The Indie & Alternative Recommendation Thread

DarkTwistedIndie · 04-28-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 2dawcinemaclub

I love love love indie music all types of indie music, but are there any indie bands that you can suggest to me that are not well known that i should check out?:d

Have you checked out Jim Johnston? His new album After All The Wishing is Awesome, sounds like all the great indie bands

geraldinejill · 04-30-2015, 04:33 AM

For my first indie rec, I'll go for indie/alt-pop. I've been listening to a lot of Londoners recently, these are some that I've seen live and would totally recommend.

-Aaron: beautiful dream pop, sounds as if la roux, jessie ware and johnny jewel decided to collaborate on a couple of songs. This girl's vibe when she's performing live is mesmerizing. SoundCloud /aaronofficialuk

- Ivy & Gold: their 'smoke and mirrors' ep is definitely my favourite, emotional and intriguing. London Grammar without the posh attitude. SC /ivyandgold

- Flyte: guitar indie pop, franz ferdinand meets theme park. These guys used to play on portobello road and saw them playing at Reading festival last year. SC: /flyte

If you know of any other good indie pop artists, would really appreciate the recs!

Jisaacs0516 · 05-05-2015, 07:25 PM

Do not know where to start but i need help on indie rock, as a big hip hop fan i wanted to get into different music. I want to know what is the best indie rock bands or artists because i recently got into mac demarco, i want to know like whats mainstream whats not stuff like that in the indie rock genre

PushkarM7 · 05-05-2015, 10:01 PM

Looking for a song as fun as the following, and first dance appropriate.

Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
Edward Sharpe - Home
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance

Would love some suggestions...

Plankton · 05-06-2015, 11:53 AM

WhatsHerName · 05-19-2015, 11:52 AM

Hi there!

I'm new here and kinda new to posting in forums as well.

I have to start by stating the fact that I'm a total noob when it comes to music and genres and that kind of stuff. I never properly developed a music taste so that's kind for what I am trying to do right now. Buuuut, I'm having real trouble finding music I like.

I recently discovered a broad cast on Grooveshark that had the perfect mix for me - it was labelled as Alternative and Indie broadcast. Unfortunately Grooveshark is down and my amazing music source lost forever! I've been trying out different alternative and indie bands that where listed as such on Google but I still haven't had much luck.

So I was hoping if I tell you the bands and songs that I like you might be able to make a few suggestions and help me in my missery.

Here's the list: Green Day (from Dookie to American Idiot), Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, The Black Keys, Cake... can't think of any more bands. But at the moment what I am looking for is basically the sound of the tv-show Suits. I started making a playlist with songs that I liked from the show but that's also gone with Grooveshark. Here some of the songs I remembered from the list: Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma, Grey Lynn Park - The Veils, Intro - The XX, Perfect Girl - The Stereotypes... so I guess it's kind of rocky, upbeat Indie/Alternative, positive with a good vibe?? I'm really having trouble describing this but since I found the broadcast I know that my kind of music exits somewhere out there so I want to find it!

TL;DR
looking for recommendations: Green Day (from Dookie to American Idiot), Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, The Black Keys, Cake, Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma, Grey Lynn Park - The Veils, Intro - The XX, Perfect Girl - The Stereotypes. "rocky, upbeat Indie/Alternative, positive with a good vibe"

RoxyRollah · 05-20-2015, 06:44 AM

Try scrolling through what are you listening to Indie.

All the the stuff you mentioned is kinda run of the mill generic stuff. Sooo.....yeah

Sartre · 05-21-2015, 12:29 AM

FLACCIDDISKS · 05-23-2015, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by PushkarM7

Looking for a song as fun as the following, and first dance appropriate.

Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
Edward Sharpe - Home
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance

Would love some suggestions...

Pushkar,

May I recommend the new single '(Don't) You Know (Girl)' by Dante Dedrick? Suitably first-danceable and cool as ****.

