Indie/Folk Rock Bands

datzun

Not sure if these fit under Indie/Folk or not:

Guster
Jaymay
Old 97s
Phoenix
She & Him
The Smiths
Snow Patrol

tmilz

I forgot:

Animal Liberation orchestra (ALO)

BAMA66

Mumford and Sons, I love Phish, George Clinton, Allman Brothers, Drop Kick Murphy's, Ray Lagmontage

Ajontheguitar

Mumford and Sons, I love Phish, George Clinton, Allman Brothers, Drop Kick Murphy's, Ray Lagmontage

I can dig on most of these big time. However are George and the Allman bros considered this? Because I love those two.

TheBraveryLover

Also digging Two-Door Cinema Club

I consider them indie pop as opposed to indie rock, but yeah, great band!:happy:

MondaysChild81

Ed Sheeran

Eels

Elliot Smith

The Divine Comedy

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Dave Matthews Band

Counting Crows

Interpol

The XX

A Whisper In The Noise

Sia

Sanders Bohlke

TheBraveryLover

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.

Some might not agree, but Muse and Paramore started out indie but are pretty well known now. I'd consider their music mainstream-ish now, though still good music. Incubus is fairly well-known but their music has stayed consistent so I'd consider them still indie. Again, all my opinion so don't quote me on it! LOL

MondaysChild81

Also my favourites;


Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups and Yo La Tengo ^_^

TheBraveryLover

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.

Okay after this I'm done stalking this thread, I swear!:laugh:

Indie bands usually consist of the band either being on independent labels (i.e. more freedom and choice in the type of music they release) or independently without a label and doing most the legwork themselves. Them "not being good enough" to make it mainstream has little to do with their quality of music and moreso about connections and money.

Some bands get a nice break, get signed to a major label and their music changes and that's why some indie lovers complain. They don't complain about others knowing about them (some do, but I'm talking about the ones who don't) as much as their dissatisfaction with their music being more controlled (and mainstream-sounding) by their label. Understandable since they're making more money so they kinda have to be corporate puppets, but some people don't understand that and how hard it is to keep the music the same when money talks.

Just wanted to give you my perspective of things.

sillygoose1977

I was going to post something like this the other day...but I obviously didn't.

Built to Spill (my favorite band ever)
Arcade Fire
Elbow
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
Avett Brothers
Josh Ritter
Dispatch

Oh, I could go on and on. Check out this song though. Pure awesomeness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH9EJg4o9-s

appleskye

Yes!

Frightened Rabbit, Grizzly Bear, Eels, The National, Beirut, Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, She & Him, Decemberists...and so many other bands that people have posted. If you like more folky stuff, check out The Tallest Man on Earth and Horse Feathers. I'm going to see Bon Iver later this year, so excited!

Here's an amazing Grizzly Bear video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puph1hejMQE

Would be nice to have some indie friends, feel free to add me on here

mandeiko

Yes!

Frightened Rabbit, Grizzly Bear, Eels, The National, Beirut, Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, She & Him, Decemberists...and so many other bands that people have posted. If you like more folky stuff, check out The Tallest Man on Earth and Horse Feathers. I'm going to see Bon Iver later this year, so excited!

Here's an amazing Grizzly Bear video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puph1hejMQE

Would be nice to have some indie friends, feel free to add me on here

The National! Did I forget to name them?! They are at the top of my list!! In lovvvvvve with them!

mandeiko

Conor Oberst

jesienia

I'm a HUGE folk/indie lover...it's pretty much all I listen too. My favorites are

Dry the River
Johnny Flynn
Bright Eyes
Blue Skies
Conor Oberst
Viva Brother
Guillemots
Mumford & Sons
Laura Marling
Life in Film
Young the Giant
Peter and the Wolf
She & Him
Rook and The Ravens
The Libertines
Kate Nash

and the list goes on and on. lol

rachpiper720

Love this thread! I'll get some great ideas for some new bands. My favorites are:

City and Colour, Cursive, anything with Coner Oberst, Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, Murder by Death, Rocky Votolato, Swell Season, Straylight Run, and William Elliot Whitmore just to name a few!

jillwaller

Zerbin, Yeasayer, The Limousines, Juke Kartel, Best Coast, Wavves, Foster the People

quitmakingexcuses

Oh man this is the best thread EVER. I WANT ALL OF YOU TO BE MY FRIENDS.

