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  • #332
    aidodo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭aidodo


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I'm looking for some recommendations, I've been so content with my itunes library for the last number of years that I've barely given any new music a chance! I listen to most genres but nothing that's been released in recent times, alt/indie would be the genre I listen to the least so I'm trying to broaden my horizons there!

    In the last few days I've listened to and liked the following...

    Bon Iver - Bon Iver (on first listen I wasn't sure but I'm getting more into it)
    The National - High Violet
    The Antlers - Hospice
    Beach House - Teen Dream
    Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
    The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You (Love this!)

    Love all those bands ( except the last one, never heard of them), so will recommend some of my favourites:
    Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
    The National - Boxer and Alligator
    Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi
    Villagers - Becoming a Jackal (Playing Marlay Park with Beach House on Saturday by the way)
    Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary


  • #333
    Toby Take a Bow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    I'm looking for some recommendations, I've been so content with my itunes library for the last number of years that I've barely given any new music a chance! I listen to most genres but nothing that's been released in recent times, alt/indie would be the genre I listen to the least so I'm trying to broaden my horizons there!

    In the last few days I've listened to and liked the following...

    Bon Iver - Bon Iver (on first listen I wasn't sure but I'm getting more into it)
    The National - High Violet
    The Antlers - Hospice
    Beach House - Teen Dream
    Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
    The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You (Love this!)

    Wye Oak are seemingly often compared to Beach House. I really like their Civilian album, maybe check them out:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v_oRdoKnqY


  • #334
    H8GHOTI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    Denalihighway wrote: »
    Howdy

    I need to add some more upbeat shizzle to me collection so I do. I'm interested in recommendations for upbeat, rhythmic stuff like Passion Pit.

    Bit of an edge but nice n poppy, melodic, sing-along and not necessarily guitar music - nothing against guitars, far from it, but on this occasion I'm seeking more electronic stuff, keyboards n synths etc. Big 80s fan. The themes can me as dark as you want as long as the music makes me move. As much as I can move in my car anyway...

    Not quite as dancey and straight up beat driven as Cut Copy but close...if I'm making sense at all...

    Thanks in advance people.

    Check these out:

    Yeasayer - Odd Blood
    MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
    Empire of the Sun - Walking On a Dream
    The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You
    Hurts - Happiness
    Fenech-Soler - Fenech-Soler


  • #335
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    nm


  • #336
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    in reply to Denalihighway

    you should check out the presets , they are awsome and being said to be today depeche mode of the 80's etc , check out the album apocalypse ,its brilliant
    also hurts aswell, the album happiness is out-standing,
    also filthy dukes check out the album nonsence in the dark
    the latest editors album in this light and on this evening is real 80's synth drivin and is a good listen
    check out chromeo ,the albums fancy footwork and she's in control
    caribou with the album swim
    m83 and the album is saturdays=youth

    if i think of more ill post them up


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  • #337
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Thanks for the recommendation of The Avett Brothers..enjoying the album now.


  • #338
    Colm!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,014 ✭✭✭Colm!


    A V A wrote: »
    m83 and the album is saturdays=youth

    And just to let everyone know, the new M83 album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is AMAZING.


  • #339
    donfers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭donfers


    my answer to this question will always be

    "I am the cosmos" by Chris Bell


    how everybody doesn't love this record is beyond me

    how it isn't up there with ok computer and nevermind and revolver and blonde on blonde in all those greatest albums ever polls is beyond me

    please listen to it and try to disagree with me

    title track here



  • #340
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    Been listening to Band Of Horses about 4 years now, have only seen them live once but they are working ona new albu mso get yourself into some Cease to Begin and you can begin your own journy. Great great band!


  • #341
    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭adox


    me-skywalker wrote: »
    Been listening to Band Of Horses about 4 years now, have only seen them live once but they are working ona new albu mso get yourself into some Cease to Begin and you can begin your own journy. Great great band!

    Funny you should say that, I have Everything All The Time and Infinite Arms but not Cease To Begin.

    Love them too, especially Infinite Arms. Compliments was probably my favourite song from last year.


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  • #342
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    adox wrote: »
    Funny you should say that, I have Everything All The Time and Infinite Arms but not Cease To Begin.

    Love them too, especially Infinite Arms. Compliments was probably my favourite song from last year.

    Cese to Begin is a much better piece imo than Infinite Arms. But they are such a great band and very under-rated. They are starting to get more regocnition now rom Infinite Arms. I would love to see them get more recognition on a global scale, but then alas you would have people accuse them of selling out. Catch 22!


  • #343
    The___________
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭The___________


    Right everyone, on the hunt for new music!

    Have a broad taste and will appreciate anything as long as it sounds good,

    For reference these are some of my favourite artists:

    Arcade Fire
    Bloc Party
    Bombay Bicycle Club
    Delphic
    Editors
    The Maccabees
    The National
    Stornoway
    Maximo Park
    The Strokes
    Tv on the Radio
    Vampire Weekend


  • #344
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    The___________ wrote: »
    Right everyone, on the hunt for new music!

    Have a broad taste and will appreciate anything as long as it sounds good,

    For reference these are some of my favourite artists:

    Arcade Fire
    Bloc Party
    Bombay Bicycle Club
    Delphic
    Editors
    The Maccabees
    The National
    Stornoway
    Maximo Park
    The Strokes
    Tv on the Radio
    Vampire Weekend

    Joy Division. Every band you mentioned has taken at least one thing from Joy Division. To not listen to them is leaving yourself devoid of any depth and background to your favourite bands.

