Rolling Indie Thread 2008

LOL

dude i was so gonna start this thread!!

in all seriousness though.

In all seriousness, though, it serves a useful purpose.

You mean so all the moaners can avoid any threads about indie?

I'm betting not enough exciting things happen in indie this year to warrant starting individual threads.

So there doesn't have to be a separate thread for every indie album that comes out and general discourse can be had and found in one designated place? xp

nah because a lot of the threads for fringe indie bands— phosphorescent, vampire weekend, be your own pet, tough alliance threads off the top of my head— are all like 7 posts long usually by the same 4-5 people. so it amkes sense just to gather everyone here.

right right xp xp

obv lcd and spoon and m.i.a.-type bands can move off to the board, but this makes sense.

No one's stopping anyone from starting individual threads. If something needs an individual thread, it can have an individual thread. Some things, however, aren't needing of individual threads. xps

I could've used this thread last year, given that I was kind of excited about a few indie things early in the year (new young pony club, manhattan love suicides, los campesinos), but never really spent enough time thinking about them (and thus, spending enough time listening to them, except los campesinos). also, i need song recommendations from all pop-related genres... so yay.

Yeah im not arguing, i just love the fact those sort of threads annoy so many closeminded ilxors
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2008 indie albums I like so far (indie as a genre, not an economic construct, so Mechanical Bull and Drive By Truckers and some other stuff doesn't count):

(Various) – Disco Not Disco (Strut reissue)
Horror Pops – Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Hellcat)
Mahjongg – Kontpab (K)

I don't think those ilxors are closeminded as much as it's the fact indie has totally blown for the most part for at least 3 years and running.

xp Also:

Atomic Bitch – Promnite (T&B)

i'm excited about this thread. i don't really read stereogum anymore but they are otm with this band:

http://stereogum.com/archives/band-to-watch/band-to-watch-high-places_007543.html

they are called High Places and they do the droopy-eyelid druggy psych-pop thing like panda bear EXCEPT THIS IS GOOD. really nice steel drum polyrhythms and the girl singer's got a pretty good voice. if panda bear was groggy on the shore with the sun in its eyes, then high places revel on the ocean floor where the sun sometimes peeks through the darkness.

a lot of these songs sound like if beach house did ecstasy.

I don't think those ilxors are closeminded as much as it's the fact indie has totally blown for the most part for at least 3 years and running.

http://stereogum.com/archives/stereogums-2008-album-forecast_007552.html#more

^good 2008 indie albums list to bookmark

I'm really excited about the Girl Talk album. And the Magnetic Fields. Mmmm. New Cat Power AND new Drive-By Truckers. It's gonna be a good January.

I don't think those ilxors are closeminded as much as it's the fact indie has totally blown for the most part for at least 3 years and running.

Oh, h-e-double-hockey-sticks. I think that's completely wrong, but whatevs. Maybe when it's over, we'll all agree that 2008 was a great year for indie rock. In the meantime, I'm glad this thread was opened, I look forward to reading it, and Happy New Year to you all.

(Don't know where I got that "h-e-double-hockey-sticks" thing, but I like it).

wtf is that girl talk album? for an album supposedly coming out in 8 days, ive seen nothing on pitchfork/blogs about it and there is nothing on wikipedia, his myspace or his label's site.

I have no idea, Jordan! But I believe what I read; always and implicitly!

nah i mean as far as indie albums go i'd imagine stereogum is pretty reputable, so i'm just wondering. night ripper was my fav album of 2006 so i'm really excited about this if it's true.

as far as indie albums go i'd imagine stereogum is pretty reputable

If you set aside the fact that Stereogum is one of the main reasons that shitty indie has stolen the spotlight and choked the life out of any good music that's gotten made.

what i meant about that is on a purely informational basis i.e. announcing an album before a mass press release, or, in this case, posting a list of albums announced in press releases which they undoubtedly get from probably every indie band on the face of the earth.

i don't know where their tastes lies these days but if it's with, say, lcd/battles/jens lekman/spoon i'm okay with that.

I only like Battles out of those mentioned. I must be not indie anymore.

DJ Martian's 2008 expected list goes up on RYM tomorrow, which is 1000x more exciting than anything Stereogum can probably dig up (if you exclude the black metal and freak jazz stuff he emphasizes).

Just watched Once. Surely that falls under the Rolling Indie Thread 2008 coverage. So, what'd ya'all think about it?

I just saw it this past weekend. Decently sweet. And I never realized until I saw him in a cinematic situation again that Glen Hansard of The Frames was actually in The Commitments eons ago.

I don't think those ilxors are closeminded as much as it's the fact indie has totally blown for the most part for at least 3 years and running.

Nope, I'm pretty closeminded all right. BUT I AM TRYING in 2008. Plus I've already heard one pretty good album; Weinland's La Lamentor, comin' hard with teh emo-tinged blues-folk stylingz.

allegedly the pas/cal album will be out in february. but it probably won't be.

