Top 5 Indie bands in ireland???

So what do ye reckon????

Redneck Manifesto
Jape
God is an Astronaut
Future kings of spain
Alphastates (maybe)

thats my pick :v:
theres so many good bands on the go its hard to judge :v:

Beastieboy

i'm so out of the loop with new irish music, but i like the 'Me in the Park' single 'Second Opinion' it's available as a free download on their website

eclectichoney

rednecks*** (this band is so so good)
jape
tracer amc
waiting room
martin finke (not a band but... )

Punchbowl

Jape
Redneck Manifesto
Connect Four Orchestra
Cane 141
Couse and the Impossible

ctrl-alt-delete

roy 7
future kings of spain
the rags
bellx1
glyder

John

The Jimmy Cake
(retards)
Tychonaut
The Jimmy Cake
and um, the Fury of Tim

nlgbbbblth

The Jimmy Cake
Large Mound
The Dudley Corporation
Rollers/Sparkers
The Redneck Manifesto

DadaKopf

Redneck Manifesto
Oak
United Bible Studies
Papercop
Boxes

Steve_o

Bell x1
The Dudley Corporation
Future Kings of Spain
Mark Geary (Not a band but hugely Talented)
Label

The Revs
The Immediate
Bell X1
The Rags
Bono

spiderlegs

How could you guys have left out Republic Of Loose!! They're deadly, and BellX1 of course an the Chalets...don't know bout the rest though

Jimi-Spandex

Personally, in no particular order,

The Jimmy Cake
Bell X1
Jape
Babelfish
The Waiting Room

gaf1983

What say you of

whipping boy (are they reforming?)
the fewer the better
rodrigo y gabriela (not irish but in ireland)
mike sandpaper and the rough kuntz
bell x1

Ruskie4Rent

anyone hear of Stone Ocean? They're very good, keep your ears peeled.

uma

I hear they drive a blue van around with a dog in the front ?!

Alphastates ( formerly Bablefish)
dave Couse and the Impossible
Autamata
Sack
Pony club

By the way have Life after Modeeling split up ?

rain on

DadaKopf wrote:

Redneck Manifesto
Oak
United Bible Studies
Papercop
Boxes

i'd say oak would be only delira to hear themselves referred to as 'indie'

blu_sonic

Sack (best band ever, bar none)
The Voyeurs
Pony Club
whipping boy
Pugwash

jellytots

uma wrote:

Alphastates ( formerly Bablefish)
dave Couse and the Impossible
Autamata

And you'll be able to see them at UP IN ARMS the Amnesty International weekender at the Village on Wexford St Dec 2-4. See www.amnesty.ie for more details!

Helper_Monkey

Have to say really enjoyed Jape and redneck manifesto, world class.
But what about our northern friends???? Loads of great music coming out of there!
Recommend yous have a listen to The Clone quartet, Mary's Great Idea, Jedi Jane Cocaine Explosion (if you like at the drive in etc... they are savage), the Debonares (formally volvograd). Pandakopanda are a brilliant alternative emo-y band.

Played with (retards) in the Voodoo. They made the most of a poor turnout to play a real head **** of a gig, savage lads.

hada

the rags. what a great band imo

dearheart

Why buy a BellX1 album when you can toss a urinated mattress off the top of Liberty Hall & hear the exact same noise as it lands squelchily on the street below, crushing a tramp on it's way?

Dublin needs to get it's ****ing act together.

blu_sonic

lol so true bell end 1 suck ass

John

rain on wrote:

i'd say oak would be only delira to hear themselves referred to as 'indie'

I saw them support Khanate on Monday night and they were very poor no matter what you want to class them as.

mada999

i've heard 3 rags songs and they are deadly.....can't wait till they release an album or have they already??

magpie

Dublin needs to get it's ****ing act together.

Amen to that.

Spicy Lauren

Ch-1
Redneck Manifesto
Panda Kopanda
Mainline
Jape

Tiddlywinks

Jape
the Jimmy Cake (brilliant)
Henry Sails... - these guys are new but a super band

Closing Doors

dearheart wrote:

Why buy a BellX1 album when you can toss a urinated mattress off the top of Liberty Hall & hear the exact same noise as it lands squelchily on the street below, crushing a tramp on it's way?

Dublin needs to get it's ****ing act together.

