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The Pierces

This girl power band is a sister act between Allison and Catherine Pierce, who in my opinion complement each other perfectly. Their genre being sort of psychedelic folk rock is something to look forward to. Not quite sure of the genre at hand, but if it had to be, the pierces would define it.

They are fantastic with their style of music, always coming up with a new track to obsess about. Subtle hints of their music being a little dark at times, is what makes them so interesting. Incredible voice and talent, their sound is truly distinctive. The Pierces quickly became one of my favorites.

I first fell in love with their music after hearing “We are stars”. It is bands like these that should be in the major leagues. Their latest track “You’ll Be Mine”, is brilliant, and for some reason I cannot stop hitting the repeat button.

I find only fitting to put their acoustic live versions, which exhibits their pure talent and soulful sound. 

    

                                            

And just to show how different they can be, "Boring" is another track, which sounds like the perfect theme song for a James Bond movie. 

                                              

Are we shifting to numbers now?

131 is the new genre in town. History showed us that bands that invented new music genres and pioneered in it, reached eternal footing. Ray Charles was the first to mix gospel music into mainstream. Pink Floyd created psychedelic music genre. Nirvana started the punk and alternative revolution. 

So is 131 the new dimension of Indie? Is it a way of promoting new bands? Who knows. I thought it was a fault with my player, until i realized this actually is a genre. A number. 


Many bands seems to be falling into this category now. Such as Fiest, The Black keys, Ingrid Michaelson and the likes. Earlier, genres weren't left as an open field, as they could be of any length. So a list of genres was created that could be referenced with a number. 

This is pretty interesting:

http://www.multimediasoft.com/amp3dj/help/index.html?amp3dj_00003e.htm

The Boxer Rebellion

Some bands just don’t get the air time they should. So they end up financing themselves and performing in movies as start up bands. I first heard of them in the movie “Going the distance”. They are an indie rock band, since 2001, and are currently not signed with a record label. Which is just sad, because these guys are talented! They have featured in various tv shows, commercials and movies. Yet, they aren’t out there.

At times, they sound a lot like Coldplay. But we already know Coldplay is irreplaceable. None the less, this band has defined a unique tune for themselves, which you can condition yourself to.

For starters: Spitting Fire

‘If You Run’ : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FAa7NaGJ8U&feature=related

‘Both Sides Are Even’, ‘Flight’, ’ No harm’, ‘The Runner’ and ‘Semi-Automatic’ are the next songs to check out if you liked what you heard.

Editors

I would listen to this band just for his voice. Tom smith as mentioned before is what sets this indie rock band apart from the others. His soulful voice reminds me of Aaron Lewis from ‘Staind’, but heavier. It just shuts you up. I would imagine him to be the background music for some dramatic real life moment. “No sound but the wind” is one of their slower ones. Just dear Tom with his words. Beautiful.

Papillon is my personal favourite from their fast track sounds.

They're quite a recent band, formed in 2002. Were previously known as 'Pilot', 'The Pride' and 'Snowfield'  Some other picks are : An end has a start, All sparks, Smokers outside the hospital doors, Blood, Bullets, and Munich.

The Japanese Popstars

“Shells of silver” was the first song I heard of this band. Listening to the track, I thought I knew what to expect. But I was mistaken. What impressed me instantly is their style of music. After listening to something like Shells of silver, came along “Joshua”, which sounds like a different genre altogether. That’s one reason to check them out. They come out with some interesting stuff. They also seem to have the most random videos for most of their songs.

Second being, they’re catchy. If you want something upbeat, their music grows on you.

I would’ve posted the first song I heard, but Tom Smith’s voice in this one is just brilliant. Ignore the monkey.

Just let it play: “Shells of silver” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v9SD4IzYzw&ob=av2n

“Let go” – Mad video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ_LUoLTKLo&feature=relmfu

“Song for lisa” , “Fight the night”, “So Shock’in” and the rest of the songs explain why this three DJ’s band is an appreciated electronic act.

Spoon

This American rock band, goes all the way back to 1993. Although it took quite a while for them to come out with a successful album, their single "The Way We Get By", finally placed them on the map, after featuring in the teen drama 'The O.C.".

Post this were more singles that found their way to Tv shows, such as "I Saw The Light", "I Summon You", "Don't You Evah", "The Infinite Pet" and few others. But "The underdog" is the most popular track yet :