I'm not able to link you to it as I am a noob here but just search for it!

jbsmith2198 · 05-25-2015, 10:21 AM

Hi. I am a 17 year old artist from Byron, MI. I would really enjoy it if some of you guys would go check out my new song. I am in the process of recording an EP and there will be much more music to come. Thanks!!!

Apparently I cant post urls yet so if you do happen to come across soundcloud, search up jbsmith2198 or "Tide is Rolling In"

05-05-2015, 07:25 PM	#663 (permalink)
Jisaacs0516 Groupie Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Indie rock Do not know where to start but i need help on indie rock, as a big hip hop fan i wanted to get into different music. I want to know what is the best indie rock bands or artists because i recently got into mac demarco, i want to know like whats mainstream whats not stuff like that in the indie rock genre

05-05-2015, 10:01 PM	#664 (permalink)
PushkarM7 Groupie Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Find Us a Firs Dance Song Looking for a song as fun as the following, and first dance appropriate. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers Edward Sharpe - Home Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance Would love some suggestions...

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05-19-2015, 11:52 AM	#666 (permalink)
WhatsHerName Groupie Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Desperately looking for music recommendations! Hi there! I'm new here and kinda new to posting in forums as well. I have to start by stating the fact that I'm a total noob when it comes to music and genres and that kind of stuff. I never properly developed a music taste so that's kind for what I am trying to do right now. Buuuut, I'm having real trouble finding music I like. I recently discovered a broad cast on Grooveshark that had the perfect mix for me - it was labelled as Alternative and Indie broadcast. Unfortunately Grooveshark is down and my amazing music source lost forever! I've been trying out different alternative and indie bands that where listed as such on Google but I still haven't had much luck. So I was hoping if I tell you the bands and songs that I like you might be able to make a few suggestions and help me in my missery. Here's the list: Green Day (from Dookie to American Idiot), Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, The Black Keys, Cake... can't think of any more bands. But at the moment what I am looking for is basically the sound of the tv-show Suits. I started making a playlist with songs that I liked from the show but that's also gone with Grooveshark. Here some of the songs I remembered from the list: Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma, Grey Lynn Park - The Veils, Intro - The XX, Perfect Girl - The Stereotypes... so I guess it's kind of rocky, upbeat Indie/Alternative, positive with a good vibe?? I'm really having trouble describing this but since I found the broadcast I know that my kind of music exits somewhere out there so I want to find it! TL;DR looking for recommendations: Green Day (from Dookie to American Idiot), Arctic Monkeys, RHCP, Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, The Black Keys, Cake, Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma, Grey Lynn Park - The Veils, Intro - The XX, Perfect Girl - The Stereotypes. "rocky, upbeat Indie/Alternative, positive with a good vibe"

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04-30-2015, 04:33 AM	#662 (permalink)
geraldinejill Groupie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 2	For my first indie rec, I'll go for indie/alt-pop. I've been listening to a lot of Londoners recently, these are some that I've seen live and would totally recommend. -Aaron: beautiful dream pop, sounds as if la roux, jessie ware and johnny jewel decided to collaborate on a couple of songs. This girl's vibe when she's performing live is mesmerizing. SoundCloud /aaronofficialuk - Ivy & Gold: their 'smoke and mirrors' ep is definitely my favourite, emotional and intriguing. London Grammar without the posh attitude. SC /ivyandgold - Flyte: guitar indie pop, franz ferdinand meets theme park. These guys used to play on portobello road and saw them playing at Reading festival last year. SC: /flyte If you know of any other good indie pop artists, would really appreciate the recs!

05-25-2015, 10:21 AM	#670 (permalink)
jbsmith2198 Groupie Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Check out my music please Hi. I am a 17 year old artist from Byron, MI. I would really enjoy it if some of you guys would go check out my new song. I am in the process of recording an EP and there will be much more music to come. Thanks!!! Apparently I cant post urls yet so if you do happen to come across soundcloud, search up jbsmith2198 or "Tide is Rolling In"