International Indie Music

~~chrissygerraty~~ · 11-18-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by abdullah424

I just found a site that I think you'll love. Over 500 chinese albums and yes Blue Day Dreaming is there.

Check your PM's.

Thank you very much! I appreciate it. I'll make sure to post/ share any links I find that you might be interested in. I just really wish I could get my hands on a Hedgehog album...

abdullah424 · 11-18-2009, 02:16 PM

They have one on that link I sent you. Scroll down to the H section. I downloaded it yesterday so it should still be working.

Zaqarbal · 05-25-2010, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by chrissygerraty

(...) if any one else has any international indie bands that they'd like to share, I'd love to take a listen!

I can do my bit here. I've already mentioned some indie bands at the Spanish-language music thread, but there are also Spanish indie bands singing in English. So I think they could fit well here.

Many Spanish indie bands, basically from the early 90's on, have chosen to sing in English (although sometimes their pronunciation could be "considerably improved"

). This is some of what I've been recently listening to:

* Sexy Sadie (after the famous Beatles' song), from Mallorca (1992-2006):

Also, among other songs: Stay Behind Me, You Know That's the Way I Like it, I Won't Hurt You, Satellites, I don't know and A Scratch in My Skin.

* Delorean, from Zarautz (Basque Country). Indie-electronica:

And Nycgaps, Moonson, Seasun, As Time Breaks Off...

* You Don't Know Me, from Madrid. And indeed I didn't know them

until two days ago. They haven't released any CD yet, but their songs can be listened to on the Internet:

I will continue later on, if you like so...

Zaqarbal · 06-01-2010, 12:40 PM

* Australian Blonde, from Asturias, is not an outstanding band now, but two or three of their songs were quite known in the 90's: Chup Chup, Cool Dive.

* The Sunday Drivers, from Toledo (Castile, not Ohio

). Indie-pop, from 2003 to this month (they broke up two weeks ago). They've had a notable International success (France, Netherlands, Greece...).

And My Plan, Paranoid, I Should Go...

* Cool Frog, from Barcelona. Rock, power pop.

* CatPeople (Vigo and Barcelona). There is a thread here.

* The Pinker Tones (Barcelona). An Internationally known duo of indie-electronica, but mixed with many other genres (pop, funk, lounge, soul, etc.). And in several languages (Spanish, French, English, German) too.

* Russian Red, pseudonym of Lourdes Hernández, a girl from Madrid who writes and sings folk music in English (she says that's instinctive because she has always listened to music in English):

* Anni B Sweet, another young folk singer-songwriter. Her real name is Ana López, from Málaga (Andalusia), but since she studied in a British school near her birthplace, to sing in English is easy to her:

glastonelle · 06-02-2010, 02:03 AM

This is from New Zealand, theyre called The Naked and Famous. This songs actually really good, its called Young Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc

Laurent Quinn Proper · 06-02-2010, 08:52 AM

I really liked Lourdes Hernández or Russian Red. I didn't enjoy the others quite as much as I did her. I'll be looking into the artist in the near future.

This would be a fantastic thread if other "foreign" people would contribute.

Seltzer · 06-02-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by glastonelle

This is from New Zealand, theyre called The Naked and Famous. This songs actually really good, its called Young Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc

That's kinda cool, I hadn't heard it before.

Here's some more modern NZ indie from the Phoenix Foundation. This is the only studio version I could find of this pretty song.

glastonelle · 06-03-2010, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

That's kinda cool, I hadn't heard it before.

Here's some more modern NZ indie from the Phoenix Foundation. This is the only studio version I could find of this pretty song.

I dont know much of the Phoenix Foundation, but theyre really cultish here. Try this, its by an NZ artist named Ladyhawke. You may like it:

Paris Is Burning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqWzfH71Bww&feature=fvst
Back of the Van: YouTube - Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van
My Delirium: YouTube - Ladyhawke - My Delirium

Zaqarbal · 06-03-2010, 03:43 PM

Four more:

* Christina Rosenvinge, born in Madrid to Danish father and English mother. She usually sings in Spanish, but she lived in New York City for seven years and published three albums in English on independent labels.

* Estereotypo, from Santander (northern Spain):

* Arizona Baby (Valladolid). Folk-rock:

* Sex Museum (Madrid):

Apart from that, there is a succesful band from Mallorca named L.A., but I don't know if they can be described properly as Indie from now on, because they have just published their first album on a major record label. Anyway, here you have some songs:

+ So Dramatic and What I'm Fighting For?

jibber · 06-03-2010, 07:40 PM

ATHENA official site on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

One of the Turkish bands I've really gotten into. They've got a really wide variety in their albums, lots of ska influences but in some of their stuff you can hear more traditional turkish influences which is a really cool mix. Some of the older songs to check out are Parlavra, Beyoglu, Yarsamak var ya and their one english song, for real.

06-01-2010, 12:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	* Australian Blonde, from Asturias, is not an outstanding band now, but two or three of their songs were quite known in the 90's: Chup Chup, Cool Dive. * The Sunday Drivers, from Toledo (Castile, not Ohio ). Indie-pop, from 2003 to this month (they broke up two weeks ago). They've had a notable International success (France, Netherlands, Greece...). And My Plan, Paranoid, I Should Go... * Cool Frog, from Barcelona. Rock, power pop. * CatPeople (Vigo and Barcelona). There is a thread here. * The Pinker Tones (Barcelona). An Internationally known duo of indie-electronica, but mixed with many other genres (pop, funk, lounge, soul, etc.). And in several languages (Spanish, French, English, German) too. * Russian Red, pseudonym of Lourdes Hernández, a girl from Madrid who writes and sings folk music in English (she says that's instinctive because she has always listened to music in English): * Anni B Sweet, another young folk singer-songwriter. Her real name is Ana López, from Málaga (Andalusia), but since she studied in a British school near her birthplace, to sing in English is easy to her: __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."

06-03-2010, 03:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	Four more: * Christina Rosenvinge, born in Madrid to Danish father and English mother. She usually sings in Spanish, but she lived in New York City for seven years and published three albums in English on independent labels. * Estereotypo, from Santander (northern Spain): * Arizona Baby (Valladolid). Folk-rock: * Sex Museum (Madrid): Apart from that, there is a succesful band from Mallorca named L.A., but I don't know if they can be described properly as Indie from now on, because they have just published their first album on a major record label. Anyway, here you have some songs: + So Dramatic and What I'm Fighting For? __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."

06-03-2010, 07:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	ATHENA official site on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads One of the Turkish bands I've really gotten into. They've got a really wide variety in their albums, lots of ska influences but in some of their stuff you can hear more traditional turkish influences which is a really cool mix. Some of the older songs to check out are Parlavra, Beyoglu, Yarsamak var ya and their one english song, for real. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

11-18-2009, 02:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
abdullah424 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 351	They have one on that link I sent you. Scroll down to the H section. I downloaded it yesterday so it should still be working.

06-02-2010, 02:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
glastonelle lets make a mess, lioness Join Date: May 2010 Location: NZ Posts: 400	This is from New Zealand, theyre called The Naked and Famous. This songs actually really good, its called Young Blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdO85Qf4Poc