years have changed alot. They used to be veryvery prog rock/alternative with massive guitar sounds, but they could also be very heavy with the odd screamo moments. However with their last album 'Antenna' they have gone for a more mainstream sound, almost pop-like in some songs.

Head Automatica - Current project from Caryl Palumbo, the singer from Glassjaw. However HA sound nothing like Glassjaw. HA are disco/pop/funk/all round good time music with beautiful vocals from the usual screamer.

The Cooper Temple Clause - Essentially a brit rock band, but a hell of alot more experimentation. With their set up including a keyboardist and a samplist aswell as your usual two guitars, bassist, drums and vocals, their music can go in all different directions, from your heavy brit rock to weird use of samples.

Do Me Bad Things - Anothe band that covers alot of ground with their music. The music underlying the vocals could be called metal but is basically very heavy rock most of the time with heavy guitar sounds, but the vocals ae a complete contrast. With 5 vocalists that rotate from being backing vocalists like a gospel choir almost from gruff main vocals from one of them sounding almost Lanegan-like, also a gal who can hit basically ANY note they have created a new sound and are very entertaining to listen to and amazing live.

[Phunphone]

Nils Petter Molvaer - Really chill-out modern jazz. If you like that kind of stuff, the cd Khmer is definitely worth checking out. Nils Petter himself is plays trumpet, and layers atonal guitars and ambient effects on top of breakbeats, and solos over them. Brilliant.

Kayo Dot - A band that is impossible to put into one genre. A single song can sound like a grindcore song, a modern classical piece, and can have the dreamy post- rock atmosphere at different times. The band has 17 members in it, I believe, and out of mesh of instruments, comes out a really beaufiul, strange music.

PLAID - An English electronica duo. Their sound is almost disturbing... strange sounds and effects are all over the place. I find them to be brilliant, but it is also a hard listen. Their "Double Figure" album is highly recommended.

[izzy]

oh well, guess i'll use this thread instead.

im looking for bands which describe a kind of bitter sweet music. like "i love the world because its so beauitful and i love all my friends but it sucks because life is moving so quickly at the age of 18"

The Flaming Lips. "Do You Realize?" is basically that exact message. They do a lot of songs about life and what not. They did some noise pop but also did some alt. stuff.

[Ivan Lee]

Awesome thread!!

My 2 sugestions for Indie Pop:

-Starlight Mints (just catchy indie pop, I like it)
-Apples in Stereo (just like Starlight Mints, happy music)

[<3<3<3]

Mum is a good electroncish band. It's really mellow and not really ambient, but just I don't know really how to classify.

The Album Leaf is another electronic type band that I can't describe well.

[Happymeal]

Anyone know a band like Calexico?

[grobyc]

Could someone recommend me some bands that sound something like Spoon?

[Happymeal]

Hmm, try The Walkmen and Beulah's album, Yoko.

[LactaII]

I´ll recommend the j-rock band
Glay - Glay is a four member rock band that has been incredibly successful in Japan over the years! The group first started with Takuro and his friend Teru around 1988. The two later convinced Hisashi (from the band Ari) and Jiro (from Pierrot) to join as well! At first, the band started out with little success. To their great surprise though, Yoshiki from X Japan saw them in concert and hooked them up with a contract under his label, Extasy Records. Since then, Glay has been extremely successful. They are constantly selling out concerts and have been ranked high on the Oricon Charts several times. (taken from http://www.akfgfan.com/recartist/index_glay.htm )
They started out with less people in the audience than people on stage, and have now become one of the most popular bands in Japan (I think even in the Japanese history - not quite sure on that now). They play all kinds of music - rock, pop, alternative, now and then a little ska (on their forlast album The Frustrated), metal elements, you name it.
http://www.geocities.com/doku_hacker/ (I hope this doesn´t count as no-advertisement-rule-thingy, but rather as just-a-link-to-look-at)

[3rdplanet]

S.O.L.O - Electronica, very laid back.

DJ Krush - Trip-Hop, just another name worth mentioning for the genre, not my fave personally though.

New Wet Kojak - Alt/Indie Rock - With a saxophone.

[Luxor]

We keep getting recommendation threads. People need to use this thing!

