Recoomend an Indie Band

These are all great bands and should be right up your alley!

Clinic - Walking With Thee
Paloalto - Heros and Villains
The Thrills - So Much For the City
Manitoba - Up in Flames
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Unified Theory - Unified Theory
Johnny Marr + The Healers - Boomslang
Elbow - Asleep in the Back
Kent - Isola .....if you like Isola also try Hagnesta Hill (import)
Black Rebel Motercycle Club - both albums
The Mooney Suzuki - Electric Sweat

Let me know what you think.

Not really much true indie below, but some of the artist you
mention brought to mind some others:

>Flaming Lips
>Interpol
>Pixies
>Spoon

The Cure, Joy Division, The Smiths, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Music, Velvet Underground, Strokes

>Wilco

Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Gram Parsons, Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams, The Band

:D

Originally posted by NiTRO

Kent - Isola .....if you like Isola also try Hagnesta Hill (import)

Right on!! I had no idea they made it all over there. I just love Kent (my no. 1 artist on my ipod, 94 songs)

also try shout out louds

all of these bands are cool. but they ain't "independent". they are all signed to major labels. let me repeat, these bands are cool, and i like them, but NONE of them are "indie."

by the way, also try nervous nellie

www.shoutoutlouds.com
www.nervousnellie.com

you can download sound clips from both sites

enjoy!

geistwerks, spoon is on Merge, aren't they? Most definitely an Indie label. Not sure bout any others, but Merge is local to Chapel Hill, NC, so I'm familiar with the label.

Originally posted by bebop717
Yeah they are not Indie but he asked and I quote...
"Anybody recommend a band similar to these, or that is just plain good?"

My cd's fall into the "similar" or "plain good" section.

Oh yeah Muse is good check out their cd "Showbiz"
Showbiz is good, but I like Absolution the best.

If you like Broken Social Scene/Mogwai, you'll probably dig some of the sidework from the band members of BSS:

Stars, Do Make Say Think, Godspeed Black Emperor, Exhaust...
as well as Tortoise, Phil Ranelin, David Byrne. Guitar

If you like the Postal Service, have a listen to:

The Notwist, Dntel (of course), Ms. John Soda, Manitoba, Death Cab for Cutie...

Have fun

Guided by Voices !!

(although if you get like them, be prepared to bankrupt yourself trying to get all their music!)

Suggested albums (not exactly their best, but easier to get into):
Universal Truths & Cycles
Isolation Drills

Seems like people have different perceptions of what "indie" is... Guess it depends on what "school" you represent. ;) I grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, where the indie scene was dominated by the "Madchester" school as you can see below...
Here are my indie favourites (not in any order, and only one song per artist/band):

New Order - Bizarre love triangle
Ride - Leave them all behind
Morrisey - Every day is like sunday
The Charlatans - The only one I know
Belle and Sebastian - The boy with the arab strap
Pulp - Common people
Saint Etienne - Stormtrooper in drag
Suede - Killing of a flash boy
The Smiths - This charming man
The Stone Roses - I am the resurrection
The Aislers Set - London Madrid
Baxendale - Music for girls
Blur - There's no other way (ok not really indie)
Death in Vegas - Aladdin's story
Dot Allison - Strung out
Gwenmars - Hurry up
Monaco - What do you want from me?
Slowdive - Alison
The Sounds - Fire
Spearmint - We're going out
Northside - Shall we take a trip
Stereolab - Ping pong
The Cure - Just like heaven (ok not really indie)
The Gentle Waves - Weathershow
The Inspiral Carpets - This is how it feels
The Happy Monday's - Bob's yer uncle

I have to add that these are the "indie basics", not the stuff I listen to every day... Nevertheless, it's great sh*t!!!:D

Tahiti 80 - Wallpaper For The Soul

My favourite alhum of the last 2 years.