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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    beach house, company of thieves, and the walkmen
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  • 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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  • Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    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
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    The National

    Sigur Ros

    TV on the Radio

    Yuck

    Battles
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    just saw royal bangs the other night... real good

    been into caribou and everest lately too
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    Blitzen Trapper

    Dr Dog

    The Builders and The Butchers

    The National
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  • HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Heartless Bastards
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  • Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Heartless Bastards

    Ohio band...good call
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    start with the original greats. check out Sebadoh, Guided by Voices and Pavement
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    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!
  • HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Heisenberg wrote:
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    Ohio band...good call

    yup. except now they're based in Austin, so we get to see them a lot.
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  • Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    mfc2006 wrote:
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    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)
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    oh and I second Band of Skulls and Heartless Bastards...two good ones I left off.
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    Middle Brother...
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    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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    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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    he.who.forgets wrote:
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    and while you're at it all three bands that make up Middle Brother: Delta Sprit, Deer Tick, & Dawes
    Yes!!!
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    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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  • 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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