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What bands do you musically associate with the suburbs?

I have fond memories of suburban life in the mountains up north in New Jersey, so I think of fresh air, laid back, simple, birds, trees, lawns, the lake...

Guided By Voices
Real Estate
Bottomless Pit
Lemonheads

Evan, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:12 (fifteen years ago)

The Members

Mark G, Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:14 (fifteen years ago)

The Suburbs

Agonizing over tight harmonies and solid grooves (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:34 (fifteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ANMH0GNGL._SS500_.jpg

Tom D (Tom D.), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:37 (fifteen years ago)

Since we're posting images, I love this cover:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/0d/ea/1d914310fca0a0f356ba6010.L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Agonizing over tight harmonies and solid grooves (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 16 February 2010 17:40 (fifteen years ago)

I also forgot to mention:

Uncle Wiggly
Versus

Evan, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 03:54 (fifteen years ago)

Also just to make sure- do those bands make you think of the suburbs musically or is it mainly because they have "suburb" somewhere in the title? I'm not trying to be rude I just wanted to make sure I was clear about my thread topic originally.

Evan, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 04:00 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.possiblefilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/187719000009.jpg

Mark, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 04:01 (fifteen years ago)

The closing theme to Simple Men sounds a hell of a lot like Real Estate and YLT.

Mark, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 05:07 (fifteen years ago)

I'll check it out!

Evan, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 05:30 (fifteen years ago)

xpost It probably is YLT. They're all over that film, but I can't remember the closing theme.

ithappens, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 14:31 (fifteen years ago)

do those bands make you think of the suburbs musically ...

Honestly, my post was maybe 5% "witty" riposte, but when The Suburbs' debut LP was released, I was indeed still living with my parents in the suburbs, and driving in to the big city to see bands on the weekends. And The Suburbs were also suburban kids, creating their own brand of art/punk that had nothing to with railing against Reagan or whatever, and much more about being intrigued/bemused by tall buildings, business executives and cows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkZy4yChJkU

So the band reminds me of that time/place, not any specific bird/tree/lake feelings.

Agonizing over tight harmonies and solid grooves (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:03 (fifteen years ago)

Haha thats cool. That time/place is what I'm asking about I was just personally being specific with elements of my own suburbs.

Evan, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

Also is it just me, or did a lot of 90s/late 80s indie music feature pictures of backyards/trees/other suburban imagery in album art and videos? Maybe thats part of the psychological connection for me.

Evan, Friday, 26 February 2010 00:37 (fifteen years ago)


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