Do the Orwells belong here?
the Orwells obviously sprang from a broad set of guitar-based bands — there were clear whiffs of the Sonics, the Replacements, Guided By Voices and Black Lips wafting across the room
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/the-orwells-perform-at-u-street-music-hall/2014/03/09/869a06c0-a79f-11e3-8a7b-c1c684e2671f_story.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 10 March 2014 16:43 (ten years ago) link
Not sure how they don't fall squarely into the indie category (no broad brush even necessary).
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 March 2014 16:49 (ten years ago) link
So you don't want this thread used as an "indie" thread, since there is not a 2014 indie thread (and I don't think every new rock band deserves their own thread)? Maybe I will have to start one
― curmudgeon, Monday, 10 March 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I don't think anyone ever started an indie thread this year. Might be a good idea to have one?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 March 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
Yep. I do kind of like the idea of the de facto indie thread being a thread called "not indie" though.
― μ thant (seandalai), Monday, 10 March 2014 17:36 (ten years ago) link
Not super into the new MØ album, but this is a jam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vqAsJ0Bjc
― μ thant (seandalai), Monday, 10 March 2014 17:40 (ten years ago) link
Obvs I've been tracking MØ for a long time, but a lot of the album is stuff I've heard already. Slow Love is the best of the new material, though. <3
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 March 2014 17:46 (ten years ago) link
New Tirzah: https://soundcloud.com/greco-roman/tirzah-no-romance
― all is fair in love and womp (monotony), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 10:13 (ten years ago) link
JF you might like this song from the German Eurovision selection contest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Gju-38tco
― PONOPONOPONO (seandalai), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:15 (ten years ago) link
I do actually. I listened to some of her other stuff a few months ago and it was way too harpy.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:25 (ten years ago) link
New X Priest X!
http://soundcloud.com/eeemotion/x-priest-x-isnt-it-so/s-631Tm
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 20 March 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
no idea if this actually fits here but i guess that's partly the point of the thread? i don't know anything about this artist so apologies if miscategorized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSrktmE963I
― dyl, Thursday, 20 March 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link
there is also an annoyingly shortened video of the joe goddard remix which may be the preferable version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2HGFr-WMRQ
― dyl, Thursday, 20 March 2014 17:46 (ten years ago) link
That's great!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 20 March 2014 18:39 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orffm0v0mS0
Not my favorite thing by Beatrice Eli, but I'm glad she's got something new.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 21 March 2014 16:07 (ten years ago) link
I'm liking this song on RAC's new album. Reminds me of OMD a bit. A few other decent tracks in there as well.
― daavid, Monday, 31 March 2014 03:03 (ten years ago) link
RAC has been doing quality remixes for years. I'm still feeling my way through the album, but the St. Lucia track is def one of the keepers.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 31 March 2014 03:35 (ten years ago) link
love these guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCtHncEMLVg
― all is fair in love and womp (monotony), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
I might be the only one who hears it, but parts of that Slow Club song remind me of "Holding Out for a Hero".
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 13:49 (ten years ago) link
Perhaps a bit on the indie side of the spectrum, but so far only Moka has mentioned this hereabouts and it deserves a wider audience:
Yumi Zouma - The Brae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F-bghLhWrg
― Congratulations! And my condolences. (Sanpaku), Saturday, 12 April 2014 18:38 (ten years ago) link
Hmm, is this on the pop side of the topological saddle?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke0eU3Tl8DE
New eponymous album, m/f singers, consistently good singles - I can see where many who gave into Paramore last year will dig this.
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Monday, 5 May 2014 02:43 (ten years ago) link
Kind of reminds me of Metric mixed with something in a Hyundai commercial.