If you're new to the forums and/or the genre of alternative & indie, I urge you to use this thread. Come in, tell people what you like, and there will be plenty of suggestions for you.

[malpractice9]

to add to the big 'ol list
stars - indie dream pop
k-os - "anti-bling" hip-hop with heavy turntables and international influences thrown into the mix.

[12.21.2012]

Seeing as m83 wasn't on the list i'm going to recommend them. :thumb:

[elnicky]

for the hiphop section add

Binary Star - indie hiphop, very much anti mainstream. I believe one of them released the album masters of the universe online for people to download after there label deal ended.

I can't find the exact site but you can stream a couple of tracks here. http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Binary_Star/

Another band called KMD should be added. I'd describe them as pure old school hiphop similar to the kind of music De La Soul were doing around the early 90's. If thats not enough to sell it MF Doom used to be in KMD.

[elnicky]

Andrew Bird - Folk/Alternative music, nice voice and some great lyrics.
Patrick Wolf - Similar to Xiu Xiu but with an English accent, I guess would have to go in other.
Moldy Peaches - I don't think I've ever seen the Moldy Peaches mentioned in the Alt/Indie forums and I can't figure out for the life of me why. A very simple band with a lot of quirky lyrics on par with anything you'd hear from Pavement. Since I don't like the tag 'anti folk' I'd say they'd have to go in indie pop?

[petedohertysdealer]

Why are The Clash not mentioned or have I misread something?

[Kyle]

for the stoner rock category:
Masters of reality
Corrosion of conformity (more of a metal band really)
the atomic bitchwax
high on fire
electric wizard

[Bartender]

Why are The Clash not mentioned or have I misread something?

Did you read this bit;


I won't include bands that would be discussed in other forums in the list.

?


Corrosion of conformity (more of a metal band really)

It depends what era CoC you're thinking of. Their earlier stuff (albums like Technocracy was a crossover kind of metal-punk mix, really abrasive stuff. Later albums (not including the new one, which I haven't heard and so can't say much about; albums like Wiseblood) have bene slightly stoner-ish rock/metal stuff.

Electric Wizard don't see very Alt/Indie friendly :-/

[Kyle]

Did you read this bit;



?



It depends what era CoC you're thinking of. Their earlier stuff (albums like Technocracy was a crossover kind of metal-punk mix, really abrasive stuff. Later albums (not including the new one, which I haven't heard and so can't say much about; albums like Wiseblood) have bene slightly stoner-ish rock/metal stuff.

Electric Wizard don't see very Alt/Indie friendly :-/
yeah, i'm never any good at putting bands into genres.

I understand that Electric Wizard are not 'alt/indi' friendly' but they are **** good and if there are more people like me on this forum they might well enjoy them.

[Happymeal]

Why are The Clash not mentioned or have I misread something?

1) Most of their stuff is punk, like Bartender said

2) Another reason is also why I don't need to put bands like Radiohead and Oasis in the list.

Seeing as m83 wasn't on the list i'm going to recommend them. :thumb:

Maybe you didn't look in the shoegazer/dream pop list:)

[biografiend]

I'm in the mood for some really happy-feeling dreamy indie pop similar to The Shins (Caring is Creepy/So Says I-ish to be exact). Any band/track suggestions?

[insearchofsomething11]

N.W.A.- gansta rap

[Clunge]

OK, my playlist of stuff now is starting to bore me ever-so-slightly so I need to find some new stuff in the same sort of mould. These are just a few of my very favourite artists:

Muse
Led Zeppelin
Radiohead
Amplifier
Hendrix
Yes
King Crimson
Deep Purple
Blur
Black Sabbath

To generalise, I like bands that can provide a good riff, good lyrics, that rock and have an element of progression within their music.

Any suggestions?

[Holyed]

Maximo Park
The Subways
Juliette and the licks
Hot Hot Heat
Mystery Jets
I am Kloot
Nine Black Alps

Are all bands worth a check out.

[Luxor]

I'm in the mood for some really happy-feeling dreamy indie pop similar to The Shins (Caring is Creepy/So Says I-ish to be exact). Any band/track suggestions?
The Decemberists
Broken Social Scene
Death Cab For Cutie

You've most likely heard of those already, though.

