WHAT. IS. INDIE. Rolling 2012 Indie Thread

listening now, more substantial production, still utterly charming, smart and terrific. my one tax refund splurge.

ah i just worked out that school song 'never thought i'd see the day' rips the melody from 'let your freak flag fly' by the hummingbirds

ringo deathstarr pledge drive

62% of their goal in under 2 days. these guys have some pretty serious fans.

Yeah, I wonder why...

i pledged, but only for the demo package. the 'make us cover a song of your choice' option went in like 15 minutes

i would have made them do i kill everything i fuck fwiw

Ha, good choice. Though I doubt the ilxor's cover of that could ever be bettered.

I'd have made them cover 'I'm a Terrible Vacuous Imbecile Who Uses My Body to Sell My Mediocre Records'. I'd have to write it first, obviously.

of this story i am thankfully unaware. dandy warhols related?

ok now i know. seems.... pointless.

Weird Dreams "Choreography" album is a total joy, tasty indiepop goodness

i wonder if elizabeth darlin' has been listening to the hummingbirds a lot for this latest record

have i already raved about rex or regina on this thread? their ep is utterly gorgeous

is this thread title a lfo reference?

Sennen are about to realese their third album, produced by David M. Allen (Cure, Depeche Mode, Chameleons):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfFQzEJqcZY

dope.
http://youtu.be/cEQHHk0Zh7U

i'm really that Sennen song, i liked their last album but this sounds nothing like that. interested in hearing this album now.

Cool song til the vocals come in

Oberhofer "HEART" is pretty good, debut album this month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW7MwhUHQzg

This is very relevant to my interests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKxaiCGge0

Straight From the Harp - Dancing Slow

good song.

loving the Now, Now album so much

woo some stuff i produced is coming out on two of my fave tweeish indie labels ^_^

Congratulations. I actually went and looked up Summer Cats on Slumberland's page to see if that was what you were doing, but they are listed as past artists and I can't think of any other tweeish Melbourne bands.

it does involve at least one summer cat

Is there any news from SULK? Still really enjoying their two singles and would love to hear more. Their website doesn't seem to hint at much more than touring at this point.

they finished recording their album a few weeks ago, not sure if it's going to be self-released like the singles or if they're approaching labels..

turns out the cats on fire album is vastly better than their earlier stuff. pretty nice.

i agree. although, i think all of their albums are pretty nice. the lovesliescrushing reissue or first issue of their early recordings or whatever is really gorgeous.

wtf @ this sub-lucksmiths drivel that allo darlin are passing off as lyrics

Hmmm...it' s pretty great actually.

i hate the lyrics on this record. they're genuinely awful.

I tend of swing between cringing and loving Allo Darlin' lyrics. They're more of a guilty pleasure than most stuff I regularly listen to. The first album had its bland out moments but could still frequently make me feel giddy. Haven't given the newie much time.

Anyone here diggin' Joanna Gruesome? Their EP, and new track on a split on Art Is Hard Records are pretty great.

tbf it's really only two songs that piss me off lyrically - "europe" and "tallulah".. they come across like the typical expatriate australian who believes they've 'outgrown' their country and the people in it, while the whole album steals completely from the go betweens, the lucksmiths and the hummingbirds.

it's always australians who write these sort of dreadful lyrics, i can never work out why.

I really like 'Tallulah', I think it's more an age thing rather than an expatriate thing. She's late 20s and feels like her life's path has been determined. I don't think it's particularly disparaging of Australia (in so far as I've noticed anyway).

I like the increasing Go-Btwns influence, that's what makes 'Capricornia' one of the best things they've done whilst being less playful than some of their previous singles.

isn't 'tallulah' about finding a small piece of home anywhere? almost a recognition that even though she's far away, australia is always a part of her and the bit 'and i wonder if you'll wanna go over there with me, when i'm finished over here' seems like pining for home. she hardly seems the type to get worked up over.

the school album is ok but i am starting to think that 'let it slip' was a one off moment of pop perfection, they are capable of cute but not much more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EySm81Q6qIU

this isn't really new, but i think i had heard a couple of citizens! songs before and they didn't appeal at all (i'm remembering them being very kitsune-y, which generally has a maximum of two minutes' appeal for me), yet this i'm liking a lot.

i'm really enjoying the lissy trullie lp

kinda like a nu-gemma hayes without the folkiness

holy shit the new purling hiss track 'lolita' is (a) studio recorded and (b) fucking great

picked up the new School album, it's definitely better than the non-EP tracks on the debut album but they still haven't bettered those first two releases. though this album makes me think it's still possible, one day..

Caught them live last night, they had a couple of stand-in members including the always-a-pleasure incongruously metal looking drummer. Were very good.

grass widow album their best yet

This would probably fit equally well in the goths thread, but since I started this one I'll put it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuFCgsUh64Q

really enjoying the new merchandise LP:

http://katorgaworks.bigcartel.com/product/merchandise-children-of-desire-lp
http://icoulddietomorrow.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-katorga-works-release-merchandise.html

new Orca Team album is pretty darn lovely

if u like indie pop innit

diiv album quite a bit better than expected, based on the not-as-good-as-beach-fossils singles

Totally adore Orca Team, had the pleasure of putting on their first UK show and they were extremely good. They combine their influences supremely and Leif has a fantastic voice too.

I don't like the name, though on Friday I saw Haiku Salut who I'd avoided because I thought their name made them sound like some sort of 'Allo Darlin ukulele fest, but it turns out they're actually great. I feel pretty foolish.