Good pop bands?

[doubleA]

Lately I've been listening to Valencia and The Dangerous Summer. I'm not normally into that kind of music but they are very good. Can anybody suggest some similar bands that are really good?

[cscwell107]

You Me and Everyone You Know
Cartel
Asteria

[billyboatkid]

You Me and Everyone You Know
Cartel
Asteria

Truth.

[EastCoastLights]

there's this band called fall out boy and they're pretty good.

but seriously if you haven't listened to folie a deux you'll probably like it.

[The Raine]

Self Against City
Houston Calls

[Genuma]

fun.

[squared82]

Jimmy Eat World.

[bladerdude360]

The Years Gone By
You, Me, And Everyone We Know

[Broclee]

Motion City Soundtrack.

(Sorry if that's too obvious, just the first thing I thought of that hasn't been said yet)

[boxingwithstars]

they don't really fit in with the bands you listed, but if you're looking for good pop music fun. and The Format are the bands to turn to.

[anthonydarko]

fun.
I was just going to post that.

[whataclush]

Tainted Windows

[Genuma]

they don't really fit in with the bands you listed, but if you're looking for good pop music fun. and The Format are the bands to turn to.
well they did say good pop bands.

[And Hours Pass]

You Me and Everyone You Know
Cartel
Asteria

Great start to the list. I would throw on The Cab and The Jakes as well.

[murrich]

The Beach Boys
The Zombies
Dr. Dog
Jens Lekman

[oddwithoutend]

The Microphones

[Bobby Tucker]

If you're looking for bands that are comparable to Valencia and TDS, Jimmy Eat World and The Starting Line are the first places to start. I'm honestly not a fan of TDS, and Valencia's last record was somewhat of a letdown for me, but the sound that Valencia put into "This Could Be a Possibility" lies between the JEW/TSL sound and that of early New Found Glory; plus, I know that TDS has been compared to TSL almost endlessly since "Reach for the Sun" released.

If you're going for TSL, "Direction" and "Based on a True Story" are gonna be more of what you're looking for than "Say It Like You Mean It"; SILYMI is more well known, but it's a different sound than the others. For JEW, try "Bleed American" and "Chase This Light". Not necessarily their best, but soundwise it's the closest to what you want.

Other than that? Motion City Soundtrack, early The Juliana Theory, The Jealous Sound, some Mae, and some Saves the Day. If you've picked up Valencia's first album, New Found Glory would also be a good choice.

[tait]

fun.
:thumbup:

[boxingwithstars]

well they did say good pop bands.

haha, yeah i know... but the bands they mentioned are pop-punk so i wasn't sure if that's what they were looking for.

[swimbearswim]

Pretty upset that no one said Spitalfield. (Remember Right Now)

[bowl of oranges]

of Montreal
Phoenix
The Format

[GuitarR0cker1]

of Montreal
Phoenix
The Format
all good ones. I came in here to say Phoenix actually haha.

some other good ones are:
Grizzly Bear
Death Cab For Cutie(post-The Photo Album, they are extremely poppy)
Camera Obscura

[micahistheballs]

:thumbup:
Love the avatar.

[azure19]

My Favorite Highway. How to Call a Bluff is fantastic.

[harveyn590]

The Beach Boys
The Zombies
Dr. Dog
Jens Lekman

fuck yes

[chipdip18]

The Bird and the Bee

[SweetThye]

Vega Under Fire
Between the Trees
Mayday Parade
Hit The Lights
Four Year Strong
Brighten
Capital Lights
Farewell
Every You
The Fold
Let's Get It
I Rival
The Cab

Depends on your tastes I guess. Some are more indie, some more punk, some more electronic. I also second the people that said Phoenix, The Beach Boys, and fun.

[SophGod]

you can never EVER EVER EVER EVER go wrong with Jimmy Eat World

[panties_nz]

you can never EVER EVER EVER EVER go wrong with Jimmy Eat World


word.

be sure to check out:

Anberlin
Moneen
Fireworks
The Dangerous Summer
Ace Enders
Set Your Goals

[Broden Terry]

They've been said, but definitely Cartel and Brighten.

