The Indie & Alternative Recommendation Thread

[Zer0]

Originally Posted by GravitySlips

All great suggestions - Band of Susans are seriously underrated!

I find that some of their songs can be a bit samey, but the guitar sounds they got were amazing. Good band though.

[Moss]

Is Besnard lakes shoe gaze? If so than there you go.

[MAG2NYC]

Originally Posted by Josef K

I'd disagree - I think the National are boring, and Trouble Will Find Me is their most boring album. High Violet, Boxer, and Alligator are all better ("Bloodbuzz Ohio" is a really good song, and the only other one of theirs I'd say that about is maybe "Mr. November").

I love these debates! It's interesting to me how passionate people are about favorite (and not so favorite) albums! I'm enjoying the recommendations and debates about various groups - and The National seems to inspire a lot of them!

I like The xx and find Bon Iver...interesting, but I find myself more drawn to artists like Kan Waker and Sharon Van Etten and I'm not entirely sure they fit the category.

Anyway, keep the recommendations coming! I'm a new convert to ambient/dream pop, and always love recommendations!

[swamibeats]

Hey guys I'm new to this site just wondering what kind of bands you're into

[nonybone]

some lofi tunes
soundcloud[dot]com/ioxband

[scottudell]

Originally Posted by swamibeats

Hey guys I'm new to this site just wondering what kind of bands you're into

Hey man, I'm new to this site too. I've been listening to a lot of stuff from the Pixies, Barrett-era Floyd, Neutral Milk Hotel, Genesis (Gabriel era), and the Stooges. I'm into a lot of Alternative and Psychedelic-leaning music, anything tuneful and melodic yet a little rough and abrasive-sounding, also slightly off.

[Loomer29]

Originally Posted by WhateverDude

Looking for some recent shoegaze recommendations. I'm pretty familiar with the obvious standards- MBV, Spacemen 3, Cocteau Twins, Lush... etc. Looking for stuff that's maybe a bit harsher? Hook me up yo.

I recommend: Cosmicdust, Highlands, Power Pyramid, The Horrors (Avoid the first album as it's not shoegaze at all), The Bilinda Butchers and A Place to Bury Strangers.

[LeoRahi]

BASTILLE : BAD BLOOD album

[indie j]

Wilco is a great band that is like NMH. Yankee Foxtrot Hotel is their best album

[indie j]

Originally Posted by Burning Down

I'm looking for some similar stuff to Neutral Milk Hotel. Of course, other recommendations are welcome!

I think you would enjoy Wilco. They have a nice sound that NMH fans would love. I recommend listening to their album Yankee Foxtrot Hotel