Indie, alternative rock

Scroll to see replies

Gotta back you up on that one, King Krule is the bomb. Neptune Estate is my personal favourite.

Personally I tend to avoid music described simply as 'indie'. I feel like it's a genre used to simply categorise songs that are very pop inspired, but don't want to share the label of actually being 'pop'. Saying this, some of my favourite bands that could be classed as 'Indie' include Everything Everything, Cloud Control, Alt J, Foals, Arcade Fire, The National and Fleet Foxes.

I really despise bands like The 1975, Imagine Dragons and The Kooks though.

Yes ugh I hate the 1975 and Imagine Dragons. I heard the 1975 were splitting up though?? and king krule really needs to release another album!! Love him sooo much, Ocean Bed, Out Getting Ribs, A Lizard State and Has This Hit are my faves by him :smile:

his whole album is perfect though

Reply 61

Emmi12345

Original post by Alexion

I'm gonna make sure that Anavae get a mention here - a very small rock band, but their music is great and I love them :biggrin:

(yes, I'm a little obsessed...)

https://anavae.bandcamp.com/

I like it!!!!!! :music:

Reply 62

Alexion

Original post by Emmi12345

I like it!!!!!! :music:

Yay

I got way too into them... ended up buying a CD copy of the new single, AND 4 wristbands, within a week of discovering them :3

Reply 63

Emmi12345

Original post by Alexion

Yay

I got way too into them... ended up buying a CD copy of the new single, AND 4 wristbands, within a week of discovering them :3

That sounds like exactly the kind of thing I would do... :wink:

Reply 64

electrahearts

Original post by Ozzy5

The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain. If you want some proper listening

^^^ yes. The Smiths >>>>>>>>

Reply 65

joereeves

Slaves are amazing. They are quite unique, they released their new album the other day, give it a listen. It's amazing!

Reply 66

CrazyTracey

Mine is a very American list.

Gardens & Villa
DIIV
Part Time
Man Without Country
Lower Dens
Alvvays
Minks
The Mary Onettes

I go mainly for synthpop or shoegaze bands, but DIIV's tune Doused is very much a rock song. It's such a good song, I will put it here.

[video="youtube;KI79GPXAICM"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI79GPXAICM[/video]

Reply 67

orla_

Everything everything, the strokes, the cure, the Futureheads, circa waves, wombats, Twin Atlantic, Mallory Knox maybe? And I saw the vaults supporting everything everything and they were amazing!

Posted from TSR Mobile

Reply 68

futbol

Original post by Iloveuuu

Can anyone suggest any good indie bands, like Foster the people, or Catfish and the bottleman?

The Hoosiers
Scouting for girls
The fratelis
Stornoway

taa

Original post by Iloveuuu

Can anyone suggest any good indie bands, like Foster the people, or Catfish and the bottleman?

American Authors, Vampire Weekend, The Vaccines...

Reply 71

TorpidPhil

We Are Scientists if they have not already been mentioned are brilliant.

Reply 72

Iloveuuu

Original post by TorpidPhil

We Are Scientists if they have not already been mentioned are brilliant.

Thanks, the artist's name sound quite intriguing. :smile:

Reply 73

ForlornUnicorn

I didn't see Walk the Moon mentioned...Love them!

Reply 74

bookworm246love

wolf alice, circa waves, the vaccines, the 1975, arctic monkeys, the tallest man in the world, ben howard, the xx, death cab for cutie, the decemberists, band of horses, interpol, alabama shakes, the kooks, civil twilight, the wombats, belle and sebastian, chvrches, the national, vance joy, the strokes, purity ring, florence and the machine, haim, lykke li, bastille, bon iver, fleet foxes,cage the elephant, the mowgli's :smile:

there is a lot there, but don't feel obliged to listen to all of them!

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 75

username1467365

Original post by Ozzy5

The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain. If you want some proper listening

Original post by Iloveuuu

Wow, that is a good sounding track... I don't think I'll be listening to anything else all day :wink:

ikr I LOVE it haha

This.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 76

thehistorybore

Is anyone else about the new foals album? The first single is being played tonight on R1 at 1930hrs :smile:

But anyway Joy Divison/Laura Marling/Black Keys (only their first album really)/Cage the Elephant are the ones for me!

Reply 77

joereeves

Nothing But Thieves are an upcoming band. Seriously good.

Reply 78

jchampjchamp

Original post by student_2902

king krule really needs to release another album!

I'm sure he said on his twitter earlier this year that he was getting back into the studio, not sure though. You listened to any of his stuff under the name Edgar The Beatmaker? It's a lot more hiphop than his King Krule stuff but it's still really nice.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 79

student_2902

Original post by jchampjchamp

Over the past month or so I've really been getting into Courtney Barnett's debut album. It's got some really well put together indie songs with witty lyrics so you should check that out. Also I know he isn't strictly 'indie' but Mac Demarco is one of the smoothest melody writers I've heard of.

I'm sure he said on his twitter earlier this year that he was getting back into the studio, not sure though. You listened to any of his stuff under the name Edgar The Beatmaker? It's a lot more hiphop than his King Krule stuff but it's still really nice.

Yeah, I've gotten really into rap/hiphop recently, not **** like Lil Wayne and Drake but Rejjie Snow, Jesse James etc. I really hope King Krule releases something soon or at least does a gig in or near London. He also has some really good stuff with Mount Kimbie.