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Favorite indie rock bands?

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edited December 2012 in Other Music
Who are your favorites?
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,050
    JJ Grey and Mofro is my favorite - not sure if they would be classified as indie though.
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,845
    Not sure what is considered "indie rock" these days, but I'm a huge fan of The Airborne Toxic Event.
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Pinback
    Rogue Wave
    Nada Surf
    Spoon
    Minus the Bear
    Eels
    Iron and Wine
    The Whigs
    Grizzly Bear
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Dawes
    Band of Horses
    The Head and The Heart
    The Walkmen
    Father John Misty

    Those are at the top of my list right now.
    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
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Not sure what is considered "indie rock" these days, but I'm a huge fan of The Airborne Toxic Event.
    Saw them at a festival this summer, not knowing anything about them, Was very impresed.
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  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    Echo and the Bunnymen, Brian Jonestown Massacre
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,845
    dcfaithful wrote:

    The Head and The Heart


    The Head & The Heart are so damn good. I think they're recording a new album right now....hopefully we'll see that sometime next year.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Indifference71 wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:

    The Head and The Heart


    The Head & The Heart are so damn good. I think they're recording a new album right now....hopefully we'll see that sometime next year.

    That'd be great! I love their self-titled, and if I'm not mistaken, it truly is "indie"
    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
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,073
    there's a lot. i think there was an old thread about these, but got locked. Here are mine (in alphabetical order):

    Arcade Fire
    Arctic Monkeys
    Band Of Horses
    Band Of Skulls
    Best Coast
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Bloc Party
    The Boxer Rebellion
    Broken Bells
    Clap Your Hands Say YEah
    Cold War Kids
    Cooper Temple Clause (Defunct now :( )
    The Coral
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
    Dead Weather
    DC4C
    The Decemberists
    Django Django
    The Drums
    The Duke Spirit
    Eagles Of Death Metal
    Editors
    Elbow
    The Enemy (UK)
    Fleet Foxes
    Foster The People
    The Fratellis
    Free Energy
    Gaslight Anthem
    The Hives
    The Hold Steady
    The Horrors
    Hot Chip
    Interpol
    Japandroids
    Kaiser Chiefs
    Kasabian
    Klaxons
    The Libertines (defunct :( )
    M83
    The Maccabees
    Metric
    MGMT
    Miike Snow
    The Music (defunct :( )
    The National
    Ned's Atomic Dustbin
    Palma Violets
    Passion Pit
    Peter Bjorn & John
    Phoenix
    Polyphonic Spree
    Rilo Kiley
    Sea Wolf
    The Secret Machines
    The Shins
    Silversun Pickups
    The Sleepy Jackson
    Sleigh Bells
    Spoon
    The Strokes
    The Subways
    Super Furry Animals
    Surfer Blood
    Tame Impala
    The Ting Tings
    tune-yards
    TV On The Radio
    The Vaccines
    Vampire Weekend
    The Vines
    The Von Bondies
    The Whigs
    The xx
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Yeasayer
    Yuck
    The Zutons

    just a "few" of my favorites :lol:
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    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Local Natives
    Cloud Nothings
    Tame Impala
    Yeasayer
    Young the Giant
    Japandroids
    Grizzly Bear
    Best Coast
    First Aid Kit
    Arcade Fire
    Delta Spirit
    Minus the Bear
    The Kooks
    Metric
    Of Monsters and Men
    Spoon
    Wilco
    of Montreal
    Bloc Party
    Tapes 'n Tapes
    TV on the Radio
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I think a lot of bands i like started indie but got bigger so i dont' know if they are "indie" but here we go my top 5

    dinosaur jr
    modest mouse
    built to spill
    arcade fire
    the national

    Shout out to minus the bear who started off fantastic but just faded so much for me the past frew albums.
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    samjam wrote:
    Local Natives
    Cloud Nothings
    Tame Impala
    Yeasayer
    Young the Giant
    Japandroids
    Grizzly Bear
    Best Coast
    First Aid Kit
    Arcade Fire
    Delta Spirit
    Minus the Bear
    The Kooks
    Metric
    Of Monsters and Men
    Spoon
    Wilco
    of Montreal
    Bloc Party
    Tapes 'n Tapes
    TV on the Radio

    Nice list. I forgot about Tapes 'n Tapes. Delta Spirit is great too. I saw them for the first time this year and it was a hell of a show. Opened with "Money Saves"... awesome.
    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
  • Jnich2424Jnich2424 Posts: 608
    Head and the Heart
    The Revivalists
    Allen Stone
    Beirut
    Band of Horses
    Dawes
    Jamie N Commons
    JJ Grey
    The Lumineers
    LP
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
    Matt Wertz
    Milo Greene
    The Staves
    The Civil Wars
  • MissPennyLaneMissPennyLane Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 687
    I'm in a huge Portugal The Man kick right now!
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    bluegrace wrote:
    Echo and the Bunnymen, Brian Jonestown Massacre


    we should be friends.

    my thoughts on Aufheben

    Of any band since 1995, the BJM have one of the greatest back catalogues in music. Bar None. And remain under the radar of many. Mastermind, Anton Newcombe is a polarizing figure to say the least. You don't have over 40 band members come and go in under 20 years because you are a nice level headed man. His antics have turned people away for years, but the music is undeniable, a thing of beauty. Thank god he is still making music in 2012, and what an album!

    The last two Jonestown LPs have taken us on different journeys than the mid 90's stuff, but he is pushing forward, going new places. And not missing a beat. These tunes are so absolutely beautiful and calming, they embody everything the BJM stands for, even if some of the lyrics aren't in English. They drip with drug use, psychadelia and create lush soundscapes to lose yourself in. A sunny day at the beach with these on your stereo will send you places. Listen to the stand out "The Clouds are Lies" and tell me it's not one of their best songs ever.

    Not to come off overly morbid, but the instant Anton Newcombe passes away, he will be hailed as a musical genius of our times and idolized as a legend. I am forgoing that unfortunate thought and calling it like I see it now. The feeling I get from listening to BJM is unrivaled. Pure bliss.

    Since the infamous 2007 freak out at the Commodore, Anton won't play Vancouver. I've made the voyage to Seattle to get my dose twice since then. In fact this May in Seattle, I asked Anton how long is he going to make me keep driving to Seattle? He replied "It's not my fault" and gave me some sob story about the border. Then during the concert, said into the mic "I'm tired of getting asked when I will play Vancouver again. Fuck you and your county! We will play Vancouver! Washington, that is!!!!!" Oh Anton.
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  • STAYSEASTAYSEA Posts: 3,814
    Indie means your band is on an independent (non corporate) label.

    I think Jack White does this well.

    Conner Oberst and his Saddle Creek recording studio is another great example.
    But Jack is a machine! WoW he puts out maybe over 400 albums a year. That is a lot of studio time. :shock:

    Now I'm confused as what the question really is, and that is never good. :lol:
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    DeVotchKa is another one. Awesome band.
    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
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