Indie Rock bands that are actually, generally happy

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Indie rock bands wherein the music is uplifting, and the lyrics are happy. And it can't be like Elephant Six stuff, where they're classic "happy songs about sad things" or songs that sound happy but have sad undertones.

I honestly can't think of one. The closest Ive come is Flaming Lips, and even they fall into the sad undertones category, or at the very least whistful. I want fucking full-out, happy.

TRY I DARE YOU

― David Allen (David Allen), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Myracle Brah

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Menswe@r

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

shonen knife
chocolate usa

― kephm, Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah but aside from the occasional dance group, what band or singer ever was ALWAYS happy? I'm sure even KC and the Sunshine Band had a ballad of yearning now and then.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Joy Division.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Polyphonic Spree?

― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

are they related to Twilly Spree?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:47 (twenty-two years ago)

freezepop

― kephm, Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

The Shazam (cf. Myracle Brah).

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

On their mother's side, perhaps.

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Freezepop - really like that Japanese song they have (can't remember the name). Reminds me of the Future Bible Heroes' "How to Get Laid in Japanese".

― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Thursday, 8 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Supernova

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The Presidents of the United States of America

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The Happy Mondays? (they have happy in their name!)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

the The

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Is ANDREW WK indie rock?

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

yes.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The Avalanches?
The Hives?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The Ramones

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

anal cunt ... they're so angry, that they're happy

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

low

― yetimike (McGonigal), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

The new Deerhoof record (Apple 'O) I bought is pretty happy.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

A lot of Belle and Sebastian's recent stuff is pretty happy. And they usually seem pretty damn happy when they play it. And it makes me grin like an idiot when they do. Does that count?

― Rick Spence (spencerman), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

!!! are happy.

indie rock is mad happy, yo.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

A lot of Belle and Sebastian's recent stuff is pretty happy. And they usually seem pretty damn happy when they play it. And it makes me grin like an
idiot when they do. Does that count?

No, because they are demons. (Note this is neither a positive or negative response.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

No, because they are demons

The Age of Men is over. The Time of the Orc has come!!!!!!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

The Happiest Guys in the World own this thread, really.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Boredoms, especially latter day Boredoms, rule this thread.

― otto, Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Pizzicato 5

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

the Japanese certainly do their part to encourage indie happiness.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't think that the boredoms (come to think of it, there are some somber p5 songs on the few albums i've heard) are necessarily happy. there's something greater than happiness going on there.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 8 January 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

salteens, lucksmiths, icicles. there's lots of them.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

ted leo
chisel

happy as a bright sunshine

― brock (brock), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

HALF JAPANESE

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Papas Fritas

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

The Lucksmiths are often melancholy, though.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

that's what they'd like you to think!!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

the junior senior

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Bis? (I haven't heard that much)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

cub

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

M@tt otm with Bis

They were INANELY happy

― pete s, Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Bis dropped that schtick after the second album. i'm probably alone in thinking their best work was their last work.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

The Insides, Tullycraft, Don Caballero, Lightning Bolt

― Ian Johnson (orion), Thursday, 8 January 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

of montreal is pretty happy, especially since kevin barnes fell in love.

― emceebard, Friday, 9 January 2004 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

go sailor
heavenly
tallulah gosh
cub
glossary

hell, even pavement.

― roxymuzak, Friday, 9 January 2004 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Shellac

― earlnash, Friday, 9 January 2004 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Boo Radleys?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Does the Powerpop underground count as indie rock?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

probably.

the boo radleys have oodles of non-happy songs

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

these are rock bands?

― keith m (keithmcl), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:27 (twenty-two years ago)

the 'rock' was a red herring

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Sweaty Nipples?

― lone nut, Friday, 9 January 2004 03:18 (twenty-two years ago)

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