Wasn't the pas/cal album supposed to come out last February...and the February before that one? I predict right now that, if it ever comes out, it will be the worst, most labored hunk of poo in history.

there was a semi-review on the burnlab, he says it is one of the albums of the decade.

Pas/Cal LP exclusive + Richard Panic Interview
I was fortunate enough to preview Pas/Cal's debut LP and interview keyboardist Richard Panic several weeks ago. The album will be titled I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke and Laura (not Citizen's Army Unifrom as previously reported,) and will be out early next year.

This is the most anticipated LP from a Detroit-based band in a good long time. It took long enough to complete: about three years. Some of us were wondering if it would ever get done and if the band would still be intact when it was finished. Not only did the wait prove to be worthwhile, but all fears have been put to rest.

I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke and Laura is an elaborate and extraordinary piece of work. For those expecting simply an extension of Pas/Cal's EP trilogy, this is not. It is a self-contained album, and somewhat of a departure from the Pas/Cal we're familar with. There are reworks of familiar songs, such as personal faves Little Red Radio and O Honey We're Ridiculous [which was never formally released until now, but a crowd pleaser at live shows,] along with unexpected conceptual works such as the "Cherry Suite." There are moments it gets too proggy for my taste - the overpowering production on The Glorious Ballad of the Ignored detracts from the crisp songwriting for example. Obsessive production, clever songwriting and charisma are Pas/Cal's main strengths, and they strike just the right balance the majority of the time. One of the finest exaples is Citizen's Army Uniform. The LP goes well beyond a synopsis of the band thus far: presenting a new, unexpectedly eclectic and solidly unified vision. If this doesn't make the decade's top 10 lists, the critics simply aren't paying enough attention. In the spirit of Pulp and The Smiths, it's a near perfect pop album: earworm infectious on first listen and still fascinating on the 100th listen.

I liked the original imaginary title better.

Alright, quite nice to see this is actually taking off.

As of January 2, The Chiara L's are my rookie of the year/artist I'd most like to hear more from.

obv lcd and spoon and m.i.a.-type bands can move off to the board, but this makes sense.

-- J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 January 2008 02:35 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

:)

On this note, I'm on tour (playing drums/road managing) with Two Ton Boa (Kill Rock Stars) right now. Give a shout if you might make it to one of these shows:

Fri 12/28 - Portland, OR @ Dantes w/SubArachnoid Space, Prize Country
Sat 12/29 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/Tim Andrea

Mon 12/31 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive w/Dev-OH (Devo tribute!)

Thu 01/03 - Iowa City, IA @ Picador

Sat 01/05 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater w/Dresden Dolls
Sun 01/06 - St Louis, MO @ The Pageant w/Dresden Dolls

Tue 01/08 - Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theater w/Dresden Dolls

Thu 01/10 - Tampa, FL @ Tampa Theater w/Dresden Dolls
Fri 01/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Theater w/Dresden Dolls
Sat 01/12 - Raleigh, NC @ Carolina Theater w/Dresden Dolls
Sun 01/13 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theater w/Dresden Dolls

damn that stereogum list is getting me excitied about this year

new xiu xiu, mt.zion, magnetic fields, m83, spiritualized...all lookin good

Just played the new Mae Shi album, 'HLLLYH' (title not explained). I would't have put them in a rolling indie thread before, they were more from the abrasive math-rock side of things, but this is pretty cool and more tuneful. Lots of keyboards, time changes blahdiblah. It'd be nice if people gave a shit about them this year but not holding m'breath

ppl are all over no age/health etc. so it's possible...

HLLLYH

I like that this could be pronounced "hell yeah" or "hallelujah"

is this like a new thing or has there always been a rolling indie thread?

Anyone heard the new Okay album, Huggable Dust, yet? Once you get past his Nyquil voice, the music is really quite nice.

I kind of remember that double album from a couple years ago, and maybe it was good too, but this is great.

Reverend, you must be very pleased with yourself. Now come on, where'd you put the keys?

The new King Khan and BBQ Show album is the shit

Reverend, you must be very pleased with yourself. Now come on, where'd you put the keys?

-- the higgs, Thursday, January 3, 2008 12:11 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Moi? : D

Actually, I started this thread in at least 80% seriousness.

lucky!

