Recommend some Alternative Rock/ Indie Music

[AnnihilaSean]

I don't know if they really qualify as indie, but everyone who's ever lived should listen to them anyway.

I present to you, the best song ever.

 

[triggrhappy94]

Having read some threads about a lack of musical diversity and enough threads about good game soundtracks I thought I'd see what you guys have to recommend in the way of Alternative and Indie music, so go wild!
I'll kick of with a lesser-known track by Modest Mouse - Fire It Up!

I love Fire It Up! I love that ticking kinda noice that plays in that background the whole song. I find it awesomely ironic, normally it'd be really annoying but it works here.

Currently I cant get enough of The Front Bottoms

Im not sure if Scissor Sisters counts, but they're GREAT.
My Chemical Romance actually REALLY like Modest Mouse, just abit gloomier; anything but their newiest stuff is great. I havent heard Danger Days (or whatever their new alum is) but "NaNaNa" is annoying.
I gues that's all for now, I lost my ipod. I might post more if I remember some more.
Oh yeah, how could I forget. THE PIXIES! They are like the grandfathers of indie music.

Spoiler: Warning: Some of the awesomest music you'll ever hear

OK, last edit:
Orbs and Fear Before are amazing.
Its almost impossible to find any Fear Before on youtube though.

Spoiler: More awesome music

NOw that I look, there's a lot more stuff on there but anyways...
Fear Befoe is relly varied so you should lookup more of their stuff
^I fucking LOVE this song, and all of their songs, but especailly ths one^

 

[chaosyoshimage]

The Wombats are a band I like, they're British though incase that would bother you.

I love The Wombats.

Some of my other favorites are The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, The Limousines, My Chemical Romance, Flogging Molly, and Social Distortion. Those last two are less Alternative and more Punk. I would embed some stuff, but I'm lazy...

 

[Instant K4rma]

Alternative rock, eh? Well, you can't go wrong with O.A.R

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

Tween Wave

 

[Doctor Brobotnik]

Having read some threads about a lack of musical diversity and enough threads about good game soundtracks I thought I'd see what you guys have to recommend in the way of Alternative and Indie music, so go wild!
I'll kick of with a lesser-known track by Modest Mouse - Fire It Up!

When I saw this thread title I was totally going to tell you to listen to Modest Mouse D: in which case, Arctic Monkeys are good fun, as are TV on the Radio.

On another note, totes saw MM live a few days back it was EXCELLENT.

 

[bobmus]

The Wombats are a band I like, they're British though incase that would bother you.

Being British and a big fan I hardly find it bothering - Let's Dance To Joy Division is their best imo!

The Joy Formidable are picking up steam, check them out if you have yet to. I preferred the cut of this song on their EP "A Balloon Called Moaning" but their album "The Big Roar" is getting pimped out now and has a lot of good stuff on it.

Been following them since I heard Austere on Xfm! Also a Libertines fan, I'll check out the oter stuff you suggested in due course

Loving the Arcade Fire and Muse suggestions, considering have seen Muse live and preordered The Suburbs!

Any of you guys familiar with The National?

 

[II2]

Goddamn brilliant, this:

Mouse on the Keys

Russian Circles

[small]Whaddya know? I do listen to music other than the weird electronic stuff I always bring up at every opportunity - for anyone who follows my posts [/small]

 

[Catfood220]

Good call on The Joy Formidable, its nice to see them getting bigger all the time. I currently can't get the new Fair To Midland album, Arrows & Anchors out of my CD player at the moment, Its that good.


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[bobmus]

/snip]

You may as well have posted Artists straight off my iTunes!

Here's a list of great alternative and indie bands you should check out if you like Modest Mouse:

Spoiler

The Flaming Lips
Muse (pre-resistance(easily their worst album)
Manchester Orchestra
The Dear Hunter
Sufjan Stevens
The Mars Volta
The Smashing Pumpkins (Listen to Cherub Rock, Gish, and Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness)
Brand New
Say Anything
Death Cab For Cutie
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cursive
Minus the Bear
Thursday
The Arcade Fire
Thrice
Sunny Day Real Estate
TV on the Radio
Radiohead
Weezer (The Blue Album and Pinkerton ONLY)
My Bloody Valentine (someone already posted it)
Sufjan Stevens
The National
Wilco
Interpol
Anberlin
Bright Eyes
Elliot Smith
Jeff Buckley (RIP)
Beck
Bon Iver
Circa Survive
Fair to Midland
dredg (everything but Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy. Avoid that like the plague)
Nick Drake
Yuck
Dinosaur Jr.
Sonic Youth
Deftones

That's about all I've got off the top of my head. I can give you more once I get back to my own library at home.

You and everyone else here is missing out on their White Lies fix. Get with it!

 

[dark-mortality]

not sure if you'll like them, but I do atleast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-2J0b1uS0

 

[instantbenz]

I don't know if they really qualify as indie, but everyone who's ever lived should listen to them anyway.

I present to you, the best song ever.

Degausser man ... degausser.

OP: if you're okay with more progressive Coheed & Cambria. Great storytelling and comics to boot.

 

[the Dept of Science]

You and everyone else here is missing out on their White Lies fix. Get with it!

I don't like White Lies, I think they are a poor man's Editors, who are themselves a poor man's Interpol. 80s post-punk has been recycled enough this decade, there are artists doing far more interesting things at the moment.

Personally I recommend:

 

[Jhasso]

Could actually rage that no one has mentioned Arctic Monkeys.

 

[bobmus]

You and everyone else here is missing out on their White Lies fix. Get with it!

I don't like White Lies, I think they are a poor man's Editors, who are themselves a poor man's Interpol. 80s post-punk has been recycled enough this decade, there are artists doing far more interesting things at the moment.

I personally think their's is a good take on it, and the lead guy's got an almost Ian Curtis-like sound to his voice. But yes, we've all got different tastes.
If you want something a bit different, there's always Matt & Kim or The Naked and Famous?

 

[ace_of_something]

I present the super group the gutter twins.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

I'd recommend any of these bands.

Ride
House ofLove
Swervdriver
Yuck
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
A Place to Bury Strangers
Spacemen 3

Happy song hunting

 

[Blights]

Arctic Monkeys, their newer stuff is great.

Spoiler: One of my favourite singles from their new album.

Some alternative stuff is The Hoosiers, who are awesome and I've been listening to them quite a bit recently.

 

[bobmus]

Arctic Monkeys, their newer stuff is great.

Spoiler: One of my favourite singles from their new album.

Some alternative stuff is The Hoosiers, who are awesome and I've been listening to them quite a bit recently.

I think The Arctic Monkeys' stuff has gone right downhill since When The Sun Comes Down, with Fluorescent Adolescent being an all too brief exception. The Hoosiers' debut was kick-ass, but their new stuff is a let-down imo.

You familiar with Two Door Cinema Club? Those guys are picking up some serious momentum now, and believe me it's well deserved. The Vaccines are pretty good as well, especially if you like some frantic Arctic Monkeys style.

Spoiler: Two Door Cinema Club

Spoiler: The Vaccines