Whats the best indie music out there?

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited November 2007 in Other Music
I am defining indie music as music that is indeed indie, and on an indie label (Devendra Banhart, Arcade Fire, Damien Rice etc…), and additionally it is for the sake of this discussion, music that is also on a major label but was previously on an indie label, or is just indie sounding (Modest Mouse, Death Cab)

So what is the best indie music around right now? Who is the best indie band?
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    lol good indie music..

    i'll be darned.....

    welll in these modern days anyway
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Some of my favs are and were always:
    Pixies
    Pavement
    Modest Mouse
    Built to Spill
    Neutral Milk Hotel
    Dinosaur Jr
    Arcade Fire
    Minus the Bear

    You probalby know all about them. I'm not cool with all the ultra hipster bands :(
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  • rigneyclan
    rigneyclan Posts: 289
    Fugazi...they're fucking legendary
    here's some live videos of their songs if you've never heard of them:
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  • Boom The Cat
    Boom The Cat Posts: 482
    Hmm, Indie has either lost its meaning, or gained a new one.

    Indie used to mean Independant, and exactly that by definition. Now it's just the name of crappy generic british pop rock.
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  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    Are The Shins indie? I like The Shins.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    anotherclone wrote:
    Are The Shins indie? I like The Shins.
    I think they have that indie sound and they are on sub pop so they would count i assume.

    I really liked the first two albums. I like songs on the third album but i would stop short of saying i like the entire album.
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  • itsevobaby
    itsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    here are a few of my favs...you could argue if they are indie or not, but really, who gives a fuck as long as the music is good....

    pinback
    built to spill
    modest mouse
    nada surf
    belle & sebastian
    national
    new pornographers
    shins
    death cab
    postal service
    secret machines
    tv on the radio
    decemberists
    polyphonic spree
    bright eyes
    idlewild
    dinosaur jr
    arcade fire
    sigur ros
    explosions in the sky
    :)
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    SPOON
    Nada Surf
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    manic street preachers
  • bayleaf
    bayleaf Posts: 128
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    for me, the best music out there(indie or otherwise), is the music i like and therefore listen to. :)
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  • btb002
    btb002 Posts: 183
    http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/17041415/indie_rock_universe
    You are just a negative mindless pud.
  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Anything that wouldn't classify itself as 'indie'.

    Modest Mouse is the best band 'indie' kids listen to. They should get a lot of credit for their part in inventing the sound indie rock has been falling short of for it's existence. Isaac Brock is brilliant, but almost everyone who's tried to rip him off have been terrible.

    There are a lot of bands that get pulled into the genre like the Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket that are just getting better and better. Get into the older bands that indie tries to stick it's label all over like Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, sometimes the Pixies, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground.

    As a general rule of thumb, any band with a singer who imitates Isaac Brock or a singer who imitates the guy from Bright Eyes imitating Isaac Brock is poison.
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  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    The Redwalls
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

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  • bossman3188
    bossman3188 Posts: 263
    The Slant
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  • MarkerInTheSand
    MarkerInTheSand Posts: 191
    pick up "in an aeroplane over the sea" by neutral milk hotel
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense

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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    Anything that wouldn't classify itself as 'indie'.

    Modest Mouse is the best band 'indie' kids listen to. They should get a lot of credit for their part in inventing the sound indie rock has been falling short of for it's existence. Isaac Brock is brilliant, but almost everyone who's tried to rip him off have been terrible.

    There are a lot of bands that get pulled into the genre like the Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket that are just getting better and better. Get into the older bands that indie tries to stick it's label all over like Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, sometimes the Pixies, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground.

    As a general rule of thumb, any band with a singer who imitates Isaac Brock or a singer who imitates the guy from Bright Eyes imitating Isaac Brock is poison.

    i'm curious what you think those bands would be. also, how does conor oberst try to sound like isaac brock? bright eyes has been playing for as long as modest mouse as far as i know.

    built to spill, kings of leon, my morning jacket, modest mouse, and bright eyes are all great bands.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i like my friends band

    http://www.myspace.com/teethofmammals
  • soclose
    soclose Posts: 629
    Califone
    Dr. Dog
    Deadstring Brothers

    Just to name a few I'm enjoying lately.

    I can't leave this thread with out stating that I strongly dislike the implications that a.) there is such a thing as an indie sound (how does one sound independent?) and b.) that all or most newer indie bands either sound the same or are guilty of imitating one of several earlier independent bands. Not only is this unfair, but in most cases it's probably a sign that the speaker isn't taking much time to listen to the music he or she has chosen to criticize.
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Boom The Cat wrote:
    Hmm, Indie has either lost its meaning, or gained a new one.

    Indie used to mean Independant, and exactly that by definition. Now it's just the name of crappy generic british pop rock.


    kind of funny, huh?

    people describe the sound of some bands as "indie"

    i always thought it should have been just "indi"


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