Well, here are some:

The Decemberists
Built To Spill
Wilco
The Arcade Fire
The American Analog Set
Godspeed You Black Emperor! (instrumentals)
Explosions In The Sky (instrumentals)

Some old stuff I listen to:
All-Time Quarterbacks (probably the newest)
Metallica
Iron Maiden
The Beatles
The Eagles
The Doors
The Cure
The Ramones
The Clash
The Misfits
Queen
David Bowie

What bands do you listen to?

Currently mainstream:
Death Cab
Hot Hot Heat
Yellowcard (they've been mainstream for quite some time now)
The Killers

i have alot of favorites..but the one that stands out to me is Showroom.

The killers

uhhh old switchfoot.
menomena
ambulance ltd
the album leaf
imogen heap
nada surf
shout out louds


there's so many >.<

http://www.myspace.com/kiteoperations

A band of korean guys from NYC. I love them XD.

^thanks for the suggestion!


i love
-basement jaxx
-scissor sisters

svetlaella

^^ imogen heap/frou frou is my current fave =)

I <3 The Decemberists!
also:
The Arcade Fire
The Shins
Beck
Death Cab for Cutie
Feist
Hot Hot Heat
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The New Pornographers

ect, ect.

yes! omg her voice is amazinggggg. and i love what they do to the vocal tracks. it's very unique.
i'm really digging sufjan stevens right now. his voice is really earthy.
others worth noting:
kaiser chiefs
bloc party
ladytron

Yes!! Imogene Heap...her vocals on Hide & Seek is soooo chilling!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs..cus Karen O. rocks!

I love Death Cab for Cutie but ahm not sure if they're still considered indie cus they just released a major label album..

Anyone into Sigur Ros? An icelandic band with really hypnotic sounds? Hoppipola and Glosoli are so haunting

Guided by Voices...even though they've retired, they're legacy lives on...kings of lo-fi!!!

Old stuff like those 4AD bands such as This Mortal Coil & Dead Can Dance are also my faves...

And of course Pinoi indie bands/acts such as Pedicab, Paramita, Up Dharma Down, Narda, Juan Pablo Dream, Cynthia Alexander, Mishka Adams, Daydream Cycle and UrbanDub!!!!

those aren't indie

I listen to mainly into the Japanese Indie scene but I like bands like Sigur Rós, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Mogwai

i definitely <3 death cab for cutie!!! i also listen to daphne loves derby,,

daphne.
death cab.
bright eyes.
sherwood.
the scene aesthetic.
walking ashland.
tegan and sara.
stars.
gatsby's american dream.
the early november.
straylight run.
dashboard.
desperado revenge.
sorry about the fire.
feeling left out.
electric president.
copeland.
augustana.
cartel.
the spill canvas.

i have both albums! imogen heap used to be a backup singer for frou frou, i think that's really cool hehe

gosh, i have so many in my other computer but none of them are coming to me right now.

Trail of dead//Summer 91
Paul Bjorn & John//Young Folks
mum//I Can't Feel My Hand Any More, It's Alright, Sleep Still
jeniferever//The Sound of beating wings
explosions in the sky//magic hours
The Mercury Program//you give me problems about my business
Minus the Bear//Pachuca Sunrise
Meg and Dia// Setting up Sunday
The American Analog Set//know by heart
Sufjan Stevens//Chicago
Owen//Who found who's hair in who's bed?
The Appleseed Cast//Hello dearest love
The Arcade Fire//Haiti
Blonde Redhead//misery is a butterfly
Coco Rosie//by your side
Tilly and the Wall//let it rain
The Fall of Troy//Whacko Jacko Steals the Elephan Man's Bones
Crystal Skulls//Hussy
The Decemberists//16 by 32
Deerhoof//+81
Iron & wine//naked as we came
Jets to Brazil//autumn walker
Mirah//cold cold water
Rilo Kiley//august
Pinback//penelope
Division Day//hello
Tera Melos//melody 3
The Snake the Cross the Crown//the great american smokeout
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin//oregon girl
Tegan and Sara//take me anywhere

Bands & a song (blue) I recommend by that artist.

I really don't think a band shown almost every half hour on MTV should be considered "indie".

As I recall, they've gone mainstream, no? So did Death Cab For Cutie..
God I loved Death Cab..but when I heard their new album I thought they could have done better.


I know they aren't. It said 'Some old stuff I listen to'
and uh..go Godspeed You Black Emperor!

The Smiths!

death cab for cutie is still signed with barsuk record company, and barsuk is not a major label company, so theyre still considered indie.

imogen heap is indie...?

she's pretty mainstream now isn't she?

correct me if i'm wrong

**heartxbroadcast**

i <3 augustana... especially "boston!"

