My girlfriend likes stupid, crappy, mainstream emo kid cry rock. I can't stand it.
I'm getting disillusioned with popular rock. Give me some good indie bands! Underground! Good stuff!
pinback
wolfgang all the way
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
not sure if they're classified as indie :O? But i'm a big indie -lover and this is one of my fav bands sooo~~ check -> "Muse"
bloc party?
>>Good Indie
A glaring contradiction if there ever was one.
Ogre You Asshole
my roomates keep on raving about manchester orchestra and a fellow named max beemus or something
David Gray
Are you talking about ohGr, because that shit is terrible.
Download is the greatest Skinny Puppy side project.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
The Dodos
Their single off the new album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhLRxui7vXU
And my personal favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbnVaSi9pdI
>>7
Muse are mainstream.
I'm guessing OP wants some actual indie rather than Pitchfork-esque twee, in that case, try Hüsker Dü, Slint and Sonic Youth.
Spiderland by Slint is one of the most boring albums I've ever heard.
I don't know if they really have any Indie cred, they might be on a big lable, but they aren't that mainstream. Listen to Idiot Pilot. The are more lo-fi and chillout, but some songs are upbeat.
Dolly Mixture
^ well, they're not exaclty indie, I think, but they're good nonetheless.
Pinback.
Pretty mellow songs. Very touching. Catchy beats and lyrics.
Belle and Sebastian!
One of the best undergrounds group I hear in some time is called : Hot Bitch Arsenal
It's on the R&B side but it's also acoustic and rock related
The Fratellis
Snow Patrol
The View
Franz Ferdinand
Cat Power
John Vanderslice
Shiina Ringo
The Moldy Peaches.
THE KILLS !!!
Check out this live video of "alphabet pony" by The Kills.
La Tigresa del Oriente
You can search her on Youtube.
Roykesopp - Junior
Gui Boratto - Take My Breath Away
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Kylesa - Static Tensions
Krallice - Krallice
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
there you go, that should keep you busy.
iron & wine
ladyhawke
M.Ward
Le Tigre
I was a lover - TV on the Radio
Let's go for the classical stuff: Sonic youth
rin toshite shigure
this board is filled with 12 year olds.
The Stranglers? Not really indie but good.
The Ting Tings, Gossip, Lori Meyers, Garbage, No Doubt...
Telstar Ponies. Brooding 90s Scottish indie. Pretty intense, and flirts with what would later become "post rock".
Bad indie is men with beards staring at their shoes making funny noises.
Good indie is just good music.
How about this song?
Japanese rock/post rock/shoegaze band!!
Check it !!! Plzzzzzzzz
http://www.myspace.com/akafuku
and this is our MAD video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21oK8D0_oA
I don't know if they are up your style but Mother Mother is a great band. Lakeview is not bad either.
Smith Westerns might interest you. Even though their singing is an acquired taste, the instrumentals are really catchy.
NMH
This is a local band from my town. Awesome guys. Great sound. Check them out, you might enjoy them.
http://www.jetpacksandlaserguns.com/assn4/jplgframeset.html
Left are their attempt at an 8-bit-esque sound. The right are 3 of their original recordings. You can probably find more through their facebook (http://www.facebook.com/JPandLG).