Gone off Indie

[bigtitt]

Has any one else felt the same over the last 18 months that most of the Indie bands are just a bit bland, with nothing really to say and no great licks to say nothing with.

Fortunately there are sooo many other stages i shall be V happy, but avoiding the 3 main stages quite a bit.

[ukslim]

Has any one else felt the same over the last 18 months that most of the Indie bands are just a bit bland, with nothing really to say and no great licks to say nothing with.

[eFestivals]

There's just been a lot of landfill recently, and you have to look harder for the good stuff.

There's no 'recently'. There's always been masses of landfill.

Just look back at line-ups from (say) 5 years ago, and amaze yourself with how many times you say "whatever happened to them...?"

[Savy]

Yeah, I'm hoping to find a lot of new music this year by avoiding the big 3 as much as poss. Last year I got a little lazy and kinda hung around them all a bit too much and regretted it.

[TheSeventhOne]

There's a mixture this year. Using the term broadly, a few examples in my opinion...

Ace 'indie'; The XX, Phoenix, Foals, The National, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Tegan & Sara, Dirty Projectors

Landfill 'indie'; The Cribs, Bombay Bicycle Club, We Are Scientists, The Courteeners, Editors, Mumford & Sons, Jamie T, Ash

[eggyrocks]

There are plenty of good indie bands about, mainstream indie has always been hit and miss.

If you only listen to Radio One and read the thoughts of Arctic Monkeys + Vampire Weekend, then yes you might be having a bit of a bland patch, but there are so many good bands going on at the moment... Not that many at Glastonbury, but some are.

Joy Formidable, Foals, The National, Blood Red Shoes, Dirty Projectors, WAS, Beach House, These New Puritans, Fanfarlo + Lissie off the top of my head.

I wish we'd seen some Warpaint action at Glastonbury though - for something amazing and different check them out.

BBC intro stage might have some good ones too. Fingers crossed.

Edited June 3, 2010 by eggyrocks

[swede]

There's a mixture this year. Using the term broadly, a few examples in my opinion...

Ace 'indie'; The XX, Phoenix, Foals, The National, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Tegan & Sara, Dirty Projectors

Landfill 'indie'; The Cribs, Bombay Bicycle Club, We Are Scientists, The Courteeners, Editors, Mumford & Sons, Jamie T, Ash

Edited June 3, 2010 by swede

[TheSeventhOne]

Ace indie and The XX - Funniest thing Ive read all day

[Singularity]

ace indie

[eFestivals]

There are plenty of good indie bands about, mainstream indie has always been hit and miss.

If you only listen to Radio One and read the thoughts of Arctic Monkeys + Vampire Weekend, then yes you might be having a bit of a bland patch, but there are so many good bands going on at the moment... Not that many at Glastonbury, but some are.

Joy Formidable, Foals, The National, Blood Red Shoes, Dirty Projectors, WAS, Beach House, These New Puritans, Fanfarlo + Lissie off the top of my head.

I wish we'd seen some Warpaint action at Glastonbury though - for something amazing and different check them out.

BBC intro stage might have some good ones too. Fingers crossed.

Oh c'mon - it doesn't get anymore landfill than Joy Formidable. Dreadful dreadful - live at least.

[4AssedMonkey]

Ace indie and The XX - Funniest thing Ive read all day

[eggyrocks]

Oh c'mon - it doesn't get anymore landfill than Joy Formidable. Dreadful dreadful - live at least.

[safe]

There's a mixture this year. Using the term broadly, a few examples in my opinion...

Ace 'indie'; The XX, Phoenix, Foals, The National, Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Tegan & Sara, Dirty Projectors

Landfill 'indie'; The Cribs, Bombay Bicycle Club, We Are Scientists, The Courteeners, Editors, Mumford & Sons, Jamie T, Ash

[eFestivals]

Seriously? Seriously?

Hmm, I guess I won't be following your tips with much interest!!

It ain't just me. Last summer I saw them have 3,000+ people put their fingers in their ears for the duration of their set.

I've not heard them on record (not so I've noticed, anyway), so they can perhaps gain a bit of credibility back that way, but live they were truly dreadful. Dirge of the very worst kind.

At the same festival a year or three before I saw the same thing happen with Bombay Bicycle Club, while the indie kids were raving about them on forums such as these. And now they're considered a perfect example of landfill.

