The woman is actually the spawn of Satan. A 43 year old woman spouting off about whatever indie-kit band the NME is pushing or (by the same token) whatever band her husband is in charge of at that time..........
I HATE HER!
Seriously, not a fan.
Good call with I Am Kloot, one of the best gigs I have seen was them at Reading University about 3 years ago, only about 60 people turned up but to their credit they stepped it up and really made it an evening to remember, all their albums are quality and they just have to be checked out!!!
Don't know if you can class these purely as Indie but another few bands which are worth checking out are Camera Obscura, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, Delays, Air Traffic, Sunshine Underground and Morning Runner.
I'm sure that we will still get some decent "hidden gems" coming through but as things stand the mainstream pap which is flooding the market is giving Indie a bad name, having said that the electro genre is producing some decent new bands such as CSS, New Young Pony Club, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, MAPS and MGMT.
Totally forgot about Hot Chip - they are amazing, really put in a good live performance too, not had the chance to check out The Whip yet but as they come recommended I will make that my next purchase!! The other thing with electro is the diversity, it contains aspects of rock/indie/hip hop/alternative which gives something that everyone can enjoy.
Fair play, IAK come across as being a bunch of great guys who make great music, I will always have nothing but respect for them after that gig in Reading, despite the low numbers the atmosphere was amazing and every single person in that room left with a massive smile on their face.
I hate the way that the Radio molds us to listen to what they like.
So many people don't use their ears and listen to the decent music.
If you hear a song on the radio every day, you start to like it. It's not actually any good, I.E The Ting Tings.
I think that the likes of Huw Stephens, Steve Lamaq and Zane Lowe are refreshing. They play what they want to play and aren't scared to put something a bit different onto the radio.
Radio 1 should be setting the standards, not blindly following the commercial stations.For a long time 6music was great for hearing new music during the day,but even that has gone downhill. Anyway sorry for that moan! Here is a couple of recommendations if you like electro (well sort of); HolyF*** bonkers but great, Battles esp. a song called Atlas;Evil Nines You Could Be Special Too,cracking mix of all sorts of dance and Adam Freelands stuff,which is excellent.
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