And yes, In the Aeroplane Over The Sea is amazing. III looovveee yooouuu Jeeeessuuuuss ChriiiIIIiiiisst.

You just adequately summarized why I hate Neutral Milk Hotel.

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You just adequately summarized why I hate Neutral Milk Hotel.

You hate Christians?

I'd second Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," that's really the first album that got me searching deeper for "unfamiliar" bands, well that and "If You're Feeling Sinister." Okkervil River had a great release last year that's worth checking out. And if you have the time to sit down and get caught up in the unusual sound of Animal Collective they always offer a good time

Yes, Animal Collective is spectacular! Though somewhat experimental...maybe start with Feels and work backwards through their catalogue (but it's all great!).

I feel I would be remiss if I didn't mention Fugazi here somewhere. Chances are you've already heard of them, but every single album of theirs is worthy of intense listening (with the sole exception of Steady Diet of Nothing). They have had an immense influence on so much music being made today (and throughout the '90s), and would form a solid backbone for further musical explorations.

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You will never hear of this band from anybody else, so please please please listen to Juno. Three guitars, a bass and drums...and some of the most beautiful soul-searching lyrics imaginable. Either of their two full lengths is amazing, "this is the way it goes and goes" or "a future lived in past tense". It's not too experimental either, so you could probably get into them fairly easily. If you do, let me know what you think!

Gonna check it out if can find it. I'll let you know what I think of it...

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feel I would be remiss if I didn't mention Fugazi here somewhere. Chances are you've already heard of them, but every single album of theirs is worthy of intense listening (with the sole exception of Steady Diet of Nothing). They have had an immense influence on so much music being made today (and throughout the '90s), and would form a solid backbone for further musical explorations.

Steady Diet of Nothing is essential like all Fugazi records, I might save it for last along with End Hits if I was buying them. Personally my favorite is In On the Killtaker.

I will third the idea that "Gimmie Fiction" is Spoon's best work yet.

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Steady Diet of Nothing is essential like all Fugazi records, I might save it for last along with End Hits if I was buying them. Personally my favorite is In On the Killtaker.

You're right, I was just trying to recommend a different starting point perhaps for a new listener. I love In On the Killtaker as well, and feel it is grossly underrated.

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Originally posted by in limbo:
You will never hear of this band from anybody else, so please please please listen to Juno. Three guitars, a bass and drums...and some of the most beautiful soul-searching lyrics imaginable. Either of their two full lengths is amazing, "this is the way it goes and goes" or "a future lived in past tense". It's not too experimental either, so you could probably get into them fairly easily. If you do, let me know what you think!

Gonna check it out if can find it. I'll let you know what I think of it...

Awesome! I don't think the albums should be too hard to find, though unfortunately the band did split up a few years ago. But if you end up liking them enough, you might want to check out Ghost Wars - it's the lead singer's new musical collective he has started with tons of musicians from different indie bands collaborating on some great music (musicians from Built to Spill, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and many many more). They have a myspace page where you can listen to a few songs as well.

At any rate, glad you're checking them out and hope you enjoy it.

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I will third the idea that "Gimmie Fiction" is Spoon's best work yet.

I fourth that. At first I wasn't sure about it, since I was a pretty big fan of Kill The Moonlight, but looking back, I think the flow of Gimme Fiction betters it. Not to mention some of the songs ("The Beast and Dragon, Adored", "I Turn My Camera On", and "I Summon You") are better than anything on Kill.

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Originally posted by in limbo:

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Originally posted by L. R. William Spencer:

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Originally posted by in limbo:
You will never hear of this band from anybody else, so please please please listen to Juno. Three guitars, a bass and drums...and some of the most beautiful soul-searching lyrics imaginable. Either of their two full lengths is amazing, "this is the way it goes and goes" or "a future lived in past tense". It's not too experimental either, so you could probably get into them fairly easily. If you do, let me know what you think!

Gonna check it out if can find it. I'll let you know what I think of it...

Awesome! I don't think the albums should be too hard to find, though unfortunately the band did split up a few years ago. But if you end up liking them enough, you might want to check out Ghost Wars - it's the lead singer's new musical collective he has started with tons of musicians from different indie bands collaborating on some great music (musicians from Built to Spill, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and many many more). They have a myspace page where you can listen to a few songs as well.

At any rate, glad you're checking them out and hope you enjoy it.

Couldn't find anything to download but i'll check out the myspace stuff. thanks

If you want to read an interesting take on the definition of indie rock and what constitutes an "indie" band, read this artical!

http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2795

i would just like to second pavement, wilco, elliott smith, the decemberists, and kings of leon...these are bands you should definitely check out

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If you want to read an interesting take on the definition of indie rock and what constitutes an "indie" band, read this artical!

http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2795

Well, the title is right. That is indeed the "idiot's" guide to indie rock.

If anyone gets any information out of that, let us know.

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Originally posted by rahrahherro:
If you want to read an interesting take on the definition of indie rock and what constitutes an "indie" band, read this artical!

http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2795

If by 'interesting take' you mean recycling age-old indie rock jokes and cliches, that IS interesting. The sad thing is, I don't even think any of that is supposed to be ironic. And, of course, there is no mention of the mandatory pair of thick, dark-framed glasses.

That story sort of reminds me of the New York Times piece on grunge, in the early 90's, where some Sub Pop staffer made up a whole fake lingo and sold the Times reporter on the fact that grunge kids really talked like that. Not that the author has facts wrong here, but it just reads like someone's grandpa is writing the story on indie rock...

Wow, that article was hilariously bad. I don't even know where to start. How about when the writer claims that "indie rock" stems from independent meaning that the artist and/or their label has no ties to major labels. Then a paragraph down it lists that artists like PJ Harvey, The Rapture, and Bloc Party who are either on major labels or have distribution deals (just one form of a tie) with major labels are indie rock.

It also assumes that liking "indie rock" means having good taste in music. This is highly funny. There is a plethora of great non-indie music out there and also far, far more really bad indie bands than good ones. I'd say that the ratio of bad indie bands to good ones is at least 10 to 1.

There's quite a bit of other things in there too. I sure hope this is meant as a joke but I have a feeling that there is some seriousness to it.

I had no idea that we indie-loving hipsters were all poor and feared the sun, or that we liked to wear "girl jeans". I guess I did learn something from the article after all.

Wow, I read the first two paragraphs and couldn't stomach anymore.