Recommend me an album/Name an album.

ScarbCakes · 27-10-2011 3:02pm

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

fulhamfanincork · 27-10-2011 3:50pm

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.

ScarbCakes · 27-10-2011 3:58pm

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!

lordgoat · 27-10-2011 6:33pm

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

ScarbCakes · 27-10-2011 6:51pm

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.

adomino · 07-11-2011 4:53pm

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

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That_Guy · 14-11-2011 12:16pm

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

SilverScreen · 14-11-2011 2:48pm

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.

JerryHandbag · 14-11-2011 3:14pm

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.

bigfloppydonkey · 14-11-2011 11:10pm

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.

Technocentral · 26-11-2011 10:01pm

That_Guy wrote: »

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

Closer by Joy Division the finest album in the history of popular music.

JerryHandbag · 09-12-2011 4:02pm

Just looking for a few recommendations from these bands....I call them my "1 CD" bands as I bought one of their better known albums and never really discovered anything else by them. The ones I have are....

Elliot Smith - XO
Bright Eyes - Cassadega
Wilco - Summerteeth
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time

Any recommendations from their back catalogues would be great (or indeed any other similar artists) Cheers!:)

Monkey61 · 10-12-2011 12:19pm

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Just looking for a few recommendations from these bands....I call them my "1 CD" bands as I bought one of their better known albums and never really discovered anything else by them. The ones I have are....

Elliot Smith - XO
Bright Eyes - Cassadega
Wilco - Summerteeth
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time

Any recommendations from their back catalogues would be great (or indeed any other similar artists) Cheers!:)

From the same artists, you have to try

Elliott Smith - From a Basement on a Hill

Band of Horses - Cease to Begin and Infinite Arms are both, I reckon, better than Everything all the Time, absolutely fantastic albums!

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Bright Eyes - I'd probably go for Lifted next, and then Fevers and Mirrors

If you like those, I'd imagine you would like (If you don't already),

The National - Alligator or Boxer,
Bonnie Prince Billy - I see a darkness,
Wintersleep - Welcome to the Night Sky,
Dan Mangan - Nice, nice, very nice,
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight,
Midlake - The trials of Van Occupanther,
The Mountain Goats - We shall all be healed,
Okkervil River - The Stage Names,
Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns,
Sun kil Moon - Ghosts of the great highway,
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

JerryHandbag · 10-12-2011 6:07pm

Monkey61 wrote: »

From the same artists, you have to try

Elliott Smith - From a Basement on a Hill

Band of Horses - Cease to Begin and Infinite Arms are both, I reckon, better than Everything all the Time, absolutely fantastic albums!

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Bright Eyes - I'd probably go for Lifted next, and then Fevers and Mirrors

If you like those, I'd imagine you would like (If you don't already),

The National - Alligator or Boxer,
Bonnie Prince Billy - I see a darkness,
Wintersleep - Welcome to the Night Sky,
Dan Mangan - Nice, nice, very nice,
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight,
Midlake - The trials of Van Occupanther,
The Mountain Goats - We shall all be healed,
Okkervil River - The Stage Names,
Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns,
Sun kil Moon - Ghosts of the great highway,
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

I have The National and Bonnie Prince Billy out of that list, but I'll defo check out the rest, cheers!!

LaminatorSGL · 12-12-2011 1:29am

Been listening to a lot of Passion Pit lately, with Naked & Famous and Phoenix to complement them.

Any suggestions as to other such bands that can expand my library with this kind of music?

Dreddybajs · 24-12-2011 7:16am

LaminatorSGL wrote: »

Been listening to a lot of Passion Pit lately, with Naked & Famous and Phoenix to complement them.

Any suggestions as to other such bands that can expand my library with this kind of music?

Give Zoot Woman a go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dPHSxF0VNw

seachto7 · 31-12-2011 1:38pm

Can anyone recommend a "4ofus" album. i know they are not quite alternative, but they haven't been maindstream for a while now....

JerryHandbag · 01-01-2012 3:03am

seachto7 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a "4ofus" album. i know they are not quite alternative, but they haven't been maindstream for a while now....

Heaven & Earth, released around 2003 I think. Not a huge fan or anything but I like that album.

spirit_77 · 03-01-2012 12:54am

love editors

well mostly just this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdzrDvxD9as&context=C391012dADOEgsToPDskKZwWGFHBzZVnau1TjBaw6x

misan9 · 03-01-2012 1:12am

Ruth Copeland - I am what I am

Excellent old school Funk. Look out for her cover of Gimme Shelter.

Unquiet Nights · 12-01-2012 6:46am

The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
Unquiet Nights - 21st Century Redemption Songs

seldomseen · 16-01-2012 11:49am

Here are a few: For starters "Elbow" are amazing try "leaders of the free world" for starters. "Doves" album "the last broadcast" is an all time classic. There's loads of class irish bands out too at the moment try "the ambience affair"s "burials". I could keep going for years!!

seldomseen · 16-01-2012 11:51am

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Heaven & Earth, released around 2003 I think. Not a huge fan or anything but I like that album.