http://www.wikihow.com/Dress-Indie

Discography
1986 - Poison Look What the Cat Dragged In
1988 - Poison - Open Up and Say...Ahh!
1990 - Poison - Flesh & Blood
1990 - Warrant - Cherry Pie (Performing lead guitar in the song's "Cherry Pie" solo)
1990 - Sam Kinison - Have You Seen Me Lately? - Wild Thing
1990 - Sam Kinison - Leader of the Banned
1991 - Poison - Swallow This Live (Double Live Disc Set)
1993 - CC Deville - Son in Law Soundtrack - Hey Good Lookin' (with Spike from the Quireboys)
1996 - Poison - Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
1997 - LEN - You Can't Stop The Bum Rush - Feelin' Alright
1998 - Bret Michaels - A Letter From Death Row - Party Rock Band
2000 - The Muffs - Hamburger
2000 - Samantha 7
2000 - Poison - Crack a Smile...and More! (features CC on the bonus tracks)
2000 - Poison - Power to the People
2001 - Poison Greatest Video Hits - DVD
2002 - Poison - Hollyweird
2003 - Poison - Best Of Ballads & Blues
2003 - Bret Michaels - Songs of Life - Party Rock Band
2004 - Spin The Bottle: An All-Star Tribute To Kiss - I Stole Your Love
2006 - Poison - The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
2007 - Motörhead - Kiss of Death (Guitar Solo on "God Was Never On Your Side")
2007 - Poison - Poison'd (cover album)
2008 - Poison - Live, Raw & Uncut

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/User:Fag/HowTo:Create_a_Commercially_Successful_Indie_Band

http://2.music.bigpond-images.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/435/XXL/Hips-Dont-Lie.jpg

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock.html

i love that song

well, not really

http://www.webclothes.com/children/assets/product_images/large/ga-00226.jpg

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock.html

again, lib???

wait waht?

shite

those damn undies

lol

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock3.html

i already pasted that! haw

When I glance around the bands that are supposedly ‘indie’ today, I don’t see any attitude. I don’t see any content in their records, any political interest in the band members. They’re a terrible generation, unfortunately, but they’re becoming famous overnight and selling a lot of records.

I was in Gap a few weeks ago

and there was some sort of generic indie music playing,” he says. “I was with a friend who’s a promoter and a bit younger than me. After about three or four tracks I asked him: ‘Whose LP is this?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s a compilation.’ Every track sounded identical. The guitars, the production; all these bands sound like they’re made in the same studio with the same producer. It’s such a ball-less, soulless, generic whitewashed indie sound. You could probably take a member from each band and throw them together in a new group and no one would be able to tell the difference. They’re completely interchangeable. Scouting for Girls are like the sound of Satan’s scrotum emptying. They’re abysmal.

Britpop changed everything

Why don't they play the Gap band in the Gap???

dude, that's perfectly fine to think, but it's about the laziest shit ever. right, so a Gap comp wasn't any good, shockah! the point of playing that in the store is because they sound similar, and it's supposed to be easy for normal people to listen to. i think treating a Gap comp as a microcosm of a particular genre falls on its face pretty quick.

xp

indie music is the only important music and it is all totally different, in fact most indie bands are so different from each other that it is amazing that indie exists at all

I would say indie music is: Music with a new sound in any genre.

any genre?

Indie like Jive Bunny?

I would say indie music is: Music with a new sound in any genre

truth bomb

I would say indie music is: Music with a new sound in any genre

― k3vin k., Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:12 AM (12 seconds ago)

indie music now is like what alternative music was by 1998. I caught about 20 seconds of one of those stupid Disney kids shows a few years ago, and a bunch of skinny-jeans and plaid wearing 11 year olds were like, "hey man, we're trying to start an indie band!"

So, there you have it.

Thread finally delivers.

is indie for hipsters?

or: brilliantly sidesteps the point
xp

Indie is for have you shagged ariane yet?

Todays indie kids

somewhere, the guy who managed to get "fully loaded" onto the bag intended to sell underwear is laughing quietly to himself.

haw

army navy sound really good - like an artier voxtrot kinda

yeah i can see that. not a bad record at all

been getting into pants yell! a bit lately. 100x better than their name would lead you to believe

sexy kids 45 on slumberland craps all over the recent hyped stuff they've put out

the label that is, not the band

i fear that i might've been wrong about friendly fires - music is way poppier and less foals-y than i originally thought. i still kind of have a problem w/ the production though. i wish it was warmer and more enveloping like well produced disco but then again it's paul epworth producing a british indie band so i shouldn't be asking for too much

some of this stuff sounds like the funkier stuff on the new tv on the radio

bouncing back

The Pain Of Being Pure At Heart - ST

as if jesus and mary chain making a record for k records. or something.

hay guys, i know i can be pretty tuomas about indie rock but i heard a couple of those bon iver tunes and i really like them. the claps and the sampled percussion stuff keeps it interesting, but is the whole album like that or just the ones i heard (skinny love and wolves, i think)?

also a chick gave me devendra banhart's last cd and i don't hate it, what is happening to me.

(although mostly i like the ones where he's blatantly trying to cop samba or motown or whatever, although the gospel one does not work for me).

does the ilxor indie pop mafia know about this lot?

From Finland...

Burning Hearts
http://www.myspace.com/burningheartsmusic
Burning Hearts - Recommended to Black Box Recorder / St Etienne / Camera Obscura fans

2009 album

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1888987.jpg

i really never expected there to be a new indelicates album in 2013

http:/djmartian.blogspot.com