Apologies for not keeping this thread hopping. My usual rabid appetite for digging up new music isn't as rabid as its been in recent years.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 5 May 2014 03:13 (ten years ago) link
French dream pop, with a side of Michael Jackson's dance moves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFYmz2lfT4
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 04:22 (nine years ago) link
I was a big fan of her ep from last year.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 04:25 (nine years ago) link
I have a bunch of stuff I've been meaning to post - not sure if it fits the not-pop-not-indie in the right way but I'll give em a shot
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:26 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk52XHSpmF4
Enjoying a few HAERTS tracks recently
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:29 (nine years ago) link
Not massively gotten into iamamiwhoami, beginning to think that might've been a mistake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIr2SJlzXvc
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:30 (nine years ago) link
Imagine this is classed purely as pop but wthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwS7o21DvHA
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:32 (nine years ago) link
Sounds like a TV ad from the 80s crossed with 'Bette Davis eyes'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GjTue81Vk4
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:33 (nine years ago) link
This has grown on me a bunch, also sounds a bit like an 80s TV ad, with Knife-style steel drumshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHW1y-2YBlE
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:34 (nine years ago) link
OK, one more, just discovered this today but another Swedish Knife-esque electro pop bandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqxctNC04k
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 09:39 (nine years ago) link
Kate Boy has been my next big thing for the past year. They signed to Fiction records, finished the album a week ago, and it should be out later this year. They're probably more inspired by 80s Peter Gabriel or Kate Bush, but given Kate's inflections, end up in the Knife-alike category. I've been planning to carpetbomb a new thread once we have an album release date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2atECFIFs
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Sunday, 1 June 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
Just found the 'rolling like The Knife' thread :)Sure there was a witch-house one too but can't find it
― kinder, Sunday, 1 June 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
Is Emm Gryner too poppy or too indie (she does run her own label) for Mr. Fever? She seems to get little play in either pop or indie circles, though I dunno if its because she's too obscure or because she's been around for so long, so I don't think she's at all out of place itt. Her latest single is a duet with a Canadian astronaut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmBEl94JSOs
― Funk autocorrect (cryptosicko), Sunday, 15 June 2014 01:16 (nine years ago) link
It's not my bag, but I get the appeal I guess.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 15 June 2014 02:11 (nine years ago) link
just thought i would say that the kyla la grange album is really good and deserves to be talked about by a lot more people
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Monday, 16 June 2014 14:29 (nine years ago) link
emm gryner!
(the answer to your question, sadly, is that the sort of music she makes is covered by basically no one anymore, unfortunately, unless you're courtney barnett or whoever)
― katherine, Monday, 16 June 2014 15:22 (nine years ago) link
I haven't paid any attention to Little Daylight before because I just assumed they were a CHVRCHES clone (which they kind of are), but I heard this song "Mona Lisa" Saturday morning and it stayed in my head all weekend.
http://soundcloud.com/littledaylight/mona-lisa
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 June 2014 15:36 (nine years ago) link
A lot of it is more slow and samey than I'd hoped for, but I've only listened to it three times. Need to bond with it some more. Title track is still one of my favorite songs of the year, though.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 June 2014 15:48 (nine years ago) link
Does Total Control fit this thread?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0jueiOZH4w
― monster_xero, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 23:13 (nine years ago) link
I like it. It seems maybe a little more like it's trying to recreate an old sound than draw from it in a new way, but it does a good job.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 23:17 (nine years ago) link
came across that HAERTS track listening to the Classixx Artist Radio station on Spotify and immediately bought it.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Thursday, 17 July 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
I love this HAERTS track, but it's still unofficially released anywhere: https://soundcloud.com/haertsmusic/call-my-name
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 17 July 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
This is pretty good. Not a million miles from St Etienne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS5paNae-ss
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Sunday, 20 July 2014 09:42 (nine years ago) link
The tragically named Mr. Little Jeans has won me over with this title from earlier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2TR3p7Qkk
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Sunday, 20 July 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
Lots of overlap between the things mentioned here and the things in this:
http://open.spotify.com/user/glennpmcdonald/playlist/75TlYFXWaDllyenFkbPMNp
although that list has no "not" agenda, and so definitely has lots of pop.
― glenn mcdonald, Sunday, 20 July 2014 14:50 (nine years ago) link
Thanks! I thought I hardly listened to any music any more but 80% of that stuff is in my regular rotation so bodes well..Including Uh huh her, Savoir adore, Frankmusik, Sound of Arrows which I haven't listened to in a while
The MS MR needs to be the chvrches remix imo
― kinder, Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:14 (nine years ago) link
You probably need to check out the Kitten album too
― kinder, Sunday, 20 July 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
Big fan of Woman's Hour from previous singles. Glad their album doesn't disappoint in the slightest.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 July 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
i was listening to a spotify station in the shower last week and that Mr. Little Jeans song came on and I went "wow, this is good!" so I looked to see who it was and when I saw the name my heart sank. Good song though.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:21 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1mHSo7ug4
I missed the Elliphant / MØ single when it came out. I like it a lot.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Saturday, 15 November 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
This is dope. Whole ep is dope as a matter of fact. As is the new single "Levitation" which is just a few days old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RXh5eNfg-M
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 16 November 2014 07:34 (nine years ago) link
Jones song is so good. Thanks!
