Help improve my indie-ness

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

I haven't really been listening to Indie music for that long, but I love what I've heard. Based on this list of my fave bands, can you give me some recommendations of what other Indie bands I should get?

Modest Mouse
Guided By Voices
The Beatles
The Pixies
Led Zeppelin
Tool (I have a feeling I'm going to get bashed for this)
Dispatch
The Dismemberment Plan
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Bright Eyes

Bands I'd like to get into

-TL/The Pharmacists
-The Magnetic Fields (especially 69 love songs)
-Radiohead (I only have The Bends)
-Built to Spill

[sexymuffin]

sorry, you're too indie for me to recommend any bands that even touch the calibur of indieness that is led zepplin, the beatles and tool.

maybe once i start broadening my tast i dunno

[Scuba_Steve]

Sonic Youth
Smashing Pumpkins
Sebadoh
Joy Division


It sounds like you may like the alernative part of Alt/Indie alot more.

[Scuba_Steve]

sorry, you're too indie for me to recommend any bands that even touch the calibur of indieness that is led zepplin, the beatles and tool.

maybe once i start broadening my tast i dunno


what's wrong with the beatles? :( :(




oh, if you like beatles, george harrison's solo stuff mos def.

[Matt?]

sonic youth


edit: beat by seconds

[sexymuffin]

im only in this forum becuase i like the cranberries

what's wrong with the beatles? :( :(


what's wrong with tool and led zepplin?

[Matt?]

i'm only in this forum because i like tool.

[Otherside]

Pick up OK Computer/Kid A as fast as you can. After that, try some sonic youth, dinosaur jr., my bloody valentine, and husker du.


For something different than what you have up there, try Sigur Ros or Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Also, Minus The Bear, Bear vs. Shark, and At The Drive-in.

I'm only in this forum because I like LCD Soundsystem.

Wait...

[sexymuffin]

i'm only in this forum because i like tool.

try R&M n00b

[Matt?]

jk i don't like tool

only in here for the slayer

[sexymuffin]

what's wrong with tool?

[Scuba_Steve]

what's wrong with tool and led zepplin?

both of them tend to have annoying fanbases.


Nothing wrong with the actual bands though. Beatles just sound better to my ears :)



(and are probably closer to alt/indie than either of those two)

[Matt?]

what's wrong with tool?

i dunno but the songs do seem to be about some really random stuff

i agree with you though, there is something wrong with them

[sexymuffin]

no way man schism is so indie

[Scuba_Steve]

indier than sufjan?

[Matt?]

oh for some reason i thought this was the community thread.

definitely smashing pumpkins

[Scuba_Steve]

oh for some reason i thought this was the community thread.

definitely smashing pumpkins


already recommended.



we already recommended all the standard bands.


This is boring.

[sexymuffin]

i recommend

cannibal corpse - I cum blood

(lol guys don't tell him that's not actually indie i bet he'll download it. sucker!)

[Scuba_Steve]

canadian death metal FTW.



i mean........canadian death indie

[sexymuffin]

crap, crap, crap, mega crap, ew, post-rock garbage

[Little Man being Erased]

get Cursive - The Ugly Organ.


And seriously, anyone who mentions Tool in this forum should be banned.

[Scuba_Steve]

tool.




/waits for his band.

[sexymuffin]

get Cursive - The Ugly Organ.


And seriously, anyone who mentions Tool in this forum should be banned.

go listen to the cure

[Little Man being Erased]

i don't listen to the cure anymore. or any other bands for that matter. i only listen to sufjan stevens.

[sexymuffin]

oh okay <3 sufjan

[sr800bkBassist]

Sonic Youth
Dinosaur Jr.
Flaming Lips
At the Drive-In
Shellac
Sebadoh
Pavement

[Dave de Sylvia]

I haven't really been listening to Indie music for that long, but I love what I've heard. Based on this list of my fave bands, can you give me some recommendations of what other Indie bands I should get?

Modest Mouse
Guided By Voices
The Beatles
The Pixies
Led Zeppelin
Tool (I have a feeling I'm going to get bashed for this)
Dispatch
The Dismemberment Plan
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Bright Eyes

Bands I'd like to get into

-TL/The Pharmacists
-The Magnetic Fields (especially 69 love songs)
-Radiohead (I only have The Bends)
-Built to Spill
Based on your username alone, you're now my favourite user. Do you actually like HMHB or is it just something you stumbled upon?

[knox]

If you want to get into some real indie stuff, check out Lake of Dracula - Lake of Dracula. It has a really raw production that might take a bit of getting used to but I've never really cared about production quality.

Also check out The Mountain Goats. Probably one of my most favorite bands. About a month ago, I was hooked on them so much that I refused to listen to anything other than Mountain Goats albums. It lasted about 2 weeks just listening to The Mountain Goats and I really enjoyed it. It's mostly all acoustic with some added instruments on some songs. Also some of the albums have poor production and the newer albums have good production.

