Indie music
03.21.05 (1:33 pm) [edit]In my vast collection of music, I like to have things that most people don't know about. This is only because my taste in music varies so much that its hard to talk to people about most of the bands in my collection as they are not 'popular'. That term is relative though.
Anyway, I like to explore the wild frontier of music through places like Download.com. I am constantly searching for new and different music. I prefer indie music because it is wildly different from what we all know as 'mainstream'. Recently, my search has brought me to the following bands.
Faith In Plastics - "The guitars ramble blissfully, long enough to reveal a building tension while never letting the song get away." - Download.com. If you like pre-OK Computer Radiohead, you'll like this band.
Built Like Alaska - "California's spacious Central Valley is proving itself to be a fertile source of indie rockers laden with rural ennui, and the region spawns further low-key majesty in the form of Built Like Alaska. Having spent formative years hanging around like-minded sibling Grandaddy, BLA is finally stepping out of its big brother's shadow, and the band arrives armed with an introspective batch of richly textured mini-epics." - Download.com
The Velvet Teen - "After establishing a singular sound mixing ethereal, almost hymn-like delicacy with the intensity of post-hardcore, the Velvet Teen continues to push its music to new heights. Judah Nagler's voice quivers with emotional resonance and soars with self-assured confidence, while the thoughtful arrangements of pianos and strings--which augment the already engaging mix of guitar, bass, and drums--lift his singing even higher." - Download.com
I highly recommend these bands to people who like to change up what they listen to and explore their musical horizons while embarking on an inspirational journey.
Also:
Minus Story, Neva Dinova, and Listening Group are all worth listening to.