If you think you could do better then do! :rolleyes:

ctrl-alt-delete

mada999 wrote:

i've heard 3 rags songs and they are deadly.....can't wait till they release an album or have they already??

they havnt released an album no...i think so far its been 2 ep's what songs have you got?

dearheart

Closing Doors wrote:

If you think you could do better then do! :rolleyes:

But I just told you about the time I threw a urinated mattr...

Never mind.

rain on

John2 wrote:

I saw them support Khanate on Monday night and they were very poor no matter what you want to class them as.

ooo! the oak backlash starts here!
as for my two cents.. um..
the chalets
beards of jesus
giraffe running
slomatics
ten past seven.

magpie

The Chalets suck satan's cock

dearheart

I know she technically isn't a band, but Gemma Hayes is really fantastic. Low-maintence, innately musical... I know she isn't ****in BEEFHART but come on fellas. I'd rather her than any other Astral-Weeks-obsessed crooner.

There's a reason Damien Rice's parents called him Damien ya know...:v:

durandal

Headgear, little known it seems, but undeservedly so.

DadaKopf

rain on wrote:

beards of jesus

HA!

rain on

DadaKopf wrote:

HA!

quiet you. the song about the ants was a tour de force.

Miguel_Sanchez

Redneck Manifesto
Jape
Crayonsmith

(The Rednecks count as 3 bands so that's five in total. Or else you could say I'm too lazy to think of two more)

DadaKopf

rain on wrote:

quiet you. the song about the ants was a tour de force.

What 'song'? I don't remember Beard of Jesus having any actual songs.

rain on

DadaKopf wrote:

What 'song'? I don't remember Beard of Jesus having any actual songs.

if you were in our* practice room, you'd understand. if you weren't... YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!!!


*allen's, used when he wasn't looking

Theremin

Any 5 from the following, depending on your definition of indie and whether or not you include NI:

Whipping Boy
giveamanakick
The Things
Ten Past Seven
Sultans of Ping FC
Therapy?
Neosupervital
Humanzi
Waiting Room
Red Organ Serpent Sound
Stanley Super 800

Oh, and Jinx Lennon.

Loz84

blu_sonic wrote:

The Voyeurs

They split up ages ago. Weren't very good though.

This year's Faction compilation tells you all (well, most) of what you need to know about this year's brilliant scene.


The Immediate
The Marshals
DC Pakt
The Things
Betamax Format
Red Organ Serpent Sound
Humanzi
Delorentos
Director
Mainline
Republic of Loose

billygannon

DadaKopf wrote:

What 'song'? I don't remember Beard of Jesus having any actual songs.

The best hits are coming out next week (in time for Christmas) - it's called Jangly Bits and All the Hits
Should be on sale in Tower etc., etc., etc.

As far as I know, Anything Goes will be bringing out some solo material (under the moniker The Chaste Garibaldi, while Sunny Mooney and L. Casei Immunitas have formed another band called J. Cloth and the Soggy Wipes).

For me, the best indie bands in Ireland (or from Ireland!)...
The Dudley Corporation are top class.
The Rednecks and the Jimmy Cake (kind of a no-brainer)
United Bible Studies are the best live act - by a country mile.
House of Mexico are pretty darn good too (they are indie!).

DadaKopf

Ahh, yes... House of Mexico. Eases the pain.

the corpo

new waiting room lp is gonna blow all yer minds

blu_sonic

Loz84 wrote:

They split up ages ago. Weren't very good though.

did know if they broke up or not, pity. you only love me, when your drunk was a pretty good track

the corpo

the rednecks are playing the thumped.com party this weekend

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/announcement.php?f=5

pvc

Dry County
Ch-1
the rags
humanzi
the immediate

Loz84

pvc wrote:

Dry County
Ch-1
the rags
humanzi
the immediate

I rate CH-1, but every time I've seen them there seems to be a triumph of style over substance. They seem very conscious of being cool or something.

I agree about the Rags, on record, at least, they're good, but live I cannot get past the frontman's ego. It irritates me to the point of distracting me from the music. I've never seen a bigger Thom Yorke wannabe.

Oh, and I'd like to add Michael Knight to my list. Why they're already not huge is a travesty.

Loz84

blu_sonic wrote:

did know if they broke up or not, pity. you only love me, when your drunk was a pretty good track

Yeah, I'm not sure about the rest of them, but I know the guitarist has gone solo. He's playing at the Simon Community gig in Whelan's on the 22nd, I think.

flynnduism

my five...

rednecks
delorentos
betamax format
rest
god is an astronaut

Miguel_Sanchez

I want to add:

Mirakil Whip
Windings
The Things
WARLORDS OF PEZ!!!