[boxingwithstars]

surprised no one has said Jack's Mannequin or Augustana yet.

[Colin1755]

man overboard
lights out dancing

[Colin1755]

jacks mannequin is nothing like the dangerous summer

[Holly HoX!]

dr dog
kay kay
Miniature tigers

[ApricotChick]

TV/TV has some good pop songs. So does Runner Runner.

[geebee889]

Great start to the list. I would throw on The Cab and The Jakes as well.

I definitely agree with The Jakes. The vocals are my favorite part of their music.

[Fourchordwonder]

The Appreciation Post
Broadway Calls

[And Hours Pass]

I definitely agree with The Jakes. The vocals are my favorite part of their music.
Sensational vocals for sure. I'm just disappointed that they're not touring outside of cali. They're fantastic.

[Cuddleworthy]

Air France
Memory Cassette
The Tough Alliance
The Embassy

[kbi the crowing]

www.surprisesurprise4gold.com

[friskycurtain]

Nothing Less
Capital Lights
East Coast Addiction
Small Scale Epic
Love Me Electric

[voncorn]

The Years Gone By
You, Me, And Everyone We Know

I'm as much of a Say Anything fanboy as the next guy is, but I just can't get into these guys to save my life.

[chipdip18]

Air France
Memory Cassette
The Tough Alliance
The Embassy

Thumbs up.

And kudos to whoever said The Zombies.

[craigboliver]

The Story Changes (http://www.myspace.com/thestorychanges)

[withgreetings]

JELLYFISH!
do it.
best pop music you'll ever hear.

[guitarplayerina]

Holiday Parade

[xtheaudition]

Weekend FM!

9sRNW1dzCSI

[geebee889]

Sensational vocals for sure. I'm just disappointed that they're not touring outside of cali. They're fantastic.

I know! I wish they would. I would definitely be there in a heartbeat.

[jon.]

Set Your Goals

[And Hours Pass]

I know! I wish they would. I would definitely be there in a heartbeat.
Sad but true: I think I've already racked up over 50 play counts on each track and I'm rotating it with other albums.

[boxingwithstars]

JELLYFISH!
do it.
best pop music you'll ever hear.

hell yes, i'll second this!

[SwiftSilentDead]

Sugar

[friskycurtain]

Set Your Goals
:hitself:

[geebee889]

Sad but true: I think I've already racked up over 50 play counts on each track and I'm rotating it with other albums.

I don't think I'm at 50 yet, but I'm getting there. I haven't been able to stop listening to them for a while now...they're normally what's playing when I'm waiting for my classes.

[Bingham88]

Between The Trees

[jon.]

:hitself:
:efu:

[friskycurtain]

:efu::mrt:

[And Hours Pass]

I don't think I'm at 50 yet, but I'm getting there. I haven't been able to stop listening to them for a while now...they're normally what's playing when I'm waiting for my classes.
I'm trying to slow it up a little bit because I don't want to burn out on it. I just grabbed 3EB and Mutemath's new albums, so I'm going to throw those in with the Jakes. I've done a lot of switching between the Jakes and Phoenix for the past month.

[geebee889]

I'm trying to slow it up a little bit because I don't want to burn out on it. I just grabbed 3EB and Mutemath's new albums, so I'm going to throw those in with the Jakes. I've done a lot of switching between the Jakes and Phoenix for the past month.

You definitely won't be disappointed with the new Mutemath, I've been listening to it quite a lot since I bought it. Haven't really listened to 3EB yet, but I really like what I've heard so far.

[And Hours Pass]

You definitely won't be disappointed with the new Mutemath, I've been listening to it quite a lot since I bought it. Haven't really listened to 3EB yet, but I really like what I've heard so far.
I heard the new Mutemath is nothing like the old one. I did love the spotlight EP, but I'm interested to see how different it is from the first release. I just got an early review of the new 3eb from a close friend of mine and he described it as "right out of the gate sounding like the album is going to be the best thing you've ever heard until the first third of the album is done at which point it sinks into a mellow representation of subpar 3eb material." I'm definitely not vouching for his description as I haven't heard it, but it makes my expectations pretty low as of now.

