Do you happen to know good bands? I bet you do.

Name User

I'm looking to find more music to enjoy and I'm open to (almost) anything. Currently I like a lot of indie and hardcore (not a big fan of metal or metalcore). I'm trying to find more rap and electronic things. So please inform me about anything you find awesome.

Here is a random sampling of things I like:
The Pixies
Arcade Fire
Saetia
The Strokes
Neutral Milk Hotel
Anything Ben Gibbard touches
Raein
An Embrace of Angels
Daitro
Arcade Fire
Circle Takes the Square
The Cure
The Get Up Kids
Japandroids
Iron & Wine

samurai6966

The Bravery. I like their earlier stuff. Basshunter if you like techno.

Jokerman

If you like Indie, then have you checked into the mountain goats??

EggyToast

Your indie is pretty "modern" -- do you own any, say, The Sea and Cake? They have a very tasteful use of electronics, rather than just "hey a synth!" like a lot of other bands. Also, Broadcast's first big album/compilation of EPs is very good, has a sort of 60s electronic vibe to it, and the album is The Noise Made By People. Although, I have found that lots of people are using indie as a genre now (containing many of the bands you outline), so if you mean "sounds like death cab for cutie" and not "indie rock," you might not dig those. Still worth checking out IMO.


For indie rap you might as well just go buy the Madvillain CD. You might also get a kick out of Aesop Rock's early work, which is somewhat hard to find -- Appleseed, as well as Music for Earthworms, are very good, although Labor Days is OK. Afterwards he gets a bit weird.

Sheep

Tortoise
Slint
Guided by Voices
Dinosaur Junior

Xaquin

If you like Get Up Kids, you may check out Reggie and The Full Effect (I think they were made up of mostly Get Up Kids members)

edit: actually, it was just the keyboards, but still

CowShark

The New Amsterdams?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Amsterdams

ufo

65daysofstatic (post rock, the last song of their last record is even a collab with circle takes the square)
Jaguar Love
Nakatomi Plaza
Still Life Still
Ra Ra Riot
Los Campesinos!

the list you give is a bit all over the map so I figured id offer a small array of different things.

Khavall

Havoc Jack.


They currently have shitty demos at http://havocjack.webs.com/music.htm


They'll be recording better ones. Also, super indie.

jpeg

Why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGXJ0k1I34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5BQfC78Q4g

Belruel

hmm, you have pretty similar taste to me, so i'll list a few of the bands i like that you didn't list. a lot of these you probably know already.

the violent femmes (people seem to either adore them or hate them)
the jam (my favorite band currently)
T-rex (yessssssssss)
cake
elvis costello
the english beat
matt & kim (so fun)

Ryna

Husker Du
Sonic Youth

I'm personally getting into the UK Shoegazing era of the late 80's (ie My Bloody Valentine, Ride..)

Tav

If you like Circle Takes The Square, check out Elder.

Also, if you like hardcore, Have Heart are pretty much essential.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUD3MhRpOPg

Rainbulimic

I'm going to go ahead and recommend Empires. Mainly because all of their music is free in digital format (yes, free!). So you don't lose anything from giving them a go really.
That, and I genuinely think their first album is fantastic.

ilmmad

Okkervil River, based on the fact that they are my favorite band, and I like all the ones you've listed.

vegeta_666

I have pretty similar interests in music so I'm gonna suggest An Horse, Angus & Julia Stone and Silversun Pickups. All excellent bands that I think you'll like.

Salvation122

Alkaline Trio, yo

DiscoZombie

You could also always just go onto Grooveshark and make a station out of a song you like. I can barely turn on Grooveshark radio without falling in love with a new band.

Hacksaw

Queens of the Stone Age
Them Crooked Vultures

Chanus

Xaquin wrote: »

If you like Get Up Kids, you may check out Superchunk, as they are the band TGUK totally rips off

:P

Zombiemambo

Hip hop, you say?

Blue Scholars
Common
Eyedea & Abilities
Jurassic 5

Mr Bubbles

The Dresden Dolls

kitch

City of Caterpillar
Please Inform the Captain This is a Hijack
Reversal of Man
Joy Division
Odd Nosdam
Koushik
Battles
Nadja
Isis
Blank Dogs
Gang of Four
Mogwai
Envy
Earth
The VSS
M83

Duck'n'Cover

samurai6966 wrote: »

Basshunter if you like techno.

Red'd for bad. No. Just no.


I have a similar taste in music to the OP, so i think you should try some Amusement Parks on fire Cold War Kids iForward, Russia! and Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Black Hunter

Here is something to blast you sideways

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEtBcEo7rK0

some more stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2sf2-K8qFo&feature=related

Name User

Wow this will keep me busy for a while I guess. Awesome.

