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jcknbl:

--- Quote ---bands that I'm complaining about:
Mogwai
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
...I want to say The Arcade Fire, but they occaisianally have a gem or two, if not only one that helps put one to sleep at night...
There's Death Cab for Cutie (who have apparently been abandoned or something), and The Postal Service, but even in their slight dullness and unoriginality, have some personality of their own.

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Gotcha and totally know we're you're coming from. Don't listen to these people saying that represents indie music (but you should definitely check out the artists they're suggesting)...though I don't really know what does because like I said it isn't a genre. In addition to the ones already listed, here are a bunch of energetic fun groups most of whom I've heard called "indie" at one time or another:

At The Drive-In
Braniac (at least their stuff that I've heard)
LCD Soundsystem
Daft Punk
Hot Hot Heat
The New Pornographers
Built to Spill
The Faint
The Apples in Stereo
Le Tigre
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
M.I.A.
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Sleater-Kinney

and I'm sure a ton that I can't think of.

There are also a whole lot of bands that do both low tempo, mellow stuff and more exciting music. Theres also the whole Post-Punk/New Wave revival thing from Britain which is pretty upbeat, though I don't personally find that stuff to be very good. Hope some of this helps.

rive gauche:

--- Quote from: jcknbl ---You Say Party! We Say Die!
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Oh man, I saw them play in some guy's basement a couple months ago. They were so much fun! If you ever get the chance to go see them, you definitely should go.

amok:
Sonic Youth
Ted Leo

that's pretty much all you need

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: Evilpopsicleguy ---
--- Quote from: DynamiteKid ---Mogwai? ;)
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I think you mis understood, I was asking for the ones that weren't mind crushingly blank and monotonous.

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1. Misunderstood is one word. It's also a Wilco song, so when you're on this board, you should know that, dammit! ;-)

2. Fuck you, I love Mogwai.

3. A winking smiley means I was kidding.

KharBevNor:

--- Quote from: Evilpopsicleguy ---
It doesn't necesarially have to be Indie, ust anything that is good music that doesn't sound boring.
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Some albums for you:

:wumpscut: - Dried Blood of Gomorrha
Anne Clark - Joined Up Writing
Coil - Loves Secret Domain
Current 93 - Cats Drunk on Copper
Current 93 & Nurse With Wound - Bright Yellow Moon
Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within
Diamanda Galas - Plague Mass
Sol Invictus - The Devil's Steed
Ulver - Themes From William Blakes a Marriage of Heaven and Hell

All pretty dark, but not heavy, as I have no idea what you're stance on that is. Still, it's all independent, and all a far cry from the drab crap you've mentioned. Will probably provide good counterpoint to the mainly upbeat suggestions above. If you have any adventureness of taste anyway.

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