Link to sites where possible.
― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 February 2005 18:27 (twenty years ago)
Me first - Wintergreen. They are simple BLUDDY GRATE.
Their website's here:
http://www.iwantwintergreen.com/
and their song, Clockwork Mice is just marvellous. Download it now!
― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 February 2005 18:31 (twenty years ago)
We're good now. Honest!
― peepee (peepee), Sunday, 6 February 2005 18:33 (twenty years ago)
Check out that Wintergreen song anyway.
― MarkH (MarkH), Sunday, 6 February 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)
http://www.thefatales.com
I haven't bought their CD, but the free tracks they have up are really good.
― Mickey (modestmickey), Sunday, 6 February 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)
and turner cody should be -- www.mrturnercody.com
― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 6 February 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)
Circlesound
― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 6 February 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)
Brown Belt...http://www.brownbelt.net/try track: look & feel of $100
Julia Marvel...http://www.myspace.com/juliamarveltry track: closer to the action
all pretty much tuneful indie, surprisingly. DP is defunct, but are finishing up a record that will be solid if not classic. BB is new, has some angularity to it, good live. JM, also new, are big fun.
best band I saw recently was shellshag?, but I don't know their signage status cuz I'm not friends with them and stuff.
― autovac (autovac), Sunday, 6 February 2005 22:43 (twenty years ago)
― chris j (chris j), Sunday, 6 February 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)
somewhere in between r&b/soul & soundgarden, they've been around 10 years or so. a classic
― 6335, Sunday, 6 February 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)
Mp3s? Soon
― peepee (peepee), Monday, 7 February 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)
great site and mp3s..... and the drummer used to be in cornershop.
www.myrocket88.co.uk
― maracas (maracas), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)
― maracas (maracas), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)
― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)
http://mightystars.50megs.com
― Louie_Strychnine, Monday, 7 February 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)
Romo-synth-spacepop-skankyhoboy wonderfulness!
― The Phantom of the Operating System (kate), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)
― Androo Anooorak, Monday, 7 February 2005 13:55 (twenty years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 7 February 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)
Alto 45 lo-fi boffin-pop
Hyper Kinako Anglo-Japanese electro-punk lunacy
I will refrain from... oh fuck it, Lalia are my band...
― Ben Dot (1977), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)
― Ben Dot (1977), Monday, 7 February 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)
The Fatales ("Minister Of Defense"): I dunno, it's OK at parts, but too reminiscent of Interpol/Franz/etc. Maybe I would've liked this a few years ago. But really, it's an OK song.
Wintergreen ("Clockwork Mice"): Oh this I like. Very sweet.
Hooker ("Like It My Way"): It's nice, but a bit too cookie-cutter. Is it me, or do I hear Kathleen Hanna? It had a nice burst at first, but kinda lost me after 30 seconds (again, first impressions)
Brown Belt ("Look And Feel Of $100"): This is probably my favourite of the bunch. I like the sound of the guitar; the rhythm section is pretty cool too. Pretty tight.
Deer Park ("R-Ocean"): This didn't do it for me. Maybe it's the live recording.
― alex in montreal, Monday, 7 February 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)
― Spasticated Records (Spasticatedd Records), Monday, 7 February 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)
http://www.manhunterworldwide.com
― peter smith (plsmith), Monday, 7 February 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)
i've been digging Que Sera - http://www.myspace.com/queseramusic i dug them over a year ago and can't believe they haven't become more well known. "fox in crimes" is my favorite song on their myspace. i'm hoping they'll keep making music...i'd put my money behind them if they needed it.
― Faisal Shennib, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:07 (seventeen years ago)
i'd put my money on you being the bass player
― chaki, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:20 (seventeen years ago)
i live in montreal, and they be in LA, and i have no connection with them. i would love to play music with them, though.
― Faisal Shennib, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:25 (seventeen years ago)
red bennies (from slc) http://www.rest30.com somewhere in between r&b/soul & soundgarden, they've been around 10 years or so. a classic
LOVE THEM
― Michael B, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:25 (seventeen years ago)
The Color Bars - from Seattle, sound like a much nerdier Of Montreal - I am addicted.
http://www.myspace.com/thecolorbars
― Davey D, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:29 (seventeen years ago)
btw, i liked wintergreen the most out of whatever links actually worked. red bennies was alright too.
