Best Ever Albums

Re: indie folk suggestions

sheep21 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:16:35 GMT

Author: sheep21

Posted: 02/24/2013 04:16

Father John Misty.

I'm not a huge folk fan but this album has some really good folk songs. It also has some really weird sort of art folk songs such as Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings which is probably the weirdest folk song I've ever come across(not that I;ve listened to much folk)

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:14:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2013 04:14

pearljammer13 wrote:

Agree wholeheartedly my friend. New album coming out it April. Can't wait.

Ghost on Ghost. It's gonna be awesome

Re: indie folk suggestions

pearljammer13 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:40:40 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 02/23/2013 22:40

dividesbyzero wrote:

Creed Drank the Cradle was a damn good album. It really was unreal. Easily one of the strongest debuts I've heard. I don't think Iron & Wine has ever really made a bad album

Agree wholeheartedly my friend. New album coming out it April. Can't wait.

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:54:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 21:54

pearljammer13 wrote:

This guy knows his shit. The Shepherd's Dog sounds like the best bet for what you're looking for.

Although my favorite Iron And Wine record is The Creek Drank The Cradle. I think it may be a bit too quiet for what you're looking for though. Still worth a listen, it's unreal.

Creed Drank the Cradle was a damn good album. It really was unreal. Easily one of the strongest debuts I've heard. I don't think Iron & Wine has ever really made a bad album

Re: indie folk suggestions

pearljammer13 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:44:28 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 02/23/2013 21:44

dividesbyzero wrote:

For Iron & Wine try Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:00:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 20:00

Great suggestions so far.
For Bright Eyes, both Fevers and Mirrors and I'm Wide Awake it's morning are brilliant
For Fleet Foxes check out Helplessness Blues
For Iron & Wine try Our Endless Numbered Days and The Shepherd's Dog
For Sufjan Stevens you may want to try Michigan and 7 Swans rather than Illinois, as Illinois is way more than just pure indie folk
Joanna Newsom check out Ys and Have one on Me
For Mirah check out Advisory Committee and C'mon Miracle
I saw Andrew Bird Mentioned, and while I wouldn't really lob him in the category of indie folk, it's worth checking out The Mysterious Production of eggs and Armchair Apocrypha.
The Decemberists are essential, though they do get a little proggy on the Hazards of Love and The Crane Wife, you should still listen to Crane Wife, along with Her Majesty, Castaways and Cutouts, and Picaresque

There are a few more essential ones, but most importantly, on a thread like this, how can one fail to mention Elliott Smith? Check out Either/Or, XO, Elliott Smith, Figure 8, From a Basement on the Hill,... you know what screw it just listen to his whole discography. It's worth it

Re: indie folk suggestions

MrFrogger — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:35:34 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 02/23/2013 18:35

All good suggestions so far, also check out Fleet Foxes

Re: indie folk suggestions

Hayden — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:14:52 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 02/23/2013 17:14

JMan wrote:

Robert Plant's Band of Joy. If you like folk, you'll like this, especially the first track: Angel Dance.

'Indie folk' 😉

Anyway. If you want some nifty stuff, I certainly second purple's choices. But check these out too:

Smog - The Doctor Came At Dawn (bit darker)
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas (a must)
Any Neutral Milk Hotel obviously.
Xiu Xiu - A Promise (bit more avant-garde)
Destroyer - City Of Daughters
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Diamond Mine
Wrens - Meadowlands
Palace Music - Viva La Blues
Grizzly Bear - Horn Of Plenty
Lofty Pillars - Amsterdam
Josh Ritter - The Animal Years
Frog Eyes - Golden River
Any Andrew Jackson Jihad

Yeah 😄 Good luck with the band though!

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:04:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 17:04

tekin wrote:

Copied from "Genres You Hate the Most?" thread.

All of this are great, so check them out.

The Decemberists have some good stuff too, but perhaps a little too progressive for a small band. The Crane Wife 3 might be a fun song to cover.

But why limit yourself to one genre?

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:25:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 16:25

Robert Plant's Band of Joy. If you like folk, you'll like this, especially the first track: Angel Dance.

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:34:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 15:34

Copied from "Genres You Hate the Most?" thread.

tekin wrote:

Here are some recommendations, I've assumed a somewhat wider definition though: Greetings from Michigan and Illinois by Sufjan Stevens, Anything by Iron & Wine (esp. The Creek Drank The Cradle or The Shepherd's Dog), Anything by Joanna Newsom, When You Left the Fire by The Wilderness of Manitoba, Shallow Bed by Dry the River, Sea Change by Beck, The King Is Dead by The Decemberists, Yellow House by Grizzly Bear, Chinatown by The Be Good Tanyas, (A)spera by Mirah, Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird, Diamond Mine by King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Rhine Gold by Choir of Young Believers, Halfway Home by Angel Olsen, There’s No Leaving Now by The Tallest Man On Earth, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes, The Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit.

Re: indie folk suggestions

Norman Bates — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:18:39 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 02/23/2013 15:18

Palace Brothers. Best of the best.

Re: indie folk suggestions

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:59:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/23/2013 14:59

Joanna Newsom (e.g. Ys)
The Dodos (e.g. Visiter)
Sufjan Stevens (e.g. Illinois)
Beirut (e.g. Gulag Orkester)
Bon Iver (e.g. For Emma, Forver Ago)

Animal Collective's Sung Tongs

indie folk suggestions

DarkSideOfTheComputer — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:54:41 GMT

Author: DarkSideOfTheComputer

Posted: 02/23/2013 14:54

I've started an indie folk band because I love playing acoustic guitar, it's in, it's interesting live but I need to listen to more folky stuff for it to rub on off me. We're aiming to play dancey stuff with a bit of punk and pop thrown in. I like lumineers and fleet foxes but not of monsters and men and mumford and sons..
what else could I listen to?