Oxegen's less known bands

acbs

Hey! so i'm going to Oxegen this year and looking forward to seeing artic monkeys, foo fighters etc.. But i'd also like to know if anyone could recommend a few of their favourite tracks from the less known bands like metronomy, the minutes and all the rest!! Thanks!

revz

Haven't listened to Metronomy's new album yet, but I loved Nights Out. Saw them last time they played at oxegen actually, don't think they've played in Ireland since which is annoying....and don't think I'll be going to oxegen this year. Here's a few songs off that album anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYB2Mqs24ss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsduHmjQlgI

Don't wanna clog up this post with too many videos, so if you like the sound of those vids check out: my heart rate rapid, radio ladio, holiday and on dancefloors (all from the same album).

I enjoyed them live anyway when I saw them, think that was 08 or 09.

Glasgow Megasnake

Bloody Beetroots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjkhnuCdBd8

Crystal Castles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUe_WpZjC7g

Noah and the Whale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szbB-vLVnoQ

The National: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvM4T6BVX-g


Going for Forbidden Fruit and Electric Picnic myself, unreal lineups.

lordgoat

Glasgow Megasnake wrote: »

Bloody Beetroots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjkhnuCdBd8

Crystal Castles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUe_WpZjC7g

Noah and the Whale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szbB-vLVnoQ

The National: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvM4T6BVX-g


Going for Forbidden Fruit and Electric Picnic myself, unreal lineups.

Jesus are any of these not well known? Also Noah and the Whale imo are truly a terrible band (sorry) .

City and Colour.

Odd Future. (Although the press these are getting at the moment i doubt they'll be new for much longer)

Glasgow Megasnake

lordgoat wrote: »

Jesus are any of these not well known? Also Noah and the Whale imo are truly a terrible band (sorry) .

City and Colour.

Odd Future. (Although the press these are getting at the moment i doubt they'll be new for much longer)

Well there wasn't much to go from for the Oxegen lineup, he said lesser known bands anyway, they're hardly as big as the headliners.

Noah and the Whale aren't great as a whole but that song is, it's like a folk version of Sigur Rós.

acbs

Brilliant thanks! I'll check out a few of those now.. Unfortuneately yeah, even though i know theyre probably great bands, i wouldnt know a lot of them! Thats why i posted this thread! I do know Noah and the Whale! wouldnt call them terrible but i suppose different strokes for different folks! Anyway thanks for the suggestions!

IrishCian

EELS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwMTZFBd5eQ&feature=artist or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFLmhFn0mg&feature=artist

Fight Like Apes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKXsFMhTAw or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUF7dqHYVQ

Bipolar Empire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHXSw0RMnuo

KeanSeenan

Yeah, another one for Odd Future. From what I've seen of their live shows, it's just an insanely good punk type thing.Loads of crowdsurfing and stage invasions.

lordgoat

KeanSeenan wrote: »

Yeah, another one for Odd Future. From what I've seen of their live shows, it's just an insanely good punk type thing.Loads of crowdsurfing and stage invasions.

Hmmm think OF might scare the OP tbh... :eek: -> shock value!!

IndieComa

wow sounds good

pauliewallie

revz wrote: »

Haven't listened to Metronomy's new album yet, but I loved Nights Out. Saw them last time they played at oxegen actually, don't think they've played in Ireland since which is annoying....and don't think I'll be going to oxegen this year. Here's a few songs off that album anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYB2Mqs24ss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsduHmjQlgI

Don't wanna clog up this post with too many videos, so if you like the sound of those vids check out: my heart rate rapid, radio ladio, holiday and on dancefloors (all from the same album).

I enjoyed them live anyway when I saw them, think that was 08 or 09.

a little off topic but 'a thing for me' is a f*ckin great video

smokedeels

IrishCian wrote: »

Fight Like Apes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKXsFMhTAw or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUF7dqHYVQ

idk, I went along to one of their gigs last year, they had a keytar and no songs. Each to his own but it was pretty awful.

pistonsvox

I'd check these boys out if you're looking for some good r&r:cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEPmp5Wv9uo

GoerGirl

Not sure if qualify for "lesser known" but The Vaccines album is fantastic - one of my best buys this year

Friendly Fires have a funky dancy vibe going on - great chill out summer album!

