What are some good indie bands?

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Its different from what I usually like to listen to but im getting into it, ive got Razorlight's newest album right now, I have heard a lot of songs on the radio/tv and whatnot that I like, but I know very little band names, so if someone could show me what some good indie rock albums are, that have come out recently that would be great.

thanks, wizard

edit: k thanks a lot guys, i'll write these names down, ;)
 
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Apart from the ones mentioned and assuming you dont know that many bands, these are similar:

White Stripes - Icky Thump
The Rakes
The Kooks
Klaxons - Myths from..
The Raconteurs
The Strokes
Thom Yorke
 
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Right I'm just gonna paste this since I wrote it in an indie thread last week, it may seem a little confusing in parts (the wording) since it was the answer to a slightly different question (he was asking for upbeat indie bands similar to the Strokes), but you'll catch the drift!


We Are Scientists, for sure! very upbeat and sing-a-longy, give these a listen, Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt, It's A Hit!, The Great Escape and Inaction.

Arctic Monkeys are very Strokes-esque also. Pretty sure I don't need to recommend any of their songs : ), also their new album is very impressive.

You could try The Rapture too (you have to listen to Whoo! Alright-Yeah...Uh Huh !)

Maybe try the Klaxons also, their album was upbeat and I really like it, stand out tracks are Golden Skans, It's Not Over, As Above, So Below and Totem On The Timeline.

Not so upbeat, but still very good (my two favourite bands) are Bloc Party and Interpol, if you want to try some Bloc Party songs I recommend Helicopter, Banquet, The Prayer, Hunting For Witches, Like Eating Glass and Waiting For The 7.18. For Interpol you could try Slow Hands, Narc, Obstacle 1 (very good song.) and their new one The Heinrich Maneuver.

Again, upbeat, are Hot Hot Heat, a fun band with a lot of catchy songs, try Bandages, Talk To Me, Dance With Me, Middle Of Nowhere.


Others you could try are:

The Smiths
The Postal Service (Not technically indie, still great)
The Libertines
Dirty Pretty Things

Then loads which people have suggested above!
 
wizard91 said:
so if someone could show me what some good indie rock albums are, that have come out recently that would be great.
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If early 90's are considered 'recent' I could suggest a whole load of bands but that wasnt the question..;)

sandy10 said:
bah, stick all that lot in the bin, and get:

The Stone Roses:

"The Stone Roses"
"The Second Coming"

Sorted.
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Jofujofu said:
The man has taste!

Also: Charlatans

Paul
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