Can you suggest good indie or alternative rock bands?

Question

similar to Arcade Fire, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Freelance Whales, fun., Gorillaz, Grouplove, Hoosiers, Imagine Dragons, Icona Pop, Kings of Leon, Killers, King Charles, Lana Del Rey, Lighthouse and the Whaler, MGMT, Mumford & Sons, Naked & Famous...

You get the idea.

Answer 1

Pulp, Oasis, old Coldplay, Cage the Elephant, Jimmy Eat World, Scouting for Girls, The Script, The Ordinary Boys, The Libertines, High Flying Birds, Lenka, Marina and the Diamonds, Lily Allen, La Roux and Franz Ferdinand

Answer 2

Grunge:



Mudhoney

Soundgarden

Alice in Chains

Melvins

Pearl Jam (older stuff)

Temple of the Dog

Green River





Alt rock:



Smashing Pumpkins

Afghan Whigs

Blind Melon

Jane's Addiction

Stone Temple Pilots

Mad Season

Sonic Youth

Radiohead





Indie:



Mazzy Star

Death Cab for Cutie

Modest Mouse

Gomez

Answer 3

My favorite bands are:

Foxy Shazam

Coldplay

Neon Trees

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nirvana

My Chemical Romcance



Other good alt rock bands:

Green Day

The Strokes

Paramore

The Black Keys

AWOLNATION

Cage The Elephant

Foo Fighters



Hope this helps. :)

Answer 4

Mother Mother, Say Hi, Bombay Bicycle Club, Erland and the Carnival, Here We Go Magic, Austra, P.S. I Love You, Pinback, Mimicking Birds, Angus and Julia Stone, Republic Tigers

Answer 5

Two door cinema club, The Gaslight Anthem?

Answer 6

Check out a band called TIGHT ROPE SKY

http://www.tightropesky.bandcamp.com

Answer 7

My Chemical Romance - try all of their albums because even if you don't like one, you might like another because they're all so different.

The Kooks - indie

LostAlone - alternative, v melodic, v riffy

BB Brunes - Indie-ish, French, very good. Don't need to understand French to like them ! :)

Answer 8

lately ive been stuck on modest mouse. try anything from the "grunge" era. check out the pixies too.

Answer 9

SWITCHFOOT OFFICIAL VIDEOS

Dark Horses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsItCItijU

Restless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFlScJ32_qw

FLYLEAF OFFICIAL VIDEOS

I'm So Sick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIADZKU9dw

Fully Alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3RYW0YoEk

TFK OFFICIAL VIDEOS

Move

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0jfS-H-Kc

Falls Apart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhVSJUvGwo

Puppet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTCZHkrb2IM

MARIANAS TRENCH

Fallout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHyYzezYWe0

All to Myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPOf-YKj3o

Answer 10

the strokes, arctic monkeys, the libertines