[ATM]

Yo La Tengo
Sunny Day Real Estate

[gaslight]

both of them tend to have annoying fanbases.

When it comes to annoying fanbases, indie music is down there with the worst of them at times.

[Anxious]

Sonic Youth
Dinosaur Jr.
Flaming Lips
At the Drive-In
Shellac
Sebadoh
Pavement
Yeah

[Otherside]

When it comes to annoying fanbases, indie music is down there with the worst of them at times.

mainstream rap, pop-punk, metalcore, and punk all have indie beat for that.

[Sam]

Based on your username alone, you're now my favourite user. Do you actually like HMHB or is it just something you stumbled upon?

Either he doesn't know what his username means, or this thread is a joke.

[2muchket!]

^ Or both

[Little Man being Erased]

not much of a joke really, is it?

[gaslight]

mainstream rap, pop-punk, metalcore, and punk all have indie beat for that.

I dunno, they can be pretty visible/vocal about it, but then againt they don't usually have the attitude that they're superior to everybody else.

[sketchyjoe]

Bands I'd like to get into

-TL/The Pharmacists
Hearts of Oak is my favourite album of his. Some prefer Shake the Sheets (which is poppier) or Tyranny of Distance (which is less poppy) but I think the balance of Hearts of Oak is a good place to start.

[PECOAE]

Broken Social Scene
Built to Spill most def.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah if you want to be a "popular" indie kid.
Sufjan Stevens if you want your *** kicked by SexyMuffin.


On the other

[sr800bkBassist]

Hearts of Oak is my favourite album of his. Some prefer Shake the Sheets (which is poppier) or Tyranny of Distance (which is less poppy) but I think the balance of Hearts of Oak is a good place to start.
i love Hearts of Oak.

[sr800bkBassist]

I dunno, they can be pretty visible/vocal about it, but then againt they don't usually have the attitude that they're superior to everybody else.
the worst is Black/Death metal.
just spending a short time in R&M, these guys bash everything with an even slightly catchy melody. at least we justify our bashing (even if we're wrong, we give more in-depth reasoning) :p

[masada]

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah if you want to be a "popular" indie kid. but it's way indier to hate them

[sr800bkBassist]

but it's way indier to hate them
well of course. that's why you're a "popular" idie kid if you like them. indie kids can't like popular things and be indie.

EDIT: btw, it's more indie to say that you like them in the midst of all the hating. that way you're ultra independent for liking something most indie kids hate. but then when the other indie kids catch on and start saying they like them too, it's time to say you hate them, if you're really indie at least.

[masada]

you should publish a book

[wartree]

Arctic Monkeys, new band, new sounds, and its a truly rock-punk-indie sound

[The Jungler]

Sonic Youth
Dinosaur Jr.
Flaming Lips
At the Drive-In
Shellac
Sebadoh
PavementIn addition to expanding your Radiohead collection, these are good bands to get into.

[ToolBox]

Arctic Monkeys, new band, new sounds, and its a truly rock-punk-indie sound

:mad:

[sexymuffin]

Sufjan Stevens if you want your *** kicked by sexymuffin.


****in' right.

[sketchyjoe]

Butthole Surfers
Talking Heads
Husker Du
The Replacements
The Minutemen
Big Black

[sexymuffin]

shellac > big black tbqh

[sketchyjoe]

Different strokes for different folks.

[Matt?]

the best way to be indie is to listen to pop music and enjoy it but after every song make a jaded coment

[ToolBox]

Sonic Youth. Already been said, but I mean come on..it is Sonic Youth.

[sr800bkBassist]

the best way to be indie is to listen to pop music and enjoy it but after every song make a jaded coment
it depends. if you're around a bunch of mainstream kids, you have to be like "pssh, forget this corporate garbage. i'm gonna go listen to Neutral Milk Hotel."

but if it's around a bunch of other indie kids you need to be like "pssh, you guys need to grow up. just because it's pop doesn't mean it's bad. stop trying to be so elite. i guess i'm just more mature than you. i'm gonna go listen to Neutral Milk Hotel."

[Matt?]

that's the truth right there.

[Zmev]

Listen to the Pop Group

[Little Man being Erased]

listen to your heart

[bleep_bloop]

Arctic Monkeys, new band, new sounds, and its a truly rock-punk-indie sound

Actually, their sound is rather old and stale. And they don't really make any new sounds, they still use the old fashioned setup of guitar bass and drums. If you really want a new sound, it would have to be a band consisting of four twenty year olds trying to make music with children's toys.

