The Indie Rock Thread!

**A Robot Bit Me** · 19 Aug 2007, 03:59 AM

The new Ozma album delivers. Track 5, "heartache vs heartbreak," is among the best songs they've ever recorded. I strongly recommend this album not only to indy rock fans, but to anyone who likes pleasure.

**red_war_machine** · 21 Aug 2007, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by Doc Holliday

Anyway, the bands I've gotten into this year are The Fratellis, and I jumped late on the wagon with the Arctic Monkeys. I don't think I've read anything on TNL about AM, so if you haven't heard them, believe the hype. These kids are good. Both are Brit rock bands, but the AM songs are more music you can run from the bobbies to, where as The Fratellis are like the early sixties rock you could dance to.

Arctic Monkeys are nowt but a half-arsed Libertines ripoff. Some of their songs are pretty catchy, but I never found anything else there. Just indicative of the dumbing down of UK indiepop, imo.

The Fratellis sound like almost every other indie band around at the moment, too. I just find them all so, so dull.

**Gohron** · 07 Nov 2007, 02:20 PM

Is Interpol worth checking out?

**arjue** · 07 Nov 2007, 10:13 PM

First Interpol album = a classic, 9/10
Second = pretty good 6.5/10
Third = vanilla 5/10

**Josh** · 08 Nov 2007, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Type Ryan

Charlie is going to be a father soon.

He's a dad now! I met the kid at the Ottobar. I can't remember if its a boy or a girl because I'm an asshole.

**AstroBlue** · 19 Mar 2008, 01:12 AM

The debut Los Campesinos! album is out; it's pretty fucking good, insanely fun and pretentious.

**bbobb** · 19 Mar 2008, 02:39 AM

Someone get that up in the usual places.

**AstroBlue** · 19 Mar 2008, 08:22 AM

I will when/if I head to my parents place.

**catsmeow** · 08 Apr 2008, 03:10 AM

i hope im not repeating anyone, but if you havent yet check out:

the airborne toxic event
the matches

and who else here remembers Finch? what it is to burn was bitchen

**bbobb** · 08 Apr 2008, 03:33 AM

Are there people who don't know The Matches?

And yeah, What It Is To Burn was great, to bad their later albums weren't as good.

**catsmeow** · 08 Apr 2008, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by bbobb

Are there people who don't know The Matches?

And yeah, What It Is To Burn was great, to bad their later albums weren't as good.

i wish there were more people who knew the matches, no one does where i live.

i heard finch was touring again but i think thats old news too.

check out a band called murder by death!

**stormy** · 14 Jul 2008, 05:34 PM

Anyone listen to the Museum Pieces? I like pretty much every song I've heard by them so far. I'm trying to figure out which album I should go buy.

http://www.myspace.com/museumpieces I'll probably go with the album that has 'eye of my mind' since it's the best song up there.

I am also digging Tokyo Police Club. I'll probably pick their cd up too.

**Segata_Sanshiro** · 15 Jul 2008, 02:40 PM

Los Campasenos sorta suck, I dunno what people see in this My Morning Jacket band either. I'll have to check out Ozma and the Rentals. Mates of State are alright at times, but you can tell they're more concerned with selling more and more overproduced records rather than being a good band. They're just in it for the money and fame

Lately I've been listening to Melt Banana, the Melvins, Thee Headcoats and Times New Viking. Been looking up Sonic Youth clips on Youtube too, great live band.

**stormy** · 15 Jul 2008, 03:21 PM

I've met Mates of State and can tell you that isn't the case at all, at least it wasn't 3 or 4 years ago.

**bbobb** · 15 Jul 2008, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by stormy

I am also digging Tokyo Police Club. I'll probably pick their cd up too.

A friend of mine just recently got me into them.

Good stuff.

**Shakey** · 19 Jul 2008, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Punky Skunk

Indie rock of the last few years, I think my favorite would be A-Frames' Black Forest. Short, noisy, catchy songs with mechanical, clanking percussion.

