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Life Water
09/15/08, 07:23 PM
What are they?
Getup and Dance
09/15/08, 07:26 PM
fueled by ramen
funkel
09/15/08, 07:59 PM
The Militia Group.
wroteurname
09/15/08, 08:04 PM
J
jk that is!
Anthony Lutz
09/15/08, 08:17 PM
Sub Pop has quite a few good bands at the moment.

This was the one that came to my mind.
wtfmates
09/15/08, 08:25 PM
Anticon
voncorn
09/15/08, 08:27 PM
Triple Crown Records

If I were ever a musician, I'd make it my goal to be part of their roster.
versus_god
09/15/08, 08:29 PM
Fat Wreck
Asian Man
Plan-It-X
No Idea
lenard27
09/15/08, 08:32 PM
Eyeball
Vagrant
Triple Crown
SoggY ThE OnE
09/15/08, 08:36 PM
Victory....



J/k

Vagrant
and sub city from back in the day

both have/had thrice...
theguy77
09/15/08, 08:44 PM
fueled by ramen

wtf stop trying to act all elite with your obscure references, no one cares who you found on the internet last night hipster
theguy77
09/15/08, 08:45 PM
Victory....



J/k

Vagrant
and sub city from back in the day

both have/had thrice...

and you, stop sucking getup and dance's dick. elitists.
AP_Punk
09/15/08, 08:48 PM
Fat Wreck
Asian Man
Plan-It-X
No Idea

yes.

and maybe Quote Unquote and Art of the Underground.
versus_god
09/15/08, 08:50 PM
yes.

and maybe Quote Unquote and Art of the Underground.
Good thinking.

And It's Alive, because they write thank you notes.
AP_Punk
09/15/08, 08:51 PM
Good thinking.

And It's Alive, because they write thank you notes.

Yes!

Oh, and Red Scare!
versus_god
09/15/08, 08:55 PM
Fuckin' Red Scare! Fuckin' SST! Fuckin' Alternative Tentacles!
AP_Punk
09/15/08, 08:58 PM
Anti-!

and Dischord.
versus_god
09/15/08, 09:00 PM
R.I.P. G7 Welcoming Committee.
phil19
09/15/08, 09:00 PM
epitaph
versus_god
09/15/08, 09:01 PM
Haha.
AP_Punk
09/15/08, 09:02 PM
R.I.P. G7 Welcoming Committee.

:sadface:
shit stroll
09/15/08, 09:02 PM
Fat Wreck
Asian Man
Plan-It-X
No Idea
suck.
IWasaCamera
09/15/08, 09:34 PM
Sub Pop for Iron & Wine alone.
x togepi x
09/15/08, 09:45 PM
the fact that nobody mentioned dischord means you're all fucking idiots.
shit stroll
09/15/08, 09:54 PM
ap punk mentioned dischord.
x togepi x
09/15/08, 10:02 PM
oh shit, i didn't see that.

okay replace that with "the fact that nobody mentioned SST means you're all fucking idiots" hahaha
shit stroll
09/15/08, 10:10 PM
haha i want that corporate rock still sucks shirt.
theguy77
09/15/08, 11:08 PM
Sub Pop for Iron & Wine alone.

haha this
ForeverDelayed
09/15/08, 11:15 PM
Currently? Anti, no question about it.

All time? SST, SubPop, Dischord, Jade Tree, Bulletproof, ummm...
NDB
09/16/08, 03:22 AM
temporary residence
SoggY ThE OnE
09/16/08, 04:05 AM
and you, stop sucking getup and dance's dick. elitists.

LOL!
FUCK OFF! I don't even know who getup and dance is lol.
YOU stop being the internet elitist, ya fuck.
ThemChains
09/16/08, 04:21 AM
The best indie labels are so indie, they don't even exist.
kearn1tm
09/16/08, 05:02 AM
Jagjaguwar currently has my attention (Bon Iver, Ladyhawk, Okkervil River), but indie-powerhouse Merge is a perennial favorite (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, the Arcade Fire, Caribou, Connor Oberst, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr., The Magnetic Fields, Richard Buckner, She & Him, Spoon, Teenage Fanclub, M. Ward) and boasts a very formidable roster of artists.
kearn1tm
09/16/08, 05:02 AM
The best indie labels are so indie, they don't even exist.