So make of that whatever you will. What I make of that is that I'm ahead of the game. Come back in three years and tell me again I'm wrong.

Edited June 3, 2010 by eFestivals

[fatyeti24]

There's no 'recently'. There's always been masses of landfill.

Just look back at line-ups from (say) 5 years ago, and amaze yourself with how many times you say "whatever happened to them...?"

[eFestivals]

the naughties were a pretty bad decade for those of us not into generic guitar based stuff. they were the equivalent of 90s boybands, all put together by record labels and identikit tunes. but hey, at least they played their own instruments!

Perfectly summed up I reckon.

[robith]

One of the main problem is that all british indie bands want to do is cling desperately to britpop - british "guitar" music has been totally retarded by the success of bands like Oasis and Kasabian. I mean yeah, give the people what they want, but if a band tries to be a bit more interesting like Los Campesinos or Copy Haho and they're pretty much ignored. British guitar based music is so unbearably living in the past - you have to look to the dancier scenes to really find some kind of innovation.

All of the interesting "guitar" music seems to come from North America, and in particular Canada.

[Jackmypie]

can't believe that guy called Bombay bicycle club 'Landfill Indie' I mean dude wtf!!

And that other guy who called Vampire weekend bland

SHAME ON YOU!

[robith]

can't believe that guy called Bombay bicycle club 'Landfill Indie' I mean dude wtf!!

And that other guy who called Vampire weekend bland

SHAME ON YOU!

[TheSeventhOne]

can't believe that guy called Bombay bicycle club 'Landfill Indie' I mean dude wtf!!

[Jackmypie]

Oh yeah check you 'The Drums' an amazing Indie band from Cali, saw them Live with BOMBAY at NME Awards Tour.

[eggyrocks]

It ain't just me. Last summer I saw them have 3,000+ people put their fingers in their ears for the duration of their set.

I've not heard them on record (not so I've noticed, anyway), so they can perhaps gain a bit of credibility back that way, but live they were truly dreadful. Dirge of the very worst kind.

At the same festival a year or three before I saw the same thing happen with Bombay Bicycle Club, while the indie kids were raving about them on forums such as these. And now they're considered a perfect example of landfill.

So make of that whatever you will. What I make of that is that I'm ahead of the game. Come back in three years and tell me again I'm wrong.

[bulb]

One of the main problem is that all british indie bands want to do is cling desperately to britpop - british "guitar" music has been totally retarded by the success of bands like Oasis and Kasabian. I mean yeah, give the people what they want, but if a band tries to be a bit more interesting like Los Campesinos or Copy Haho and they're pretty much ignored. British guitar based music is so unbearably living in the past - you have to look to the dancier scenes to really find some kind of innovation.

All of the interesting "guitar" music seems to come from North America, and in particular Canada.

[Jackmypie]

Is this the same Joy Formidable I know?!! I don't think TJF particuarly have the indie kids raving, more like the 40's demographic. I've seen them about 15 times and I think they are the one of the most exciting live acts today... I think their EP is great, but live they are even better - I'm shocked you've seen so many disagree but I'm perfectly acceptable to different strokes for different folks... Good job it's a big festival site!

I also like the cool kids most frequent dissing band, Editors, so what do I know

BBC are a much more apt definition of landfill!

[strudders]

Pretty much went off it at the turn of the century....

Fell back onto Dance and will not be shifted from that for quite some time...

I have been to the last two Readings and whilst I had a great time, the amount of crap indie landfill bands holding themselves up to being the next Oasis or Blur was truly stomach turning...

RATM and Metallica and Radiohead are really the only bright spots in another dull weekend of dreary sounding shite that offends the ears and has the exact same result as brown noise......

I have far more fun musicly doing a festival with a decent Psy trance lineup and watching bands like The Stuffies or the mighty Dreadzone.......

And to be fair that is why this is my last Glastonbury and my last Reading this year.. Not just because the music in general as got poor, Dreadzone, Levellers, Space ritual all playing in minor stages but on the main stage it has deteriorated because the inclusion of said landfill detracts from an otherwise nice festival because I am forced to drinks lots and lots between sets and miss the bands I want to see.......

Now before you say it not all Indie, you are right there is loads of acts, musical and otherwise but the fact I have to keep moving to get away from it is the issue....

*This is the opinion of strudders and not meant as gospel