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post #1 of 11
5/31/10 at 5:06pm
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Im always looking at discovering new music and most of what I enjoy isn't mainstream or at least doesn't start off mainstream! So it can be tricky finding things that tickle my musical palate.

 

Im looking for bands that are as amazing as:

 

Mumford and sons

Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros

the heavy

coldplay

muse

solid gold

The XX

 

thanks any input is well appreciated :)

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post #2 of 11
5/31/10 at 6:04pm

Some of your stuff makes me shiver, but XX and Mumford (and to some extent Edward Sharpe, though he's a bit of a douche) make me excited.

 

Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8DrwMNMBIU

 

Stornoway - Gondwanaland

http://soundcloud.com/ngower/stornoway-gondwanaland

 

The Twilight Sad - And She Would Darken The Memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBHnESrmmM0

 

The Tallest Man On Earth - King of Spain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulKPDPSDNSc

 

Basia Bulat - Gold Rush

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANYD0_qQl4

 

Mariee Sioux - Wild Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28yuWPnX33w

 

Frightened Rabbit - The Twist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOh6kKrQioE

 

Should get you on your way. I recommend checking out FatCat, 4AD (through the past twenty years or so), and Factory Records (now defunct) for a more dark sound in the vein of the XX.

 

[EDIT] I'll recommend too, pay attention to Pitchfork. They get a lot of flack but they're always reviewing and recommending relatively unheard of bands. Sure they can have some awful reviews and you don't have to go by everything they say (some of their 6's are great, some of their 9's are terrible), but they've exposed me to a lot of new music. To a lesser extent, Stereogum and Drowned in Sound are also breaking lots of artists.


Edited by ngower - 5/31/10 at 6:06pm
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post #3 of 11
6/1/10 at 12:55am
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Wow, great reply! I look into those bands and Ill check out pitchfork.

 

Thanks! :)

 

And yes mumford and sons is one of those bands that makes me realize that music isn't dieing!!!

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post #4 of 11
6/1/10 at 2:27pm

I recommend the music forum of ateaseweb.com:

 

http://www.ateaseweb.com/mb/index.php?showforum=44

 

it's an indie world unto itself. amazing place.

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post #5 of 11
6/1/10 at 5:06pm

if you like The XX, you'd probably dig Fever Ray.

and if you like coldplay, you'd probably like Elbow.  my favorite "dramatic" brit rockers.  fab.

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post #6 of 11
6/1/10 at 6:50pm

Fever Ray's debut is one of my favorite albums ever, can't believe I managed to omit that.

 

It's also only $5 on Amazon MP3 today.

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post #7 of 11
6/1/10 at 7:53pm

Hmm. I see Coldplay and Muse, so I'll raise you a Radiohead. And maybe a U2 too, if you're not afraid of going even more mainstream.

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post #8 of 11
6/1/10 at 9:08pm

radiohead.

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post #9 of 11
6/1/10 at 9:29pm
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Radiohead is awesome!   I like fever ray kind of. The music is sweet, but the singer isn't doing it for me. The tallest man on earth is excellent... has a kind of a dylan vibe.  Im surprised Basia Bulat isn't more well known. It's amazing how much people's audio palate's are different.

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post #10 of 11
6/7/10 at 6:55pm

Baumer

Fang Island.

Flying Lotus.

Jaguar Love.

Minus the Bear.

Mute Math.

Of Montreal.

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post #11 of 11
6/8/10 at 7:17pm

how about Goo Goo Dolls? 

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