[Dissectional88]

Im going to have to say Joy Division, more people should be into them.

25 years
Ian C. RIP

[subwaytovenus]

this is an awesome thread. ive bookmarked it!

[Bukowski]

If you're still taking recommendations, then Autechre should be in electronica.

[elnicky]

The folk section seems kind of lacking,

I know it seems obvious but Bob Dylan should really go in there, he's quite alt/indie friendly.

Also Tim Buckley, he has some truely amazing songs.

[Happymeal]

Keep 'em coming guys

[TalkingHead]

Sun Kil Moon; amazing folk group. blending cross-pollinate folk, country, punk, and psychedelic influences.

[[Minuteflag]]

fIREHOSE-Alt/Indie
Big Black-Post Hardcore

[guitarded_chuck]

Tom Waits - Indie Rock/Other
Captain Beefheart - Other
The Mars Volta - Indie Rock
Gorillaz - Hip-hop
Beastie Boys - Rap/Hip-Hop


I didn't see them anyway.

[Wanker]

Hope Of The States - Post rock

[Happymeal]

I thought they were britrock.. or they're someone else?

[Wanker]

They're from England, but Modrock said they're post rock, so they are, I guess.

[TalkingHead]

Mono (Japan)
Six Parts Seven
Gastr Del Sol

All post rock

[Wanker]

Mono (Japan)
Six Parts Seven
Gastr Del Sol

All post rock

lol post rox gay

[Robert Crumb]

Bah. Soul recommendations:

James Brown
Curtis Mayfield
Otis Redding
Terry Callier
Stevie Wonder

[Bartender]

Solomon Burke!

[Franz Ferdinand Does NOT Suck]

Art Brut. Amazing funnyband that actually has GREAT music.
New CD, bangbangrockandroll came out recently, and soon it will be in its own little thread. Check it out.

[trading_sadness4numbness]

I would recomend

Ugly Casanova, which is Isaac Brock, but more folky than Modest Mouse stuff, really great cd "they only have the one (sharpen your teeth)"

and also

Stellastarr, I'm not sure what genre they are, kind of new age rock, I guess, probably not indie, but still a really great CD "I think they also have just the one (self titled)"

[MindlessPickle]

The Wrens

This is a great band that falls under the genre Alt/Indie Rock. They blend a bit rocky guitar play with emotional piano. They creates a happy yet "strong" sound .

I don't know if this is true but I somewhere heard that they were banned from a club after playing a cover of the Pixies' Debaser :D.

I recommend any songs from the album "The Meadowlands".

Great thread, by the way.

[subwaytovenus]

The Wrens


I don't know if this is true but I somewhere heard that they were banned from a club after playing a cover of the Pixies' Debaser :D.


Great thread, by the way.


why the hell would you get banned for playing debaser?!!!

[StandingStill]

why the hell would you get banned for playing debaser?!!!
Cos playing covers of Pixies songs is a terrible idea, even good bands don't tell to pull it off.

[subwaytovenus]

Cos playing covers of Pixies songs is a terrible idea, even good bands don't tell to pull it off.

hey, Happymeal and you have got cool avatars!

[Luxor]

TV On The Radio did a good cover of Mr Grieves.

[punkrawkerwazzaa]

The Libertines(alternative/rock)
Hot Hot Heat<-not my favourite though
Kaiser Chiefs(Alternative)

Can anyone give me recommendations on some bands identical to Kaiser Chiefs Or anytin that has been labelled alternative or britpop...

[StandingStill]

I'm pretty much hate the Kaiser Chiefs, not enough to not help though. Theres a band called 10,000 Things that sound very similar, most indie bands coming out of Leeds now sound a bit like them. Try The Sunshine Underground, Maximo Park and Special Needs maybe.

[punkrawkerwazzaa]

ok ill try dwnloading them,thanks though
oh yeah another band on the list,The Bravery..

[Clunge²]

I'm looking for post rock bands who have vocals, bands like Amplifier especially (not 65 days of static, I've looked into them)

[Sep]

Try Sigur Ros if you haven't already?