    Band of Horses, see above posts.


  • #345
    corbonykeidis
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭corbonykeidis


    What I'm listening to now:

    Jeff Buckly
    Fleet Foxes
    Local Natives
    Young the Giant
    James Vincent McMorrow
    Lykke Li

    Any suggestions? :)


  • #346
    Bodhisopha
    Registered Users Posts: 4,068 ✭✭✭Bodhisopha


    corbonykeidis wrote: »
    What I'm listening to now:

    Jeff Buckly
    Fleet Foxes
    Local Natives
    Young the Giant
    James Vincent McMorrow
    Lykke Li

    Any suggestions? :)

    Bill Callahan


  • #347
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    The___________ wrote: »
    Right everyone, on the hunt for new music!

    Have a broad taste and will appreciate anything as long as it sounds good,

    For reference these are some of my favourite artists:

    Arcade Fire
    Bloc Party
    Bombay Bicycle Club
    Delphic
    Editors
    The Maccabees
    The National
    Stornoway
    Maximo Park
    The Strokes
    Tv on the Radio
    Vampire Weekend

    Foals, Broken Social Scene, The Boxer Rebellion, Deerhunter. Also a young new band from Dublin called Spies.


  • #348
    The___________
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭The___________


    JerryHandbag wrote: »
    Foals, Broken Social Scene, The Boxer Rebellion, Deerhunter. Also a young new band from Dublin called Spies.

    Thanks for the recommendations! Love the Foals already and have a Deerhunter album knocking around somewhere, will give the others a listen!


  • #349
    ikeano29
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭ikeano29


    10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair
    Band of Horses - Everything All the Time

    Just a couple of jangly types i could think of off the top of the noggin, bar the obvious ones........


  • #350
    polakdot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭polakdot


    the soundtrack to the movie.."magnolia" aimee mann


  • #351
    bigfloppydonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bigfloppydonkey


    Absolutely anything by Radiohead beside Pablo Honey, Fleet Foxes first album, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective, Interpol's first 2 albums, Surfer Rosa and Doolittle by The Pixies, Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Homogenic by Bjork, Boxer by The National. All unreal albums.


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  • #352
    ScarbCakes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭ScarbCakes


    Angles - Dan le Sac VS Scroobius Pip
    No Commercial Breaks - Scroobius Pip
    Yanqui-UXO Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    I'm Wide Awake Its Morning - Bright Eyes
    Sixteen Layers - I am No One
    Sparklehorse-Good Morning Spider


  • #353
    fulhamfanincork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭fulhamfanincork


    ScarbCakes wrote: »
    Angles - Dan le Sac VS Scroobius Pip
    No Commercial Breaks - Scroobius Pip
    Yanqui-UXO Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    I'm Wide Awake Its Morning - Bright Eyes
    Sixteen Layers - I am No One
    Sparklehorse-Good Morning Spider

    Distraction Pieces - Scroobius Pip is awesome. My favourite of his albums. Going to see him in November.


  • #354
    ScarbCakes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭ScarbCakes


    fulhamfanincork wrote: »
    Distraction Pieces - Scroobius Pip is awesome. My favourite of his albums. Going to see him in November.
    Whelans? Me too :)

    Love Scroobius Pip!


  • #355
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,358 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    This is not a random list thread. Please stop posting bands you like, it's not the purpose of this thread.


  • #356
    ScarbCakes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭ScarbCakes


    lordgoat wrote: »
    This is not a random list thread. Please stop posting bands you like, it's not the purpose of this thread.
    That's not what I was doing, I was replying to The___________ I just forgot to quote it,
    I don't see anywhere in my post where I said here are the bands I like....? I see that many people have replied without quoting.


  • #357
    adomino
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭adomino


    For anyone who enjoyed Pink Floyd's The Final Cut might like this.

    Out next week, interesting concept.

    https://www.facebook.com/notes/alternative-4/the-brink-details-release-date/197655746973361

    http://www.alternative4.co.uk/
    http://www.avantgardemusic.com/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGNSv3a9vBk

    315479_197656960306573_152212221517714_481742_1140791173_n.jpg


  • #358
    That_Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Anyone care to recommend me a band/album. Listening to a lot of Editors, Brand New and Interpol lately.


  • #359
    SilverScreen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭SilverScreen


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Anyone care to recommend me a band/album. Listening to a lot of Editors, Brand New and Interpol lately.
    I presume you've heard Joy Division, since Editors and Interpol draw most of their influences from them. If you haven't already you should give The National and The Horrors (not their first album though!) a listen as well.

    Haven't listened to Brand New in years so I don't know what their more recent stuff sounds like. But one band you should check out are Sunny Day Real Estate, especially their album Diary. They were doing what bands like Brand New are doing only years earlier and far better.


  • #360
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Anyone care to recommend me a band/album. Listening to a lot of Editors, Brand New and Interpol lately.

    White Lies. First album is decent, havent really heard much of their second. Personally I'd put them a level below Editors & Interpol but still worth a listen.


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  • #361
    bigfloppydonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bigfloppydonkey


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Anyone care to recommend me a band/album. Listening to a lot of Editors, Brand New and Interpol lately.

    Yeah The National are serious. Boxer is flawless. I'm really enjoying My Bloody Valentine at the minute. Their music takes a bit of patience because the production is so raw but it's well worth it. Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is gorgeous too. Not a bad track on it.


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