Just getting into the Indie scene

peter dragon · Post by **peter dragon** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:58 am

and I like most of what I hear.. so far

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
absoutly love it! A instant Favorite..yet wasnt as impressed with Wolf Parade that Donovan suggested..

SufJan Stevens - Illinois
Great and kinda strange..Rythmic and I end up humming strange tunes..but overall one of my favorite "new albums"

Spoon - Give me Fiction
Very cool stuff a little harder than the first two, and more "rock" Almost bealtish? less sting (violins) instruments than the others in this list..

The Decemberists - Picaresque
nice I have really gotten into this album as well..

Iron & Wine - Have In the Reins and Our Endless Numbered Days
but havent listened to it yet..

As you can tell im horrible at writing critiques.. sorry..But what am I missing.. what other bands should I check out? any suggestions?
thanks
Bob

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:41 pm

What music do you like? Do you likea da hard rock?

peter dragon · Post by **peter dragon** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:18 pm

i like all kinds of music, i guess im just looking for any thing good.

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:34 pm

Yuppie Pricks

Death from Above 1979

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:40 am

PD, those are all great albums. every one of them. i have yet to hear the iron and wine yet. but i have heard they are good.

the wrens and broken social scene are board favorites as well.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:56 am

http://www.matadorrecords.com
http://www.mergerecords.com
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com
http://www.subpop.com
https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/
http://www.dragcity.com/dragcity.html
http://www.epitonic.com
http://www.mintrecs.com/

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:28 pm

For the recent stuff, check out pitchfork's best of the past 5 years:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/top/2000-04/index5.shtml
I didn't know Unwound was still around 'til I read that.

For stuff from the 90s or earlier, ask PSU or Moorese or King Crimson or MGO or Donovan.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:03 pm

Carbon Leaf. I just discoverd them and absolutly love their sound. Kinda Dave Matthews/Bare Naked Ladies type stuff but, in my opinion, much better. They also blend some Celtic to their sound. Very interesting and very, very good. Start with their latest release, "Indian Summer", and work backwards. Skip their live CD and get "Echo, Echo" after Indian Summer.

Also, I don't know if he can be considered "indie" anymore, but Ryan Adams is solid. His album, "Gold", is excellent. "Heartbreaker" is also a solid CD.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:24 pm

Unfortunately, the really good Wolf Parade, I can't find on the net. They have 2 EPs and a full length out, and what I have isn't any of those. I have noticed more and more reviews popping up about them though. There are definitely other bands I'd introduce you to before them anyway. One thing you should never do though is dismiss a band after one song, or even one album. So much of it can be so different that you wouldn't know you're listening to the same band, such as the case w/ Wolf Parade as they mix up vocalists from time to time, and cover spastic rock to gloomy theremin alt/pop rock. For starters I'd definitely check out Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk. That'll have you humming tunes for weeks. Also try some Grandaddy...anything by them I'm convinced you'll like, but I'd go with Sumday (which I think is Grandaddy's best album song-for-song, however, they have better individual songs off Software Slump and Under The Western Freeway).