Hipster Bands You Still Like

OOS · 06-13-2009, 12:21 PM

If Radiohead counts, I guess Radiohead, though aren't they too successful to be hipster? Also Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, I suppose. To be honest most of my music taste is fairly mainstream (Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age).

debaserr · 06-13-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I agree with you. I've only played it once but it didn't do much for me, aside from the song "Two Weeks" which I'd heard already and caught my attention. I think it's probably one of those albums that you have to listen to a lot to really get familiar with it. And I think people are forcing themselves to listen to it a bunch and like it due to the hype. I think this happens with a lot of albums. I may try an album a couple of times if it's supposed to be really good, but I won't keep forcing it if it's not doing much for me. Hype doesn't equal good.

i think it is a bit overhyped but i still think its a great/very good album. some of the songs are growers imo. my favorites from it are: two weeks, cheerleader, while you wait for the others, and ready, able

asshat · 06-14-2009, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gareth Brown

Well since they are the greatest band of all time thats pretty understandable.

I was wondering where you're screen name came from.

asshat · 06-14-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Radiohead
Flaming Lips
Bjork
Joy Division
Talking Heads
Brian Eno
The Cure
The Smiths
Tom Waits
Can
Wire
Pixies
Sonic Youth
My Bloody Valentine
Dinosaur Jr
Fugazi
Wilco
Sigur Ros
Godspeed You! Black Emperor!
Pavement
Yo La Tengo
Aphex Twin
PJ Harvey
Neutral Milk Hotel
My Morning Jacket
New Pornographers
The Decemberists

I know some hipsters who are so damn hardcore they hate most or all of the artists above.

Good music and an audience of more than 10 people is for arena rock corporate sellouts goddammit.

....find me a person that identifies themself as a hipster, then find me someone who made an argument even remotely like the last sentence and I'll willingly castrate myself.

I can find a thousand reasons to hate pitchforkmedia, just like I hate vice magazine.

Bane of your existence · 06-14-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by OOS

If Radiohead counts, I guess Radiohead, though aren't they too successful to be hipster?

Nah, they transcended that rule.

Shoe · 06-14-2009, 08:23 AM

Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead... do The Shins count? I dig em.

keith! · 06-14-2009, 08:50 AM

I like quite a few 'hipster' bands.

Radiohead
Neutral Milk Hotel
Wavves
The Flaming Lips
Deerhunter
Animal Collective
and Grizzly Bear

they are all great bands.

djchameleon · 06-14-2009, 04:36 PM

my fave hipster bands are tv on the radio, bat for lashes, weezer and I don't know....do The sounds count as hipster? if so I like them also.

Cobra starship....but not sure of their hipster worthiness

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 06-16-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

my fave hipster bands are tv on the radio, bat for lashes, weezer and I don't know....do The sounds count as hipster? if so I like them also.

Cobra starship....but not sure of their hipster worthiness

What the f?
I mean, good bands 'n whatnot, but what qualifies them as hipster bands? I'm confused....

I think you can tell a hipster from just a person who listens to obscure bands by just talking to them. If they get all pretentious and retarded because you've never heard of XYZ, they're a hipster. If they forward some random band's myspace to you and 12 other people, they are an overly-excited audiophile...

Calciferboho · 01-11-2011, 11:53 PM

I love a ton of the bands mentioned on here.

I didn't see Guided by Voices mentioned, though Hipsters probably don't still listen to them.

The only reason I'm adding to this, though, is to thank you guys. I even signed up to do so.

I'm working on a web comic that I'm hoping to debut soon and I needed as many hipster bands as I could think of. When searching google, I was brought to this post and it was incredibly helpful.

Thanks again.

06-13-2009, 12:21 PM	#81 (permalink)
OOS Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 124	If Radiohead counts, I guess Radiohead, though aren't they too successful to be hipster? Also Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, I suppose. To be honest most of my music taste is fairly mainstream (Muse, Queens Of The Stone Age).

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keith! Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 287	I like quite a few 'hipster' bands. Radiohead Neutral Milk Hotel Wavves The Flaming Lips Deerhunter Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear they are all great bands.

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djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,451	my fave hipster bands are tv on the radio, bat for lashes, weezer and I don't know....do The sounds count as hipster? if so I like them also. Cobra starship....but not sure of their hipster worthiness

01-11-2011, 11:53 PM	#90 (permalink)
Calciferboho Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	I love a ton of the bands mentioned on here. I didn't see Guided by Voices mentioned, though Hipsters probably don't still listen to them. The only reason I'm adding to this, though, is to thank you guys. I even signed up to do so. I'm working on a web comic that I'm hoping to debut soon and I needed as many hipster bands as I could think of. When searching google, I was brought to this post and it was incredibly helpful. Thanks again.