― sean gramophone, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:13 (nine years ago) link
Right? I've probably listened to it 40 times since Wednesday.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link
More from the Swedish Alternative R&B pipe:
Ji Nilsson & Marlene ∞ - Love You Anywayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7fB0paaWg
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Monday, 17 November 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
I'd heard Ji Nilsson's "Heartbreakfree," but it didn't do a lot for me. I like this a lot more.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 17 November 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
South of the border not pop / not indie:
Ximena Sariñana - "Sin Ti No Puede Estar Tan Mal"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fN3fi_x7ao
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 18 November 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LHBCmCNBA
Denmark, reliable as usual: Saint Cava - Forget
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 8 December 2014 23:30 (nine years ago) link
it's weird how they keep sending the worst Eurovision entries
― death in Skegness (seandalai), Monday, 8 December 2014 23:33 (nine years ago) link
I wish I had a close personal relationship with Eurovision the way a lot of my non-US friends do. It seems like fun.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 8 December 2014 23:50 (nine years ago) link
The likes of Lordi and Conchita Wurst make it seem like the largest in-joke in entertainment. Margaret Berger was a guilty pleasure nominee last year who has a good production team on her more recent singles.
There's very definitely a Copenhagen sound, with Saint Cava following in the steps of downtempo Trentemoller, Lulu Rouge, and Mike Sheridan. Nice.
― TTAGGGTTAGGG (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 04:37 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5LOJonaDc8
^ seems like a sanpaku kind of track
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Saturday, 20 December 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link
warning: it does have some laryngopharynx footage in that video that may make work colleagues wonder just wtf it is you're watching
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Saturday, 20 December 2014 00:59 (nine years ago) link
Oh yes.
A kinda unique take on the the Portishead template of aged x crystalline.
― could at least have the decency to groove (Sanpaku), Saturday, 20 December 2014 01:00 (nine years ago) link
definite kate-bush-in-her-quieter-moments sort of voice too
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Saturday, 20 December 2014 01:06 (nine years ago) link
My work colleagues just assumed it was another prehensile vulva video.
― could at least have the decency to groove (Sanpaku), Saturday, 20 December 2014 01:07 (nine years ago) link
phew, thank goodness for that
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Saturday, 20 December 2014 01:09 (nine years ago) link
Australia, you guys. Last year, The Preatures scored with a nice Haim ripoff. Now, Megan Washington (fka just Washington) has hit with a ripoff of The Preatures ripping off Haim. Thievery, I'm down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42DDwoDoVYc
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 December 2014 04:00 (nine years ago) link
I've found her supremely annoying in the past but haven't kept up with her recent work.
FYI that preatures album is quite good.
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Monday, 22 December 2014 04:29 (nine years ago) link
Her new album is really nice, but I've likewise not cared much about her in the past.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 22 December 2014 04:41 (nine years ago) link
Claire Brentnall does little to dispel this comparison, even visually.
― could at least have the decency to groove (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 23 December 2014 02:08 (nine years ago) link
kyla la grange is apparently getting dance/rhythmic airplay?
― katherine, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 09:46 (nine years ago) link
Not pop not indie in a Curve-esque sense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-resx75xS6M
― could at least have the decency to groove (Sanpaku), Monday, 29 December 2014 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, that's good stuff. Looking forward to an album.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 06:10 (nine years ago) link
Suspect JF has heard this, but if not it seems in his wheelhouse:
Ballet School - Heartbeat Overdrive (from 2014 debut, The Dew Lasts an Hour)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GjTue81Vk4
― could at least have the decency to groove (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 04:59 (nine years ago) link
I liked a couple songs on that record, but couldn't really get with the whole thing.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 05:41 (nine years ago) link
it's a great album!
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 14 January 2015 12:46 (nine years ago) link
i know it's an old song but i was ridiculously addicted to 'all things return at night' after i listened to that album. like play-it-five-times-in-a-row addicted
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 12:53 (nine years ago) link
'ghost' was the other song i really liked iirc
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 12:54 (nine years ago) link
Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2015
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 07:31 (nine years ago) link
lol just catching up with this thread since I had a babba and didn't realise there's a whole new one!Last music I downloaded was lullabye versions of The Smiths.
― kinder, Saturday, 18 April 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link
Congrats on babby.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 18 April 2015 17:39 (nine years ago) link
Thanks. I posted that Ballet School song itt last year btw :)Nearly went to see them live about a week before my baby was due but the start time was 11.30pm, which, no.
― kinder, Sunday, 19 April 2015 14:23 (nine years ago) link