[bradnewman]

Phoenix

[DePeachMode]

Animal Collective. Best pop band since the Beatles.

Also, Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, Cut Copy, Beck, etc.

[geebee889]

I heard the new Mutemath is nothing like the old one. I did love the spotlight EP, but I'm interested to see how different it is from the first release. I just got an early review of the new 3eb from a close friend of mine and he described it as "right out of the gate sounding like the album is going to be the best thing you've ever heard until the first third of the album is done at which point it sinks into a mellow representation of subpar 3eb material." I'm definitely not vouching for his description as I haven't heard it, but it makes my expectations pretty low as of now.

It's really not, but it's really, really good. I loved the Spotlight EP as well, and I love the full length. And dang, that sounds like a pretty rapid change. The most I've done with that one is put it on my computer, so I haven't actually listened to any of it yet. I hope that's not the case, but I guess I'll be prepared now if it is. If you happen to listen to it before me, let me know what you think of it. I probably won't get a chance this week, so if you hear it before Friday, I probably haven't heard it yet. Classes and work take all of my time now...

[And Hours Pass]

It's really not, but it's really, really good. I loved the Spotlight EP as well, and I love the full length. And dang, that sounds like a pretty rapid change. The most I've done with that one is put it on my computer, so I haven't actually listened to any of it yet. I hope that's not the case, but I guess I'll be prepared now if it is. If you happen to listen to it before me, let me know what you think of it. I probably won't get a chance this week, so if you hear it before Friday, I probably haven't heard it yet. Classes and work take all of my time now...
Ok, so new mutemath - INCREDIBLE. I can't get enough. Exactly what I was hoping for and more. As for 3eb... I really don't like it. I'm trying to give it a chance... but it's just not doing it for me. Have you listened yet?

[Hiroki]

Wow a weird definition of pop bands right here in this topic :-|

[geebee889]

Ok, so new mutemath - INCREDIBLE. I can't get enough. Exactly what I was hoping for and more. As for 3eb... I really don't like it. I'm trying to give it a chance... but it's just not doing it for me. Have you listened yet?


I know, isn't it?! I can't even count how many times I've listened to it. It's at least once a day, so good! And yeah, I did listen to the Third Eye Blind cd. I mean, I like some songs, but the majority of it I just skip over...I feel like I kind of wasted my money.

[And Hours Pass]

I know, isn't it?! I can't even count how many times I've listened to it. It's at least once a day, so good! And yeah, I did listen to the Third Eye Blind cd. I mean, I like some songs, but the majority of it I just skip over...I feel like I kind of wasted my money.
Me too. I'm glad I supported them, but can't believe it took this long to put this out. I just picked up another set of albums, so those are now in m queue of things to listen to. I'm just alternating new stuff with Mutemath and phoenix now!

[$eth]

The new All Time Low album

[geebee889]

Me too. I'm glad I supported them, but can't believe it took this long to put this out. I just picked up another set of albums, so those are now in m queue of things to listen to. I'm just alternating new stuff with Mutemath and phoenix now!


I know! I have pretty much the same situation right now. I bought a bunch of albums last week because I got paid, but I've been so into that one that I haven't really listened to any of the new ones yet. I need to work that out!

[Inc.onsolable]

Maroon 5 dud!!!

[Capeside record]

www.myspace.com/actasone

[mmmmmpoetry]

The Kinks

[MSIndulgence]

blink-182
the starting line
we the kings
all time low
the academy is
anberlin
manchester orchestera
new found glory
we shot the moon

[SethSound]

The Blue Northern
www.myspace.com/thebluenorthern

there's also other music from the lead singer at
www.myspace.com/adammakessongs
and
www.myspace.com/wearethesway