Anyone know a band like Calexico?

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

Hmm, try The Walkmen and Beulah's album, [I]Yoko[/I].

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 [url]http://www.akfgfan.com/recartist/index_glay.htm[/url] )
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.
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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.

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.

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.

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

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. [url]http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Binary_Star/[/url]

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.

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?

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

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

[QUOTE=petedohertysdealer]Why are The Clash not mentioned or have I misread something?[/QUOTE]

Did you read this bit;

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

?

[QUOTE=kylelibertine]
Corrosion of conformity (more of a metal band really)[/QUOTE]

It depends what era CoC you're thinking of. Their earlier stuff (albums like [i]Technocracy[/i] 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 [i]Wiseblood[/i]) have bene slightly stoner-ish rock/metal stuff.

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

[QUOTE=Bartender]Did you read this bit;



?



It depends what era CoC you're thinking of. Their earlier stuff (albums like [i]Technocracy[/i] 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 [i]Wiseblood[/i]) have bene slightly stoner-ish rock/metal stuff.

Electric Wizard don't see very Alt/Indie friendly :-/[/QUOTE]
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.

[QUOTE=petedohertysdealer]Why are The Clash not mentioned or have I misread something?[/QUOTE]

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.

[QUOTE=12.21.2012]Seeing as m83 wasn't on the list i'm going to recommend them. :thumb:[/QUOTE]

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

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?

N.W.A.- gansta rap

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?

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.

[QUOTE=ByeByeBeautiful]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?[/QUOTE]
The Decemberists
Broken Social Scene
Death Cab For Cutie

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

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

25 years
Ian C. RIP

this is an awesome thread. ive bookmarked it!

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

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.

Keep 'em coming guys

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

fIREHOSE-Alt/Indie
Big Black-Post Hardcore

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.

Hope Of The States - Post rock

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