― Faisal Shennib, Saturday, 1 March 2008 01:31 (seventeen years ago)
I recently was a delegate at "By:Larm", which is sort of the Norwegian equivalent of MIDEM. Some of the acts I saw were very much signed ones, such as Lykke Li, Superfamily and Disciplines (used to be Norwegian band Briskeby, only singer Lise Karlsen has been replaced by Ken Stringfellow of The Posies).
Anyway, there was one band that I saw that were somehow less established, and yet they were great. Their name was Ponyboy: http://www.myspace.com/soundberg
― Geir Hongro, Saturday, 1 March 2008 02:03 (seventeen years ago)
http://www.myspace.com/lumerians
They are riding a bit of a kraut-shoegaze thing. I try to rep for local acts when I can.
― oscar, Saturday, 1 March 2008 02:05 (seventeen years ago)
I was just listening to Hi-Fives All Around! Very good sloppy indie-rock from Toronto. "What Happened to Being Polite!" a standout track.
http://www.stage.fm/hifivesallaround/
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 1 March 2008 05:23 (seventeen years ago)
Holy shit, I am too now, thanks to this thread. Thanks! I've got "In Our Backyard" repeating.
― Joseph McCombs, Saturday, 1 March 2008 07:11 (seventeen years ago)
I thought the Color Bars were more well known, but obviously not! Love Making Playthings
― Thomas, Saturday, 1 March 2008 08:48 (seventeen years ago)
The wonderful Rocky Nest of this city
http://www.myspace.com/therockynest
― Thomas, Saturday, 1 March 2008 08:53 (seventeen years ago)
Why are all these band names terrible?
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 1 March 2008 13:52 (seventeen years ago)
most band names sound terrible when you first hear them. The Velvet Underground - the Beatles (terrible pun) - The Smiths - Creedence Clearwater Revival etc etc
― Thomas, Saturday, 1 March 2008 20:18 (seventeen years ago)
DANANANANAYKROYD http://www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd
I think they may have two drummers. Its pretty wild, reminiscent of that Squirrel Bait energy but they seem older. They may be more well known than their unsigned status would have you guess.
― Faisal Shennib, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:19 (seventeen years ago)
Bright Red http://www.myspace.com/brightredband
Two of Peter Koppes' daughters and two other people. Very early-80s girl power pop, i.e. Divinyls, Altered Images.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 2 March 2008 01:56 (seventeen years ago)
The band I recommended is of course called Donkeyboy, not Ponyboy. They also have a video that has become kind of popular on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2xE4QpRjJ8
― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 2 March 2008 02:09 (seventeen years ago)
Just came across this French band, the Love Machine...
http://www.myspace.com/thefrenchlovemachine
pretty good electro-punk-psych stuff.
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 2 March 2008 22:22 (seventeen years ago)
I think they may have two drummers They do. Or at least they did.
― jim, Sunday, 2 March 2008 22:28 (seventeen years ago)
Hmmm... My pick upthread, Donkeyboy, have recently topped the Norwegian singles charts for weeks with their first two singles, "Ambitions" and "Sometimes". "Ambitions" is now close to having spent half a year in the Norwegian top 20 singles and is also on its way up the Swedish charts. They have also gotten some attention in the UK, after supporting a-ha on their UK tour, and no less than three of their songs have been picked as Popjustice's "song of the day".
And they are still great. :)
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 7 February 2010 02:32 (fifteen years ago)
(But not unsigned anymore, no)
Cleveland's Afternoon Naps have been building up a great following the last year or two, and have gotten some good gigs recently, including a spot at the Cleveland edition of the International Pop Overthrow and opening for Ronnie Spector (!). Great 60s-influenced pop, boy/girl vocal harmonies, and lots of fun energy live. Co-lead vocalist Leia is a joy to watch, often playing the keyboards and glockenspiel simultaneously while she sings.
― El Poopo Loco (Pancakes Hackman), Sunday, 7 February 2010 03:33 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.myspace.com/gideonconn
― dog latin, Sunday, 7 February 2010 03:34 (fifteen years ago)