Calling all indie snobs (and non-snobs too)

[Chris Reynolds]

I need some recommendations for new music. Here's my LastFM (http://last.fm/user/cjurewicz). If only their recommendation system wasn't a piece of shit I'd use that. I haven't really been keeping up with the indie releases of 2008, and would like to know what you guys think is worth a purchase. I'll take recommendations on non-new material as well. Thanks a bunch

[thesafeword]

Another indie rec thread?

[Chris Reynolds]

Another needless post?

[thesafeword]

In another useless thread.

[Chris Reynolds]

Useless to you maybe, but I don't feel like going through all the other threads reading about bands I know about. And if it is useless to you, why post? Do you really need the addition to your post count?

[HangsLikeHeaven]

He's here to fuck shit up.

[Chris Reynolds]

I should have known...

[thesafeword]

I'm just saying that we already have a thread for this on the front page.

[summer skin]

According to your lastfm you just download whatever band has been featured on myspace.
Why don't you just keep doing that?

[_jonas]

The Most Serene Republic. Just some random Canadian "indie" band worth your time.

[_jonas]

My god the "why post if you don't think it's important" argument.

If you weren't aware, obviously somebody had to get you straight.

[Chris Reynolds]

According to your lastfm you just download whatever band has been featured on myspace.
Why don't you just keep doing that?

See, you're the kind of snob I'm talking about. Now if only you'd recommend the amazing music that you listen to that's so much better than mine, we'd be getting somewhere.

[Chris Reynolds]

The Most Serene Republic. Just some random Canadian "indie" band worth your time.

And time has already been spent listening to them

[Rodeo]

www.pitchforkmedia.com (http://www.pitchformedia.com)

[Regards]

www.sunonthesand.net (http://www.sunonthesand.net)

edit: But seriously, check out Lifestory: Monologue.

[FayeQC]

I like last.fm's recommendations

[Chris Reynolds]

I like last.fm's recommendations

They just haven't given me any new ones in forever, and a majority of my listening to music is on my iPod, not my computer, so I rarely scrobble music.

[IWasaCamera]

Last.fm provides the worst recs.

Give the new Department Of Eagles a shot, as well as The Tallest Man On Earth, The War On Drugs, Wilderness, etc.

[FayeQC]

They just haven't given me any new ones in forever, and a majority of my listening to music is on my iPod, not my computer, so I rarely scrobble music.

Last.fm provides the worst recs.

Give the new Department Of Eagles a shot, as well as The Tallest Man On Earth, The War On Drugs, Wilderness, etc.

I keep 'dismissing' the ones I don't want to listen to/ don't like and it generates new ones :shrug:

[Chris Reynolds]

Last.fm provides the worst recs.

Give the new Department Of Eagles a shot, as well as The Tallest Man On Earth, The War On Drugs, Wilderness, etc.

I haven't really been digging Department of Eagles or The War On Drugs, but I should probably listen to them more, as so many people seem to love them, but I'll definitely give the other two a listen.

[FayeQC]

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Builders+and+the+Butchers

^ Them, recently started listening and they're pretty good.

[IWasaCamera]

I'm assuming you've heard the latest Oldham record but if not, certainly worth your time. 08 hasn't been that strong for mellow singer-songwriter stuff but Horse Feathers, Laura Marling, and Michael Zapruder all released decent efforts.

[ForeverDelayed]

Isn't there a separate section here just for recommendations? Hmmm...



But yeah how about:

Dreamend
British Sea Power
Lightspeed Champion
Pomegranates
Racoo-oo-oon

That should give you a little 2008 "indie" to chew on.

[_jonas]

Bark Psychosis. Some excellent post rock.

[erinfxs]

indie?
youre from US, right?
some indie which is more big in UK but not US is the last shadow puppets? theyre awesome.
ummm, arctic monkeys? bit older, but yesss, same vocalist.
idk just some thoughts.

[_jonas]

The Bug

[Chris Reynolds]

UK indie is atrocious.

Agreed. Arctic Monkeys may be one of the most overrated bands of the decade.

[erinfxs]

UK indie is atrocious.
i agree, its not even indie its just a bunch of words to a boring melody.
i can only put my hands up for liking alex turners work, thats it.

[erinfxs]

Agreed. Arctic Monkeys may be one of the most overrated bands of the decade.
definitely overrated.
i still like them, but dont claim theyre the best indie band or whatever like i saw loads of people saying.
plus they got way too hyped up then people decided to send them to the US, i mean who thought of that. lets build them up then send them to the country with one of the worlds biggest music business,if not the biggest and throw them in at the deep end.

[_jonas]

Done what so much better?

[kearn1tm]

Based entirely on your Last.FM, I imagine you'd like any of the following (you have a rather limited taste, so my recommendations will reflect that):


The Band
Born Ruffians
Cibo Matto
Fionn Regan
Frightened Rabbit
Joanna Newsom
M83
Marnie Stern
The Microphones
The Muslims
Nada Surf
Plants and Animals
Ra Ra Riot
Ray LaMontagne
Reindeer Section
Sloan
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Sun Kil Moon
Vashti Bunyan
The Weakerthans

[Chris Reynolds]

Based entirely on your Last.FM, I imagine you'd like any of the following (you have a rather limited taste, so my recommendations will reflect that):

The Band
Born Ruffians
Cibo Matto
Fionn Regan
Frightened Rabbit
Joanna Newsom
M83
Marnie Stern
The Microphones
The Muslims
Nada Surf
Plants and Animals
Ra Ra Riot
Ray LaMontagne
Reindeer Section
Sloan
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Sun Kil Moon
Vashti Bunyan
The Weakerthans

Is my lastfm not working or something? Half the bands in that list I listen to frequently.