The Indie Thread

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Here's a question for ya. I was talking with my friend Mike the other day about an artist I use to listen to quite a bit in High School- Lisa Loeb

He said something along the lines of "You and your sucky indie music"

I had never heard her music referred to as indie before.... what do y'all think

 

[rebel_conservative]

Here's a question for ya. I was talking with my friend Mike the other day about an artist I use to listen to quite a bit in High School- Lisa Loeb

He said something along the lines of "You and your sucky indie music"

I had never heard her music referred to as indie before.... what do y'all think

I saw one song of hers on VH1, Pop-Up video, I liked that. Kind of reminded me of Beth Orton.

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

Here's a question for ya. I was talking with my friend Mike the other day about an artist I use to listen to quite a bit in High School- Lisa Loeb

He said something along the lines of "You and your sucky indie music"

I had never heard her music referred to as indie before.... what do y'all think

i've heard other people refer to her as indie before. i'm not sure why, though. perhaps because of her acoustic sound or because she got popular before she was ever signed to a record label. who knows. either way, i really like some of her music (and have since seventh grade..haha).

as far as the belle & sebastian discussion on earlier pages, i mostly agree with jacob-the theory. they've had some really good songs, but they've also had a lot of stuff that's dreadfully boring in my opinion.

tastes like future: come on, humor us. name some bands you enjoy.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

(and have since seventh grade..haha).

Sounds about right LOL

 

[Alice the Sister]

tastes like future: come on, humor us. name some bands you enjoy.

Analog Fish
Sparta Locals
Young Punch
Sacrifice...
Noir Fleurir
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
merzbow
quruli
!!!
The Jerry Lee Phantom
ISIS
Boredoms
Melt Banana
Cali≠Gari
Cul de Sac
Hex Error
Free Kitten


to name a few.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Analog Fish
Sparta Locals
Young Punch
Sacrifice...
Noir Fleurir
The Number Twelve Looks Like You
merzbow
quruli
!!!
The Jerry Lee Phantom
ISIS
Boredoms
Melt Banana
Cali≠Gari
Cul de Sac
Hex Error
Free Kitten


to name a few.

Brainwashed.com indie types are far fewer than pitchforkmedia.com indie types...

 

[Alice the Sister]

ive never heard of either of those website.

i'll go check those out though.

 

[The Theory]

mmmmMelt Banana!

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

i don't understand why people like !!!. nothing i've heard by them has seemed particularly compelling.

 

[Alice the Sister]

i have Me and Guiliani Down by the Schoolyard EP, and it's ok. It's an interesting style. They have plenty of room for growth though.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

The new Missy is really good, IMO. M.I.A. guests on one track.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

I also heard Sufjan Stevens' middle name is Michelle, no joke.

 

[charmtrap]

i don't understand why people like !!!. nothing i've heard by them has seemed particularly compelling.

Can't say I'm much of a fan either, but their cover of Magnetic Fields' "Take Ecstasy With Me" is pretty great...

 

[theFijian]

i don't understand why people like !!!. nothing i've heard by them has seemed particularly compelling.

it may not be compelling but it makes you want to dance! Just like LCD Soundsystem.

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

that's the problem, though! they don't even make me want to dance, and they're supposed to be "dance punk" (or something along those lines..!). i find bands like les savy fav, liars, and even hot hot heat more fun & dancy than !!!.

though i'll still allow that maybe i just haven't heard the right stuff by them.

 

[theFijian]

though i'll still allow that maybe i just haven't heard the right stuff by them.

Either that or you've got lead in your boots!

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

but i don't even wear boots.

 

[philN]

I haven't heard anything by !!!, but if they are as danceable as LCD Soundsystem I'll have to check them out (although there are conflicting reports regarding their danceability)


Speaking of dancy music: does anyone else like Gang of Four? I've been listening to Entertainment! alot over the past few days. I heard they were doing a reunion tour or something like that. That would be fun.

 

[theFijian]

I haven't heard anything by !!!, but if they are as danceable as LCD Soundsystem I'll have to check them out (although there are conflicting reports regarding their danceability)

Test drive them for yourself!
Hello? Is this thing on?! - Courtesy od Epitonic
Me and Giuliani down by the school yard - Courtesy of the BBC

Speaking of dancy music: does anyone else like Gang of Four? I've been listening to Entertainment! alot over the past few days. I heard they were doing a reunion tour or something like that. That would be fun.

Gang of Four are/were great! I presume you like 'Damaged Goods'? All of sudden Bloc Party don't sound so fresh after all (if you ever thought they did)

 

[philN]

Gang of Four are/were great! I presume you like 'Damaged Goods'? All of sudden Bloc Party don't sound so fresh after all (if you ever thought they did)

I think Bloc Party are decent, but I don't pretend that they are the first people to ever do what they did. I don't think there are all that many bands doing anything REALLY different: most albums that come out nowadays are just taking the sound of various artists from '65-'85 and imitating or building on them. Most indie bands today aren't shy about wearing their Gang of Four/New Order/Talking Heads/Joy Division/Television influences on their sleeves. Granted, that's not all bands, but certainly a majority.