Both worth checking out if you don't know them!

paddylonglegs

+1 for the minutes. missed out on their secret gig on the 18th but will be at the workmans club on the 21st to see em

optimised

IrishCian wrote: »

EELS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwMTZFBd5eQ&feature=artist or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFLmhFn0mg&feature=artist

Fight Like Apes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKXsFMhTAw or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HUF7dqHYVQ

Bipolar Empire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHXSw0RMnuo

Fight like apes are well enough known..none the less they are excellent. I've recently fell in love with Bipolar Empire
Also if Wallis Bird is added...dont miss the chance to see her..

seafood dunleavy

The Naked and Famous.Might not be 'lesser known' though really just not a big headline act.Oh and Miles Kane.

KeanSeenan

optimised wrote: »

Fight like apes are well enough known..none the less they are excellent.

The spontaneity of their live show has now crumbled to a shoddy wrestling routine and their latest album was pretty bad so...get ready for dissapointment.

J_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlGWRPnp0ok

Don't miss these guys, you'd be mad to pass the chance to see them.

Electric Red

Have to agree with Odd Future, Tyler the Creator's new single is pretty awesome. Slightly odd video (what with eating a cockroach and hanging himself), great track though.

Turtyturd

lordgoat wrote: »

City and Colour.

FFS...might have to consider going to Oxegen now.:mad:

AntoSRFC

Electric Red wrote: »

Have to agree with Odd Future, Tyler the Creator's new single is pretty awesome. Slightly odd video (what with eating a cockroach and hanging himself), great track though.

Ye it is. I can see them getting arrested or something and not making Oxegen for some reason though.

FewFew

Eels and The National ? It's like they stole my favourite parts of last year's Electric Picnic!

IrishCian

Fewcifur wrote: »

Eels and The National ? It's like they stole my favourite parts of last year's Electric Picnic!

Missed the National at Picnic but agreed, Eels were one of the highlights for me

lordgoat

Odd Future will be completely lost at this, i might go just to see their reaction to the irish crowd.

omad65

The Minutes-Why are these guys not huge???? Got there first album there last week. Top quality bluesy rock and roll. Home grown also! Have to be one for the future. Anyone agree?

Pandoras Twist

The minutes are mazing. Was at the workmans to see them and they were just unreal!

paddylonglegs

omad65 wrote: »

The Minutes-Why are these guys not huge???? Got there first album there last week. Top quality bluesy rock and roll. Home grown also! Have to be one for the future. Anyone agree?

Would love to see these guys do well, but like so many good irish bands, it costs money for exposure. Unless they had a youtube/myspace success will they get out of Ireland. Not saying they won't, but so many amazing Irish bands have not been able to properly break out of Ireland. Best of luck to them, can't wait to see them gig soon

floutingmaxims

Anything by city and colour, i absolutely love them!! Fave songs include: Sleeping sickness, the girl, comin' home, what makes a man..

Mostly mellowy depressing songs though.. i love them for reasons unknown :pac:

sarkozy

Rubbish line-up anyway.

IrishCian

sarkozy wrote: »

Rubbish line-up anyway.

Rubbish line-up?? While its really a matter of opinion, I'd have to say I completely disagree. Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Strokes, Paolo Nutini, Slash, Two Door Cinema Club.. There's a long list of brilliant acts.

lordgoat

sarkozy wrote: »

Rubbish line-up anyway.

in your opinion.

IrishCian wrote: »

Rubbish line-up?? While its really a matter of opinion, I'd have to say I completely disagree. Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Strokes, Paolo Nutini, Slash, Two Door Cinema Club.. There's a long list of brilliant acts.

in your opinion.

sarkozy

That's the 'you're actually wrong' kind of "in your opinion".

