I don't know if there was ever a topic like this before here or not, but do people here listen to indie music??

Just curious. But I would like it if there were people who do.

I do. but is it too mainstream to say that I listen to indie music? lol

my taste in music maybe a bit hipster, but i'm not.

Miss J wrote:I do. but is it too mainstream to say that I listen to indie music? lol

my taste in music maybe a bit hipster, but i'm not.

OH MY GOD SOMEONE REPLIED. .love. Hahahaha.

It wouldn't be mainstream here, though. Haha. What are the bands that you listen to, then?

are we comparing notes now? haha... well there are a lot. but in any given day, i'd go with my top favorites:

pains of being pure at heart, bombay bicycle club, of montreal, grouplove, chvrches, goldfrapp, kooks, the drums, joy formidable, and metric

Miss J wrote:are we comparing notes now? haha... well there are a lot. but in any given day, i'd go with my top favorites:

pains of being pure at heart, bombay bicycle club, of montreal, grouplove, chvrches, goldfrapp, kooks, the drums, joy formidable, and metric

No, we're not comparing. I mean, maybe.. Fine, yes.

I listen to half of them and half of them (and I don't know why) I avoid. Hahaha. And wow CHVRCHES being in your top favourites even though they're relatively new. Haha.

hm.. i like to keep myself updated. but sometimes it's too much, considering that indie bands are popping out like daisies. but i do keep my favorites. chvrches i liked recently lang. like last month i think, i heard recover and i was hooked. general rule is, i dont like hearing my favorites on the radio. i dont know how to explain the emotion i feel when they start playing some of my favorites on jam 88.3 -- though jam is a good station for me.

wait, oh my God i forgot to mention vampire weekend (maybe because they play it on the radio these days) and local i like she's only sixteen

what about you?

Miss J wrote:hm.. i like to keep myself updated. but sometimes it's too much, considering that indie bands are popping out like daisies. but i do keep my favorites. chvrches i liked recently lang. like last month i think, i heard recover and i was hooked. general rule is, i don't like hearing my favorites on the radio. i don't know how to explain the emotion i feel when they start playing some of my favorites on jam 88.3 -- though jam is a good station for me.

wait, oh my God i forgot to mention vampire weekend (maybe because they play it on the radio these days) and local i like she's only sixteen

what about you?

I pretty much listen to most kinds of music, I don't really mind mainstream music (I'm a Justin Timberlake fan), it just irritates me when it's overplayed.

Vampire Weekend is amazeballs. Haha. Also, recently listening to
Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground, Local Natives, Copeland, Foals, Deas Vail, The 1975, Purity Ring, Passion Pit (recently being played in malls), The Jungle Giants

I'd like to put more, but it would be really long. Haha.

same here! im not really into one kind of genre, i listen to a gamut of music. like, im a fan of tony bennett but i'm also deeply in love with ellie goulding.

as for your list, i only know local natives. ikaw na ang hipster haha. used to like passion pit, i still kind of like them... pero yea as you said it's played na sa malls. so i kind of lost interest.

Miss J wrote:same here! im not really into one kind of genre, i listen to a gamut of music. like, im a fan of tony bennett but i'm also deeply in love with ellie goulding.

as for your list, i only know local natives. ikaw na ang hipster haha. used to like passion pit, i still kind of like them... pero yea as you said it's played na sa malls. so i kind of lost interest.

Listen to Kay Kay! Recommended if you like The Beatles (or so they say)



Also, I find it hard to talk to someone about these stuff because obviously they like other stuff.

doesnt sound too beatle to me, but it's really good. i like it, i think you just converted me tonight as one of their fans. thanks for sharing this!

oh, here's another one i was totally in love with.. but they're not active anymore. i think they're already disbanded. but as far as girl bands are concerned, they're noteworthy indeed.

Miss J wrote:oh, here's another one i was totally in love with.. but they're not active anymore. i think they're already disbanded. but as far as girl bands are concerned, they're noteworthy indeed.

Oh wow, the way she plays those drums is frantic and energetic. Clearly outshines the other instruments. I like it. Thanks.

Also, speaking of disbandment, Kay Kay also disbanded last June, I think.

yea sad some of the good ones doesnt last long eh. and yea! crazy drummer girl. i think i saw one comment say that she can light up a city with her drumming haha

Miss J wrote:yea sad some of the good ones doesnt last long eh. and yea! crazy drummer girl. i think i saw one comment say that she can light up a city with her drumming haha

I can definitely see why. Hahaha.
Anyway I saw this new song by Hellogoodbye (I'm assuming you know them, because they went to the Philippines) What do you think of the song?

really they were here? and no, i dont know them. but they sound a bit like MGMT-ish to me.. which is not a bad thing. one band that was here that i totally regret not seeing were these guys. they were here march i think. entrance was just 2k but timing is a bish i didnt have enough to see them that time

also, didnt see death cab because their ticket fee is friggin elitist (BURRRRNNNNNnnn i wanted to hear them live)

and please dont ask about the XX -- im not a fan.

oh, did you catch wanderland music festival? here's a trivia: i have 5k worth of VIP ticket to see the show. my mom doesnt know anything about it because she's gonna kill me if she found out i spent that much on a ticket... and then on concert day, i lied about going out with friends to actually watch a concert. BOOM she asked me to do some work for her. she didnt let me go   and nobody would buy my ticket for even 1500 so i had to give it away to an unworthy friend.

