The Indie & Alternative Recommendation Thread

[TheUnusualMusical]

Portugal The Man
Edward Sharpe
Fitz & The Tantrums

[pmoutsias]

just heard this dude awesome music thought i'd share it

soundcloud.com/host-castle

[Animus4Music]

seach for the band:
Hero Across The Sky

[Fiora]

Can anyone give me recommendations based off these bands?

Art of Sleeping
Club Scouts
The Vaccines

[MagicAfternoon]

The Pro Cons
Summer Haters
Altruistic Sluts
Krazy Boxes
Christ Crusaders of Our Lord's Lady's Lake of East New Holland
The Names That Spell
Rare Scenario
Mowgle
Sharkula

[simon11]

the vaccines are great...i saw them in rome, in capannelle, on july...they've opened the arctic monkeys' concert and this boys made me a very good impression. they are a mixture of punk sound and pop melody...and some texts are really good...You've never seen them live?

[Intestines]

i find spotifys similar artists tab to be the best for finding new stuff.

[Intestines]

Originally Posted by x Cheez iT

Almost forgot...

Also, I never really use it, but do you guys find the Last.FM recommendation radio helps you out in discovering new stuff?

I find spotifys similar artists tab to be the best for finding new stuff.

[JayKing]

Originally Posted by professorbananas

Hey hey,

Recently I haven't been able to stop listening to Cold Fame by Band of Skulls. I love the whole vibe, with a dark, simple guitar sound over an even simpler drum beat.

So here is my request:
I'd love to find some music with a similar vibe and "play [my] 45 records late at night, open all the windows, turn out the light" like Russell says in the song.
I'm open to any suggestions. The music can contain vocals or be instrumental, makes no difference to me. And preferably available on vinyl (although youtube might suffice for the time being )

Love Band of Skulls first heard them in Brick Lane a few years back. I know a similar style of band to them, quite unknown but cool riffs quite alternative 'The Empires Lion'

[bassbassbass]

Two cool alternative bands ive seen live recently in London that I think you'd like: Claypigeon and The Empires Lion

Two new experimental rock bands The Empires Lion and Claypigeon.

Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

I'm really fond of post rock and experimental music, and i'd really like some more.
here are some bands i like:

battles
boards of canada
aphex twin
tyondai braxton
don caballero
maserati
explosions in the sky
godspeed you! black emperor
!!!
animal collective
NEU!
amon tobin
panda bear
kraftwerk
slint
sigur ros
f*** buttons
god is an astronaut
65daysofstatic
mogwai
these new puritans
autechre
and so i watch you from afar
this town needs guns
foals (the mathy stuff, not the dancey stuff)
surfer blood
steve reich
flying lotus

can you help out, please?
(please no surfer rock stuff, surfer blood is the only group that i like in the surf rock genre)

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