Good Indie Bands

BinGnarly

Anyone have any suggestions?

Echoes

what do you consider indie?

Brisk.

are you serious???

only one good indie band is Stone roses

everything else sucks

Echoes

hahahahaha

lukin14

I think that is an oxymoron for the most part.

Indie is not a sound. It's a band that has not yet signed to a "MAJOR" label. Usually you are stuck picking up their cds at local record stores or at bar shows.

There's a few small independant labels (hence Indie) but some of the supposed Indie labels are simply arms of a major label.. something like Hellcat/Warner situation.. Warner's way of getting in on the mini-punk explosion a few years ago was to sign deals with Hellcat and use their roster.

savvy?

pearlzepfan

The Replacements
Neutral Milk Hotel

BinGnarly

pearlzepfan wrote:

The Replacements
Neutral Milk Hotel

Thanks

And I know what Indie is im aware that it means you arn't signed to a major label. Maybe I should have rephrased that to what are some good bands not signed to a major label.

Pearl Jam and toast

Modest Mouse (the kings of modern indie music - ripped off countlessly cuz they've been around since the early 90s.. once a sub pop band), kings of leon, strokes,.. listen to college radio and you'll get your hands on the best of the real indie crop.

i hate that it's become a genre :(

Vortex

There are a lot of really good bands out there, it depends of what yo like to listen but if you want to start with indie rock bands well, from the 90´s-00´s:
Pavement, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Death Cab For Cutie, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Luna, Snow Patrol, Belle & Sebastian, Elliott Smith, Heatmiser, Teenage Fanclub, Sebadoh, Modest Mouse.

...and if you are looking for early indie bands well: The Smiths, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Bauhaus, Joy Divsion etc.

But if you want to start from the beginning: The Velvet Underground.

Pearl Jam and toast

Vortex wrote:

There are a lot of really good bands out there, it depends of what yo like to listen but if you want to start with indie rock bands well, from the 90´s-00´s:
Pavement, Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Death Cab For Cutie, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Luna, Snow Patrol, Belle & Sebastian, Elliott Smith, Heatmiser, Teenage Fanclub, Sebadoh, Modest Mouse.

...and if you are looking for early indie bands well: The Smiths, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Bauhaus, Joy Divsion etc.

But if you want to start from the beginning: The Velvet Underground.

you listed modest mouse twice, but i think they deserve it

Vortex

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

you listed modest mouse twice, but i think they deserve it

Sorry, my mistake But of course they deserve it.

joshls

The Silent Partner

http://www.myspace.com/thesilentpartner

alobar

Fugazi
Pinback
Modest Mouse
Built To Spill
Neutral Milk Hotel
Olivia Tremor Control
The Microphones
Wolf Parade
The Decemberists

that's all I can think of for now

TheLostSoul

The Black Angels

inner sense

probably any Elephant 6 band.

mpg82

Interpol.

I love these guys. I think they have some quality stuff that is so hard to find lately. Click http://www.myspace.com/interpol and listen to 'Narc'. Some people say they're a Joy Division copy but I don't care I think they're great.

Vortex

mikeg19_82 wrote:

Interpol.

I love these guys. I think they have some quality stuff that is so hard to find lately. Click http://www.myspace.com/interpol and listen to 'Narc'. Some people say they're a Joy Division copy but I don't care I think they're great.

I forgot Interpol, awsome band and yes, they have a lot of influences from Joy Division but they are great!

I love their first cd, Turn On The Bright Lights, Antics it´s great also but TOTBL it´s special.

UpHereInMyTree500

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

inner sense

UpHereInMyTree500 wrote:

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

yeah their album is amazing from start to finish

IWishIWasASailor

If you like cheesy Jeff Mangum wannabees it is.

allsacredfromyouth

I'm not sure if these are considered 'indie', but Husker Du and Sonic Youth are excellent too. They sure did influence a lot of bands since then.