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    Indie/Folk Rock Bands

    Posts: 1,657 Member
    edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
    If you don't like em... get out :)

    I just want to hear from the people who appreciate the genre.

    I'm curious, what are some of the bands you listen to? I like listening to new artists I haven't heard of :)

    For me it's Band of Horses, Phish, City and Colour, Iron & Wine, Bon Iver, etc etc.

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    • Posts: 31
      Howdy!

      How about; owen, manchester orchestra, brand new, mgmt, say anything :)

      I haven't listen to the ones you named am def going to check them out!

      Happy jamming :D
    • Posts: 1
      You should check out Buffalo Jones. Can find them at http://www.buffalojones.com. Great stuff!
    • Posts: 695
      Barfs all over this thread.
    • Posts: 695
      I've tried to like Phish so hard. I'm usually okay actually.

      Until there's lyrics and singing.
    • Posts: 93 Member
      Love Deerhunter, No Age, Camera Obscura, Pavement, and tons of stuff which I'm drawing a blank on at the moment. I'm a musician as well, I suppose we play in the genre of "indie rock." :)
    • Posts: 205 Member
      bright eyes, the shins, sigur ros, fleet foxes, ray lamontagne, belle and sebastian, wilco, band of horses, tilly and the wall, radical face, eels, modest mouse, radiohead, elliot smith, matt costa, tegan and sara, pixies, smashing pumpkins, spoon, the flaming lips, muse......etc! love it
    • Posts: 160
      My favorite for last summer was Avi Buffalo...Saint Sea Hat, The little Ones, Blitzen Trapper, Dr. Dog. :drinker:

      Ps I love Iron and Wine
    • Posts: 43
      Jenny Lewis or Rilo Kiley are folksy(same girl, different bands). Or Hawksley Workman is a Canadian artist with awesome lyrics and music, as well as being incredibly sexy himself.
    • Posts: 4
      mumford and sons, kimya dawson, basically anything from the indie rock/folk genre. it's feel good music (:
    • Posts: 5,263 Member
      Barfs all over this thread.

      I can't think of a good comeback to this right now so I will wait for a reason to insult you later... :grumble:


      I'm a big classic rock fan but I also LOVE indie/alt rock. Grizzly Bear and Band of Skulls( youtube them at the Troubadour) being my two favorites! Also digging Two-Door Cinema Club, Blitzen Trapper, My Morning Jacket, Black Keys, Fossil Collective and a folk sisters-duo from Sweden called First Aid Kit.

      There ae some bands in that genre that I just can't get into at all though...

      I'm seeing Cage the Elephant and Muse tomorrow night. From what I've heard, Muse puts on an incredible lightshow and I have no doubt they rock.. :drinker:
    • Posts: 2,029 Member
      Are there any more mainstream bands that fit under this genre? Just have never heard of any of the bands listed here and intrested if there are some that I would know.
    • Posts: 695
      My Morning Jacket is the only band in this thread so far I've smiled for though!
    • Posts: 695
      if they were mainstream they couldn't call themselves indie, then they wouldn't be deck, they'd be sellouts.

      Oh THATS why I hate indie.
    • Posts: 1,657 Member
      I've tried to like Phish so hard. I'm usually okay actually.

      Until there's lyrics and singing.

      AJ get out! Lol
    • Posts: 695
      I love Trey's use of mixolydian modes and his off time phrasing a lot, just not the singing :)
    • Posts: 1,657 Member
      bright eyes, the shins, sigur ros, fleet foxes, ray lamontagne, belle and sebastian, wilco, band of horses, tilly and the wall, radical face, eels, modest mouse, radiohead, elliot smith, matt costa, tegan and sara, pixies, smashing pumpkins, spoon, the flaming lips, muse......etc! love it

      Yesssssss Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes, Ray L, Wilco, Mo Mo, Radiohead... Etc. All the ones I haven't heard I gotta look up!
    • Posts: 1,657 Member
      I love Trey's use of mixolydian modes and his off time phrasing a lot, just not the singing :)

