Can someone recommend some better music for me?

Christine Norman	Posted Sep 14, 2009 4:19 PM Link to this discussion
beachbunny0204 Chicago, IL Post #: 1	Hey all - I'm a (former) emo chick. And trying to evolve out of the All American Rejects, mayday parade, Freshman 15...so on so forth. I really like this Brit band The Kooks, and, don't make fun - i still love Death Cab for Cutie. Hopefully I can post stuff like this here...but yea, if anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it =) thanks!! Christy
Matty	Posted Sep 14, 2009 4:55 PM Link to this reply
user 5157295 Chicago, IL Post #: 8	Hey Christy, If you like the Kooks, here's some bands you should consider from the Brit rock scene: Arctic Monkeys, Libertines, Maximo Park, Last Shadow Puppets and the Fratellis. If you like Death Cab, I'd recommend: Belle and Sebastian, Earlimart, Shins, Decemberists, and Sufjan Stevens. If you want to get the roots of some old school indie, try: Sebadoh, Pavement, Sunny Day Real Estate (emo before emo existed), Yo La Tengo, Blonde Redhead, and Built to Spill. Hope the search goes well. I know my search is never ending !
Kim	Posted Sep 15, 2009 9:24 PM Link to this reply
user 3125724 Group Organizer Chicago, IL Post #: 37	Hey guys, Christy, I think Matt did a great job with his list. From his list, my personal favorites include Maximo Park, Last Shadow Puppets, B & S, Yo La Tengo and Pavement.
Christine Norman	Posted Sep 18, 2009 4:43 PM Link to this reply
beachbunny0204 Chicago, IL Post #: 2	Thanks so much! I really appreciate it =)
August Forte	Posted Sep 20, 2009 11:54 AM Link to this reply
user 10187436 Chicago, IL Post #: 6	You may dig: The Valley Arena Sunny Day Real Estate Pet Lions Cheers!
Clint	Posted Sep 30, 2009 5:54 PM Link to this reply
DjSkinnyFat Chicago, IL Post #: 9	That's a nice list going so far guys. Here are my 2 pence: An Horse The Hold Steady Frightened Rabbit We Were Promised Jetpacks The Henry Clay People Sea Wolf Noah and The Whale Brakesbrakesbrakes Bound Stems(local to chicago) David and The Citizens And lastly Nada Surf never gets old I could probly just list my entire ipod here but that might be kinda lame. Enjoy :) Edited by Clint on Sep 30, 2009 5:59 PM
Dan Hagen	Posted Oct 22, 2009 9:51 AM Link to this reply
user 10252476 Chicago, IL Post #: 3	The Extraordinaires: http://myspace.com/th... I actually think a lot of the people in this meetup should check these guys out. I've been a fan for years. They write catchy songs that are actually stories, and the lyrics to these stories are illustrated in their albums, which are actually children's books that they bind and sell at their shows! Their shows often have theatrics in some form or another, usually something fun and ridiculous. Hi Five the Cactus is a personal favorite. I highly recommend them to any converted emo girl on here! ;) Edited by Dan Hagen on Oct 22, 2009 9:54 AM
Dan	Posted Oct 29, 2009 1:20 AM Link to this reply
user 10213539 Chicago, IL Post #: 2	I want to say, Sunny Day Real Estate sucks the worst suck that ever sucked a suck. So many bad memories of trying to like that mush mouth's music. But i kinda enjoyed the Extraordinaires stuff so thanks for that recommendation.
craig	Posted Oct 30, 2009 12:48 PM Link to this reply
reptilegod Des Plaines, IL Post #: 136	The Wombats! We saw them at Empty Bottle a year or two ago-- awesome show, great songs. I've been trying to think of their name since Christine posted this thread a month and a half ago!
craig	Posted Nov 10, 2009 11:21 AM Link to this reply
reptilegod Des Plaines, IL Post #: 144	And a great place to find music from past and future meetup shows and music recommended based on our history would be: http://www.last.fm/us... -- you can listen there to the groups personal radio station!

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