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Know-It-All |
If I mentioned those to most of my friends, they may have heard of 1, maybe 2, and only because I'd probably mentioned it once or somehow forced them to listen to it. So I'd still call Sub Pop indie. Until The Shins make it on to mainstream radio, I'll continue to do so. (And LCD Soundsystem isn't a Sub Pop release...?) Anyway, my top 10 indie records of the '00s, in no order: The Wrens - The Meadowlands The White Stripes - Elephant Bloc Party - Silent Alarm The Shins - Oh, Inverted World Liars - Drum's Not Dead The Forms - Icarus Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Arcade Fire - Funeral The Rapture - Echoes |
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Jedi |
By Year:
2000 - Modest Mouse, The Moon & Antarctica 2001 - Ted Leo/RX, The Tyranny of Distance 2002 - Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights 2003 - The Wrens, The Meadowlands 2004 - Pinback, Summer in Abaddon 2005 - Spoon, Gimme Fiction 2006 - The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday 2007 - Okkervil River, The Stage Names |
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Slacker |
My first post. Woo Hoo
The Arcade Fire- Funeral Wolf Parade- Apologies to Queen Mary Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise Broken Social Scene- You Forget It in People The Streets- Original Pirate Material The White Stripes- White Blood Cells Clap your Hands Say Yeah- s/t The Unicorns- Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? Los Campesinos!- Sticking Fingers into Sockets |
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Jedi |
B, isn't Separation Sunday a 2005 release?
------ Aren't there any girls out their who like good music? I need to and want to meet them. My favorite bands are Overkill River, The Nife, Songs:Ohio, and Nuetral Milk Hotel. Please let me know if your into indy music and like to go to show's and drink beer's and makeout. |
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"Forum Moderator" Super Bad-Ass Jedi |
Yeah. Maybe he meant Boys and Girls in America. ----- Use all your well-learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste. |
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Apprentice Guru |
My first post!
My top ten, in no particular order. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise The Decemberists- Picaresque Wolf Parade- Apologies to The Queen Mary Death Cab For Cutie- Transatlanticism Interpol- Turn On The Bright Lights Arcade Fire- Neon Bible Bright Eyes- Cassadaga The Thermals- The Body, The Blood, The Machine The National- Alligator |
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Jedi |
Nice choices, frontman. Welcome to the forums, and congrats on your first post. Let us know a little more about yourself here. |
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Slacker First Class |
Not that anyone's going to read this far:
In no particular order (after the top 3, at least) - and yes, I'm aware that my definition of 'indie' is a little (a lot) flexible. Of course, my mind will probably change the moment I hit Post Now: 1. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People 2. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 3. The Decemberists - Castaways & Cutouts 4. The Postal Service - Give Up 5. Ben Folds - Rocking the Suburbs 6. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights 7. Hayden - Skyscraper National Park 8. The New Pornographers - Electric Version 9. A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder 10. The Decemberists - Her Majesty, The Decemberists My number 8 slot was a tough pick, as I think Electric Version and Twin Cinema are nearly neck-and-neck perfect. So I basically went with the one that has been able to stand up to constant listening for longer. Number 10 was even harder, as I'm of the opinion that Picaresque, Her Majesty, and The Crane Wife are all equally wonderful albums. "Red Right Ankle" is what won it for Her Majesty, though, as it may very well be one of the five most beautiful love songs ever written. "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut |
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Jedi |
I pretty much love every album on your list (well, I don't love Yoshimi, but I do love the Lips), but I've never heard of Hayden. What are they (he? she?) like? |
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Slacker First Class |
Hayden is the stage name of Paul Hayden Desser. It's just one guy, and you can't be blamed for not having heard of him, as he's a fairly obscure Canadian indie export (dating back to the mid-90s). Although he's gotten a bit peppier and poppier recently, the majority of his stuff is fairly lo-fi, earnest, acoustic singer-songwriter stuff (I've heard it described somewhere as 'ambient grunge' and always liked the description, although it doesn't reflect Skyscraper National Park very much at all). Long story short, Hayden was supposed to be the next Neil Young. There was a bidding war, a major label release with a (very) minor alt-rock hit ("Bad As They Seem"), and then he was dropped from the label and fell back into obscurity. Skyscraper National Park is his third album, and in my opinion, his absolute best. The problem is that he's on his own Canadian record label, so his stuff is pretty difficult to find outside of Canada (he has a distro deal, but it's not a great one, so releases tend to be delayed and availability is often spotty). For what it's worth, he's gone downhill a bit since Skyscraper... but he's still worth checking out, and will always be one of my favourite artists. I wrote reviews for a couple of his albums back when I regularly wrote. Don't laugh, because yes I know that they're awful: Hayden - Everything I Long For Hayden - Skyscraper National Park "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut |
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Jedi |
Thanks, sounds like it would be right up my alley! I'll be on the lookout. |
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Guru |
I think the Flaming Lips is a perfect example of how hard it is to define "Indie Rock". To me they clearly make music that isn't making it on any fucking ClearChannel playlists (anyone notice my vitriolic passion), but they're on Warner Bros. Records, clearly not an indie label. |
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Jedi |
I've got a new and slightly revamped list:
2001 Fennesz - Endless Summer 2002 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2004 Arcade Fire - Funeral The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me 2005 A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday Sufjan Stevens - Illinois 2006 The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America 2007 Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover It's fairly obvious that I'm obsessed with The Hold Steady... |
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Jedi |
You and me both, man. I'm going to see 'em in Chicago on Halloween. That should be a massive night. |
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Jedi |
Damn, I am jealous. |
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Jedi |
I'm not jealous. I'll be watching scary movies with my mom! Hah! Man, I feel so lame... ...probation end, NOW! EDIT: I don't mind too much, my mom is awesome. My dad is way more cool though. |
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Jedi |
I really need to see those guys. They seem like they'd be a hell of a live show.
------ Aren't there any girls out their who like good music? I need to and want to meet them. My favorite bands are Overkill River, The Nife, Songs:Ohio, and Nuetral Milk Hotel. Please let me know if your into indy music and like to go to show's and drink beer's and makeout. |
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Jedi |
Yeah, Jackson's Mom and Dad are totally worth the money to see. ---------------------------- There's an ember in the rafters and it's gonna burn this whole thing down. Shadrach on LastFM |
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Jedi |
How many encores do they do? ------ Aren't there any girls out their who like good music? I need to and want to meet them. My favorite bands are Overkill River, The Nife, Songs:Ohio, and Nuetral Milk Hotel. Please let me know if your into indy music and like to go to show's and drink beer's and makeout. |
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Know-It-All |
Did you drop the Wrens? If so, booooooo!  |
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