slow-indie-music-core

smokedeels

I've listened to nothing but Bedhead, The New Year, Codeine and Low this week and I'm afraid if I put on something played at a "normal" pace my head will explode.

So, instead I'm going to celebrate the worst genre name ever "Slowcore"

Does anyone listen to bands of this ilk and can they recommend some, or just slow songs with lots of space?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUQgy1p9HhQ

TwoCanDan

Hey,
I'm not sure if it's Slowcore, but you might like this guy, Sleeping States.
I saw him (with a friend accompanying him) supporting Great Lake Swimmers about a year and a half ago, and I would have happily left after seeing him. I love this song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iaLAhW4O_o

Where should I start album-wise with Bedhead?

ColmDawson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGs3DnQt7cQ

JerryHandbag

I think slowcore and post-rock share a lot of characteristics, so maybe have a listen to these guys from Finland, not sure what genre they are as they include some electronic elements too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9WyOZwD8Us

Also if you're into slow songs with lots of space....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1tgcpo2N54

SilverScreen

I love Codeine, their music is what being in your early 20's and the real world hitting you in the face sounds like. Bedhead are good but I could never seem to like them as much as other "slowcore" bands.

Red House Painters are probably my favourite. This song is one of the most depressing songs ever recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQ4nuUuwNo

Carissa's Wierd are probably not as slow as other bands but their songs have the same sad and depressing mindset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJlZTY2Qlk

Seam are another great band and have a wonderful melancholic sound and are probably a bit heavier than other slowcore bands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzbbacrQQM8

Lanterns on the Lake are a band I've been really enjoying lately, they released their debut album in September and it has a bit of a slowcore feel to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsrG3LcZI84

markok84

+1 to the gentlemen losers, The echoing green is a great track too.

Here's a few of my recommendations

Sending letters to the sea

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

To keep with the maritime theme, British Sea Power's concept album soundtrack to Robert Flannigan's 1934 Man of Aran is beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0RAdfrQwvo

Astrakan Café.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOPK0TCy-bw

I could go on all night! Been listening to a lot of Sun Kil Moon and Sam Amidon lately too, which you might also like.

Edit: more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLUtcmJk0Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l29gp-9HjU0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw7pZvQPvcg

Bog

Nice thread and some fantastic recommendations so far. It's a a music style that I have always listened to, here are some of my own favourites:

Songs:Ohia - Didn't It Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGmGRNO37Y

Calla - Fear Of Fireflies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtgpSOG5lrQ

Cheval Sombre - Troubled Mind

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

Rivulets - The Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey56F9tRcpQ

seachto7

great thread. I think I always liked slowcore before I ever knew half of these bands! All the songs above seem to sit nicely with me.... I am liking The Gentlemen Losers a lot

mosstin

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

Spokane. Some of the bleakest music I've ever heard. Make Low sound like ABBA.

Mr_Spaceman

Gravenhurst (from Bristol) are fairly slowcore, I reckon. Perhaps on a par with Red House Painters for extreme miserablism!

This track, Trust, is one I play a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moccOIl32dI