Lets see I like....

Neutral Milk Hotel (my favorite band ever)
Wye Oak
Builders and the Butchers
The Dead Weather
Minus the Bear
The Antlers
Clinic
Deer Hunter
The Duke Spirit (<3)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (duhhh)
Seabear
The Warlocks
Ra Ra Riot
The Doves
Interpol
The Smiths
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Young the Giant (i think someone already said that..)

I could go on and on and on...

quitmakingexcuses

(Any of you are welcome to friend me just because of your awesome taste in music!! )

sleepytexan

Grace Potter and The Nocturnals. Big Head Todd and the Monsters. The Middle Eight.

LuneBleu85

I love Bon Iver (I know it's the obvious choice but I could listen to Skinny Love like 4 million times a day and still enjoy it) Ray Lamontagne, and Josh Ritter especially right now

I saw the Pixies in concert a few months ago...not sure what category they fall under...besides AWESOME.

MondaysChild81

Pixies? In concert? Recently?

You lucky thing!! I may burst with envy ^_^

Am going to see Bon Iver in Manchester in October, thats kinda lucky too >_<

tmilz

I love Bon Iver (I know it's the obvious choice but I could listen to Skinny Love like 4 million times a day and still enjoy it) Ray Lamontagne, and Josh Ritter especially right now

Skinny love is the ****....

fbmandy55

Yes!

Frightened Rabbit, Grizzly Bear, Eels, The National, Beirut, Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, She & Him, Decemberists...and so many other bands that people have posted. If you like more folky stuff, check out The Tallest Man on Earth and Horse Feathers. I'm going to see Bon Iver later this year, so excited!

Here's an amazing Grizzly Bear video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puph1hejMQE

Would be nice to have some indie friends, feel free to add me on here

There are a TON of great Grizzly Bear Videos on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGIG4P7zH5k&amp;feature=view_all&amp;list=PL548AB2808FA37F4C&amp;index=4

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY4186cW10o&amp;feature=bf_prev&amp;list=PL548AB2808FA37F4C&amp;index=6

Anyone else obsessed with Black Cab Sessions? Any indie band you like probably has a song on black cab sessions.

_eislek_

bright eyes bright eyes bright eyes. I'm naming my kid after Conor Oberst one day. He is the most brilliant person on earth. Ever. The end. lol.

pumpkinmoccasin

I'm really into The Wilderness of Manitoba right now, I just saw them live opening for Rasputina and they're really great I'm also on a Fleet Foxes kick right now. Indie/folk

fbmandy55

Also digging Two-Door Cinema Club

I consider them indie pop as opposed to indie rock, but yeah, great band!:happy:

Yeah, I think Indie pop is a guilty pleasure of mine.

Alt Nation on XM radio is like crack-cocaine to me.

mandeiko

(Any of you are welcome to friend me just because of your awesome taste in music!! )

I thought of you as I was making this thread! I was waiting for you to stumble upon it

You can all add me too! I love sharing same music tastes!!

heyjude78

I was going to post something like this the other day...but I obviously didn't.

Built to Spill (my favorite band ever)
Arcade Fire
Elbow
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
Avett Brothers
Josh Ritter
Dispatch

Oh, I could go on and on. Check out this song though. Pure awesomeness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH9EJg4o9-s

Thanks for posting that link! Nevery heard of Built to Spill, but I dig em... You'd probably like pinback (if you don't already)
http://youtu.be/59cQWw9ctOA

But seriously check out Avi Buffalo~ http://youtu.be/evu_MqAZpC0 - My fav line " you are tiny and your lips are like little pieces of bacon" haha~ of course it has to do with food!

MissO﹠A

So much that I quite like in this thread, like:

Elbow
Snow Patrol
Wye Oak
Interpol (are they really indie though?)
Friendly Fires

Adding:
Noah & the Whale
The Joy Formidable
Ringo Deathstarr

Feel free to hate me for this, as I'd rather stick sharpened poisonous sticks into my ear canals than listen to:
My Morning Jacket
Anything with the whine that is Conor Oberst's voice.

Ajontheguitar

While I like My Morning Jacket, Conner Oberst is in my top 5 list of dudes I'd like to punch.