Favorite "Chill" Bands? [Archive]

caged_love

01/12/10, 08:05 AM

Hey, I have been getting into the folk/indie scene lately and have come to really appreciate the music that I have been finding. I love mellow music and to me the lyrics always seem to tell a story that has significant meaning, something that I really appreciate. Some of the bands that I have been listening to have been: Neutral Milk Hotel, Dustin Kensrue, Bon Iver, Right Away Great Captain, Manchester Orchestra, Gregory Alan Isakov and Fleet Foxes. What are some of your favorite bands that you find relax you...I'm always looking for suggestions to fill my music library with!

Deadbolt23

01/12/10, 08:09 AM

Iron & Wine
Anchor & Braille

I wouldn't really call Manchester Orchestra a chill band.

Mibabalou

01/12/10, 08:09 AM

slaYer

gwar

Deadbolt23

01/12/10, 08:13 AM

slaYer

gwar

Your avatar always makes me really happy.

caged_love

01/12/10, 08:16 AM

Some of Manchester Orchestra's songs, such as "I Can Feel A Hot One" and "Where Have You Been?" seem pretty relaxing to me. I dunno, I was really into metal and still love punk, so maybe that has a bit of an effect on my view of "chill"

Mibabalou

01/12/10, 08:19 AM

Your avatar always makes me really happy.

thanks.

he and giggs can show the world football isnt about money but love for a club

i wish i see them both play once

Brand-new-123

01/12/10, 08:20 AM

The Wooden Sky
Sufjan Stevens
Ben & Bruno
Ribbons of Song
Northcote
A Mourning Rain
Welcome Wagon

Charles777

01/12/10, 08:46 AM

Hezekiah Jones, Dear and The Headlights.

kwsqd

01/12/10, 08:47 AM

Radiohead

xglassjawx

01/12/10, 08:48 AM

Mono
Explosions In The Sky
Ef
Olafur Arnalds
Danny Norbury
Eluvium

Basically EITS and Eluvium!

JordanBuell

01/12/10, 09:06 AM

mansions
fly upright kite
kevin devine
wheat
minus the bear
the decemberists

only the clouds

01/12/10, 09:09 AM

Mainly the tumbled sea. Although City & Colour is up there too

TheReckoner

01/12/10, 09:11 AM

Grizzly Bear is nice.

Getup and Dance

01/12/10, 09:19 AM

Ben Folds

xJesusFreakx

01/12/10, 09:31 AM

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Colbie Caillat - Coco

MattADALIE

01/12/10, 09:32 AM

Phil Collins! You can't leave him out, right? A good percentage of his music seems to provide a lot of synthesized ambience, simple rhythms, and is easily considered lame by many standards. However, songs like "In the Air Tonight" and "Another Day in Paradise" have that "chill" feel. I'm not even being sarcastic, for I own his greatest hits record.

Deadbolt23

01/12/10, 09:34 AM

Owen.

kearn1tm

01/12/10, 09:43 AM

slaYer

gwar

Leave those two away from your super cool irony. Slayer's fucking righteous and Gwar is hilarious.

kearn1tm

01/12/10, 09:45 AM

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Colbie Caillat - Coco

I get tense and paranoid when I listen to Labradford. Most Ambient music has that effect on me.

Pink Moon's a good call, Tim.

kearn1tm

01/12/10, 09:46 AM

I'll add Pandatone's Happy Together and Nunjabes' Metaphorical Music.

xJesusFreakx

01/12/10, 09:49 AM

I get tense and paranoid when I listen to Labradford. Most Ambient music has that effect on me.

Pink Moon's a good call, Tim.

Huh, I find that album to be really chill and relaxing. Interesting.

"From the Morning" is gorgeous. I'm so glad Vinh's avatar brought Pink Moon to me, lol.

fishguts182

01/12/10, 09:53 AM

the two chill bands ive been listening to alot are manchester orchestra and explosions in the sky.

awakeohsleeper

01/12/10, 10:03 AM

Sleeping at Last, Jon Foreman, Jeremy Larson, Denison Witmer, Sufjan Stevens, Jose Gonzalez

Rob Hrx

01/12/10, 10:06 AM

No lyrics, but really chilled: Boards of Canada

raychull

01/12/10, 10:17 AM

Everything else I've wanted to mention already has been, but since I'm here: Blind Pilot. maybe My Education.