So far I have delved into Elder, Have Heart, Why?, and 65daysofstatic. So gracias to those who recommended them.

Xagarath

Thea Gilmore is a solo musician with backers rather than a band, if we're being pedantic, but she's also amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEx4cvBdzcE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEOgaS-F53w

Mr Obersmith

For rap I'd go with the following -
DangerDoom (MF Doom + Danger Mouse collaboration)
MF Doom - Mm Food
Deltron3030 (Delthafunkeehomosapien + Dan the Automator)
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Blackrock - (The Black Keys w/ Q-Tip, Mos Def, RZA and some others)

For electronic I would second Death From Above 1979. If you're thinking more techno, Daft Punk - Alive is an excellent example of a live album done right.

Name User

I'll definitely check that out as I was introduced to Aesop Rock by a friend and I am a fan. Isn't Danger Mouse of Del in the Gorillaz?

Also Death From Above 1979 is awesome.

I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up

ufo wrote: »

65daysofstatic (post rock, the last song of their last record is even a collab with circle takes the square)
Jaguar Love
Nakatomi Plaza
Still Life Still
Ra Ra Riot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSoodJfCtbU
Los Campesinos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=his4oC9BkVU

the list you give is a bit all over the map so I figured id offer a small array of different things.

seconding the last two and adding

margot and the nuclear so and sos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzd6MSh9u_w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyKec56Yzg
Cage the elephant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peYguwk-bfw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kA2JkVdzNE
foals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjNNWvz3JT4
decemberists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeC97mcAREg&feature=related
stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeIivNDtFU
silversun pickups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-mxBDuRaZ8
metric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtA7YIFapnY
fleet foxes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT-dxG4WWf4



electronic

Justice (a million times justice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWuWfxMXA0
MGMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl93sT7P6Xw&feature=related

I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up

forgot about rap.

big daddy kane is one of the all time greats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dshvA14-wtQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niOrRHiVgo4
nelly makes some silly music but also makes some AMAZING music (so pretty much anythign by his group the St.Lunatics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm6GHFe1UX0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybkWjK0_MLw
Lupe Fiasco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOq3qFO8c2M
Kanye, Pharell, and Lupe who are in a song together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xz8FXgLpI4
Outkast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzhHNnM0Uls

Erios

I come bearing the greatest techno song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gncW1zqMFgs

You may or may not also like The Protomen, they are reasonably popular around here.

Chef_Boom

Seeing as you like alt/indie, I'll recommend Hey Rosetta which is by far one of my favorite bands.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8s4m6CB6Tg

McCly

The Replacements. My favorite band ever.

Youtube is run by tyrants, so all the songs are either live or shitty covers. Check out the albums "Pleased to Meet Me" and "Let it Be" first. Best all-around albums by them. "Bastards of Young" is their masterpiece, though.

Nappuccino

I have pretty similar tastes... these bands don't fit in with what you've listed exactly but I think there's a good chance you'd like them anyway

Freelance Whales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISnM1Kw1khI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7oXnC-E_4

Engineers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTwpcVsT7U8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezPZQP-VD4&feature=related

The Dodos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McA1dM_FtEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBCBHIqfVOs

Future of the Left

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTvISL53HQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZsNcYHTK8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6wJveSWRU&feature=related

Murder by Death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OglKsrM5RX8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8w0_bKbgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAF2Lq8eRGA&feature=related

Hope you enjoy some of them.

samurai6966

I'm surprised no one has said coheed and cambria.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpbd6BUO0I

Pheezer

The best bands ever are:
Kyuss
Shellac
The Talking Heads

Nappuccino

samurai6966 wrote: »

I'm surprised no one has said coheed and cambria.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpbd6BUO0I

Because they are Coheed and Cambria?

I kid... mostly :P

As a slight warning to the OP Coheed are great if you take them for what they are- a Progressive Punk band. If that makes no sense listen to a song or two.

samurai6966

Sorry, but I'm more of a main stream listener as I was raised in Alabama and listen to country music until I was 15. I'm 20 now.

Nappuccino

samurai6966 wrote: »

Sorry, but I'm more of a main stream listener as I was raised in Alabama and listen to country music until I was 15. I'm 20 now.

Sorry, i didn't mean to make that seem like a personal attack on your taste, i'm just not sure it lines up with the OP's tastes (then again, mine are abit 50-50 so... i shouldn't really be saying anything about it in the first place)

McCly

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EM-og_C85o

(great video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjSmlAeBb4

(another great video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE