Indie/Folk Rock Bands

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  • appleskye
    appleskye Posts: 54
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    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
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
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    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
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
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    Conor Oberst
  • jesienia
    jesienia Posts: 294
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    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
    rachpiper720 Posts: 204
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    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
    jillwaller Posts: 82
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    Zerbin, Yeasayer, The Limousines, Juke Kartel, Best Coast, Wavves, Foster the People
  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    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
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
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    (Any of you are welcome to friend me just because of your awesome taste in music!! :) )
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
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    Grace Potter and The Nocturnals. Big Head Todd and the Monsters. The Middle Eight.
  • LuneBleu85
    LuneBleu85 Posts: 217
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    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 :D

    I saw the Pixies in concert a few months ago...not sure what category they fall under...besides AWESOME.
  • MondaysChild81
    MondaysChild81 Posts: 158 Member
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    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
    tmilz Posts: 4
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    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 :D

    Skinny love is the ****....
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
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    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_
    _eislek_ Posts: 198 Member
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    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
    pumpkinmoccasin Posts: 316
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    I'm really into The Wilderness of Manitoba right now, I just saw them live opening for Rasputina and they're really great :D I'm also on a Fleet Foxes kick right now. :heart: Indie/folk
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
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    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
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
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    (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
    heyjude78 Posts: 160
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    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
    MissO﹠A Posts: 906 Member
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    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
    Ajontheguitar Posts: 695
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    While I like My Morning Jacket, Conner Oberst is in my top 5 list of dudes I'd like to punch.

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