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xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
edited December 2007 in Other Music
I have been listening to a lot of newer "indie" music lately and I would like to find some bands that are similar to the following...

- The Shins
- Band of Horses
- Cold War Kids
- Spoon

Please DON'T Recommend :
- The National
- Modest Mouse
- Arcade Fire
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,697
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    I have been listening to a lot of newer "indie" music lately and I would like to find some bands that are similar to the following...

    - The Shins
    - Band of Horses
    - Cold War Kids
    - Spoon

    Please DON'T Recommend :
    - The National
    - Modest Mouse
    - Arcade Fire

    Gomez
    Wilco
  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    Dr. Dog
  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Dunno if they're "indie" but...

    Dredg
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    Teeth of Mammals
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    Great Lake Swimmers
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  • KatzenjammerKatzenjammer Posts: 57
    These threads are silly because I see the same bands in every one. People love nothing more than pushing their twee, bizarre music on each other. It's depressing...

    Now allow me to contradict everything I just said. QotSA's pretty cool.*crushing shame inside* :(
  • stevieraveonstevieraveon Posts: 413
    My Morning Jacket
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  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    I have been listening to a lot of newer "indie" music lately and I would like to find some bands that are similar to the following...

    - The Shins
    - Band of Horses
    - Cold War Kids
    - Spoon

    Please DON'T Recommend :
    - The National
    - Modest Mouse
    - Arcade Fire

    well...if you like cold war kids, then i would suggest delta spirit and we barbarians. though we barbarians is only selling their ep at their shows...i'm really bummed about that! but, you can check out delta spirit on itunes i think.

    others to check out...tapes 'n tapes, annuals, elvis perkins in dearland, menomena, fields, the spinto band, clap your hands say yeah!...i could go on for days :)
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    ...and you will know us by the trail of dead

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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,902
    No Indie, but if you like Band of Horses can't go wrong with My Morning Jacket

    Try a band called SourceVictoria

    out of Phoenix- http://www.myspace.com/sourcevictoria
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    Death Cb For Cutie. if they can even be called indie.
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  • Prioronfire22Prioronfire22 Posts: 393
    I think that'd go towards the emo category actually, but my reccommendation is ANIMAL COLLECTIVE!
  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    Rogue Wave
    New pornographers
    My Morning Jacket
    Interpol
    Broken Social Scene
    Kings of leon
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  • boroff89boroff89 Posts: 786
    pearljam_addiction wrote:
    New pornographers

    I'd second this one. Challengers is one of the better albums of the year, and they are more in the mold of the bands you mentioned liking.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    You simply can't go wrong with any of the following:

    Wintersleep
    Cuff the Duke
    Wilco
    The Tragically Hip
    New Pornographers
    The Weakerthans
    Gomez
    The Hold Steady
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    The Constantines
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
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    Damien Rice
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Katzenjammer wrote:
    These threads are silly because I see the same bands in every one. People love nothing more than pushing their twee, bizarre music on each other. It's depressing...

    Now allow me to contradict everything I just said. QotSA's pretty cool.*crushing shame inside* :(

    He asked for Indie bands. Whilst some of them are pretty good, the 'genre' gets narrower every time I blink...
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    My Morning Jacket

    Many people say that Band of Horses sounds like a cross betwen MMJ & the shins. so i think you should give them a shot. Z would probalby be a good album to start with.

    Iron & Wine

    He has a bit of an indie folk flavor to him. New album this year was very good.

    Built to Spill

    Perfect from now on is the album to get either that of their LIVE album which is very good and will give you a broad idea of their sound.


    ..And You Will Know us by the Trail of the Dead

    Don't be fooled by the name. They are not a metal band. Check out Source Tags & Codes. It is one of the best albums of this decade .
    (good call on them indian summer)

    go forth and enjoy the music
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    intodeep wrote:

    ..And You Will Know us by the Trail of the Dead

    Don't be fooled by the name. They are not a metal band. Check out Source Tags & Codes. It is one of the best albums of this decade .
    (good call on them indian summer)

    I was hooked on them after hearing "Another Morning Stoner"...


    I'm with ya on the MMJ train too...just figured they were a household name by now...their local boys to me.
    "It's all happening"
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Manchester Orchestra

    the most spectacular of the spectacular "indie" *ahem*.... bands

    not unlike MMJ and BoH but a clear choice for some bohemian ears looking for some fresh sounds of layered guitars and smart lyrics.
    the Minions
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Okkervil River
    Rogue Wave


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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Katzenjammer wrote:
    These threads are silly because I see the same bands in every one. People love nothing more than pushing their twee, bizarre music on each other. It's depressing...

    Now allow me to contradict everything I just said. QotSA's pretty cool.*crushing shame inside* :(


    your post is silly, if you will.

    i have been turned on to some really good music because of posts like this.

    there's nothing bizarre about music.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,953
    brainofPJ wrote:
    your post is silly, if you will.

    i have been turned on to some really good music because of posts like this.

    there's nothing bizarre about music.


    I think what the person is getting at is that rather than posting a genuine recomendation based on what bands the original poster listed, people just shout out whatever band is their personal favorite that dont sound remotely simular in sound or style to the shins, spoon, band of horses, or Cold War kids.

    The best recommendations I've seen out the ones listed thus far are (based on what this person is looking for):
    My Morning Jacket & Rogue Wave
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I had the privilege of meeting and being on the bill with this bloke, at a gig very recently. I don't throw the word genius about, but I think he might be bloody close to one:

    http://www.myspace.com/paulmosley

    Start with the second track.
  • THE BANDTHE BAND Posts: 83
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Broken Social Scene and Modest Mouse are the only "indie" (as in, would be classified indie these days) bands worth two shits if you ask me. But they're really fucking good.

    My Morning Jacket and the Kings of Leon are amazing too (but I don't think of them as "indie").

    edit: I like most of Built To Spill's stuff too, for the record.

    So I guess three mainstream indie bands that are worth two shits :p
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  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Manchester Orchestra

    the most spectacular of the spectacular "indie" *ahem*.... bands

    not unlike MMJ and BoH but a clear choice for some bohemian ears looking for some fresh sounds of layered guitars and smart lyrics.


    i saw them Open for Brand New earlier this year ,and they were amazing. their album is one of my favorites of this year
    "I Will Scream my Lungs out 'til it fills this Room "

    " I Will Feel Alive as Long as I am Free"

    "Are We Getting SomeThing Out Of this All Encompassing Trip? Makes Much More Sense To Live In The Present Tense"

    www.myspace.com/ehoff12982
  • KatzenjammerKatzenjammer Posts: 57
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    He asked for Indie bands. Whilst some of them are pretty good, the 'genre' gets narrower every time I blink...

    It depends on what indie means: Josh created his own label and organizes the Desert Sessions every few years, which sounds pretty indie to me. Then again maybe that's "punk". Bah.

    And yes, the genres get more specialized every year. How many subgroups of metal are there now? 10? 11?
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