[Wanker]

A Silver Mount Zion has vocals too. Jarry vocals, but vocals nonetheless.

[Happymeal]

I'm looking for post rock bands who have vocals, bands like Amplifier especially (not 65 days of static, I've looked into them)

Try Amusement Parks on Fire. A bit more alt than post-rock but they have some really nice melodic bits.

[punkrawkerwazzaa]

I'm pretty much hate the Kaiser Chiefs, not enough to not help though. Theres a band called 10,000 Things that sound very similar, most indie bands coming out of Leeds now sound a bit like them. Try The Sunshine Underground, Maximo Park and Special Needs maybe.

Maximo park is great! thanks dude...

[Tangy zizzle]

Anyone know a band like Calexico?

Friends of Dean Martinez
Phoenix Foundation
Giant Sand

[Tangy zizzle]

Murder City Devils -Dark, loud rock band. Very punky in approach and attitude but not exactly a "punk band". Kinda like a less sonically huge Hot Snakes, but with Organs. Kinda Misfits meets the Doors.

[milkmit]

my only suggestion would be modest mouse, for those that may not have given them a listen yet (and, of course, I'm talking about their older stuff ('long drive...', 'lonesome crowded west', 'the moon and antarctica', etc))..

it's not very "easy" listening, though, because while most of the lyrics aren't very the deepest ever (though they're still brilliant, IMHO), the themes and and concepts ARE, and they really resonate if you share the same feelings.

a song that sums up isaac's sentiments most, I think, is 'tundra/desert', from their album 'this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about'. if you find yourself agreeing with the lyrics, you'll love how he thinks and see things:


every sick, fickle f*cker
childhood is what makes ya
til they treat you like tundra
the weight of those opinions
more like air than lead

every planned occupation
surefire disappointment up ahead
til they treat ya like desert
see mirages of friendship
face turns read

ohhhhhh SH!T!!

here's the soon-to-be anchor
build bridges to nothing, you'll get nowhere
every governor's mother
knows their bread is buttered by Sam

and what about science?
they find the proof and let you make your own decisions

every childstar wonders
if they have a future up ahead
every kind-hearted banker
I don't think there is one!

every winning opinion
I wish I had one

stand on platforms in water
filling jars of silence, you'll get nowhere

[Tangy zizzle]

Dude, this is for mainstream bands not uber-underground.

[Happymeal]

Friends of Dean Martinez
Phoenix Foundation
Giant Sand

Thanks a bunch. You heard of Heavy Trash? It's Jon Spencer with whatshisname.

[Tangy zizzle]

Yea, I bought it and sold it quite promptly. Wasn't really impressed.

[smith]

Elliot Smith deserves to be up there I think. Really beautiful voice, almost like the beatles-ish. Anyways, he'd be indie. he was signed to an indie label I believe.

[StandingStill]

I'm looking for post rock bands who have vocals, bands like Amplifier especially (not 65 days of static, I've looked into them)
Try 'Meanwhile Back In Communist Russia'.

[MindlessPickle]

Dude, this is for mainstream bands not uber-underground.

Uhm, Isn't the purpose of this thread to discover bands that especially not have drown in the scary river of mainstream?

EDIT: Hmm, why is my avatar more screwed up than it usually is?

[Zmev]

jokes

[Little Man being Erased]

Uhm, Isn't the purpose of this thread to discover bands that especially not have drown in the scary river of mainstream?

EDIT: Hmm, why is my avatar more screwed up than it usually is?
Har har.

[biografiend]

I have been listening to lots of Efterklang lately and have been in the mood for bands similar to them. I really dig their beats and electronic blips as well as the male/female vocals, all mixed with the other organic instruments... ah <3. I'm already familiar with M83, and Mum.

[Wanker]

I'll contribute these to the post rock category.

1-Speed Bike
The Durutti Column
Flying Saucer Attack
June Of 44
Mum
Rachel's
Set Fire To Flames
Talk Talk

[Dog]

I have been listening to lots of Efterklang lately and have been in the mood for bands similar to them. I really dig their beats and electronic blips as well as the male/female vocals, all mixed with the other organic instruments... ah <3. I'm already familiar with M83, and Mum.
Are you familiar with Four Tet? If not you should check out Rounds.

