Alternative/indie/etc rock music recommendations

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Some pretty amazing songs ( to my liking) have popped up in the below threads, I was missing an important genre in my likes:

 

Alternative! Well, more like, Indie, folk, progressive, southern and anything not "mainstream" rock per se.

 

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1042547-fast-paced-classical-music-recommendations/

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1003904-post-hardcore-recomendations/

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/885310-vocal-trance-recommendations/

 

So I'll have my go:

 

Of monsters and men - Little talks

 

 

Paul Banks - The Base.

 

 

Edit: cr4p work filter blocks youtube

 

 

 

Yeah, I know there are musical services out there like last fm, but this a more "personalized" neowin version :D

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Any specific song?

Hmm let's see.

 

For Motion City, check out: 

1.  L.G. FUAD

2. This Is For Real

3. The Future Freaks Me Out

 

For Jack's Mannequin, check out:

1. The entire Everything In Transit album.  It's pretty awesome from beginning to end.  The Mixed Tape, La La Lie, and Dark Blue are my favs from that one.

2. Swim

3. Spinning

4. His previous band was Something Corporate and their song "If You C Jordan" is really good.

 

As something else sort of unique, check out "Pierce The Veil".  I'd say they're pretty post-hardcore.  I never really liked bands with the high voices like that, but the song "King For A Day" is one of the most catchy songs I've heard in a while.  Them and Brand New played at a music festival I went to this past weekend, and both played phenomenal sets.

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Gosh, I could have a field day in this thread. I'll share random songs that I've listened to lately.

 

The Pineapple Thief - I Will Light Up Your Eyes / Who Will Light Up Your Eyes?

Clint Lowery's Hello Demons...Meet Skeletons ? Alive And Well

The Smashing Pumpkins ? X.Y.U.

Stone Temple Pilots - Adhesive

The Lovemongers ? City On The Hill

City And Colour - Two Coins

Dishwalla - Opaline

Sevendust - Murder Bar

Deftones - Around The Fur

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing

The Mars Volta - Since We've Been Wrong

Avenged Sevenfold - This Means War

Robert Levon Been, Dave Grohl & Peter Hayes - Heaven And All

Chevelle ? Antisaint

 

Lately though, I've been looking for something new that captures my full attention and imagination. Hopefully my endless searching pays off soon. ;)

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Anberlin are really good!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8y0rFVAQY

 

Also Deaf Havana, their old stuff is more post-hardcore but lately they've been turning a lot more to alt-rock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfGZZJnoJ0U

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Pretty long list, Deftones FTW!!! ( though Koi no yokan is meh...)

 

Anberlin are really good!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-8y0rFVAQY

 

Also Deaf Havana, their old stuff is more post-hardcore but lately they've been turning a lot more to alt-rock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfGZZJnoJ0U

Anberlin! FTW the only one I knew about them was "never take friendship personal" 

 

Currently at work, so teh tube is blocked, but will definitely check em out later!

Thanks!  moar is never enough :D 

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Hmm, let's see.  I'll throw a few more bands out there, although you may have heard of most of them:

 

1.  Death Cab For Cutie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfNVfiqKBeM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uizQVriWp8M

2.  The Postal Service (Ben Gibbard is also the vocalist in Death Cab)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wrsZog8qXg

3.  Chiodos (Slightly heavier band, but Craig Owens has an awesome voice)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYLQM_fMMw

4.  Saosin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJqGKVbWAMM

5.  10 Years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6iQpkkWZm0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPXUeeFXc90

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If you like Metal, give Sylosis a listen to.

 

I prefer their first album Conclusion of an Age.

 

Just seen them last week with Trivium, and they were amazing, unfortunately they were in an accident, and had to drop off the tour. :(

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If you like Metal, give Sylosis a listen to.

 

I prefer their first album Conclusion of an Age.

 

Just seen them last week with Trivium, and they were amazing, unfortunately they were in an accident, and had to drop off the tour. :(

I guess metal could be considered alternative :P i'll give it a go.

 

 

The neighborhood - sweater weather.

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Randomly remembered this thread earlier and thought I'd pop back and give you some more suggestions and see if we can revive it a bit! These are a little on the "heavy" side but they're not post-hardcore so thought they'd fit in here since I suppose you could still class them as alt :P

 

One of my favourite bands right now, they are insane! 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdQRwkUik3I

 

This is my favourite music video, ever.

 

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