Voice on the radio and midnight gospel choir are amazing songs!!!

seldomseen · 16-01-2012 11:53am

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Just looking for a few recommendations from these bands....I call them my "1 CD" bands as I bought one of their better known albums and never really discovered anything else by them. The ones I have are....

Elliot Smith - XO
Bright Eyes - Cassadega
Wilco - Summerteeth
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time

Any recommendations from their back catalogues would be great (or indeed any other similar artists) Cheers!:)

Band of horses- cease to begin. is amazing
Elliot Smith-Either/or. essential listening!!!

lordgoat · 17-01-2012 8:37pm

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Just looking for a few recommendations from these bands....I call them my "1 CD" bands as I bought one of their better known albums and never really discovered anything else by them. The ones I have are....

Elliot Smith - XO
Bright Eyes - Cassadega
Wilco - Summerteeth
Band of Horses - Everything All The Time

Any recommendations from their back catalogues would be great (or indeed any other similar artists) Cheers!:)

Elliott Smith - Figure 8
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and get the DVD on the making of it, (I am Trying to Break Your Heart)
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash

Basically get anything by Elliott and Wilco (go Yankee -> Ghost is Born )

joethelion · 19-01-2012 9:46pm

seldomseen wrote: »

Band of horses- cease to begin. is amazing
Elliot Smith-Either/or. essential listening!!!

Band of Horses are one of the worlds most underated bands - try The National or solo stuff like Josh Ritter for more brillance!

iamanengine · 21-01-2012 2:59pm

Albums i can listen through to the end have to be Elliot Smith - XO and either/or, Neutral Milk Hotel - aeroplane over the sea, Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer, Beatles - Abbey road,maybe white album bar julia, RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik, by the way, californication, Pixies - Doolittle, Big Star No.1 Record.....got tonnes more but i think thats enough to suffice,these are all insane albums you can listen right through and id recomend to anyone except some need a few listens to really get into it

Also being a 17 year old growing up in a world of mostly painful music im glad i avoided it

AnselmSakky · 30-01-2012 9:42pm

lordgoat wrote: »

Might like these too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa9S6qJS5A

omg lordgoat. that song was totally awesome. you have excellent taste in music.

lordgoat · 30-01-2012 9:56pm

AnselmSakky wrote: »

omg lordgoat. that song was totally awesome. you have excellent taste in music.

i just spent the last 30mins trying to figure out what i posted AOL in response to.

If you like their other stuff they are back touring this year.

JacksonHeightsOwn · 09-02-2012 10:10pm

hi,

after downloading (legally) the soundtrack to the film "Drive" i was just wondering if the kind folks in the "alternative" forum can point me in the right direction or give me some advice on trying to find some more similar music to the film

i.e

i cant even figure out the genre. Alternative, electronica. Or something my old head hasnt heard of yet (im 30, so surely not that old yet :rolleyes:)

any help would be great

paulosham · 09-02-2012 11:07pm

Wikipedia is your friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_(2011_film)#Music_and_soundtrack

Angrybastard · 15-02-2012 2:39pm

The War on Drugs, album: Slave Ambient.

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

Kurt Viles old band.
Playing Dublin soon.

Miles81 · 16-03-2012 10:45am

Everything by Death cab for Cutie

Toby Take a Bow · 17-03-2012 10:45am

lordgoat wrote: »

Elliott Smith - Figure 8
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and get the DVD on the making of it, (I am Trying to Break Your Heart)
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash

Basically get anything by Elliott and Wilco (go Yankee -> Ghost is Born )

Seconded. But I would suggest Either/Or instead of Figure 8 (although Figure 8 is great too).

chrisbonnie wrote: »

hi,

after downloading (legally) the soundtrack to the film "Drive" i was just wondering if the kind folks in the "alternative" forum can point me in the right direction or give me some advice on trying to find some more similar music to the film

i cant even figure out the genre. Alternative, electronica. Or something my old head hasnt heard of yet (im 30, so surely not that old yet :rolleyes:)

any help would be great

The Chromatics? Not sure if they were on the soundtrack. And get Desire's II.

A V A · 25-03-2012 4:15pm

chrisbonnie wrote: »

hi, i was just wondering if the kind folks in the "alternative" forum can point me in the right direction or give me some advice on trying to find some more similar music to the film

any help would be great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b7cj4zWiyo

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-_e6MfE7Q

lewisdhead · 29-03-2012 4:00pm

Hospitality-Hospitality

Got a bit of a Belle and Sebastian vibe in places.

sheroman01 · 19-04-2012 9:00pm

Glad to see a lot of National fans here

If you want a similar band to them, (with more distortion and a singer not too dissimiliar to Michael Stipe!), try Interpol. Such an amazing, underrated band. Turn On The Bright Lights, they're first album, is stunning, check it out! It takes a few listens to get into it, but once you do, you won't regret it!

SilverScreen · 22-04-2012 7:02pm

lewisdhead wrote: »

Hospitality-Hospitality
Got a bit of a Belle and Sebastian vibe in places.

