Big Snow Patrol and Keane fan here . My taste in music is quite varied though, I'm into Linkin Park, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Zero 7 and a bit of Metallica . I generally like either hard rock, rock, Jazz, Dance and Indie. I've grown quite a liking to indie though
I tend to like any music really tbh, including muse. The only genres of music i cannot stand are jazz and classical, but anything else that has a beat i tend to enjoy it.
Most _DEFINITELY NOT_ into anything of the sort. Fake wanabee rock bands? give me a break!
I do like many other genres though, ones where people can actually play instruments and can sing in tune.. not tone deaf fools like most indie bands seem to be who "sing" (I use that term _very_ loosely) about as far off-key as I do in the shower.
Floyd's ok.. never heard of the other 2.. but I'll listen to most things from Jazz / Blues to 80s / 90s happy hardcore.. but off-key "music" really doesn't do it for me.. be it an indie band or whoever else... it's like rap, people talking fast, no actual musical talent.. indie music isn't just talking fast, granted.. but the same "musical talent" exists.
Given that Blues- and Jazzbands got together and improvised Jam-Sessions when they never even met one another before shows quite a bit of talent, doesn't it? I believe they're doing it still today, I don't know...
Well, anyone can learn 3 chord Blues and call themselves a blues artist. It's probably the simplest modern musical formula around today. As a style, it can be beautiful- but I wouldn't put most of the Blues I hear on a higher level than most of the Indie stuff I hear. Most Indie music is blues derived, anyhow.
I really just wanted to make the (erm, roundabout) point that talent shouldn't be something that's attached to a genre. There are some very talented Blues artists, and Rap artists, etc...
Back on topic, I hadn't heard of these bands before, but I you-tubed Rammstein, and they remind me a lot of Laibach. Who doesn't remember this?
My tastes gravitate more towards late 70s/early 80s New York experimental rock. (I'm sure Ian would hate it! ) There aren't too many new bands around that I could say I find all that exhilarating, I'm a little bit cynical of the 'indie' scene really (maybe because I don't know anything about it). But there is always hope I guess.
Three mixes I made for a friend who hadn't heard any new stuff over the past couple years. All of the songs are from the past 2-3 years, mostly from the past year. These are sort of all over the place, but...
#1: Mostly sort of danceable sort of Euro sort of electronic stuff. (Bands include: Junior Boys, Bjork, !!!, Pantha du Prince, Booka Shade, Hot Chip.)
#2: Mostly undanceable indie electronic stuff and ambient/neo-classical instrumental, but toward the end it gets loud. (Bands include: LCD Soundsystem, Eluvium, Helios, The Besnard Lakes, The Twilight Sad.)
#3: Mostly straight up indie rock. (Bands include: Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, John Vanderslice, Irene, Lucksmiths.)
Hopefully someone will get some enjoyment out of it. ;]
ETA: This was sort of a rushjob and the sequencing isn't as smooth as I'd like or as I'd normally make it. Sorry!
I'd say that probably just means you haven't been as close to the scene, which means you get what filters up to the mainstream. There's still a metric crapton of indie stuff out there, you just have to dig for it.
Chapterhouse are awesome, btw. A friend of mine who's about 10 years older than I am (I'm 26) made me a 2cd mix of shoegaze stuff and... man. It's a shame I wasn't old enough to appreciate it back then.
Oh we called the people who listened to Ride/Slowdive etc. "Shoegazers" - it was more of a derogatory term though.
Edit: Probably because those bands were all from London, and we thought we had better bands in the north (because we did ). Although My Bloody Valentine were excused because they were totally awesome.
I do love Twilight Sad even though they have an awful name, the guy's accent and singing voice are great. Eluvium too, although he isn't much less cheesy than Muse at times. Oh, and Muse, I like them too.
they are pretty much laibach without the political bit which means theyve got nothing worth calling music without any edge ... about as bland as it gets
hm is live non mainstream enough ? ive been listening to them a bit lately ... not sure if anyone who isnt dutch will know them at all
how is that even music ? that sounds like pink noise ... actually brown noise in the southpark sense
Never really into indie myself. Got into Dire Straits and Pink Floyd in primary school (thanks big brother) and still love 'em.
At high school (90s) my mates and I were all stoner/metal/guitar lords: long-hair, black t-shirts, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Metallica, Black Crowes, Soundgarden, GN'R, Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Corrosion Of Conformity, Steve Vai, Van Halen and a dash of Nirvana while the school split into two main groups: homeys with huge pants and grungey alterno kids (Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Breeders, Mudhoney etc). No goths though - it was a country school and they wouldn't have lasted five minutes I would've listened to more Megadeth but Mustaine's voice and guitar solos annoyed me (I've always wondered what Metallica would've sounded like if Marty Freidman swapped spots with Kirk Hammett ).
These days I'll listen to anything if it's played/written honestly (i.e. no commercial shit) but I really love progressive, hi-fi stuff like Mars Volta, Muse, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (avant-garde anti-rock), Secret Chiefs 3 (manic world beats). I've always loved jazz (thanks dad) and when I drive I listen to the classical music station to chill me out in traffic The old faves Massive Attack and Portishead still get a look-in and I love ol' school R&B like Allman Brothers Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival and big fat funk like Tower Of Power.
For some reason I've never been into any bands from home (Australia). I guess they just all seem too lazy to me Although Augie March are a great exception to that...
. My taste in music is quite varied though, I'm into Linkin Park, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Zero 7 and a bit of Metallica 
. I generally like either hard rock, rock, Jazz, Dance and Indie. I've grown quite a liking to indie though 
). Although My Bloody Valentine were excused because they were totally awesome.