ThePartialGlow

01/12/10, 10:23 AM

Someone beat me to it, but I've really been enjoying some Owen and American Football lately.

FeynmanWannabe

01/12/10, 10:24 AM

The Chills (http://www.myspace.com/thechillsnz)

lol

brothaman

01/12/10, 10:27 AM

city and colour, anchor and braille, matt nathanson, the emerson letters, rooney.

bobsheiskawy

01/12/10, 10:45 AM

COREhorizon

01/12/10, 10:49 AM

mansions
fly upright kite
kevin devine
wheat
minus the bear
the decemberists

This

Some Glassjaw songs from Worship and Tribute, Thrice's Beggars, and Emery's I'm only a man.

Andy Young

01/12/10, 10:49 AM

City & Colour
Mogwai
Balmorrhea

briewer

01/12/10, 11:00 AM

Broken Social Scene, duh.

jbertclassic

01/12/10, 11:01 AM

Anything Bazan or Kinsella related.

Flaming Piranha

01/12/10, 11:03 AM

Bob Marley

CaryGrant

01/12/10, 11:07 AM

Unwed Sailor.

Neo Cassady

01/12/10, 11:12 AM

Sigur Ros.

bandrewes

01/12/10, 11:19 AM

yeah anything oberst related, not always positive but can be chill

3eb23

01/12/10, 11:28 AM

Citizen Cope is a mellow dude. You might like him.

Wake Up

01/12/10, 11:40 AM

I like listening to scripture by reverend maltbie davenport babcock.

it soothes me

pandasaurus151

01/12/10, 11:45 AM

City and Colour, Copeland, Sigur Ros

honkyg88

01/12/10, 11:46 AM

Pink Floyd

thatonecrazykid

01/12/10, 12:44 PM

Copeland, Manchester Orchestra, Brand New (YFW), The Afters.
Hope that helped.

TinMan20

01/12/10, 12:46 PM

Halloween, Alaska - Champagne Downtown
The Antlers - Hospice
Bedouin Soundclash - Sound a Mosaic
Cassino - Sounds of Salvation / Kingprince
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
Good Old War - The Only Way to be Alone
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - s/t
Pedro the Lion - Its Hard to Find a Friend
Sparklehorse - Its a Wonderful Life
Stick Figure - The Sound of my Addiction
The Surfers - Songs from the Pipe

now you are busy

optimusrob

01/12/10, 01:36 PM

mogwai

anthonydarko

01/12/10, 01:38 PM

Copeland and Minus The Bear

incognitojones

01/12/10, 01:44 PM

The Samuel Jackson Five

DejaNew

01/12/10, 02:05 PM

I'm sure most of these have been mentioned but:

Nick Drake
Owen (or any Mike Kinsella project)
Explosions In The Sky- The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Boards Of Canada
Death Cab For Cutie
Patrick Watson
Sigur Ros
Rodrigo Y Gabriela

CaryGrant

01/12/10, 02:07 PM

I'm going to reply again.

Unwed Sailor.

SophGod

01/12/10, 02:13 PM

Cassino
Bright Eyes
KDev
Bayside's acoustic album
Explosions in the Sky.

B-Bones

01/12/10, 02:15 PM

ZeitGeist

01/12/10, 02:42 PM

I've been listening to a lot of Joe Purdy, kind of folksy.

cshadows2887

01/12/10, 02:47 PM

Damien Rice

And a bunch of other stuff that was mentioned.

acemvivere

01/12/10, 02:54 PM

Anathallo

PenThrive

01/12/10, 03:02 PM

South (UK)
The Velvet Teen
Doves

youngfresh

01/12/10, 03:07 PM

bombay bicycle club.....a hot new new band from the uk..so good.

haloswitch

01/12/10, 04:15 PM

Sigur Ros
Red House Painters
Oceans Apart
Alexi Murdoch
Anywhen
Ben Christophers
The Acorn
Magnet
Neil Halstead
Nick Drake
The Notwist
Patrick Watson
Sun Kil Moon

Truman122

01/12/10, 04:46 PM

American Football. Best music to listen to when doing homework.