I found them to be a very run-of-the-mill indiepop band. They're doing what has been done far better by a lot of bands. Check out Allo Darlin' instead, their self-titled debut was my favourite album of 2010 and they have a new one on the way very soon.

lewisdhead · 21-05-2012 6:52pm

Zero1986 wrote: »

I found them to be a very run-of-the-mill indiepop band. They're doing what has been done far better by a lot of bands. Check out Allo Darlin' instead, their self-titled debut was my favourite album of 2010 and they have a new one on the way very soon.

Good recommenation. Took a punt on the new album. Still think Hosptality are a bit better than "run of the mill". Not saying it's groundbreaking or anything, just not so throw away. But liked what I am hearing from Allo Darlin.

Apologies for being a month late with the reply.:D

SilverScreen · 21-05-2012 9:51pm

lewisdhead wrote: »

Good recommenation. Took a punt on the new album. Still think Hosptality are a bit better than "run of the mill". Not saying it's groundbreaking or anything, just not so throw away. But liked what I am hearing from Allo Darlin.

Apologies for being a month late with the reply.:D

The Hospitality album is still good enough, but it still sounds a bit underwhelming in comparison to stuff released by the likes of Allo Darlin' or Camera Obscura. Both Allo Darlin' albums are awesome though.

Also if you're looking for more stuff along similar lines check out the new album by Welsh band The School called Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything. It's very 60's pop-inspired and it's as addictive as fuck.

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

lewisdhead · 22-05-2012 1:32pm

Zero1986 wrote: »

T

Also if you're looking for more stuff along similar lines check out the new album by Welsh band The School called Reading Too Much Into Things Like Everything. It's very 60's pop-inspired and it's as addictive as fuck.

Thanks for that. I will check it out.

one man clappin · 22-05-2012 8:36pm

Ben Howard - Every Kingdom.

Saw him last week on Later, brilliant performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-VaulCN_dA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE_HTnwg9SU

JerryHandbag · 30-05-2012 12:13pm

Anyone recommend any Flaming Lips albums pre-Soft Bulletin? Was recently watching the Fearless Freaks documentary on Sky Arts which got me digging out the few Lips albums that I have.

In order of preference I have Yoshimi (****in masterpiece!), At War with the Mystics, and Soft Bulletin.

Also, gave a listen to the latest effort Embryonic, wasn't really getting into it. Should I give it another go?

SilverScreen · 30-05-2012 10:20pm

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Anyone recommend any Flaming Lips albums pre-Soft Bulletin? Was recently watching the Fearless Freaks documentary on Sky Arts which got me digging out the few Lips albums that I have.

In order of preference I have Yoshimi (****in masterpiece!), At War with the Mystics, and Soft Bulletin.

Also, gave a listen to the latest effort Embryonic, wasn't really getting into it. Should I give it another go?

Get your paws on Clouds Taste Metallic and Transmissions From The Satellite Heart, you will not be disappointed. Their mid-90's era is my favourite Flaming Lips period, the sound on those albums isn't as heavily-produced as their later stuff and has a rawer, crunchier guitar-driven sound. They are both magnificent albums with plenty of memorable tunes.

mooliki · 07-06-2012 12:41am

Just bought AU's last labum, Both Lights, released in April. Possibly an acquired taste, but personal favourites, and there are some pretty amazing tunes on this. Listen to Solid Gold.

Delightfully Pessimistic · 10-06-2012 1:21pm

Some albums I'd recommend, now these are entirely dependent on taste.

Radiohead: OK Computer
Muse: Showbiz
Nirvana: In Utero (Very Under-appreciated album)
Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power
Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine
Weezer: Pinkerton (I personally prefer it to the blue album)
System of a Down: Mezmerize
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Its a lot I know, just some personal recommendations.

reddevilgirl96 · 10-06-2012 2:12pm

The Maccabees- Given to the Wild
Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Oasis- any of their albums
Sum 41- All Killer no Filler
Nirvana- Nevermind and their MTV Unpluged album

lordgoat · 20-06-2012 8:48am

reddevilgirl96 wrote: »

The Maccabees- Given to the Wild
Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Oasis- any of their albums
Sum 41- All Killer no Filler
Nirvana- Nevermind and their MTV Unpluged album

I think you have stumbled into the wrong thread.

Not alt/indie in the slighest. But you did use their correctly so that makes me happy.

Miguel_Sanchez · 20-06-2012 11:43am

lordgoat wrote: »

I think you have stumbled into the wrong thread.

Not alt/indie in the slighest. But you did use their correctly so that makes me happy.

Quiet you.

Nirvana shall always be welcomed in this forum as long as I'm around.

reddevilgirl96 · 23-06-2012 12:35pm

lordgoat wrote: »

I think you have stumbled into the wrong thread.

Not alt/indie in the slighest. But you did use their correctly so that makes me happy.

I'm sorry but you clearly do not know music or you cannot read I admit that the Maccabees and Oasis are alt/indie bit they are awesome and the original post says name an album that grew on you it doesn't specify what genre AND Linkin Park, Sum 41 AND Nirvana are all AMAZING rock bands with GREAT ALBUMS!

Recommend me an album/Name an album.

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