Seriously, it goes without saying that, in my opinion, the line-up is rubbish.

Why bother tediously typing out "in my opinion, blahdiblah" every time I can say something when I can just say the Oxygen line-up is rubbish? Much quicker.

IrishCian

sarkozy wrote: »

That's the 'you're actually wrong' kind of "in your opinion".

Seriously, it goes without saying that, in my opinion, the line-up is rubbish.

Why bother tediously typing out "in my opinion, blahdiblah" every time I can say something when I can just say the Oxygen line-up is rubbish? Much quicker.

I'm just a bit surprised you're so adamant that its rubbish? I didn't mean my comment as a put-down or anything, more as a part of a conversation. Is there really no-one on the list that you would like to see? Who would you prefer?

sarkozy

OK, well, of everyone announced, really and truly, I'm not interested in seeing anyone at Oxegen.

Crystal Castles I saw years ago and wasn't so impressed. The Saw Doctors for the kitsh novelty, but why pay into a festival to see a band for irony's sake?

Electric Picnic doesn't enamour me, either. Again, like, anyone I'd be interested in seeing (Blonde Redhead, Beirut, Health) I've already seen, bands like Yuck and The Walkmen I'm not paying that much for two bands, and the rest like The Cast of Cheers and Adebisi Shank I can watch any time, really.

But that's just me.

J_E

sarkozy wrote: »

Rubbish line-up anyway.

Yeah, I'm only actually getting a day ticket with the intention of seeing Odd Future. They're easily worth the 100 euro in my opinion.

lordgoat

Cydoniac wrote: »

Yeah, I'm only actually getting a day ticket with the intention of seeing Odd Future. They're easily worth the 100 euro in my opinion.

I'd be careful, i'm not sure Naas is ready for OF, i'm tempted to go to see them open with Sandwiches and see the 'wtf' look on so many faces.

They're energetic live but the production and beats don't come across, neither do the lyrics. The stage dives certainly do though.

http://yfrog.com/h632iqrj

paddylonglegs

lordgoat wrote: »

I'd be careful, i'm not sure Naas is ready for OF, i'm tempted to go to see them open with Sandwiches and see the 'wtf' look on so many faces.

They're energetic live but the production and beats don't come across, neither do the lyrics. The stage dives certainly do though.

http://yfrog.com/h632iqrj

While we're on the subject of lesser known bands, anyone think that Oxegen just isn't built for lesser known bands? Huge tents and stages 10ft off the ground - lacks the intimacy that smaller bands need when trying to sell their wares, coupled with ferocious echo within the tents leading to bad sound when there are only a handful of people in the tent. Just a thought, but can't beat being crammed into a tiny venue while a band you never heard before gives it socks right infront of you

foals

The reason i would consider it to be a bad line up is because the bad acts out number the good acts 2:1 at least even though some of my favorite bands are playing i would have to sit through a lot of bad music whilst waiting for them to play. But its a pop festival not really alternative by any stretch so it's kinda understandable, But if You put The Strokes 3rd in line to the Friday night headliner there is something seriously wrong and thats the way its looking by this http://www.oxegen.ie/line-up/ i really hope for music's sake that it doesn't happen.

paddylonglegs

foals wrote: »

The reason i would consider it to be a bad line up is because the bad acts out number the good acts 2:1 at least even though some of my favorite bands are playing i would have to sit through a lot of bad music whilst waiting for them to play. But its a pop festival not really alternative by any stretch so it's kinda understandable, But if You put The Strokes 3rd in line to the Friday night headliner there is something seriously wrong and thats the way its looking by this http://www.oxegen.ie/line-up/ i really hope for music's sake that it doesn't happen.

You're not really chained to the ground now are ya?Theres plenty of different things to do outside the music thats going on. Anyway, It gets tiring trying to run around tent after tent, one band after another that you like (I'v tried it) and you won't enjoy the experience of a music festival.

