Indie Scene In The USA?

[purpleronnie]

I have been listening to The Black Lips a lot really like them. There was a great indie scene in england about 3 years ago things have cooled down but now I've finally heard a few british bands I like.

British indie bands do have major hits in the UK, I was just wondering if bands like Black lips have chart sucess in the US? If so which bands?

thanks.

p.s. What do you think of these 4 new(ish) bands:-

Foals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrZkUQ6_r8

Blood red shoes - love this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzKBUsyGYg

The Metros (you either love or hate this band...not sure which one I fall into yet)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vmLCONCBME&feature=dir

One Night Only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSox41IGj3k

[Footix]

I saw Blood Red Shows a few months ago in NYC...they are fantastic live. It's a shame lazy journalists insist on comparing them to The White Stripes.

[Crimen y Castigo]

I saw Blood Red Shows a few months ago in NYC...they are fantastic live. It's a shame lazy journalists insist on comparing them to The White Stripes.

Neva hoid of em, before now.

That clip is pretty good. Resisting The White Stripes thing would be a herculean effort for most journos, I'd imagine.

For me, they're a bit more 'Emo From Above 1979.'

[nancyb]

The way indie bands become hits in the US is if their music gets picked for a small movie that makes it big. Even so, 'hit' is relative.

[The Biscuitman]

Problem in Britain though is that the original appeal of Indie was that it was always in a way alternative, now it is at the heart of mainstream music. Indie over the past few years has become such a fashionable tag to have that many bands previously unatached to the category are now desperate to claim that this is where they sit in the music genre (in the same way many pop stars now say they are R&B just because they think it gives them more credibility).

Indie has very much become a dirty word in Britain (not too disimilar to 'pop') and is now almost sneered at.

[Footix]

For me, they're a bit more 'Emo From Above 1979.'

That's actually a great description, Ben Fong-Torres Jr.

[bojendyk]

HA ha ha ha, I can't believe people in 2007 are still talking about indie. Indie has been dead for about ten years, you dumbass.

Ooh, ooh, the Black Lips are so indie. :rolleyes:

[bojendyk]

Now that I've made fun of purpleronnie's posts about punk, I'll give a serious assessment of those songs. Ready? Here it is:

They all suck.

[chad]

Team Band played at what was in effect the Chicago American Apparel NYE's party (manager of chicago AmerApp threw the party) in some giant loft with 300 assortments of moustaches, sheena easton haircuts, bad mondrian styled t-shirts, beastie boys circa license, and tight pants.

It was totally indie.

[servotron]

Have you guys heard the one about the indie rocker?





You haven't HEARD that yet?!?!?

[freekickwiz]

I only listen to recordings of reconstructed Neanderthal flutes on vinyl.