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Originally posted by Neilish:
Noting the general neglect of BSS 'You Forgot It In People' by the many Canadians on here

I'm not Canadian, but I know for a fact that You Forgot It In People is one of my favorite albums of this decade.

Same country, eh? I'll stay American.

1) Neutral Milk Hotel / In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
2) Modest Mouse / Lonesome Crowded West
3) Bonnie "Prince" Billy / I See a Darkness
4) My Morning Jacket / It Still Moves
5) Silver Jews / American Water

I'll undoubtedly think of 10-20 records I mistakenly left off in the next hour. Oh well, I'm content with this list.

Dunno if they are all indie rock...but here is my list

Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Radiohead - The Bends
Wilco - Summer Teeth

not only are they not all indie, they aren't even all from different countries! READ!

Wales

John Cale - Vintage Violence
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
Badfinger - Straight Up
Super Furry Animals - Guerrilla
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go

Edit: Oops! Just realized a couple of those aren't really indie. Perhaps Wales was too difficult a choice for this task...anyone else care to try?

Madchester -UK

-Oasis - "Definitely Maybe"
-The Stone Roses - "The Stone Roses"
-Joy Division - "Closer"
-The Smiths - "The Queen is Dead"
-Doves - "Lost Souls"

when we talk about music , Manchester alone , could work as a whole country with so many great acts n classic album releases.

Alright, I'll take Sweden:

The Knife - Deep Cuts
Familjen - Det Snurrar I Mi Skalle
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Jose Gonzalez - Veneer
Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block

Are you meaning indie as in "indie rock" or as in "indie labels"?

Glasgow - UK

-Jesus And Mary Chain – "Psychocandy"
-Mogwai - "Young Team"
-Franz Ferdinand - "Franz Ferdinand"
-Belle & Sebastian - "The Boy with the Arab Strap"
-Teenage Fanclub - "Grand Prix"

Featured in these forums only so that people will look here first before we get a thousand more “I need suggestions” and “looking for new bands/albums” threads.

i feel honored to have my thread !ed.

1.Neon Bible (Arcade Fire)
2.Z (My Morning Jacket)
3.In Rainbows (Radiohead)
4.The Soft Bulletin (The Flaming Lips)
5.GaGaGaGa (Spoon)

But this is daily choice...

Same country, I'll do a revised American one:

Okkervil River - "Black Sheep Boy"
Peter and the Wolf - "Lightness"
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - "I See A Darkness"
The Hold Steady - "Boys and Girls in America"
Bob Dylan - "Highway 61 Revisited"

Reviving:

Sam Roberts - We Were Born In A Flame
Animal Collective - Feels
The National - Boxer
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
TV on the Radio - Dear Science,

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Brooklyn, USA

TV on the Radio- "Return to Cookie Mountain"- (although Dear Science would be just as good of a choice)
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Fever To Tell"
Animal Collective- "Strawberry Jam"
The Velvet Underground- "The Velvet Underground & Nico"
LCD Soundsystem- "Sound of Silver"

You could debate wether any of these are indie, but the term has become so bastardized that I'm not going to worry too much about it. You could make an argument either way for any of them.

"Writer's Block" - Peter Bjorn and John
"Robbers & Cowards" - Cold War Kids
"The Rhumb Line" - Ra Ra Riot
"A Hundred Million Suns" - Snow Patrol
"Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" - Spoon

How's my list?

-IceBlink

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Originally posted by IceBlink:
"Writer's Block" - Peter Bjorn and John
"Robbers & Cowards" - Cold War Kids
"The Rhumb Line" - Ra Ra Riot
"A Hundred Million Suns" - Snow Patrol
"Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" - Spoon

How's my list?

-IceBlink

You've got US, Sweden and the UK up in there. Nah that won't work.

I'll pick good ol' England:

Doves - The Last Broadcast
The Futureheads - The Futureheads
Aqualung - Memory Man
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Oh, man, cool idea.

My Canadian top 5:
Sam Roberts - We Were Born in a Flame
Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospels
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns

Not bad... not bad at all.

Who are Bedouin Soundclash? I like your RAA and Plants & Animals picks.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:
Who are Bedouin Soundclash? I like your RAA and Plants & Animals picks.

A reggae-pop trio (bass, acoustic guitar, drums) group. They've been around for 6 years now.
Their most popular song is "When the Night Feels My Song" from Sounding a Mosaic.
Street Gospels is their most recent release. Released in 2007, and it's just top to bottom a great CD. Great bass lines and catchy hooks, that's for sure. (Ie. "Bells of 59")

When the Night Feels My Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zvBD3CsI0M
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/bedouinsoundclash
Website:
http://www.bedouinsoundclash.com

The Mountain Goats: Zopilote Machine
Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains: Love Songs for the Apocalypse
Mew: A Triumph for Man
Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Elliott Smith: Figure Eight