Surely as a music fan you would want to discover new music?This is the most economical way of discovering new bands. Spending 200 hundred euro on a ticket, if you were to continually watch band after band, thats approx 30 bands, that well covers your monies worth.

Even if the Strokes are third in line, the people who want to see the Strokes will see the Strokes.

IrishCian

If that line-up is accurate regards headliners, kinda surprised Black Eyed Peas are headlining again. From what I heard, they were utter ****e last year. Like, they were on at the same time as Muse so I knew who I was going to go to..

But remember, there's like 3 "head-liners" each night, so the Strokes could
possibly be the last act on a particular stage on a particular night...

theteal

Airborne Toxic Event are playing the Sunday - I still regret missing them to see KOL when their slots clashed a couple of years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2fTAQ_bKuU

foals

paddylonglegs wrote: »

You're not really chained to the ground now are ya?Theres plenty of different things to do outside the music thats going on. Anyway, It gets tiring trying to run around tent after tent, one band after another that you like (I'v tried it) and you won't enjoy the experience of a music festival.

Surely as a music fan you would want to discover new music?This is the most economical way of discovering new bands. Spending 200 hundred euro on a ticket, if you were to continually watch band after band, thats approx 30 bands, that well covers your monies worth.

Even if the Strokes are third in line, the people who want to see the Strokes will see the Strokes.

Its a music festival thats what you go for the music if i wanted to just drink beer in a field id do it out my back garden. yes but you can discover new music a lot easier on the internet plus Oxygen isn't really regarded for giving new obscure acts a spot that don't have as much as a my space. Is that sarcasm or are you serious?? It only covers your money if the bands are good so with more than 15 of those bands most likely going to be bad, it's a bit of false economy. yeah but the headline act is the headline act for a reason, you get much more time than the other other acts.

paddylonglegs

foals wrote: »

Its a music festival thats what you go for the music if i wanted to just drink beer in a field id do it out my back garden. yes but you can discover new music a lot easier on the internet plus Oxygen isn't really regarded for giving new obscure acts a spot that don't have as much as a my space. Is that sarcasm or are you serious?? It only covers your money if the bands are good so with more than 15 of those bands most likely going to be bad, it's a bit of false economy. yeah but the headline act is the headline act for a reason, you get much more time than the other other acts.

Fair point about the longer set alright, but if you're happy enough to just check out music on the internet then why go to Oxegen at all then? I'm sure you're well aware that outside the music at oxegen, there is a lot more than beer in a field

foals

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Fair point about the longer set alright, but if you're happy enough to just check out music on the internet then why go to Oxegen at all then? I'm sure you're well aware that outside the music at oxegen, there is a lot more than beer in a field

I wouldn't go to oxygen at all it's a terrible line up year in year out thats what i have been saying. but you can check bands out prior to the event to see if there good and then you make an informed decision weather or not to see them live.

many

City and Colour. One of the main reasons I'm going, seriously!

ghostdancer

City and Colour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjhdHX8pMo

Friendly Fires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK0H3jEwUYc

Odd Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSbZidsgMfw

mark182

They played Whelans in Febuary then went on to support KoL at Slane, playing oxegen on the Saturday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIaEs8f_AAQ

KeanSeenan

I was tempted to get a one day ticket to see OF, but the rest of the bands playing on the Sunday are pretty awful, save for Bright Eyes and some others that I wouldn't pay to see, so it's a ripoff. But it got me thinking, I would much prefer if Oxegen would lump together the obviously commercially succesfull bands together on one or two days, and the good ones(This is vague, but you get the idea who I'm talking about) on another day. I wonder would they make more money from an increase in one day ticket sales as a good deal of people that go for the full weekend are more interested in drinking than the music.

floutingmaxims

This is the job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We6huQDoR_A

Penfailed

foals wrote: »

if You put The Strokes 3rd in line to the Friday night headliner there is something seriously wrong

They haven't - The Strokes are headlining one of the other stages.

My recommendation for the purposes of this thread is Cashier No.9 - they're a truly brilliant band :cool: