None of this Times New Viking shit.
Basic straight up stuff. Anything from the first Meneguar record to jam like Built to Spill.
There must be some good new bands doing this sort of thing, yes? Say there is?
None of this Times New Viking shit.
Basic straight up stuff. Anything from the first Meneguar record to jam like Built to Spill.
There must be some good new bands doing this sort of thing, yes? Say there is?
nickelback?
sorry i dont understand what you mean
OKAY THANKS DONT WASTE YR TIME THN
but nickelback is basic american indie rock non?
"Anything from the first Meneguar record to jam like Built to Spill."
never heard either of those bands
Okay!
Have you got enough points from being REALLY FUNNY yet? Feel free to be REALLY FUNNY a bit more if you want. Ta.
:D
listen to Hope And Adams by Wheat, it's gorgeous.
Also Afghan Whigs and Yo La Tengo if you're not already familiar.
PS Where do I start with Meneguar?
I Was Born at Night!
Total perfection! Gettttt iiittt!
I've not heard Wheat or Afghan Whigs, so i'll get onto those. I think i have some YLT on my external harddrive.... which i've still not got round to listening to!
ok
cheers, I'll have a go on soulseek.
Gentlemen is the place to start with the Afghan Whigs by the way. AWESOME album.
check yr messages.
what are you talking about?
you asked a question.i tried to answer it.if ive never heard either of those bands how am i supposed to know what to answer.you asked for basic american rock.nickelback are surely basic american rock?
nickelback are canadian, surely?
no, he said "American indie rock"
and then quoted some bands.
perhaps, rather than saying something even you were aware was a bit stupid and then defending this over and over, you should've just looked up the bands he mentioned to see what he meant?
you realise that you don't have to post in every thread,
don't you? if you don't have any idea what he's talking about, then just don't post.
Nickelback are Canadian
FAIL
Nickleback's failure knows no borders
I am so relieved they are not Americans- phew!
blood on the wall
silversun pickups
oooo
Jawbox - For your own special Sweetheart
Hum - Downward is heavenward
Owls - Owls
Wolverine Brass - EP
The Dismemberment Plan- Emergency & I
Loving What do you want me to say? right now.
Fantastic
oh THIS
definitely.
Got!
hav e you got The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified?
i think it's better,
i have not.
*goes to amazon*
"29 Used & new from £3.67"
<3
I've got Jawbox and Owls.
I'll check the rest out though!
I'm looking for something a bit more scrappy than Jawbox and Owls though....
Tiger Bear Wolf
Except it's more garage rock. Is that okay?
And Archers of Loaf?
LISTEN TO ME
Oxford Collapse
To me they're textbook 'American indie rock'.
they are
I Agree
You can't get much more straightforward about indie rock than them.
Have A Look At:
Not sure how relevent these are (seeing as their not all american?), but off the top of my head, definetly check out...
AMERICAN:
Abe Vigoda
No Age
Parts And Labor
No Knife
Health
Marnie Stern
Mass Movement Of The Moth
NOT AMERICAN:
Action Beat
JR EWING
Cats And Cats And Cats
Pulled Apart By Horses
Riotmen
Charlottefield
Lakes
let me know if you like any of them, and i can give you hints on Albums and similar bands :)
Marnie Stern, No Age and Health are not basic indie rock
Yeah, i'm not really wanting stuff like No Age.
It's fine and all that...., but not really want i'm after. Too much of a fad.
None of those bands are?
Thats why i said 'im not sure how relevent these are'
What the hell is 'BASIC indie rock' anyway? I wouldnt class Meneguar under that title either?
I guess i don't mean basic then!
Just you know, 2 guitars... no shit! No wacky effects or anything...just fast...or something.
=/
In which case...
Abe Vigoda - www.myspace.com/abevigoda
No Knife
JR EWING
Cats And Cats And Cats - www.myspace.com/catsandcatsandcats
Riotmen - www.myspace.com/riotmen
Charlottefield - www.myspace.com/charlottefield
Lakes - www.myspace.com/lakeslakeslakes
Everyone To The Anderson - www.myspace.com/everyone to the anderson
...are your best option... :D
Couldnt remember some, sorry.
Thanks!
I've heard most of them. Parts and Labour are great! Not heard Abe Vigoda, so i'll check them out.
JR Ewing are amazing
And sorely missed.
HEALTH?
No Age? Abe Vigoda?
No, that would would categorized under "noise punk".
Not exactly basic stuff, still great music though.
Feral Children
Modest Mouse
Silversun Pickups
good & pretty basic
* The Forms - nyc band making post-punk with a twist
http://www.myspace.com/forms
* Magic Wands - boy-girl duo making "rough around the edges" pop songs
http://www.myspace.com/themagicwands
* Shy Child - new york new rave?
http://www.myspace.com/shychildmusic
* Jukebox the Ghost - DC trio making piano-driven pop songs
http://www.jukeboxtheghost.com/
oops
I just saw you asked for "rock" and I gave you "pop". Hope you'll enjoy the music at any rate :)
and how could I forget..
these guys!
http://www.myspace.com/theheliosequence
Silkworm
http://www.myspace.com/silkworm
They picked a good myspace tune.