[ToolBox]

it depends. if you're around a bunch of mainstream kids, you have to be like "pssh, forget this corporate garbage. i'm gonna go listen to Neutral Milk Hotel."

but if it's around a bunch of other indie kids you need to be like "pssh, you guys need to grow up. just because it's pop doesn't mean it's bad. stop trying to be so elite. i guess i'm just more mature than you. i'm gonna go listen to Neutral Milk Hotel."


Basically, Neutral Milk Hotel is god?

[sexymuffin]

no not really^

[masada]

Actually, their sound is rather old and stale. And they don't really make any new sounds, they still use the old fashioned setup of guitar bass and drums. If you really want a new sound, it would have to be a band consisting of four twenty year olds trying to make music with children's toys. That's already been done before too. You lose.

[The Jungler]

Actually, their sound is rather old and stale. And they don't really make any new sounds, they still use the old fashioned setup of guitar bass and drums. If you really want a new sound, it would have to be a band consisting of four twenty year olds trying to make music with children's toys.I saw a band like that open for Wolf Parade.

[sexymuffin]

i think everyone needs to listen to manitoba or stop listening to music.

[asymm]

A few of these recent threads have pained me.

[Zmev]

listen to your heart

are you kidding heart is like the girliest band ever

[Otherside]

girliest band ever that brings the shred

[stevensonmat2]

This thread is like a schizophrenic idie snob talking to himself.

Grandaddy and m ward ftw

[Sepstrup]

Decemberists

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

sorry, you're too indie for me to recommend any bands that even touch the calibur of indieness that is led zepplin, the beatles and tool.

maybe once i start broadening my tast i dunno

I probably should have been clearer. I was listing my favorite bands overall;I was hoping somebody could recommend me an indie band that was like Tool. And yeah, I probably should have said something other than The Beatles, because saying you like The Beatles is pretty much saying you like music.

[Sepstrup]

Still you should try the Elephant Six lable. It has lots of Beatles-like artist, and it's pretty indie.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

Based on your username alone, you're now my favourite user. Do you actually like HMHB or is it just something you stumbled upon?

I've never heard any of their stuff--I saw them on a list of "World'd Worst Band Names", thought it was awesome, and kept it as my username.

And if your Location comes from where I think it comes from, then you're not so bad yourself.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

Still you should try the Elephant Six lable. It has lots of Beatles-like artist, and it's pretty indie.

I actually have NMH(ITAPOTS)(yeah, I know aeroplane is one word, but it's much cooler my way) and Of Montreal(SPITA), but I'm kinda eh about them. I think ITAPOTS is pretty overrated, personally.

[EightMilesHigh]

listen to leonard cohen. thats what me and false advertising do and we're both indie as hell.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

Hearts of Oak is my favourite album of his. Some prefer Shake the Sheets (which is poppier) or Tyranny of Distance (which is less poppy) but I think the balance of Hearts of Oak is a good place to start.

Too late. Someone burned Shake the Sheets for me, and I didn't think it was that great. It was way too inconsistent IMO. And a lot of the time the lyrics got waaay to repetitive. But the songs that are good are, well...amazing

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

In addition to expanding your Radiohead collection, these are good bands to get into.

I have TSB, HTDITFH, most of Yoshimi, and a couple tracks off CTM by the Flips. I actually really like them, just forgot about them when I was making the list. And I have ROC by ATDI, tho I haven't really listened to it.

[syous]

Read through this thread and apparently tool is rock / metal...what would you guys consider Incubus?

[Sepstrup]

I actually have NMH(ITAPOTS)(yeah, I know aeroplane is one word, but it's much cooler my way) and Of Montreal(SPITA), but I'm kinda eh about them. I think ITAPOTS is pretty overrated, personally.

If you think Aeroplane is overrated, then leave :P

EDIT: Check out Olivia Tremor Control.

[sexymuffin]

I probably should have been clearer. I was listing my favorite bands overall;I was hoping somebody could recommend me an indie band that was like Tool. And yeah, I probably should have said something other than The Beatles, because saying you like The Beatles is pretty much saying you like music.

You like music?

I LOVE MUSIC! No way!

Wow.

anyways, i'm just playin for srs, listen to manitoba, it's way better then any of the bands these guys have been listing off

Read through this thread and apparently tool is rock / metal...what would you guys consider Incubus?


Depends on the era

[nutty_bar]

I would call Incubus alternative. Or we could not be picky and just call them a rock band.

[sr800bkBassist]

I actually have NMH(ITAPOTS)(yeah, I know aeroplane is one word, but it's much cooler my way) and Of Montreal(SPITA), but I'm kinda eh about them. I think ITAPOTS is pretty overrated, personally.
get "Black Folliage: Animation Music" by Olivia Tremor Control. it has the Beatles-ish sound of Of montreal, but it's more dark and cool, and less "WEEE! HAPPY! YAY! COLORS!". lots of cool instrumentaion too. very good stuff.

[pittsfordguitar]

definately radiohead ok computer is great karma police is an awesome song