Since Ian mentioned them, I decided to make my second band of this week a great indie band with a synth sound from Canada called Winter Gloves. The lead singer, Charles F, originally started writing the songs just for fun to put on his MySpace as a side project but they got such positive feedback that he decided to start an actual band. My personal favorite thing about the band, aside from the awesome sound of the music, is that they distributed their first EP solely by throwing it into the crowd at shows, which is fucking tremendous haha.

"Let Me Drive"



"Invisible" (my personal favorite song by them)



"Party People"



"Factories"

These guys are some good musicians and they have pretty sweet music videos.

That first video was nuts...

Welcome back for another band of the week, although it's a few hours late haha. The next band up is a bit experimental, a bit progressive, and a bit psychedelic, all while being an awesome indie band. They're called Portugal. The Man and they rule and are constantly putting out new music. Like, I almost don't get to appreciate how good their albums are because they put one out pretty much annually. Musically they are very good and I'm always discovering new layers to their songs each time I listen to them. Where they really shine though is in the vocal department. John Gourley is absolutely fantastic as the lead singer. Check 'em out.


"The Sun"



"How the Leopard Got Its Spots"



"Horse Warming Party"



"Guns and Dogs"

Good fucking post, sir.

RK, I just want to say thank you for being the one person to respond and know the awesomeness of Portugal.

As for my next band, they rule quite simply. They're called Phoenix. A lot of people I've met have no idea who they are despite the fact that they won a damn Grammy last year. Just check them out because they're one of the best alt. rock bands out there today.


"1901"



"United"



"Lisztomania/One Time Too Many" (Check this one out for sure, it's amazing. The second song is my favorite song by this band.)



"Lasso"

I already knew pheonix cause it was in a car commercial awhile ago haha, but they're awesome i love them

It's that time again...well the time was yesterday but Halo: Reach came out so I was not near my computer to post this. Anyway, unfortunately my next band is no longer a band but they still fucking rule. Also, I would bet very few people know them. They're called Kaddisfly. They're an alt. rock band that mixes a few genres and comes off a bit experimental but they are really really good. Their sound reminds me of the band Dredg (if you've heard of them) mixed with Incubus. I've been listening to them for a few years now ever since my roommate introduced me to their music while away at college. Enjoy.

Oh, and the things in parentheses after the song titles are actually a part of the title. These songs were off an album called "Set Sail the Prairie" and to quote their Wiki, "Each song represents both a month of the year and a specific location in the northern hemisphere." Pretty cool idea imo.


"Empire (Noyabr')"



"Campfire (Junio)"



"Harbor (Agosto)"



"New Moon Over Swift Water"

They're pretty good in my opinion. Campfire is awesome, i wasn't sure until the chorus, fantastic. Out of the two that work (Campfire and Harbor) i'm diggin' them a lot, I'm going to have to check out more of there stuff. Keep it up!

It's that time again. After taking last Friday off from lack of a band to choose and overall business, the Band of the Week returns to it's usual day and time haha.

In honor of the fact that I'm going to see them for the second time tomorrow night, the band for today is Murder By Death. If you haven't ever heard of Murder By Death then you are missing out. They're this crazy mix of indie rock and a bit of Johnny Cash with a cello thrown in for good measure. They've put out 4 almost concept albums with themes ranging from the devil to zombies to sin and punishment and when listened to in full, their albums almost lay out a full story. And their latest album, "Good Morning Magpie" was written after the lead singer spent a month or so out in the woods with nothing but his guitar and a little shack to live in. They're one of those rare bands that are a million times better live than recorded and they have amazing energy in concert. Seriously, check them out, they're pretty amazing and very one-of-a-kind to say the least.


"Until Morale Improves, The Beatings Will Continue"



"Brother"



"Fuego!"



"Foxglove"



BONUS SONG
"Ball & Chain" (This version is fucking amazing imo)

You know how I feel about Murder By Death...<3 them soo much. I see no excuse for people not to like them.

Murder By Death is easily one of my favorite bands around. Good fucking post.

I totally forgot to post on this, cause i talked to you about it before on chatroulette. Just kidding about the chat roulette. But Murder by Death is good, i enjoy then quite a bit, they have a very different sound to them, almost western rock sorta. I like it. Other people should too. So listen to them, negros.

Thanks for all the replies guys. Glad you enjoyed them. Good to see this thread get some response <3. Anyway, my next band is a band I just recently discovered and will be going to see at the end of this week in Brooklyn (they're touring with past BotW, Winter Gloves). They're called Born Ruffians. Like Winter Gloves, they are from Canada and they sound like the definition of an indie band. I don't even know how to compare them to anyone else though. They take bits from bands like Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse, Islands, Animal Collective, and even a bit of Talking Heads (and others that I'm forgetting I'm sure). Just check 'em out and see what you think for yourself.


"This Sentence Will Save/Ruin Your Life"



"Hummingbird"



"Oh Man"



"Barnacle Goose"



BONUS SONG (because I can't narrow it down to just 4 favorite songs)
"Hedonistic Me"

Every week I am being shown new music because I am not so hot at finding anything myself. For that I thank you

Actually this might be the first band i didnt love haha. i like the instromentals but i dont really enjoy his voice. Something about it rubs me the wrong way. But i do enjoy the music itself. And the hummingbird video was cool, i liked that.

It's that time again. This week I'm going with a band that I was introduced to by Jonah on a car ride to CT and they're called Passion Pit. They're very different from the usual indie stuff I post here and I guarantee not everyone will like them but I find them to be extremely catchy and their music just makes me happy when I listen to it. They're very synthpop/electropop sounding and they remind me of MGMT is some ways. Anyway, enjoy (hopefully).


"Sleepyhead"



"Little Secrets"



"The Reeling"



"Eyes As Candles"

They were in Iowa yesterday. No joke. My sister was begging me to come with her, but I don't really trust her taste in music so I passed it up...

...which was dumb. I dig this.

Gotta love passion pit, gotta love it even more when passion pits mixed with some rap!! i love mash ups. But to be honest, the one thing that makes me more interested in passion pit even more than the music, are the videos, i think they're awesome haha. Good pick

Yeah these are good vids. That singer has suchc a high voice, though. Either that or they really jack with it when they play. Good tunes.