CalRahhh

01/12/10, 05:09 PM

Minus The Bear
Horse Feathers

tmagrosky

01/12/10, 05:16 PM

minus the bear
deathcab for cutie
modest mouse
city and colour
kevin devine

FBTMOPenguins

01/12/10, 05:49 PM

Citizen Cope is a mellow dude. You might like him.

Big L is legit.

bobcatbob18

01/12/10, 05:58 PM

Pink Floyd

YES, Floyd and Pinback.

KingJohn_654

01/12/10, 06:11 PM

Cassino.

Rationalist

01/12/10, 06:27 PM

Lotte Kestner is cool.

jbertclassic

01/12/10, 07:00 PM

Old emo. Mineral, Sunny Day, American Football, Promise Ring

Buscemi Knows Best

01/12/10, 07:01 PM

ratatat
!!!
phoenix
passion pit
cake

A7XXX

01/12/10, 07:09 PM

Check out The Dear Hunter and The Decemberists

PunkXRockLove41

01/12/10, 07:13 PM

I'll say Gorillaz, I dont why thought, but they seem to chill me out pretty good.

kbi the crowing

01/12/10, 07:42 PM

Minus The Bear
Nine Inch Nails (instrumentals, mostly)
Mogwai
Mosh Patrol
American Football

I'll say Gorillaz, I dont why thought, but they seem to chill me out pretty good.

this too

3eb23

01/12/10, 08:20 PM

Big L is legit.

No doubt

WhoSaidThat?

01/12/10, 08:23 PM

Mew

Several others that everyone else mentioned.

FBTMOPenguins

01/12/10, 08:24 PM

No doubt
It's kinda depressing that when people acknowledge all the late great rappers he's rarely mentioned. Gza is the only person in interview who has referenced L in recent memory.

mymusicismylife

01/12/10, 10:11 PM

Modest Mouse and Cake

OneSongRomance

01/12/10, 10:16 PM

Is Reggie and the Full Effect fair play?

AussieBoy

01/12/10, 11:09 PM

the beautiful girls
john butler trio
xavier rudd

cshadows2887

01/12/10, 11:15 PM

the beautiful girls
john butler trio
xavier rudd

Yeah JBT. Don't see much love for them around here.

hawkeye182

01/13/10, 01:41 AM

Mansions are up there for me right now. Death Cab and Dashboard are my usual choices though

tfieldz

01/13/10, 06:00 AM

listen to cecil otter

gjpinizz

01/13/10, 06:01 AM

cassino
jon foreman

gjpinizz

01/13/10, 06:03 AM

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Colbie Caillat - Coco

colbie caillat… lol

xJesusFreakx

01/13/10, 06:36 AM

colbie caillat… lol

She's a great chill artist.

caged_love

01/13/10, 06:49 AM

Looks like I am going to have to be checking out a lot of bands here in the near future...oh well, I'd rather be busy than bored. I mean, there isn't much more you can do while at work, eh?

Oh_Snap!:O

01/13/10, 06:49 AM

Radiohead
Laura Marling
Eisley

Regards

01/13/10, 08:56 AM

lately its been a mixture of Jon Foreman, Bon Iver, and Grizzly Bear.

T-bag

02/08/10, 04:28 AM

Punks do not Chill.Not Punk.

Brian_Bad_News

02/25/10, 08:09 PM

mimicking birds, modest mouse, anchor & braille, city & colour, the spill canvas (sunsets and car crashes, mostly), sufjan stevens, bright eyes/conor oberst, the icarus account, and keane are the ones that i'd recommend off the top of my head.

mimicking birds! I seen them last year opening for Modest Mouse, they put on a really good show, very chill but good.

and I'd have to suggest Califone, Ugly Cassanova, The New Amsterdams, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and The Mars Volta

Kid B

02/25/10, 08:19 PM

3/4 of the stuff that's been posted is stuff I wouldn't really consider chill.

Atlas Sound
American Football
The Mercury Program
American Analog Set
Real Estate
Ducktails
Shh... This is a Library

bobsheiskawy

02/25/10, 08:19 PM

mimicking birds! I seen them last year opening for Modest Mouse, they put on a really good show, very chill but good.

and I'd have to suggest Califone, Ugly Cassanova, The New Amsterdams, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and The Mars Volta

i'm jealous, i was supposed to go see them this past fall, but the show ended up being 21+ and i couldn't go. hopefully they come back soon. or at least release an album haha.