[3rdplanet]

I have been listening to lots of Efterklang lately and have been in the mood for bands similar to them. I really dig their beats and electronic blips as well as the male/female vocals, all mixed with the other organic instruments... ah <3. I'm already familiar with M83, and Mum.

Minotaur Shock, Jackson & His Computer Band and Boards of Canada are what spring to mind, I 2nd Four Tet as well.

[Holyed]

Test Icicles

Just got the album, it is bloody good. Greattt live too.

[MindlessPickle]

I'd like to recommend Oh No! Oh My! (Previously named The Jolly Rogers). It's Indie Pop...

[Happymeal]

Edit'd.

I'm assuming the ones you recommended are electronica artists, 3rdplanet.

[MindlessPickle]

Bob Hund

A nice swedish rock band with nervous vocals and catchy melodies. You should probably put them under Alt/Indie Rock.

Dungen

Most people here seems to be familiar with them... I guess you could put them in Neo-Psych.

Echo & The Bunnymen

Hmm, to be honest I dont know if it would be better to put them in Alt/Indie Rock or Post-Punk...

José Gonzales

Great Singer/Songwriter who's made a brilliant cover of "Heartbeats", put him under folk, I guess.

[biografiend]

Minotaur Shock, Jackson & His Computer Band and Boards of Canada are what spring to mind, I 2nd Four Tet as well.
Ah, thank you two :).
I have a few songs from Rounds, and they aren't bad, so I will be looking into the rest of the album. I also have Music Has the Right to Children, but I dunno, it doesnt really do me that much justice.

The other two bands I havent heard of, so I will check them out fo'sho.

[ATM]

I have been listening to lots of Efterklang lately and have been in the mood for bands similar to them. I really dig their beats and electronic blips as well as the male/female vocals, all mixed with the other organic instruments... ah <3. I'm already familiar with M83, and Mum.

Broadcast are cool.

[Happymeal]

Broadcast's new one I found really odd. Couldn't get into it much.

[ATM]

Eh, I think it is pretty catchy. You're talking about Tender Buttons right? If so, that's the only one I have heard.

[Happymeal]

Yeah, same. I think biografiend would like it.

[biografiend]

oohlala. more music for me <3. I am so glad I gave this thread the old bumpity-bump.

[Sacksy]

Have you guys noticed the pop-up ads in allmusic as of late?

it is hells of annoying

[OrbDragon]

Dead Moon - ('filthy' dark no nonsense indie rock)

The Cranes - (Dark eerie, noirish music, with a female singer (she sounds a bit like Gollum)

The Great Lake Swimmers (great lo-fi americana)

Timesbold (more americana...way better than The Great Lake Swimmers. Their latest effort Eye Eye is awesome)

Yawning Man (mixture between postrock and stoner)

MissAntartica (a band with influences of Wheat and Pedro the Lion, half Dutch, half English)

Elysian Fields (noirish pop with sultry singer Jennifer Charles)

Thomas Dybdahl (amazing singer songwriter with alot of vocal range)

Tub Ring (genre-hopping band reminscent of Mr Bungle)

The Delgados (great Scottish band with waltzy, heavily arranged pop songs)

The Bellrays (cool rock band with female soul singer)

The National Bank (features members of Jaga Jazzist and Thomas Dybdahl on vocals, comparable to Frou Frou and The Postal Service)

Kaada (amazing Norwegian composer, with a knack for sampling old recordings)

Motorpsycho (great Norwegian band, with symphonic and psycheldelic influences)

Bob Log III (cool slide guitarist who sings vulgar lyrics through a phone attached to his biker helmet)

Bjorn "Stringmachine" Berge (raspy voiced Norwegian blues guitarist with a knack for covering songs)

Lamb (lo-fi duo that mixes triphop, electronica with jazzy melodies)

Young Gods (amazing industrial band, great unique usage of sampling)

[OrbDragon]

Damn, broke the rules. I guess I'll be sitting in the corner for awhile with this thread :(

[Happymeal]

Senior citizens have their privileges. :p

[I'll Take The Veil]

I'm in the mood for a band along the lines of Bright Eyes/Rilo Kiley/Broken Social Scene. I know you can come up with some good stuff.