      AJ my love, you are TROLLING my thread! You don't wanna see me angry =/
    • Posts: 160
      show previous quotes

      I can't think of a good comeback to this right now so I will wait for a reason to insult you later... :grumble:


      I'm a big classic rock fan but I also LOVE indie/alt rock. Grizzly Bear and Band of Skulls( youtube them at the Troubadour) being my two favorites! Also digging Two-Door Cinema Club, Blitzen Trapper, My Morning Jacket, Black Keys, Fossil Collective and a folk sisters-duo from Sweden called First Aid Kit.

      There ae some bands in that genre that I just can't get into at all though...

      I'm seeing Cage the Elephant and Muse tomorrow night. From what I've heard, Muse puts on an incredible lightshow and I have no doubt they rock.. :drinker:

      Have fun at the show! I think Grizzly Bear is pretty amazing
    • Posts: 1,657 Member
      I can't wait to look up a lot of these!! :) My fellow feel-good, jammers! Ya done good.
    • Posts: 2,029 Member
      if they were mainstream they couldn't call themselves indie, then they wouldn't be deck, they'd be sellouts.

      Oh THATS why I hate indie.
      That's the part that I didn't get. I know "indie" generally means non-mainstream but what makes up the "indie" sound? I always thought Indie bands were somewhere between local acts and signed bands, good but not good enough.
    • Posts: 695
      Wait I'm not trolling here, now I feel like lines are blurring. I like Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks band (who are also called the Soul Stew Revival when they play together) fit the bill of feel good jammers etc etc.

      Would you consider them folk or indie rock bands?
    • Posts: 5,263 Member
      I came across these girls on accident. I about wet myself when they finally went on itunes.


      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hq5RU55kp0
    • Posts: 3,021 Member
      Christine Kane and Ani
    • Posts: 5,263 Member
      Wait I'm not trolling here, now I feel like lines are blurring. I like Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks band (who are also called the Soul Stew Revival when they play together) fit the bill of feel good jammers etc etc.

      Would you consider them folk or indie rock bands?

      Blues Jam bands?
    • Posts: 5,263 Member
      I came across these girls on accident. I about wet myself when they finally went on itunes. Great harmonies and they are very easy to cover.


      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hq5RU55kp0
    • Posts: 3,450 Member
      bright eyes, the shins, sigur ros, fleet foxes, ray lamontagne, belle and sebastian, wilco, band of horses, tilly and the wall, radical face, eels, modest mouse, radiohead, elliot smith, matt costa, tegan and sara, pixies, smashing pumpkins, spoon, the flaming lips, muse......etc! love it


      Youre my musical BFF!! Mumford and Sons, Frightened Rabbit, Avette Brothers. Love love love! Off to find which ones you all have named I dont already own!
    • Posts: 3,434 Member
      Bon Iver

      Shearwater

      Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

      Foster the People

      Warpaint

      Death From Above 1979

      Heartless *kitten*

      Best Coast

      One of my favs right now:




      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOFxb0F2F2A

      I love this band!!!

      Artist: Warpaint
      Song: Elephants
    • Posts: 1,217 Member
      M83, Yuck, The Dears, Kelley Stoltz, and Broken Social Scene are a few of my current faves. They change all of the time though since I listen to indie radio stations (online) mainly and there are lots of indie bands popping up!

      Although my favorite [indie] band of all time is Copeland. They broke up last year but thank goodness I was able to see them live on their farewell tour. They'll always be number 1, but The Bravery is sharing the spot with them now. :-)
    • Posts: 4
      BON IVER

      IRON AND WINE

      MATT COSTA

      BRETT DENNEN

      RAY LAMONTANGE

      GARY JULES
    • Posts: 2,029 Member
      I guess I found the one area of music that I have no knowledge of because these are all bran new names to me. Wilco does sound familiar though.
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