The Wrens
but you've probably already got that. Sorry I'm not very imaginative.
How about some
Earlimart
Koufax
Heavy Vegetable
P.E.E
The Weakerthans
Thingy
Japanther
Karate
Maritime
Mock Orange (later stuff is pretty straightforward)
Rooney (Fucking terrible name, but it's pretty wholesome Cars/Weezer type stuff, the 1st record is great)
Waxwing
good call
on Earlimart and The Weakerthans. Though I suspect the latter are Canadian
Doesn't have to be American!
I just meant that kind of sound. Perhaps i should have put a better description.
Argh
Good point!
Got all those :'[[[[[[[[ !!!!!
Tiger Bear Wolf?
Archers of Loaf? Yeah?
GIVE ME SOME TIME!
My net is being so slow *SAD FACE*
You were ignoring me :'(
Having read your subsequent posts, Tiger Bear Wolf are definitely, definitely, definitely what you want. Maybe.
I WASN'T <33333!!!
I have the tiger bear wolf myspace up, but it's taking YEARS to play. Shitty connection just now, innit :[
What P.E.E records do you have?
If you don't have The Roaring Mechanism then you NEED it. It's bloody incredble.
That's the only one i have!
Swearing at Motorists?
http://www.myspace.com/swearingatmotorists
It's got to be
'Gimme Indie Rock' by Sebadoh, surely?
superchunk
OH
I forgot Pinebender. Fucking great stuff:
http://www.myspace.com/pinebender
Oxxxxford Collapse
Art Sorority For Girls
Oh
Lanterns are really good;
www.myspace.com/wearelanterns
I guess that's the type of stuff i'm looking for! There's a lot of good stuff in the thread so far. I'll post up what i liked / dislike when my shitty internet decides to stop cutting out.
The Ponys
Celebration Castle and Laced with Romance. They's fantabulous.
<3 The Ponys
Marlvrum if you are dissapointed by Times New Viking
but still like the idea of a noisy distorted band
may i recommend
Coachwhips - Bangers Vs Fuckers
its a treat
i'm putting on a gig
showcasing the leading under the radar British exponents of American indie-rock on August 3rd at The Windmill in Brixton. Total self-promotion, but if ever there was a legitimate opportunity for a JAG then this is it. As far as American early 90's sounding indie rock, it doesn't get much better than this in Britain right now.
As an added twist, each band will be doing at least two covers by certain hereos of the era to go with their own songs.
Stuffy and The Fuses as Pixes - www.myspace.com/stuffythefuses
4 or 5 Magicians as Guided By Voices - www.myspace.com/4or5magicians
Giant Robot and The City of Tokyo as Archers of Loaf - www.myspace.com/giantrobotiii
Pale Man Made as Sonic Youth - www.myspace.com/palemanmade
Favours For Sailors as Weezer - www.myspace.com/favours4sailors
Dutch Husband as Sebadoh - www.myspace.com/dutchhusband1
Hour Hands as Built to Spill - www.myspace.com/hourhandsmusic
Plus a Special Guest headliner as The Modern Lovers.
I have used this as an opportunity to plug the gig, but all seven bands are awesome, and all pretty much exactly what you appear to be looking for, and you should check them all out.
Bet you don't.
Headliner's confirmed now then?
no
i should have written "probably". If he doesn't confirm, I will do an acoustic set of assorted classics as first on. Or get someone to be The Replacements, haha!
"Or get someone to be The Replacements"
hello
drunk, sloppy band needed in london, stat!
(just put the bit about needing to be incredible in small print)
Starflyer 59
Genghis Tron iyl desmemberment plan
Some of these have been hinted at above...
Here's a few personal favourites. All pretty old-school, all American just because that's what I listened to when I was 15.
Archers of Loaf - Icky Metal
Superchunk - On The Mouth
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousands (or the best of...)
Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted
The Replacements - Let It Be
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Husker Du - New Day Rising
X - Los Angeles
Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love
Thanks....but...
"here must be some good new bands doing this sort of thing, yes?"
NEW BANDS :D !
*There
how about
Constantines?
...
http://www.myspace.com/tarfeathers
Collective Soul
Personally I hate them but if it's American Indie-Rock you want, it's down to these (^) jokers, Hootie & The Blowfish and Semisonic.
Christ.
already know and love <3
Shinobu.
Standard (though exciting) indie rock.
4 or 5 Magicians
Plastic Constellations?
can i apologise for being a retard yesterday.id had a long day at work
but also.rival schools?
would it be wrong to lol?
no go for it :(
You're after 'college rock'.
Walt Mink!! they have an amazing album called El Producto.
Anyone else listen to them?
Some good albums...
Failure "Fantastic Planet"
The Notwist "Neon Golden"
Christe Front Drive "Stereo"
Sleater-Kinney "All Hands On The Bad One"
the new
meneguar record?
Fuck...
the new stuff. you don't need it, all the good college rock records have been made.
I said this in jest, but realise it's not far wrong.
the one that sounds like it was recorded on a phone?
i really don't like it.