I've been into post-rock for a while and am loving it so if you want to throw in a few good bands in that genre it would be greatly apreciated.

[Swami]

Dead Moon - ('filthy' dark no nonsense indie rock)

The Cranes - (Dark eerie, noirish music, with a female singer (she sounds a bit like Gollum)

The Great Lake Swimmers (great lo-fi americana)

Timesbold (more americana...way better than The Great Lake Swimmers. Their latest effort Eye Eye is awesome)

Yawning Man (mixture between postrock and stoner)

MissAntartica (a band with influences of Wheat and Pedro the Lion, half Dutch, half English)

Elysian Fields (noirish pop with sultry singer Jennifer Charles)

Thomas Dybdahl (amazing singer songwriter with alot of vocal range)

Tub Ring (genre-hopping band reminscent of Mr Bungle)

The Delgados (great Scottish band with waltzy, heavily arranged pop songs)

The Bellrays (cool rock band with female soul singer)

The National Bank (features members of Jaga Jazzist and Thomas Dybdahl on vocals, comparable to Frou Frou and The Postal Service)

Kaada (amazing Norwegian composer, with a knack for sampling old recordings)

Motorpsycho (great Norwegian band, with symphonic and psycheldelic influences)

Bob Log III (cool slide guitarist who sings vulgar lyrics through a phone attached to his biker helmet)

Bjorn "Stringmachine" Berge (raspy voiced Norwegian blues guitarist with a knack for covering songs)

Lamb (lo-fi duo that mixes triphop, electronica with jazzy melodies)

Young Gods (amazing industrial band, great unique usage of sampling)

You still have the best taste around these parts. Anyone who digs Bob Log is just the tits.

[logoyugo]

check out www.pandora.com, just found it today, It will give you some good suggestions

[3rdplanet]

I was wondering if anyone could give me some band recommendations for bands that sound like Heavy Vegetable and These Arms Are Snakes/Gospel? Any particular ones worth looking at from the Post-Hardcore section (I don't want to have to check them all out...)?

[Happymeal]

For Heavy Vegetable check out Thingy(same vocals, who's also in Pinback). Drive Like Jehu could be worth checking out if you like those two.

[Swami]

These Arms Are Snakes... hrm probably Drive Like Jehu. Yeah, try DLJ and maybe even 90 Day Men, they're quite similar.

[biografiend]

I'm in the mood for a band along the lines of Bright Eyes/Rilo Kiley/Broken Social Scene. I know you can come up with some good stuff.

I've been into post-rock for a while and am loving it so if you want to throw in a few good bands in that genre it would be greatly apreciated.

For Broken Social Scene, I would check out Metric, Stars, Apostle of Hustle, Do Make Say Think (post-rock), and Feist. They all have members who are in BSS. You should also check out the Arcade Fire, if you havent already.

[Eyepatched]

Dunno if anyone will like them but i have been enjoying the sounds of Boy Sets Fire Guess you could call it Alt/indie straight up. Recommended song is Waiting For The Punchline.

[3rdplanet]

For Heavy Vegetable check out Thingy(same vocals, who's also in Pinback). Drive Like Jehu could be worth checking out if you like those two.

Thanks for the recommendations, will go about looking them up.

[Neon Dub]

Fly Pan Am (french indie rock with tape manipulations)
Gregor Samsa (dreamy rock, just awesome)
Joan of Arc (experimental indie)
Do Make Say Think (experimental rock with hints of jazz)
Medications (dischord band, robert fripp esq guitar lines)

[Tangy zizzle]

The Ponys:

For fans of this whole post-punk/indie explosion bull****. I say for fans of them because you people need to hear how it's really done. It's angular but poppy, moody but precise. Void of pretention, and just straight up and down AWESOME.

[Little Man being Erased]

The Ponys sound great.

[whatduffhuck7]

can someone recomend more bands like the mars volta. please dont say sparta either becuase thats not what im looking for. i know at the drive in too.

[Tangy zizzle]

Brazil
Yes
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Led Zeppelin

[tekniqz]

Heres a list of bands i'm diggin' currently.

