Your 5 Favorite Indie Rock Albums of the Past Decade

MglTerc · 01-04-2013, 01:26 PM

Clap Your Hand Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The Decemberist - The King is Dead
Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
Phoenix - United
The National - Boxer

wesfoster · 01-07-2013, 01:13 PM

Have had a very quick flick through, may have just missed it, but I haven't seen any Libertines :o

1. Libertines - Up The Bracket
2. The Crookes - Hold Fast
3. Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
4. Baxter Dury - Happy Soup
5. The Maccabees - Colour It In
(I think)

Justthefacts · 01-07-2013, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wesfoster

Have had a very quick flick through, may have just missed it, but I haven't seen any Libertines :o

1. Libertines - Up The Bracket
2. The Crookes - Hold Fast
3. Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands
4. Baxter Dury - Happy Soup
5. The Maccabees - Colour It In
(I think)

No one ever gives Pete credit for this album, I actually enjoy it

wesfoster · 01-08-2013, 12:13 PM

I think its really well put together, and some of his lyrics are incredible. Plus Graham Coxon plays guitar on it

. it's got nothing on his unreleased stuff though.

sidewinder · 01-08-2013, 12:18 PM

2002-2012, then. I tried to stay true to the "indie rock" sound and ignore any potential favorites that were too punk or hardcore (Dillinger Four, On the Might of Princes), too "alternative" (Radiohead, The Mars Volta), or too pop/electronic (The Knife, Yeasayer, Animal Collective). Sticking to 5 is proving quite difficult...so I'm cheating with 10 (and that's hard too).

WHY? - Alopecia
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Alamo Race Track - Black Cat John Brown
Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs
Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Honey for Petzi - General Thoughts and Tastes

ViciousVixsyn · 01-09-2013, 10:14 PM

5. Crystal Castles (III) - just came out. Bliss.
4. Imaad Wasif - The Voidist - some of the most well-rounded pieces of music from this songwriter
3. Tobacco - Maniac Meat - gets funky. gets my synth on quite nicely
2. Mew - No more stories, are told today... - wow. just, wow.
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - still the most genius and beautiful body of music to come from this very relevant band.

**Goofle** · 01-10-2013, 12:20 PM

Hop Along - Get Disowned
Why? - Alopecia
Deerhoof - Apple O'
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Kelli · 01-10-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

Dude I have not listened to Bloc Party in the longest time. I used to love that album.

**Goofle** · 01-12-2013, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kelli

Dude I have not listened to Bloc Party in the longest time. I used to love that album.

I have listened to many more highly regarded albums, that maybe would make the list had I been listening to them for years, but that album is one that has stayed with me through the years. So many other popular bands have been retrospectively dismissed as below average, but not Bloc Party.

Justthefacts · 01-12-2013, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle11

I have listened to many more highly regarded albums, that maybe would make the list had I been listening to them for years, but that album is one that has stayed with me through the years. So many other popular bands have been retrospectively dismissed as below average, but not Bloc Party.

Their quality has decreased after Silent Alarm though.

01-08-2013, 12:18 PM	#65 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	2002-2012, then. I tried to stay true to the "indie rock" sound and ignore any potential favorites that were too punk or hardcore (Dillinger Four, On the Might of Princes), too "alternative" (Radiohead, The Mars Volta), or too pop/electronic (The Knife, Yeasayer, Animal Collective). Sticking to 5 is proving quite difficult...so I'm cheating with 10 (and that's hard too). WHY? - Alopecia The Shins - Wincing the Night Away ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane Alamo Race Track - Black Cat John Brown Pinback - Autumn of the Seraphs Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest Honey for Petzi - General Thoughts and Tastes __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

01-04-2013, 01:26 PM	#61 (permalink)
MglTerc Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4	Clap Your Hand Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah The Decemberist - The King is Dead Band of Horses - Infinite Arms Phoenix - United The National - Boxer

01-07-2013, 01:13 PM	#62 (permalink)
wesfoster Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	Have had a very quick flick through, may have just missed it, but I haven't seen any Libertines :o 1. Libertines - Up The Bracket 2. The Crookes - Hold Fast 3. Peter Doherty - Grace/Wastelands 4. Baxter Dury - Happy Soup 5. The Maccabees - Colour It In (I think)

01-08-2013, 12:13 PM	#64 (permalink)
wesfoster Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	I think its really well put together, and some of his lyrics are incredible. Plus Graham Coxon plays guitar on it . it's got nothing on his unreleased stuff though.

01-09-2013, 10:14 PM	#66 (permalink)
ViciousVixsyn Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Texas >_< Posts: 8	5. Crystal Castles (III) - just came out. Bliss. 4. Imaad Wasif - The Voidist - some of the most well-rounded pieces of music from this songwriter 3. Tobacco - Maniac Meat - gets funky. gets my synth on quite nicely 2. Mew - No more stories, are told today... - wow. just, wow. 1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - still the most genius and beautiful body of music to come from this very relevant band.