Brian_Bad_News

02/25/10, 08:22 PM

i'm jealous, i was supposed to go see them this past fall, but the show ended up being 21+ and i couldn't go. hopefully they come back soon. or at least release an album haha.

they were selling EP's at the show, I have their sticker on the back of my truck and people all the time ask 'what does Mimic King Birds mean?' haha

kbi the crowing

02/25/10, 09:18 PM

Lymbyc Systym

ShimmerAndSpill

02/25/10, 09:47 PM

Lymbyc Systym

Hell yes.

And it was only mentioned once before, but definitely Balmorhea.

Also, As Tall As Lions, Cassino, Caspian, Do Make Say Think, El Ten Eleven, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Look Mexico, The Mercury Program, Noyes, The One Up Downstairs, Owen, The Six Parts Seven, Telefon Tel Aviv, Textual, This Day & Age, and This Town Needs Guns.

JLegs

02/25/10, 10:05 PM

as i lay dying

bobsheiskawy

02/25/10, 10:06 PM

they were selling EP's at the show, I have their sticker on the back of my truck and people all the time ask 'what does Mimic King Birds mean?' haha

i really want that haha. and i just googled and found that they'll be putting out their debut in two weeks.

chrislauren

02/25/10, 11:37 PM

Minus the Bear- Planet of Ice
Company of Theives- Ordinary Riches
Joanna Newsom- Ys, specifically Cosmia and sawdust and diamonds

briewer

02/26/10, 12:02 AM

Nite Jewel. Been rocking her a lot lately.

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 05:17 AM

The only amusing thind about recurrecting these threads is revisiting the "not punk" era as I like to call it.

On-topic: The Band's Songs from Big Pink at the moment.

kbi the crowing

02/26/10, 05:24 AM

Hell yes.

And it was only mentioned once before, but definitely Balmorhea.

Also, As Tall As Lions, Cassino, Caspian, Do Make Say Think, El Ten Eleven, Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Look Mexico, The Mercury Program, Noyes, The One Up Downstairs, Owen, The Six Parts Seven, Telefon Tel Aviv, Textual, This Day & Age, and This Town Needs Guns.

I only have the Carved By Glaciers EP and the split with This Will Destroy You
I want a full length of theirs so badly, they make really great music
do you have an album you'd recommend?

blissfulrain

02/26/10, 06:26 AM

Deas Vail, Thrice, Saosin, and Emarosa.

For heavy music though, Misery Signals, Underoath, The Color Morale, and Of Machines are pretty chill.

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 06:28 AM

Thrice, Saosin, and Emarosa.

You have a weird-ass definition of chill.

broaddplease

02/26/10, 07:12 AM

rilo kiley.

blissfulrain

02/26/10, 07:55 AM

You have a weird-ass definition of chill.

I know. Beggars by Thrice is a really chill sounding record for me though.

I usually make a playlist of chill songs though...those bands have lots of chill songs I like.

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 08:00 AM

I know. Beggars by Thrice is a really chill sounding record for me though.

I usually make a playlist of chill songs though...those bands have lots of chill songs I like.

Beggars I can see. But Saosin? Hasn't every track they've ever released had distorted guitars?

blissfulrain

02/26/10, 08:03 AM

Beggars I can see. But Saosin? Hasn't every track they've ever released had distorted guitars?

Their songs I like that are "chill" by my standards are as follows: Fireflies (Light Messengers), Finding Home, I Never Wanted To, It's All Over Now, 3rd Measurement In C (Piano Version), Seven Years (Acoustic Version), and You're Not Alone.

live.

02/26/10, 08:11 AM

I will always have a soft spot for Jack Johnson.

ShimmerAndSpill

02/26/10, 08:17 AM

I only have the Carved By Glaciers EP and the split with This Will Destroy You
I want a full length of theirs so badly, they make really great music
do you have an album you'd recommend?

Their newest release, Shutter Release, is great.

ThisIsNotDan

02/26/10, 08:19 AM

Burial
The Mercury Program
Heart Collapse
Massive Attack
Miles Davis (specifically Kind Of Blue)
Sufjan Stevens
Brand New (specifically TDAGARIM)
The National (specifically Boxer)

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 08:26 AM

I will always have a soft spot for Jack Johnson.