Fall of Troy
Pretty Girls Make Graves
At the Drive in
Trail of Dead

Basically music that is mostly guitar driven. So recommend me indie with some sweet *** guitar!

[Happymeal]

^You might like The International Noise Conspiracy and Sleater-Kinney, and possibly Built to Spill.

[biografiend]

I feel like I am whoring this out for suggestions.

Anywayz, I am compiling a mixtape for a boy I am dating for Christmas, and I'm having some trouble finding some songs that work around my theme that he hasn't already heard. The list so far:

Caribou - Pelican Narrows
Air - Alone in Kyoto
Efterklang - Prey and Predator
Alex Drosen - Untitled #6
Jaga Jazzist - Kitty Wu
Dirty Three - Hope
Explosions in the Sky - The Only Moment We Were Alone
Do Make Say Think - (undecided)

I would like the overall theme to be soft and innocent and pretty and sensual, but also intricate, whether it be guitar, synths, piano, whatevz. I would also sort of like intricate percussion aswell, but it's not necessary. Gracias.

[tekniqz]

I think some Mew would fit that list fine.

[robot]

I need something new. I listen to alot of Animal Collective, Xiu Xiu, BSS, M83, that sort of stuff. Help a brotha out.

[Clunge]

I'm always on an endless musical quest.

Shoot me with some stuff that resembles Oceansize or Amplifier. Really any post-rock stuff really that has vocals.

[3rdplanet]

You could try Redjetson, although I don't think they are any where near as good as Oceansize, they are that post-rock with vocals kinda thingy.

[biografiend]

I need something new. I listen to alot of Animal Collective, Xiu Xiu, BSS, M83, that sort of stuff. Help a brotha out.
For M83, Efterklang. They share alot in common with M83, and use lots of electronic futuristic blips with organic strings and they are amazing.
For BSS, I would check out Apostle of Hustle, Do Make Say Think, Feist, Metric, and Stars. The first four have members in BSS, and Stars are from Canada and are on the same label as Boken Social Scene, I believe.
The only real comparison to Animal Collective I can think of are Oh No! Oh My! (formerly known as the Jolly Rogers.) http://www.thejollyrogers.org, but you've probably already been subjected to their constant whoring. They are worth it though.

I'm always on an endless musical quest.

Shoot me with some stuff that resembles Oceansize or Amplifier. Really any post-rock stuff really that has vocals.

M83 and Efterklang both might suit your needs. They both are synth based and very beautiful and good at capturing emotions. Efterklang alternates between a male and female singer, and both of them are good, while M83 just has a boy singer and uses some dialogues, too. You really can't go wrong with either Efterklang release, and the same for M83, although Red Cities would be my favorite.

mmmm, whoring Efterklang. My task for the day is finished.

[tekniqz]

Recommend me bands in the same vein as Cursive.

[Happymeal]

If you want something like The Ugly Organ, you'd dig Murder by Death.

[OrbDragon]

Jaga Jazzist - Kitty Wu


Good pick.

And don't feel shame for whoring bands...like me!

[OrbDragon]

Anything Murder By Death is actually miles and miles better than The Ugly Organ, so that's a good recommendation.

[RHCPaddict]

You have to listen to John Frusciante. He's a effing genius. He plays guitar with a Godly passion and he's damn dedicated. He practices 10-15 hours/day. He rocks like nobody's buisness. Check him out. Go buy all his album;s cause they will blow you away.

Also listen to the Manic Street Preachers, and The Mars Volta. And I'm not sure if they belong in this category, but the Snake River Conspiracy.

[bmxrunner]

ecently ive been into tegan and sara. theyre canadian twins that play folk/pop/rock. very catchy and original music

[biografiend]

If you want something like The Ugly Organ, you'd dig Murder by Death.
I think you may be my long-lost musical brother. Seriuzly.

[Chiefette]

One band I'm pushing right now are The Rakes. More english than you can shake a stick at but they are well worth a listen to their debut album Capture/Release.