How very meta.
Keagan Ilvonen
09/16/08, 05:04 AM
Eyeball for sure.
ThemChains
09/16/08, 08:52 AM
How very meta.

I see what you did there.
AP_Punk
09/16/08, 08:56 AM
how could i forget SST.

goddamnit.
wtfmates
09/16/08, 09:11 AM
Jagjaguwar currently has my attention (Bon Iver, Ladyhawk, Okkervil River), but indie-powerhouse Merge is a perennial favorite (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, the Arcade Fire, Caribou, Connor Oberst, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr., The Magnetic Fields, Richard Buckner, She & Him, Spoon, Teenage Fanclub, M. Ward) and boasts a very formidable roster of artists.


I was going to say Jagjaguwar solely for Okkervil River, but now that I know Bon Iver is on there, they have to be listed as one of the best.
theguy77
09/16/08, 09:47 AM
LOL!
FUCK OFF! I don't even know who getup and dance is lol.
YOU stop being the internet elitist, ya fuck.

and fix your sarcasm detector. you're like the worst person ever.
lew_1987
09/16/08, 12:11 PM
Who cares.

Scylla Records.
SoggY ThE OnE
09/16/08, 12:51 PM
and fix your sarcasm detector. you're like the worst person ever.

Agree!
AP_Punk
09/16/08, 12:54 PM
ebullition.
underthetalking
09/16/08, 12:55 PM
Sub Pop
Barsuk
Vagrant
alice+interiors
09/16/08, 12:56 PM
Saddle Creek.
matthewpaul
09/16/08, 01:06 PM
The Militia Group.

this
bobby runs
09/16/08, 01:13 PM
Sub Pop has quite a few good bands at the moment.

This was the one that came to my mind.

Sub Pop for Iron & Wine alone.

haha this

Sub Pop

6th-ed
HxCThunderr94
09/16/08, 01:56 PM
Okay, people's been asking me the correct definition to describe indie music.
What is it exactly?
theguy77
09/16/08, 02:00 PM
apparently there is no way to describe the sound of indie music because it applies to only a band's business state, which has no correlation to the band's intentions, capabilities, or preferences whatsoever so its really just a fucking meaningless term, which would be better off as a genre name.

just puting my 27 cents in.
ThemChains
09/16/08, 02:34 PM
I pay my own bills, does that make me indie?
theguy77
09/16/08, 03:14 PM
I pay my own bills, does that make me indie?

if i selectively chose bands with certain restrictions on their business capabilities just to assess my stance of anti-capitalism, and with a complete disregard to the case by case basis of what is good, honest music and what is not, would that make me indie?
ForeverDelayed
09/16/08, 09:24 PM
Jagjaguwar currently has my attention (Bon Iver, Ladyhawk, Okkervil River), but indie-powerhouse Merge is a perennial favorite (...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, the Arcade Fire, Caribou, Connor Oberst, Destroyer, Dinosaur Jr., The Magnetic Fields, Richard Buckner, She & Him, Spoon, Teenage Fanclub, M. Ward) and boasts a very formidable roster of artists.
Wow. I forgot all about Merge. And while name checking half their roster you forgot Imperial Teen. So I guess we're even?

Another one I forgot about and just now remembered... Polyvinyl. I'm pretty surprised to not see them mentioned here.
liaaLUST
09/21/08, 06:54 PM
i like feuled by ramen
triple crown has a lot of good bands too
i dunno, there a lot of good record companies out there..
Matthew Tsai
09/21/08, 07:25 PM
Sub Pop has quite a few good bands at the moment.

jeremy enigk. says it all
murrich
09/21/08, 07:27 PM
Sub Pop.
ForeverDelayed
09/21/08, 10:56 PM
How about Matador? They've put out some great shit over the years.
Blake Solomon
09/21/08, 11:01 PM
White Whale
Anticon
Burning Star IV
09/21/08, 11:56 PM
Dine Alone
Sumerian Team
09/25/08, 01:59 PM
Sumerian records is the best indie label if you like heavier music.

http://www.sumerianrecords.com/default.php