If you haven't yet you need to hear Intelligence. I think it's the percussionist from the A-frames, Lars somethin. I like that A-Frames album ok, but the first two Intelligence albums are better IMO.

Originally Posted by Segata_Sanshiro

Lately I've been listening to Melt Banana, the Melvins, Thee Headcoats and Times New Viking. Been looking up Sonic Youth clips on Youtube too, great live band.

I just found Times New Viking, I really dig that noisy _noisy_ pop sound they've got going on. That sound seems to be going around right now and it's a good thing. There's a few bands around seattle doing some similar stuff right now.

**Changeling** · 20 Jul 2008, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Shakey

I just found Times New Viking, I really dig that noisy _noisy_ pop sound they've got going on. That sound seems to be going around right now and it's a good thing. There's a few bands around seattle doing some similar stuff right now.

I'm in agreement ! If you want something similar to listen to, try The Ravonettes Chain Gang of Love.

**Othello Harrington** · 24 Jul 2008, 07:32 PM

Fuck every single one of you guys, DINK wins

**Scourge** · 25 Jul 2008, 12:24 AM

That was fucking awful.

**Punky Skunk** · 25 Jul 2008, 01:32 AM

ahaha

**Josh** · 25 Jul 2008, 03:02 AM

Unbelievable. OH!

**Scourge** · 25 Jul 2008, 09:35 AM

They were very influential among retards.

**arjue** · 26 Jul 2008, 07:39 AM

Biff, just stay out of the music forums.

**arjue** · 26 Jul 2008, 08:06 AM

To remove the gay, some good Aussie indie rock:

Snowman - You Are a Casino

Rad band with a large variety of sounds. Great live.

Ghostwood - Red Version

Sound goes everywhere from Screaming Trees to Interpol (as is the case with this song).

Gareth Liddiard - Shark Fin Blues (Acoustic live)

Awesome acoustic version of what I think is the best Aussie song ever. Original is by Gareths noisy blues rock band the Drones.

The Mint Chicks - If My Arm Was A Mic Stand...

Ok, not an Aussie band, but fucking rad none the less. In this song, this NZ experimental punk band channel the spirit of Devo something hard.

**stormy** · 06 Nov 2008, 12:53 PM

Opinions pls. I wrote off Bright Eyes a long time ago, just didn't like his albums at all (but did like the Desaparecidos album). However this song Devil Town is really awesome. It's a remake of a Daniel Johnston song. So tell me who is more responsible for this awesomeness, Bright Eyes or Daniel Johnston? Should I give a newer Bright Eyes album a try? My current opinion of them is whiney folksy garbage, but it's open to changing i suppose.

**stormy** · 06 Nov 2008, 01:19 PM

Ok, I'm fairly confident it's just the awesomeness of Daniel Johnston, but I think Bright Eyes did an excellent job on the arrangement.

**Mr-K** · 08 Nov 2008, 12:02 AM

I can't do Oberst anymore. I just can't.

*Edit - His arrangements are fine, but I just can't do it.

**dreighalollo** · 18 Nov 2008, 12:10 AM

yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
have none of you peeps hear dof THE JOHNSTONES?!
check em out people! they are AMAZING! cmon, at least give em a try.

i guarantee you wont regret it. their deffs my fave indie band. heres their website:
www.johnstonessex.com

**bbobb** · 18 Nov 2008, 12:23 AM

Fuck off spambot.

**Jed** · 18 Nov 2008, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by stormy

Ok, I'm fairly confident it's just the awesomeness of Daniel Johnston, but I think Bright Eyes did an excellent job on the arrangement.

I used to LOATHE Bright Eyes, but oddly enough my wife got me to give them a second chance, and I like em just fine. He's definitely got a hard on for Elliott Smith, but his musics not half bad. As long as he's not doing the intentionally forced & warbly Billlllllllllllllboooooooooo of the Shiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrre bullshit with his voice, I'm just fine with him.

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