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Kai:
The Residents.





They're better than all these bands COMBINED.

Merkava:
Except for that fact that I don't like The Residents, but that's just my opinion. I mean, really, I also think that Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a boring and overly long. I guess you can't trust me.

Anyway, I'd recommend Pavement, The Pixies, and Modest Mouse to start out with. They're kind of branching out points on the Indie tree, at least for some.

Gryff:
Agreed. Pavement and the Pixies are pretty good starting points.

Pikka Bird:

--- Quote from: La Creme ---[Electro Shock Blues] is definately their/E's masterpeice, but if you listen to it first, you will definately assume that Eels are emo. Which is more than totally untrue.
--- End quote ---


Emo? Nah... Emotional, and lots of that, but I think emo has been applied to pretty much everything by now, most of it whiny, thirteen-yearold bullplop.

ESB has pretty much the best buildup I have ever heard. If you know the backstory (basically, E is the last living member of his entire family), you'll undoubtedly feel how the album was an immediate reaction to all the chaos that's sure to erupt in a guy's mind at times like the ones he found himself in. Yet, it doesn't have any kind of "I'll cry forever and ever and ever and ever and ev..."-kind of mood. Rather, it's reassuring, uplifting and pleasant (provided you listen to the whole thing, without skipping songs- some find Hospital Food too messy/noisy).

Shellac has been mentioned. So do it.

Other stuff I can recommend would be:
-Jeff Buckley (He's pretty straightforward, but delve into his stuff and hopefully, you'll discover the same richness of spirit and musical brilliance that I and many others have)
-Kira And The Kindred Spirits (rock n' roll/garage/blues/soul... I guess)
-Mew
-Kashmir (Okay, this is more alt-rock. than indie, but brilliantacular, I promise)
-Interpol, of course. Goes without saying, so I'm typing it instead.
-Swans
-Naked Lunch
-Joy Zipper, possibly...

...And while you're at it, get yourself hooked on Tom Waits, though there's not much indie in that guy.

JLM:
Yeah what everyone else has said...though I'd also recommend:

Swervedriver
Ride
My Bloody Valentine
Late 80's/Early 90's Sonic Youth (Like from Sister to Washing Machine)

and then sort of go from there.

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