Blueberry pancakes > "Banana Pancakes"

live.

02/26/10, 09:17 AM

"Banana Pancakes" > Banana pancakes

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 09:21 AM

That's true. But it's not saying much.

IWasaCamera

02/26/10, 09:51 AM

Most things > Jack Johnson.

cshadows2887

02/26/10, 09:51 AM

Also true.

live.

02/26/10, 09:59 AM

Agreed on all counts, but I find his voice very soothing and my mother's a fan...so he's OK in my book.

movingxpictures

02/26/10, 10:02 AM

I love Tilly and the Wall. They have a unique approach to music.

Stavie Steelo

02/26/10, 10:08 AM

Explosions in the sky
This will destroy you
Slightly stoopid
Dispatch
Rebulation
O.a.r.
Dave Mathews bands

kbi the crowing

02/26/10, 03:46 PM

Their newest release, Shutter Release, is great.

Sweet. Thank you sir.

cirerelleum

02/26/10, 04:53 PM

Moving Mountrains

sweepthenation

02/26/10, 04:53 PM

Tides Of Man

bandrewes

02/26/10, 05:01 PM

helios

so chill

CalRahhh

02/26/10, 05:06 PM

Portishead

zonto

02/26/10, 05:20 PM

I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business?

orangekows

02/26/10, 07:10 PM

Moving Mountrains
this. Moving Mountains is fucking incredible. i just wish i could have seen them play with The Fall of Troy and Thursday. would have been an amazing show.

Moth To A Flame

02/26/10, 07:46 PM

The Postal Service
Thrice - Alchemy Index and Beggars
She & Him
Modest Mouse
The Decemberists
The Eagles
The Smiths
The Marshall Tucker Band
Owl City

Few that I enjoy. Also looking forward to checking out everyone else's requests.

Brian_Bad_News

02/26/10, 08:07 PM

hell yeah to modest mouse

Moth To A Flame

02/26/10, 08:15 PM

Listening to The Mountain Goats right now. Not bad....

ikikwe

02/26/10, 08:17 PM

Moving Mountains and Big D and The Kids Table. Nothing better to listen to while drinking and/or smoking.

HometownHero

02/26/10, 09:09 PM

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Colbie Caillat - Coco

To put Colbie Caillat and Nick Drake in the same paragraph hurts my heart

xJesusFreakx

02/26/10, 09:13 PM

To put Colbie Caillat and Nick Drake in the same paragraph hurts my heart

Mocking Colbie Caillat when you have a Circa Survive isn't any better.

HometownHero

02/26/10, 09:16 PM

Mocking Colbie Caillat when you have a Circa Survive isn't any better.

You're not actually comparing the two....are you?

xJesusFreakx

02/26/10, 09:20 PM

You're not actually comparing the two....are you?

Of course not, man. I actually like Colbie Caillat.

HometownHero

02/26/10, 09:21 PM

Of course not, man. I actually like Colbie Caillat.

But talent wise. Musicianship. Hell, stronger vocalist. You have to say Circa. Even if you prefer Colbie (which is really odd to me)

xJesusFreakx

02/26/10, 09:25 PM

But talent wise. Musicianship. Hell, stronger vocalist. You have to say Circa. Even if you prefer Colbie (which is really odd to me)

Colbie Caillat > Anthony Green. I'm not much for scene vocalists with overly effeminate voices; when I'm in the mood for something like that, I'll just listen to that Craig Owens song that has guest vocals from Stephen Christian. If you dig Circa Survive, cool, but I personally find them to be rather overrated and unappealing.

EDIT: I should clarify that my problem isn't that Anthony sounds like a girl, but rather that I find his voice kind of grating. My comment could probably be misconstrued as sexist, so I'll just clarify now. Not my intent.

Moth To A Flame

02/26/10, 09:27 PM

Colbie Caillat is the deal!

Two Headed Girl

02/26/10, 09:30 PM

Grizzly Bear
menomena
Why?

darkyouth

02/27/10, 12:38 AM

311
Bob Marley
SKINDRED
(reggae makes me chill)

cirerelleum

02/27/10, 06:32 AM

this. Moving Mountains is fucking incredible. i just wish i could have seen them play with The Fall of Troy and Thursday. would have been an amazing show.

Yeah, I just wish I had gotten into them sooner.