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Good indie band

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MO-gan
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lately i've really been into indie bands
so i was wondering if anyone had some suggestions
Aug 30 2008 12:48AM
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thecounty
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silversun pickups
sufjan stevens
ted leo and the pharmacists
tegan and sara
tokyo police club
trembling blue stars
TREVOR HALL
ace enders
the album leaf
almost blue
amos lee
animal collective
elliot smith
explosions in the sky
jaya the cat
joe purdy
jon foreman
MARK STRANGES.. http://www.purevolume.com/strangesmark check this shit out, awesome original songs and sweet covers
mutemath
THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
band of horses
earlimart
jens lekman
this is ivy league
voxtrot
the whitest boy alive
cloud cult
the sea in cake
sean lennon


this is a wide variety of indie music of all types. i hope you enjoy some of those. def check out mark stranges, hes gotta facebook page with concert dates and all, def look him up
Aug 30 2008 1:23AM
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xnick11
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Arcade Fire
Wolf Parade
Aug 30 2008 1:39AM
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s.g.
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the kooks
arctic monkeys
the killers
MGMT

those are the most popular i think
Aug 30 2008 6:09AM
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ilikeplants
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Join the Indie Lovers Cult, ask radtad for an invite.

Some of my favorite bands are..

Albert Hammond Jr.
Andrew Bird
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Band of Horses
Beck
Belle & Sebastian
Circa Survive
Death Cab for Cutie
Film School
Idiot Pilot
Interpol
Iron & Wine
LCD Soundsystem
Math and Physics Club
Of Montreal
Pete Yorn
Peter Bjorn and John
Say Hi To Your Mom
Sea Wolf
Sufjan Stevens
Sunset Rubdown
The Dandy Warhols
The Decemberists
The Flaming Lips
The National
Postal Service
The Radio Dept.
The Shins
The Stills
Throw Me The Statue
TV on The Radio
Vampire Weekend
Voxtrot
White Rabbit
White Williams
Wolf Parade

Some is kind of Electronic but it's all pretty good.

Aug 30 2008 1:28PM
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rissarussell
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the virgins are catchy
Aug 30 2008 6:04PM
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MO-gan
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thanks!
Aug 30 2008 6:08PM
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cofreeskier
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Tapes 'N Tapes
Broken Social Scene
Cold War Kids
White Rabbits
Yeasayer
Tokyo Police Club
The Starlight Mints
Spoon
Scissors For Lefty
Aug 30 2008 9:08PM
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AZrider
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pinback
Aug 30 2008 11:06PM
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MO-gan
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oh my gosh... vampire weekend
i am in love with their vampire weekend cd

Aug 31 2008 9:22AM
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ilikeplants
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I like their music a lot too. Check out Say Hi To Your Mom, you might like them too. They're my favorite.
Aug 31 2008 11:08AM
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ski_DC
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The Henry Clay People
The Whigs
The Go! Team
Be Your Own Pet
Aug 31 2008 12:27PM
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messplay
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wow, alphabetized too, nice work. good artists
Aug 31 2008 2:24PM
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MO-gan
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will do man thanks
Aug 31 2008 3:49PM
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twsnow22
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they are soo good...  oh and they changed their name to say hi..... i think its lame but that will make them easier to find on myspace and stuff
Aug 31 2008 10:57PM
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speedy29
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libertines
pedro the lion
hard-hi
man i cant think of many right now
Sep 1 2008 1:05AM
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MO-gan
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its just
"say hi...." now?
Sep 1 2008 1:14PM
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mmmmm...Pie
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Most of the ones I listen to have been mentioned...except for The Hold Steady. Check out their album "Boys and Girls in America," it's amazing.

Also, check out The Current. It's a radio station out of St. Paul that plays a lot of indie stuff, with no commercials. Listen to the online feed for a few days and you'll pick up a bunch of new bands.
Sep 1 2008 11:15PM
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MO-gan
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thanks i will for sure do that
Sep 2 2008 5:33PM
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ilikeplants
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thanks, alphabetized straight off the iPod
Sep 2 2008 6:25PM
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Codfish.
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neutral milk hotel is dandy
Sep 2 2008 8:52PM
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Rajna
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MGMT is pretty good.
Sep 3 2008 12:11AM
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TWoods
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check out the album "The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me" by Brand New. Not emo-ish like their old stuff, they really found their own sound, and it's excellent.
Sep 3 2008 12:13AM
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charmander
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that is a pretty good album, a bit emo in my books though.

im not into indie really, but heres a few i like

the unicorns
eels
kings of leon
the shins
the decemberists
dinosaur jr.
Sep 3 2008 12:50AM
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SEABURN
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!!!
Sep 3 2008 1:50AM
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whattheshit
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does it offend you, yea?
kill the noise
the whitest boy alive
heavens
moviesonic
the herd
Sep 3 2008 6:31AM
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little_boo
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Here are a few that I can think of right now...

AMFM
Architecture in Helsinki
The Brunettes
Cajun Dance Party
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah
The Klaxons
Mates of State
Metric
Minus the Bear
Portugal! The Man
Tokyo Police Club
Sep 3 2008 3:07PM
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king.tubby
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i cant sing the praises of pavement and stereolab enough.
pavement being a killer, 90's, west coast, jangly guitar, toung-in-cheek lyrics outifit
stereolab being a french/ british space-pop socialist group with occasional kraut-rock leanings
Sep 3 2008 3:47PM
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MO-gan
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has anyone heard of kimya dawson?

i feel like no one knows her music

it is so good!
... in my opinion
Sep 3 2008 6:58PM
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MurderBert
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Zox
Sep 3 2008 7:48PM
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king.tubby
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i thin she is on k records- i would reccoemend some of their other artists, also: the microphones, mt eerie, karl blau, mirah. all pretty cool
Sep 4 2008 7:03PM
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StReEtPIRATES
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shout out louds
voxtrot
arcade fire

Sep 4 2008 8:07PM
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andreaswhite
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the good life
Sep 4 2008 8:37PM
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twsnow22
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yeah its just
"say hi"
sorry that was unclear before
Sep 5 2008 2:53PM
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slaydave
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my threads
Sep 6 2008 3:50AM
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MO-gan
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it all good thanks
Sep 6 2008 10:05AM
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hael
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yeah, i know kimya dawson! i mean, the juno soundtrack brought so much more attention to her than ever before, but she's always been solid. she's actually from olympia, where i used to live.



i basically agree with all the other groups here, but i'll add a few.

i don't have itunes right now, but

Ben Kweller
Cat Power
my personal fav., Rilo Kiley
and Bright Eyes is amazing, however depressing.

sorry i can't really think of a lot to contribute right now.



Sep 6 2008 8:50PM
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whattheshit
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the avett brothers
Sep 8 2008 3:32AM
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king.tubby
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theres a ton of good indie music in olympia.
Sep 8 2008 12:43PM
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jfoley019
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The best thing is go get Spin mag, and look at the bands in there and check them out. They always have great picks for indie bands
Sep 8 2008 1:44PM
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whattheshit
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if you like my bloody valentine  or shoegaze style music, you will like m83.











Sep 10 2008 5:30AM
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