Posted May 2, 201213 yr Being more than a quarter into the year I was wondering what were people's top 5 indie artists/bands to look out for the rest of the year?
May 2, 201213 yr Do you mean newcomers? If not just them, I'm looking forward to the Beach House album. Orbital's Wonky has been a pleasant surprise. I think new indie acts are not very interesting at the moment.. maybe it's just me getting old. Although I'm glad that Of Monsters and Men + Alabama Shakes have made a commercial breakthrough.
May 2, 201213 yr http://www.dingsme.info/avatar10.jpgOrbital's Wonky has been a pleasant surprise. Edited May 2, 201213 yr by David007
May 2, 201213 yr I'd hardly call Orbital indie, no matter how good Wonky is - and it is, best thing they've done in years. My favourite records so far this year: Lower Dens - Nootropics Errors - Have Some Faith in Magic Frankie Rose - Interstellar Snowgoose - Harmony Springs There are some great sounds coming out of the USA and my native Scotland right now. It's a fairly exciting time.
May 2, 201213 yr Ah, Frankie Rose, totally forgot her. It's a good album I agree. Also Kathleen Edwards' latest but it's more folkpop/country.
May 2, 201213 yr There just has not been enough love for Frankie Rose here. God I need to get starting more threads here!
May 2, 201213 yr I only discovered Frankie yesterday from a blog I follow, I've been streaming her album from Soundcloud ever since. Wish some more folk would give Lower Dens a listen. I really rate them but nobody else on here does.
May 3, 201213 yr http://www.dingsme.info/avatar10.jpgI think new indie acts are not very interesting at the moment.. maybe it's just me getting old. Edited May 3, 201213 yr by michael2001
May 3, 201213 yr You have to scratch way below the surface now Michael. I've found the best bet is to find a handful of blogs that talk about the kind of music you like and subscribe to them. I've been discovering loads of great shoegaze / jangly / droney / loopy acts this way. I don't really consider any of the acts posted on here as indie - they're pretty much all mainstream. Anything indie that does get posted here seems to fall off the first page very quickly while people talk about Lana Del Ray. Edited May 3, 201213 yr by richie
May 3, 201213 yr I think new indie acts are not very interesting at the moment.. maybe it's just me getting old. http://www.dingsme.info/avatar10.jpgI think new indie acts are not very interesting at the moment.. maybe it's just me getting old. You have to scratch way below the surface now Michael. I've found the best bet is to find a handful of blogs that talk about the kind of music you like and subscribe to them. I've been discovering loads of great shoegaze / jangly / droney / loopy acts this way. I think you'll find that this Michael is a pretty much non-existent spam-bot or something.
May 3, 201213 yr And there are TWO bots in one thread, see "Orbital's Wonky has been a pleasant surprise. " Both of the posts are edited too. David007 and Michael2001. :lol: Weird times, weird bots. *I wish some bot would copy the above sentence too* I'm listening to Orbital when it comes on shuffle to me, two or three songs stand out, apart from the singles.
May 3, 201213 yr Wait... I'm not influential enough that people just post what I say as their opinions? :lol: Edited May 3, 201213 yr by SKOB
May 3, 201213 yr Orbital's Wonky has been a pleasant surprise. WRONG. They had something else in their posts. You're a flop spammer :(
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May 4, 201213 yr http://www.dingsme.info/avatar10.jpgIf not just them, I'm looking forward to the Beach House album. Edited May 4, 201213 yr by trcomer66
May 5, 201213 yr Oh I have no idea what is coming up.... Who knows what'll be good? My Bloody Valentine new album? Oh I don't know....
May 7, 201213 yr My Bloody Valentine new album? Oh I don't know.... How many times have we heard there'll be a new MBV album in any given year? Nice re-issues set though.
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