Indie/Alternative
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Canadian indie rock
up-and-comers who
combine horn and string
orchestrations with a
shouting choir of post-pu...
Orchestrated pop marked
by literary preciousness
has seen this band take the
place of the Smiths on high
school notebooks. They...
Bright Eyes is actually one
Conor Oberst,
singer-songwriter/indie
rock darling from Omaha,
Nebraska. Bright Eyes rel...
Doug Martsch leads this
group based in the unlikely
town of Boise, Idaho.
They've been an Indie Rock
favorite for years. Built to...
Cat Power is really Chan
Marshall, a troubled
troubadour with one of the
most cathartic voices ever
to grace Indie Rock. In Ch...
With loops, jangly guitars,
and the occasional Farfisa,
DCFC craft a melodic
backdrop for Benjamin
Gibbard's cozy vocals. De...
Trio led by Indie Rock
guitar god J. Mascis played a
very loud, very slow kind of
Hardcore. These days we
call it Noise Rock.
Elliott Smith's melancholy
songs, whether stripped to
the bone or joyously
orchestrated, inspire the
grandest of emotions. Smi...
Feist (not to be confused
with Faust) once played in a
punk band named Placebo
(not to be confused with
the British Placebo). She...
This Scottish quartet update
the early '80s post-punk
template with an air of
camp, polish and sleaze.
The original Franz Ferdina...
A number of critics and fans
alike claim Husker Du's
blend of Hardcore Punk and
melodics change Q: What
does Husker Du mean? A:...
New York's Interpol draw
heavily from the Gothic and
Post-Punk movements of the
early 1980s. Interpol's
atmospheric and moody s...
Modest Mouse's combination
of affected vocals and
post-Pixies arrangements
made them a success. They
recorded three records...
Though never as huge as
some thought they'd
become, Pavement were
still the darlings of the '90s
Indie Rock underground....
The band that begat
Nirvana, pioneers of the
quiet
verse/eardrum-piercing
chorus technique. In 1986...
Rilo Kiley play edgy indie
pop with witty lyrics and
radio-ready melodies.
Jenny Lewis is the woman
(and keyboardist) behind...
Impassioned lyrics woven
from intricate vocal
harmonies create
everything from Riot Grrrl
fury to Twee Sweetness....
Born out of the New York
no wave scene in 1981,
Sonic Youth grew into one
of the most successful art
rock bands in the world....
Legendarily self-destructive
college radio heroes whose
material ranged from sloppy
thrash to surprisingly
tender ballads. Guitarist B...
Pop-minded four-piece the
Shins play smart (but not too
smart) indie rock with an
ear for hum-ability. The
Shins song, "New Slang" w...
Formed in Manchester by
Johnny Marr and Morrissey,
the Smiths were the
definitive English Indie Rock
band of the '80s. Morrisse...
Wilco specialize in
Americana backdrops,
orchestral pop-like
arrangements and
deconstructed songs. Ro...
This Hoboken, N.J. trio
pratically defined noisy,
feedback-laden rock
topped with sweet pop.
The band once played th...
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