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Electric 6


I honestly have no idea if these guys are popular or not, but they weren't when I first started listening to them when their first album came out (ps their only good album is the first one, sadly)

Okkervil River


awesome indie band

DeVotchka


Fucking awesome band. I had the privelege of seeing them live and meeting the lead singer, and they give an absolutely AMAZING live show and the lead singer is a really cool dude.

[MalReynolds]

Transatlantic.

No pic.

Mal

[xiron]

Ion Dissonance

Awesome Canadian metalcore/mathcore band. Some heavy shit. The lyrics are awesome. They remind me of Fight Club.

Gym Class Heroes

One of the few hip hop acts I listen to. Rather than using prerecorded beats, they actually play music at their concerts. I saw them with Emery. The rapper is absolutely hilarious on stage. He does some random shit. I met him after the show, though, and he was a cool guy.

Emperor

Norweigan black metal band. Their first album is pretty much a wall of noise, but later on in the band's life they got a lot more melodic. Really cool keyboards and great vocals. My favorite album is Prometheus: The Empire of Fire and Demise.

The Black Dahlia Murder

Death/Black metal band from Michigan. I saw them in concert with As I Lay Dying. They put on a hell of a live show. Also, they had the balls to pose in their tightie-whities (albeit covered in blood) in Revolver Magazine. Great stuff.

[lord_carbo]

Jack's Mannequin

http://myspace.com/jacksmannequin

Turn off the annoying music video because it conflicts with the little music console at the top. They have spiffy tunes. Listen.

[NaOTa4231]

lord carbo.....you should check out something corporate. Andrew McMahon is also the lead singer for them.

[nickadeemus]

Two from the Seattle music scene:
If you like Death Cab, give this guy a listen.
Rocky Votolato


These Arms Are Snakes

These guys rule live, and their album isn't so bad either. Way harder than Rocky.

[Spazzbite]

Jack's Mannequin

http://myspace.com/jacksmannequin

Turn off the annoying music video because it conflicts with the little music console at the top. They have spiffy tunes. Listen.

Jack's Mannequin plays A LOT in my town. Fantastic band

[JurseyRider734]

Jewpin: Sufjan Stevens is pretty good.

Attn: Prepare to encounter the greatest band...ever.

Portugal. the Man



All of their songs are amazing, but listen to AKA M80 the Wolf

https://www.myspace.com/portugaltheman

also:

Dispatch (I don't listen to them much but they're good. Not together anymore. Listen to "The General")

https://www.myspace.com/dispatch617

[jewpinthethird]

Courtesy Knave


Probably the best with synthesizer ever. http://www.myspace.com/courtesyknave

[talisman]

Lots of indie fans up in here. Not to say that I dislike indie... just that I avoid it because of its popularity. And by popularity, I mean popularity with everyone I know.

anyway

Kettel

http://www.kracfive.com/kettel/

This guy is good people... I just recently discovered him. From the Netherlands, really cool intricate and mellow IDM. I recommend it to all the braindance fans out there.

Frog Pocket

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Frog+Pocket
I've heard one album of his that was awesome, one that was kind of meh, and another that was also fairly awesome, but not as much as the first. Some really juicy stuff. Also IDM.

Plumbline

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Plumbline
He's only got like two albums but they're awesome. Really awesome.

Beefcake

http://www.beefcake.de/
Soooooo good. Really atmospheric stuff, I love it all. Sometimes I think duos make the best electronic music. With the exception of autechre, I guess.

Architect

http://www.ant-zen.com/architect/

http://www.planetmyer.de/

Really similar stuff to beefcake's, equally as awesome.

Oh and second on I Am a Robot and Proud and Plone. Even though I don't have as much Plone as I should.

[jewpinthethird]

Oh and second on I Am a Robot and Proud and Plone. Even though I don't have as much Plone as I should.

Those two bands (and the Postal Service) make up the soundtrack of my junior year of high school.

Sage Francis


A rapping cracker? Good tunes though...most artists on Anticon are good.

Why?


Also on the Anticon label...though not a rapper. I would consider Why? experimental Pop/Folk rock.

Xploding Plastix


Really awesome IDM/Drum and Bass. I guessing many of you have heard of them before, but for those of you who dont, check them out. Really jazzy and energetic.

VHS or Beta


Basically, if you've heard one song by them, you've heard them all (kind of like Interpol). Dance friendly rock. But they have a few really good songs. "Alive" and "Dynamize" are probably their best tracks. They are kind of like the Cure minus the gay.

[xObserveRx]

Ashes of Soma


They're well... a little hard to explain. They remind me of a few different bands actually. I think of a cross between Finger Eleven (If you know them) and Staind. I've known the drummer (dude on the right) since I was like 8 or 9. Played minor baseball with him for a good 7 years. We still talk now and then, but seeing as he's kinda busy now, it's a lot less often nowadays.

[xiron]

Sage Francis is good stuff. I've only heard a few songs though.

[talisman]

Foxy Shazam!

their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/foxyshazam
A good listen: http://i-see-sound.com/mp3/20051228/...lity_opera.mp3

Consider this a shameless plug for my friend's band from Cincinnati. (He's the keyboarder, far right in photo) The sound is hard to describe... it's hardcore, it's post-rock, it's semi-punk, it's somewhat metalcore.... I dunno. It's fun and they put on insane shows. Not quite nationally known yet but they probably will be.

[xiron]

Dude. That mp3 is freaking awesome.