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Best Indie Bands??

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edited April 2011 in Other Music
I wanna expand a little and like Arcade Fire and Band of Horses...What are some other really good Indie bands that I should try?
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  • corduroystain29corduroystain29 Posts: 19
    beach house, company of thieves, and the walkmen
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Not sure if these all fall under the "Indie" category as I'm not even sure what that means anymore but here's some lesser know bands that I've been digging lately: Portugal.the Man, The Sheepdogs, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Banana Phonetic
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  • twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    Fleet Foxes
    Broken Bells
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    As he.who.forgets said, I don't know exactly what "indie" means anymore but here are my 2 cents.

    The Duke Spirit:
    http://vimeo.com/21060090?ab

    The Kills
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniPVDz12bc

    Band of Skulls
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChkIImXr3x0

    Dum Dum Girls
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOZgb0T7AM4

    Black Mountain
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmbmOVunEcc
  • SawyerSawyer Posts: 2,411
    The National

    Sigur Ros

    TV on the Radio

    Yuck

    Battles
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    just saw royal bangs the other night... real good

    been into caribou and everest lately too
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  • jshinjshin Posts: 1,759
    Blitzen Trapper

    Dr Dog

    The Builders and The Butchers

    The National
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Heartless Bastards
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards

    Ohio band...good call
  • bluesuedeitzradbluesuedeitzrad Posts: 432
    start with the original greats. check out Sebadoh, Guided by Voices and Pavement
  • KM43590KM43590 Posts: 298
    Any chance I get to spread the word about good, modern indie music, I can't help myself! These are some of my favorites from the last few years that I've come across. I highly recommend them, they're all unique in their own way, and they're worth checking out if you want to expand your musical interests!

    Neutral Milk Hotel
    of Montreal
    The Apples In Stereo
    Mates of State
    Sugar and Gold
    Ratatat
    Bonnie "Prince" Billy (Will Oldham)
    The Go! Team
    The Low Anthem
    Hayden
    Passion Pit
    Girl Talk
    Okkervil River
    The Mountain Goats
    Metric
    The Gossip
    Gil Mantera's Party Dream
    Islands
    Unicorns
    She and Him

    ...Enjoy!
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Heisenberg wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards

    Ohio band...good call

    yup. except now they're based in Austin, so we get to see them a lot.
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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,957
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heisenberg wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards

    Ohio band...good call

    yup. except now they're based in Austin, so we get to see them a lot.


    All the good ones move away (Heartless Bastards, The Black Keys, The National)
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    oh and I second Band of Skulls and Heartless Bastards...two good ones I left off.
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Middle Brother...
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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    DEEP wrote:
    I wanna expand a little and like Arcade Fire and Band of Horses...What are some other really good Indie bands that I should try?


    Check out Mumford and Sons if you haven't already.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Middle Brother...
    and while you're at it all three bands that make up Middle Brother: Delta Sprit, Deer Tick, & Dawes
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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Middle Brother...
    and while you're at it all three bands that make up Middle Brother: Delta Sprit, Deer Tick, & Dawes
    Yes!!!
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards
    Fuck yeah.

    Also,

    The National
    Junip
    Dinosaur Jr.
    The Black Angels

    I don't know if the last two are really "Indie", but I'll consider it because they're hipster friendly.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Middle Brother...
    That song you requested on my show yesterday was awesome. Good call, my friend... good call indeed!
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Also

    Calexico
    Iron & Wine
    Neko Case's solo work is pretty awesome too.
    Jenny & Johnny
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heisenberg wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards

    Ohio band...good call

    yup. except now they're based in Austin, so we get to see them a lot.

    You're lucky. I saw them open for Drive-By Truckers last month and they did a superb job.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    arctic monkeys
    cold war kids
    the kills
    lcd soundsystem
    portugal. the man
    tame impala
    tv on the radio


    not really sure how many of them are really "indie". But they all are to me.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    dcfaithful wrote:
    You're lucky. I saw them open for Drive-By Truckers last month and they did a superb job.

    glad you enjoyed the show, Dave! they kick all kinds of ass live & they're really nice people as well. we've seen them 6-7 times & they always put on a good show. when we saw them in Austin in 2009, we hung out with them for a bit & had some beers. they even signed our poster! classy group, they are. 8-)
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  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Local Natives is one of my favorite indie bands. Really love them. Been loving Best Coast lately as well! Some others that I have been listening to:

    Fleet Foxes
    Great Northern
    Bon Iver
    The Avett Brothers
    Sleigh Bells
    The Hold Steady
    Iron & Wine
    The Decemberists
    Minus the Bear
    of Montreal
    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    Blitzen Trapper
    Portugal. The Man
    School of Seven Bells
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    samjam wrote:
    Local Natives is one of my favorite indie bands. Really love them. Been loving Best Coast lately as well! Some others that I have been listening to:

    Fleet Foxes
    Great Northern
    Bon Iver
    The Avett Brothers
    Sleigh Bells
    The Hold Steady
    Iron & Wine
    The Decemberists
    Minus the Bear
    of Montreal
    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    Blitzen Trapper
    Portugal. The Man
    School of Seven Bells

    Some good bands in there for sure. But I've just gotta say that I'm quoting it for The Hold Steady alone. That band is the shit, and they are AWESOME live.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    The Gay Blades
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  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    Better Dan wrote:
    DEEP wrote:
    I wanna expand a little and like Arcade Fire and Band of Horses...What are some other really good Indie bands that I should try?


    Check out Mumford and Sons if you haven't already.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,918
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    Fleet Foxes
    Broken Bells

    I'm with you on these.

    Agree with:
    Decemberists (although I'm not a huge fan of the new album)
    TV on the Radio

    Can't go wrong with Spoon.

    I don't think Black Keys & Death Cab for Cutie are indie anymore, but I love them. (or are they always indie??? - I get confused about this stuff - I just want to hear some good music)

    I'm gonna have to check out Band of Skulls...
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  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

    Can't go wrong with Spoon.

    ^^THIS.
    How could I forget to put them on my list? They're amazing and equally amazing live.
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