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annabelle · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: less mainstream

This is a post for everyone who is a fan of indie or alternative music. I was just wondering what some of your favourite bands were, and where you hear about them.

Kind of a place to find out about new bands, discuss your favourite music
Right now I like the Voxtrot, The Oohlas, Men Women and Children. and especially the Comas, all really good bands.
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PRINCESS · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:

HOT HOT HEAT AND THE HUSH SOUND! <3<3<3<3<3<3

I don't remember how I heard of them. But I love listening to them. It was a shame how I didn't get to see Hot Hot Heat when they came to Vancouver.. ) : I missed the Virgin Fest.

camita · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:

^ Ahhh I wanted to go the Virgin Fest harshly. Quite sad about missing actually.

I am a big fan of Good Shoes....The rest of my indie music seems to be not so indie these days....
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mike · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

some indie bands I like:

Metric (though they're kinda mainstream now)
The Strokes (ditto)
Bloc Party
Interpol
Arctic Monkeys
Tokyo Police Club
Arcade Fire
Peter Bjorn & John
The Cinematics
Silversun Pickups
Augie March
Starsailor
Mother Mother (kinda weird, but really fresh sound..)

I heard about most of them in the 'Toronto Indie' group on facebook: http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2210584375
and a couple i saw on The Wedge on Much Music www.muchmusic.com/tv/thewedge/
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dbee · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject:

some lesser known bands/artists i like..

louis xiv
the strokes
tune up (technoooo lol)
happy hardcore
be your own pet
senses fail
rise against
death cab (not so indie anymore)
the postal service
keane
hellogoodbye
jamiroquai
robin thicke (hes amaaazing)
kate havnevik
the spill canvas
the boy least likely to
harry & the potters
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luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject:

^i love be your own PET!!! good call ;)_orange

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pinkyswear · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject:

i like jason mraz, although hes not competley indie, he was mainstream at one point, but now hes gone but i still think hes absoutely amazing.
^^LOVE ROBIN THICKE. his falsetto makes me swoon

ben lee is also another great singer, his song "gamble everything for love" is great, "cigarettes will kill you" is another great one
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I like Dirty Pretty Things (British!), Jack's Mannequin, Modest Mouse, OK Go, & Sugarcult.

luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

i guess i could contribute X) :
Beep Beep
Cleavage/Rise Electric < Lukas Rossi's old bands
Commander Venus < Conor Oberst
Desaparecidos < Conor Oberst
The Faint < they're sort of known .. ish
Feist
Her Space Holiday
Horrorpops
IllScarlett
Juke Kartel < Toby Rand (Rockstar Supernova)
Park Ave. < Conor Oberst
Longwave
Black Dice
Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Fiery Furnaces
Q And Not U
Spoon
Coco Rosie
Do Make Say Think
Deerhoof
Mogwai
Ten In The Swear Jar
Sigur Rós < sort of known i guess
Final Fantasy
BASSHUNTER < i don't know if he's well known or not, don't think so..
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annabelle · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:03 am Post subject:

ohman if anyone is looking for more indie bands, check out this months issue of Nylon (the one with the white stripes on the cover). It's their annual music issue and they're featuring like 500 bands, no joke.
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dwabba · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

Indie is a band that's not on a major label, but an independant one. It's not a sound, so I question some of the things people put on here.

I don't really like that much indie. I think a lot of it's boring. Basically, if they aren't playing shows with shooting fire or intense solos on guitars, I'm usually not interested.

I like Hot Like A Robot though. That band's pretty sweet.

camita · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject:

So I decided to contribute my not so indie, yet still kinda indie bands....

- Kaiser Chiefs
- Kasabian
- Bloc Party
- The Fratellis
- Postal Service
- Maximo Park
- We Are Scientists
- TV on the Radio
- Wolfmother
- The View
- Futureheads
- Good Shoes
- Razorlight
- Gossip
- The Shins
- Klaxons
- The Pigeon Detectives
- Hot Hot Heat
- Peter, Bjorn, and John
- Hadouken!
- Jamie T
- The Subways
- Brand New

Dear god I wish I was going to Reading Festival. I want to cry right now. 99% of the bands that I just said are going to be there. Bahhhhhhhhhhhh.
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annabelle · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:49 am Post subject:

DeadDisco · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

Kate Havnevik
Keane
Fiest
Nine Black Alps
Interpol
Jack's Mannequin
Pedro the Lion
Plain White T's
Tokyo Police Club
The Postal Service
Death Cab for Cutie (not so mainstream)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Modest Mouse
Bloc Party
Ok Go
Placebo
The New Pornographers

And now thanks to this topic...
Voxtrot
The Oohlas
The Comas
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luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

forgot:
mum
polmo polpo

will add more.
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wordtoyourmother · Fashionista Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 86 Smiles: +6 4637

most of the named bands are mainstream here in Europe :p i mean placebo and bloc party are more famous than shakira!

i guess:
little man tate
gogol bordello (so good live!)
my baby wants to eat your pussy
fiddlers green

i dont know if the cat empire counts because theyre big in australia. and sugarplum fairy (the brothers of the singers from mando diao) are fairly well known.

luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject:

^GOGOL BORDELLO!!! oh you're getting a smile for that one.
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annabelle · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject:

^Start wearing purple?
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luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

^YAH!! omg i'm listening to that right now XD

start wearing purple wearing purple for me nooooowwww
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Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:50 pm Post subject:

Some less mainstream bands I like:

Bettie Serveert
Hot Hot Heat
The Hush Sound
The Midway State
Voxtrot
Death Cab for Cutie
Rise Against
The Subways
Hellogoodbye
Ok Go
Regina Spektor
Say Anything
Plain White T's
Placebo
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Sweet<3 · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm.....actually I like alot of mainstream music but some less known music i like

-Regina Spektor !!!
-We are Scentists
-The Subways
-Frou Frou
-Sia

boarderlinefrenzy · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject:

SO many good ones, I think we've covered most...

I know there are some missing.
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Ima Robot
The Miniatures

camita · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

- Kate Nash (so in love with her)
- The Maccabees
- Jack Penate
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^ props for the maccabees.

im seeing kate nash on december 6th
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electricpearls · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject:

I swear I only listen to indie, alternative and electronica!

Metric
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Amy Millan
Stars
Feist (she is kinda mainstream after 1234 though)
Peaches
Arcade Fire
Athlete
Roisin Murphy
Moloko
Rilo Kiley
Tegan and Sara
Broken Social Scene
Le Tigre
Goldfrapp
Hot Hot Heat
Sufjan Stevens
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Modest Mouse
Eric Hutchinson
Regina Spektor
The Weepies

and more Happy

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camita · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject:

^^ Thank you Happy

And I'm definitely insanely jealous. I would love to see Kate Nash. *sigh*
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annabelle · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

www.myspace.com/coconutrecords
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Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

umm also:
ingrid michaelson
joe brooks
rilo kiley
wheat
remy zero
the maine
copeland
melee
aqualung
anberlin
ben lee
calvin harris
cary brothers
CSS
dan wilson
sherwood
a fine frenzy
garbage
lights
matt white
plus 44
sara bareilles
sia
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kate nash was so effing goooooooooood
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eliza11 · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject:

Arctic Monkeys
The Kooks
Libertines
Babyshambles

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at the moment im lovin Umbrellas

DeadDisco · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

^I started listening to them a while ago and love them.
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luvthevalleyoh · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:

PATRICK WOLF!!!
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