Thread Tools

**i$e** · 08-02-2012, 05:01 AM

W&T >>>

Come at me.

**Seb** · 08-02-2012, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Lady Killer

Ours - Distorted Lullabies/Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)

imo 2 of the best rock albums I've ever heard. Jimmy Gnecco (singer) is out of this world and is easily my favorite rock vocalist of the last 15 years.

Their 02 album Precious is OK too, but isn't as solid all the way through.

I recommend his solo album (The Heart) as well.

Sampled some on iTunes and found it a little too dark for my liking. Also, Jimmy Gnecco to me sounds a lot like Matt Bellamy. That's a very distinctive and powerful voice.

Really been digging female vocalists tbh, listened to a lot of bands like The xx/The Jezabels/Parades in the last 6 months, all 3 have superb recent albums with some beautiful and relaxing female vocals.

Any bands resembling something like that would be my preference for recommendations

**Rush** · 08-02-2012, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seb

more indie/alternative plz

agree with that.

a lot of the stuff i've listened to recently is from this thread

kusksu · 08-02-2012, 06:12 AM

^^If you're looking for indie i suggest you try Butch Walker. Any of his solo albums are pretty much 5/5 albums

**The Lady Killer** · 08-02-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seb

Sampled some on iTunes and found it a little too dark for my liking. Also, Jimmy Gnecco to me sounds a lot like Matt Bellamy. That's a very distinctive and powerful voice.

Really been digging female vocalists tbh, listened to a lot of bands like The xx/The Jezabels/Parades in the last 6 months, all 3 have superb recent albums with some beautiful and relaxing female vocals.

Any bands resembling something like that would be my preference for recommendations

He's often compared to Jeff Buckley and Bono (lol @ that comparison, he destroys Bono), but I can see where you get the Bellamy qualities (powerful, use of falsetto).

I'll keep digging through my library to come up with more stuff. If you like female voices, check out Denali (kinda depressing, but similar to Parades) or Eisley - Room Noises (kinda poppy). A Five Iron Frenzy (also poppy) could pique your interest as well.

I'd highly recommend Engine Down - Demure if you like Parades. Kinda like a male-lead version. The singer is the brother of Denali's lead singer. Demure is an amazing album.

**i$e** · 08-02-2012, 01:28 PM

To Bury Within the Sound >>>>>

Recs tonight hopefully. Sweet to see this thread rocking again.

**The Lady Killer** · 08-02-2012, 01:29 PM

All Engine Down owns.

I'll come up with a list of STUFF for people to listen to, similar to your original post. You can do with it what you'd like.

**i$e** · 08-02-2012, 04:02 PM

Plenty of indie in here. Threw in some personal favourite soundtracks too.

1. Swans - The Seer // Genre : Post-Punk / Industrial / Folk // Year : 2012

AOTY.

2. Beach House - Bloom // Genre : Indie / Dream Pop // Year : 2012

Album is just like floating on a cloud. Amazing female vocals (becoming a staple of the genre) and great melodic structures. If you like Indie, you'll love this. If you like Parades/Jezabels, you'll love this.

3. Skyharbor - Blinding White Noise Illusion & Chaos // Genre : Progressive Metal // Year : 2012

Do you like atmospheric/melodic groove metal with amazing vocals? This is it. Dan Tompkins (Tesseract) does what he does best and makes some ethereal contributions to really good metal instrumentation.

4. The Early November - In Currents // Genre : Indie / Alt // Year : 2012

Probably my favourite indie of the year. Amazing songwriting ability and powerful instrumentation. Reminds me of Frightened Rabbit mixed with Idlewild mixed with Hey! Rosetta. Potent.

5. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave // Genre : Indie // Year : 2012

Surprisingly good as it came out of nowhere. Electronic-fused indie that is tied together by some awesome-folk-esque vocals. Strange, but endearing. Check it out!

6. Tigers on Trains - Foundry // Genre : Folk // Year : 2012

Folk release of the year so far. Exceptionally heartfelt music and some great crossover acoustic guitar melodies. Will appeal to indie heads too. Amazing.

7. Dark Time Sunshine - ANX // Genre : Hip-Hop / Cloud Rap // Year : 2012

Continuing with the theme of 2012 (trying to catch up) and specifically the theme of intelligent hip-hop. Just about overtakes El-P's release as my favourite from the genre this year. Great beats, production and thought provoking stuff. Great if you're into Aesop Rock or any kind of good music really. Great place to start if you're put off by the fact it's hip-hop.

8. Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise // Genre : Alt Rock / Post-Hardcore // Year : 2010

This is the album I thought Conversation Piece wanted to be when I finally got around to hearing it. Awesomely catchy tunes with a strange quality that I can't put my finger in. Crosses over elements of Indie, Rock & Post-Hardcore as well as any album I've heard. Recommended Highly.

Soundtracks that I love ~

Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings OST - Unfuckwithable GOAT score in my view.
Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream - Revolutionary minimalism.
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Really excellent execution of how to basically invent a certain musical tone for a genre. Unsurpassed.

Just my top 3. Feel free to throw more OSTs in.

My favourite soundtrack would be High Fidelity. It has everything.

**The Lady Killer** · 08-02-2012, 04:06 PM

Clint Mansell is a genius.

Love the LOTR score too. Both amazing recommendations.

**i$e** · 08-02-2012, 04:10 PM

Bitches need to open their minds and listen to Dark Time Sunshine - ANX. I don't give a FUCK if you're not normally into rap. It's different.