Mae
THE HUSH SOUND!!!
Paramore
Surefire High (a local band here in michigan)

a whole lot more but i don't know if people consider them "indie" enough

And Miramax isn't a very large distribution company, but would you consider Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill Vol. 1 "indie" films?

When a band is originally "indie", and then gains mass popularity, the way Death Cab for Cutie has, their independent credibility is obviously questioned, no matter what label they're signed to.

If they start off indie and they havent changed their sounds, whether they get popular or not is of no consequence to their "indie" sound.

What band are you talking about?



No, they've signed with Atlantic Records now.

Their sound doesn't matter. When independent/obscure bands gain popularity, they're no longer obscure and they're hardly indie. Why? Because they're popular amongst the mainstream audience, and mainstream music in general.



I was talking about Death Cab for Cutie.

you're right. sorry for my stupidity.

I see it on the contrary, since when someone asks for a certain 'genre' of music they're looking for a specific sound. If a band, whether it has gained mainstream popularity or not has not changed their sounds but rather the mainstream audience has followed their trend then i still feel their music is indie to me.

But i suppose to class indie as a genre is using the term loosely, since indie music encompasses so many different styles of music.

the format, postal service, panic! at the disco

hahah yeah. i like that song too.
i live in boston!

Yellow Card, Death Cab for Cutie, hellogoodbye, Arctic Monkeys, We are Scientists, the Postal Service, Jack's Mannequin, the Academy is ... blah, blah blah.

hurrah for Arctic Monkeys!

Yellowcard isn't indie. You see their music videos all over MTV and even on V-Cast commercials.

arctic monkeys is pretty sweet. i'm into the british sound. the kooks, shout out louds, black wire, klaxons etc.

also archers of loaf, arcade fire, ariel kill hiim, the colour, cruiserweight, feist, her space holiday, kings of convenience, ladytron, levy, metric, margot and the nuclear so-sos, tilly and the wall, umbrellas, the shins, shiny toy guns & alice in videoland.

Ahahahah, I saw Metric on the featured music on Myspace.

The Kooks...i've heard of them but never actually listened to any of their songs. they're a pretty 'talked-about' band over in the UK.
any song recommendations??

^ You'll definitely like them if you're an Arctic Monkeys fan.

Try "Ooh La" first, it'll get you hooked. Also, "California," "Sofa Song," "She Moves In Her Own Way," and "Eddie's Gun."


that's because they are amazing. :] I looove "The Police and the Private," and "Too Little Too Late."

Styrofoam is my favorite at the moment. The "Nothing's Lost" CD, especially. Got me hooked to listening to Andrew Kenny's voice. :X It's so soothing.

hot hot heat are pretty cool

They've gone mainstream.

thanks, she_is_sleepy! i'm listening to 'ohh la' now and i'm loving it! great tune....

hellogoodbye, and Academy is..., PANIC... GO FUELED BY RAMEN!!!

Daphne Loves Derby.


(correct me if I'm wrong but, they're not mainstream... yet.)

haha they are mainstream now

anyway, here's some of my fave bands :

ladybug transistor, camera obscura, adorable, the lucksmiths, slowdive, Cat's Miaow, Pas/Cal, math & physics club, [ingenting], I'm From Barcelona, Acid House Kings, all sarah records bands etc etc..

yah, im more into indie folk, twee pop, shoegaze kind of thing

I thought Andrew Kenny was in American Analog Set

have you tried iron and wine? (it's folk)


all of Styrofoam's songs feature a guest artist, but i'm not sure whether she means that Andrew Kenny was one.

hot hot heat and snow patrol..

that's all i can really think of now..

i don't really know which groups are indies and which aren't~

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oh wait..

hot hot heat is mainstream..

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MY EPIPHANY..

yes that's another..

their music is quite enjoyable~

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i'd say the mars volta but i think they've gone mainstream..

interpol.. are they mainstream.. i love their 'EVIL' song..

what's another?? hmmm..

yup, i actually have The Creek Drank The Cradle album..
Sam is great at the naturalist's way of lyrics. i like iron and wine but i can't say im a fan of iron and wine



i wouldn't call them indie

Wolf Parade .... similar to Modest Mouse (y)

the arcade fire, cursive, bloc party, death from above 1979, the postal service (does anyone else think TPS>death cab?)and the faint.

is franz ferdinand considered 'indie'? but yeah..don't really like them, their music is so annoying >.< and panic! at the disco too..what's with the overly long song titles? xD

Oh, I love slowdive!!!!! I especially like listening to them when I'm drawing, it's pretty serene