----i just had to say it. masakit pa din hanggang ngayon e haha

Miss J wrote:really they were here? and no, i dont know them. but they sound a bit like MGMT-ish to me.. which is not a bad thing. one band that was here that i totally regret not seeing were these guys. they were here march i think. entrance was just 2k but timing is a bish i didnt have enough to see them that time

I'm not a fan of MGMT.. Haha. To me they're like, you know them for, "THAT ONE SONG."

STARS!!! I only knew they went when a newspaper told about it. But it was only told that day so that's a bummer.

Oh good I'm not an XX fan either. Haha. I'm pretty neutral about DCFC, though. Transatlanticism was great.

Wanderland? A lot of people have been trying to sell tickets to me (because they think I'm hipster) at very low prices. Haha. But I reaaaaally didn't like the line-up, if you ask me. Half of 'em are YouTube indie kasi. But then again... Haha. But that's too bad! 5k down the drain.. that friend should've at least paid an amount.

to be honest i wanted to go to wanderland solely because im a neon trees fan (way before people memorized "animal" on the radio) and i also wanted to see temper trap live. couldnt care less with the other bands really.

and yea, my unworthy friend. not a friend after all for not paying a centavo from my hard earned money.

guys, i do listen indie music, anyone listening japanese indie music ?.hmmm.

yeah. Japanese Indie music is good in my opinion. well for certain genres at least for me. i'm listening to a lot of Japanese Indie rock bands. some of them is MY FIRST STORY, their pretty good in my opinion.

another one i would suggest is Another Story. they came to america sometime ago and they were good.

Hello!^_^
Very interesting topic!
I think I am probably listening indie music also but not quite sure (some are more or less known than others), here are my favorites bands that I follow:
Rock genre:
-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (my favorite from all):[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
-Black Angels:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
-Black Keys (before their last album T_T)
-Band of Skulls:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I love this music video!
-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Folk genre:
-Fleet Foxes:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

-Father John Misty:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (a very "special" live )
Others:
-Passion Pit like Jlrd! I saw them at the Inrock festival (in France) three years ago if I am not mistaken and it was awesome!
-Xavier Rudd: a committed artist that play varied music styles, he is very impressiveh and very talented at playing different instruments, his songs are so beautiful and meaningful! (it is one of my recent crush):[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Well, actually, this is a short list because there are many others but it would be too long ^^"
It is too bad that Those Dancing Days are not longer active because I quite liked the song!T_T
@ Rinshei
I don't know so much japan indies band, maybe Chatmonchy, Cheese Cake and Negoto if they are!^_^"

Rinshei wrote:guys, i do listen indie music, anyone listening japanese indie music ?.hmmm.

Hawaii fan wrote:yeah. Japanese Indie music is good in my opinion. well for certain genres at least for me. i'm listening to a lot of Japanese Indie rock bands. some of them is MY FIRST STORY, their pretty good in my opinion.

another one i would suggest is Another Story. they came to america sometime ago and they were good.

I listen to Japanese indie I guess? Bands like Toe, or Mouse on the Keys, which I find weird that they went here in my country before SCANDAL. Haha. Also, Tenniscoats is a very cool band if you want to relax, or if you want to be calm.

And thanks for your suggestions, I'll be giving them a listen later on.  

Yuffie wrote:Hello!^_^
Very interesting topic!
I think I am probably listening indie music also but not quite sure (some are more or less known than others), here are my favorites bands that I follow:
Rock genre:
-Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (my favorite from all):[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
-Black Angels:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
-Black Keys (before their last album T_T)
-Band of Skulls:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I love this music video!
-Jon Spencer Blues Explosion:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Folk genre:
-Fleet Foxes:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

-Father John Misty:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (a very "special" live )
Others:
-Passion Pit like Jlrd! I saw them at the Inrock festival (in France) three years ago if I am not mistaken and it was awesome!
-Xavier Rudd: a committed artist that play varied music styles, he is very impressiveh and very talented at playing different instruments, his songs are so beautiful and meaningful! (it is one of my recent crush):[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Well, actually, this is a short list because there are many others but it would be too long ^^"
It is too bad that Those Dancing Days are not longer active because I quite liked the song!T_T
@ Rinshei
I don't know so much japan indies band, maybe Chatmonchy, Cheese Cake and Negoto if they are!^_^"

Black Keys aren't really indie anymore (from my perspective..) and as for the others, those are good choices! Some I don't know so I'll try to find more of those later.

Negoto does sound sort of indie in a way? Haha. The drummer is really inventive.

@Jlrd
Yeah, since their last album the Black keys can't be considered as indie anymore -.-" IMO, their best album is "Brothers", I warmly recommend it!
Negoto's drummer is very great indeed, I love the way the band sounds, they convey a  kind of dreamlike world in their songs!^_^

i unfortunately dont know any japanese indie music o.o hmm i like this girl though.. shina ringo --is she indie?? haha i dont know. she sounds different from the rest. i love her very much.