If you want to hear some good indie rock get some The Zutons, The New Pornographers. Although AF is ok, I'm pissed they released that video, especially rebellion(lies) since that's one of their worse songs. I'll give you some more band idea if you want, I got tons.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
It's alright, songs like In the back seat, Neighborhood 3, and 4 are way better. Neighborhood 3 is definetely their best song.
Plus saying an arcade fire is worse then another one is like saying that gold is crap compared to platinum, they're all great.
Another band to check out: The Decembrists
The Unicorns are definetely one of the best Indie-rock bands out there.
Also Death From above 1979 is incredible.
Plus saying an arcade fire is worse then another one is like saying that gold is crap compared to platinum, they're all great.
Another band to check out: The Decembrists
The Unicorns are definetely one of the best Indie-rock bands out there.
Also Death From above 1979 is incredible.
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Decemberists and DFA are good...Unicorns were good but they're broken up now....My personal favorite Arcade Fire was Neighborhoods #2
Also I'd recommend:
-Interpol
-The Walkmen
-And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead (except Worlds Apart)
-The Hold Steady
-Mogwai
-Bright Eyes
-The Wrens
-Aesop Rock
-Broken Social Scene
I can name more if anyone's interested
I'd agree with pretty much that entire list. I don't think I've heard a coupe of those but The Wrens are awesome, same with And You Will know us (excpet worlds apart)
Adding:
Wilco
M83
Fiery Furnaces
Deerhoof
Porcupine Tree
Polyphonic spree
Architecture In Helsinki
Surfjan stevens
I could go on for a while...
More good recs, M83 and Wilco especially. I had a chance to see Fiery Furnaces at college but I was a dumbass and forgot what night it was. Also had a chance to see Trail of Dead but I was so pissed about Worlds Apart being ****ty that I didn't go.
The Wrens are sooo good...I saw them live at college back in February. There were probably only about 100 people there, the guys in the band were actually selling CDs themselves at a table...I got to talk to them before and after the show and got them all to sign my copy of Secaucus. Probably the best show I've ever been to. They're re-releasing the Abbott 1135 EP later this summer with 6 new tracks so it'll be LP-length...Can't wait for that.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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Check out the Bravery's debut CD. Some pretty kickass tracks on it.
And yes, I know who the Zutons are. I think I kinda look like their guitarist
And yes, I know who the Zutons are. I think I kinda look like their guitarist
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Classic rock is where it's at. I don't listen to anything after 1985, except AC/DC's TNT album.
And I also like Tenacious D, because they are classic rock-esque.
And I also like Tenacious D, because they are classic rock-esque.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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Dream Theater - These Walls, Panic Attack, Never Enough, and Sacrificed Sons. Octavarium is kicking my ASS!
Porcupine Tree's Trains, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, Start of Something Beautiful, Heartattack in a Layby, and Strip The Soul have also been getting heavy play by me.
I've just been on such a Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree kick lately! Addiction I think... [/QUOTE]
Same here. But I've been listening to DT's Once in a Livetime fairly often recently. I like to give Porc Tree's In Abstentia a good listening to at least once a month.
Glad to see another progger online here!
I've also been fixed on Rush's Hold Your Fire lately.
Dream Theater - These Walls, Panic Attack, Never Enough, and Sacrificed Sons. Octavarium is kicking my ASS!
Porcupine Tree's Trains, Arriving Somewhere But Not Here, Start of Something Beautiful, Heartattack in a Layby, and Strip The Soul have also been getting heavy play by me.
I've just been on such a Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree kick lately! Addiction I think... [/QUOTE]
Same here. But I've been listening to DT's Once in a Livetime fairly often recently. I like to give Porc Tree's In Abstentia a good listening to at least once a month.
Glad to see another progger online here!
I've also been fixed on Rush's Hold Your Fire lately.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
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Master Don Juan
Ondie sleeper of the last decade
Justin Clayton
A bit like earlier Radiohead, but more folky and down-to-earth. Did a great album called Limb in 1999. New album out soon. Great songs.
Justin Clayton
A bit like earlier Radiohead, but more folky and down-to-earth. Did a great album called Limb in 1999. New album out soon. Great songs.
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muse
foo fighters
the bravery
interpol
ashlee simpson--autobiography track--dont trip sounds like poppy hole.
stacie orrinco
some britiny/ madonna
death for cutie- taking back sunday
badly drawn boy
foo fighters
the bravery
interpol
ashlee simpson--autobiography track--dont trip sounds like poppy hole.
stacie orrinco
some britiny/ madonna
death for cutie- taking back sunday
badly drawn boy
hey guys,
really into oasis atm with their new album 'dont believe the truth'. Given their last few albums were bloated and relatively directionless, but they seem to have regained some of their melodic sensibilities minus the swagger.
best track IMHO to listen out to: Love Like A Bomb (written by Liam Gallagher) and Let There Be Love (their most 'Wonderwall' moment in a long time)
also, the new coldplay album is not bad but requires listening several times for it to get into your head space.
stand out tracks: square one, white shadows, fix you, low
also, fav band is ash with their album meltdown, but that came out a year ago.
really into oasis atm with their new album 'dont believe the truth'. Given their last few albums were bloated and relatively directionless, but they seem to have regained some of their melodic sensibilities minus the swagger.
best track IMHO to listen out to: Love Like A Bomb (written by Liam Gallagher) and Let There Be Love (their most 'Wonderwall' moment in a long time)
also, the new coldplay album is not bad but requires listening several times for it to get into your head space.
stand out tracks: square one, white shadows, fix you, low
also, fav band is ash with their album meltdown, but that came out a year ago.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.