These are pretty much all what I've been looking for - thanks, Strat! The only one I'd already heard was Japandroids (which is great).
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 10:56 am
by ABNorman
dimejinky99 wrote:Who did you like from what you have listened to, Norm?
Mac DeMarco is pretty great (though the album tapers off, for me).
Lost in the Dream is a kick-ass album as well, despite being the reason for this thread. But I only really started listening yesterday, so I've got tons to get through.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:03 am
by Heathen
How about...
Clutch
The Sword
Graveyard
The Men
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 12:38 pm
by dimejinky99
All my friends went to a clutch show here last week. It's a bit too heavy/tuneless for my taste
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 4:41 pm
by matt reeder
You can try these:
Ty Segall
Savages
Yuck
PS I Love You
Frightened Rabbit
Real Estate
The Thermals
But my favorite band of the last 5 years is this:
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:18 pm
by super nintendo chalmers
ABNorman wrote:That Royal Headache song hits the sweet spot.
Australia, dude. You can throw a rock down there and hit a ton of great bands.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:30 pm
by BurtReynolds
Heathen wrote:How about...
Clutch
The Sword
Graveyard
The Men
Yes to all these.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:29 pm
by Brett
ABNorman wrote:I binge-downloaded a bunch of albums topping Metacritic and this forum (eg bands: Deafheaven, Julia Holter, Mac DeMarco, Mogwai, Ought, Owls, Parquet Courts, Silversun Pickups, Steve Gunn, The Antlers, The War on Drugs).
I haven't listened to them all, but I've got through a few, and they largely seem to slot into that reverby, mid-tempo, lofi-ish "indie" thing that everybody's digging right now. Which is cool - I can dig it. But sometimes I just want to be gripped by my balls and shredded by a good ol' instantly-accessible rawk song - something where you can tell the band is actually having fun, rather than being all 21st-Century post-modern.
Suggestions? The last couple of albums I really got into on the rock side were Blunderbuss (Jack White) and Nico Vega.
Curious: what Mogwai did you get?
Also, have you listened to the Ought album, yet? It touches on a few of the "indie" qualities that you mention, but overall, I find it to be the opposite of that detached, ironic sense you're describing. It's got its share of mellow moments, but there's a lot of good groove-oriented rock in there, with a number of unhinged moments as well.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:32 pm
by BurtReynolds
Yeah listen to Mogwai's Mr Beast if you haven't.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:36 pm
by super nintendo chalmers
You might like these OGs.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:44 pm
by BurtReynolds
A bit of a step down from their last album, but rocks anyway.
This is quite good. I went ahead and purchased the digital download on a whim last night and was more than pleased with my decision considering I didn't bother to preview any of it.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:09 pm
by ABNorman
So, thanks to some of youse guys, and a few other places, I've been working my way through about 50 new albums (new to me, anyway).
Keepers so far:
Graveyard (Hisingen Blues) - such a good time
J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Mogwai (Rave Tapes) - I don't usually go for instrumentals, but this breezed by
Mooney Suzuki (Alive and Amplified) - Good, simple fun
Mac DeMarco (Salad Days)
Silversun Pickups (The Singles Collection)
Tune-Yards (Nikki Nack) - Holy shit, that voice
War on Drugs (Lost in the Dream)
I've also deleted some duds already, but I can't remember them really.
Tonight, I'm going to load up St Vincent, Swans and The Antlers and see how far I get.
Thanks, team!
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:15 pm
by Malloy
how are swans grouped with st. vincent and the antlers?
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:20 pm
by ABNorman
Malloy wrote:how are swans grouped with st. vincent and the antlers?
No idea - never heard any of them, so I just picked a few albums at random from the big list to throw together.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:33 pm
by Malloy
ABNorman wrote:
Malloy wrote:how are swans grouped with st. vincent and the antlers?
No idea - never heard any of them, so I just picked a few albums at random from the big list to throw together.
ahh, i see. happy listening!
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:44 pm
by Leatherhead
I think I'm going to really like this thread.
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Tue February 27, 2018 12:34 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Wasn't sure where else to post this. Looking for more new music recs. Currently listening to:
Rostam
Superorganism
Glass Animals
Big Thief
Iron Tom
Nothing But Thieves
Rhye
Emmitt Fenn
Cigarettes After Sex
Missio
Sylvan Esso
The Districts
Re: Beyond critically-favoured sensitive indie?
Posted: Thu March 01, 2018 7:39 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Also:
Alvvays
Sundara Karma
Mt. Joy
Bishop Briggs (very hit or miss for me)
Japanese Breakfast