[Romeo A GoGo]

I'm looking for some band recommendations that relate to a few of the following bands:

Metric
Placebo
Broken Social Scene
Stars
Straylight Run
Death Cab for Cutie
Circa Survive
Cursive
The Faint
Modest Mouse
Cake

Sorry if a few have been covered already, but I'm just looking to expand my library.

[planet_caravan]

I'm looking for some band recommendations that relate to a few of the following bands:

Metric
Placebo
Broken Social Scene
Stars
Straylight Run
Death Cab for Cutie
Circa Survive
Cursive
The Faint
Modest Mouse
Cake

Sorry if a few have been covered already, but I'm just looking to expand my library.

no idea who these bands are apart from Placebo
but
Opeth and Tool are sick bands you might like them or already know them

[Midnight]

First thing - I'm looking for classics. Good stuff, expansive, you know.

Second things - Also, some new kind of post-rock stuff like Interpol / Bloc Party.

Third things - emotional stuff like Grace by Buckley. That'd be great. Thanks.

[moderaterock222]

mmmm, whoring Efterklang. My task for the day is finished.
if you like m83 and efterklang, i'm pretty certain you will like Julian Fane. you should check out his album 'special forces'.

[Temptation's Wings]

Does anyone have any recomendations for a fan of:

Radiohead
Modest Mouse
Bright Eyes
Pink Floyd

Bands that when listening to them, you can FEEL it....

[tekniqz]

Does anyone have any recomendations for a fan of:

Radiohead
Modest Mouse
Bright Eyes
Pink Floyd

Bands that when listening to them, you can FEEL it....

I think Muse is straight up your alley.

[marcusthecat]

I'm looking for some bands that kind of have the pavement sound (the band)

[biografiend]

First thing - I'm looking for classics. Good stuff, expansive, you know.

Second things - Also, some new kind of post-rock stuff like Interpol / Bloc Party.

Third things - emotional stuff like Grace by Buckley. That'd be great. Thanks.

Jeff Buckley = Damien Rice, Thomas Dybdahl

Also, Interpol and Bloc Party aren't post-rock. Post-Rock usually is just nice, instrumental stuff. If you like Interpol, though, you will probably dig Joy Division and Minus the Bear.

[Midnight]

thanks

the strokes are post rock right?

btw recommend me some stuff that is new, and isn't trying so hard to be indie that they use accordians. stuff with good vocals.

infact, recommend me stuff from whenever that has good vocals

[Wanker]

the strokes are post rock right?

Sorry guy, but nope.

btw recommend me some stuff that is new, and isn't trying so hard to be indie that they use accordians. stuff with good vocals.

infact, recommend me stuff from whenever that has good vocals

Okay, so no Arcade Fire. Hit up Wolf Parade for the indie and Sigur Ros for the post rock.

p.s. almost all post rock is devoid of vocals except for Sigur Ros and maybe a couple other bands. Some use field recordings though. *shrugs*

[Otherside]

Anything similair to Wilco, YHF specifically?

[OrbDragon]

Does anyone have any recomendations for a fan of:

Radiohead
Modest Mouse
Bright Eyes
Pink Floyd

Bands that when listening to them, you can FEEL it....

Try these:

The Delgados
Pedro The Lion
Mercury Rev
Mew
Grandaddy
Belle & Sebastian

[OrbDragon]

For fans of the Flaming Lips, check out Steve Burns...very similair. Maybe it's because Steve Drozd has worked with him on Songs For Dust Mites.

[MindlessPickle]

Psychedelia/Neo-Psych:
United States of America

Pretty cool band that plays some kind of psychadelic rock, 60's style. Reminds me much of Jefferson Airplane.

Alt/Indie Rock
Violent Femmes

Cool band that plays some kind of acoustic folkish punk, or maybe punkish folk whatever almost everyone at this forum knows 'bout them.

[DavidB92]

Recommendations for somebody who like bands such as:
Hard Fi
The Kooks
The Killers
Snow Patrol
Arctic Monkeys
RHCP
Lostprophets

[masada]

I reccomend that you stop listening to most of those bands.

[sketchyjoe]

Word.

[EightMilesHigh]

Anything similair to Wilco, YHF specifically?

Check out Uncle Tupelo, and Ryan Adams to an extent (Little Man and morrissey got me hooked on this guy).