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Arctic Monkeys and others from the golden era of indie

By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

God, why is it so easy to forget how many absolute grade A bangers these guys came out with???

Also Bloc Party, Kasabian, Razorlight to name but a few... Every time I listen to these kinds of bands it's like reliving my childhood: my older siblings showing me their new music picks, wasting my Saturday job money on NME/Kerrang mags and overpriced CDs from HMV...

What other bands take you right back to circa 15 year ago??

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Stereophonics, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Green Day etc etc

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I only got into music the last few years it's one of my favourite genres.

Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, Jet, Scouting for Girls

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Arctic Monkeys are still my faves man.

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By *ighty_tightyMan over a year ago

Norfolk/Suffolk

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

Are you forgetting the mid/late 90s?

Wow

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Stereophonics, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Green Day etc etc"

Omg yes to belting out Dakota at the top of your lungs

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

Are you forgetting the mid/late 90s?

Wow"

What you mean those whiny little Britpop shits

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By *hilledGuerillaMan over a year ago

In the monkey house

That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

Who?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

I can ….

Late 80s and 90s

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

Yes but I agree.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"I only got into music the last few years it's one of my favourite genres.

Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, Jet, Scouting for Girls

Ah man Franz Ferdinand! Wonder what happened to them...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

I saw Wonderstuff at Brixton Academy

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple over a year ago

chester

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Same!!!

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By *ustamanMan over a year ago

weymouth

Oh dear I hail from the golden age of glamrock, I'll be out in my over tight sparkly flares later

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By *hilledGuerillaMan over a year ago

In the monkey house

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

I saw Wonderstuff at Brixton Academy

Wolves civic was my indie Mecca. Did you see The Stuffies 25th anniversary tour? It was awesome.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Arctic Monkeys are still my faves man. "

I haven't had a chance to listen to their new stuff yet (plus I'm on a real "only listening to stuff I can sing along with" vibe atm) but apparently it's a real departure...

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By *hilledGuerillaMan over a year ago

In the monkey house

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

Who?

Oh dear.

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple over a year ago

chester

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

This is more like it

indie for me is early 90’s

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

American Idiot is 15 years old

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

Who?

Oh dear. "

I'll take it back if you can tell me who Doja Cat, Latto and Mahalia are

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By *ighty_tightyMan over a year ago

Norfolk/Suffolk

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

Are you forgetting the mid/late 90s?

Wow

What you mean those whiny little Britpop shits

Stone Roses, Pulp, Bluetones, Shed Seven, Reef, The Charlatans, The Manics.

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By *ourbonKissMan over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

They're all staples on my Spotify, in fact you've just reminded me that I need to book tickets for when they come to Leicester later this year

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

I saw Wonderstuff at Brixton Academy

Wolves civic was my indie Mecca. Did you see The Stuffies 25th anniversary tour? It was awesome. "

I used to go to Camden palace and see the up and coming bands before they had their 1 hit wonders though

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Lordy

The golden era of indie is a lot different to my age

Oh come on you can't deny circa 2005-2010 is where it was at

Are you forgetting the mid/late 90s?

Wow

What you mean those whiny little Britpop shits

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The golden era for all music is the 90’s. Britpop, Hip-Hop, RnB, Trance, Techno, Dance and even the cheesy Pop.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

There's got to be something for everyone in the early 90s indie bag and many current bands wouldnt be here without them - but always one generation influences the next. A few of my favourites:

Stone Roses

Cocteau Twins

Teenage Fanclub

Jesus and Mary Chain

Babybird

The Gin Blossoms

Curve

Belly / The Breeders / Throwing Muses

The Pixies

Gene

God I could go on and on....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Love The Coral

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

This

Late 80’s/early 90’s pre Britpop is far superior to the early 00’s- which is about as Indie as R‘n’B is related to proper R&B

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple over a year ago

chester

My favourite memory of getting backstage after seeing the Charlatans for the 4th time & being convinced that Tim Burgess would definitely try and get off with me

He didn’t!!! #hisloss

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By *etcplCouple over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

I saw Wonderstuff at Brixton Academy

Wolves civic was my indie Mecca. Did you see The Stuffies 25th anniversary tour? It was awesome. "

Pretty sure I did that one, along with the 30 goes tour, the ELGM anniversary and fairly sure I went to Bescot back in the day (the whole 90’s is a tad hazy)- I do know I definitely did the secret affair warm up gig a day or two before Bescot- at Junction 10 about a mile away.

Reet annoyed I managed to book my holiday at the same time as the NLE entire album gig in Brum next month

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By *etcplCouple over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

Who?

Oh dear.

I'll take it back if you can tell me who Doja Cat, Latto and Mahalia are

Inconsequential

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By *abioMan over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

Basically are we talking about the britpop madchester era of indie because I was big on oasis, the stone roses and pulp in the day…

That was my university era in Leicester My God I saw some really good gigs…

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By *ik MMan over a year ago

Lancashire

"My favourite memory of getting backstage after seeing the Charlatans for the 4th time & being convinced that Tim Burgess would definitely try and get off with me

He didn’t!!! #hisloss"

The Charlatans have been my band since the early 90’s. I still see them a couple of times a year - usually one of their own gigs and a festival. Seen them all over the world. Only once made an aftershow party at Hammersmith in about 2006 - was memorable though.

Tim Burgess is great to engage with on Twitter

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By *elvet RopeMan over a year ago

by the big field

"Basically are we talking about the britpop madchester era of indie because I was big on oasis, the stone roses and pulp in the day…

That was my university era in Leicester My God I saw some really good gigs… "

Think you’re mixing you’re eras there Fabio- Britpop and Madchester were a bit different IMHO. The former being the whole Blur/Oasis thing and the latter covering SR/Happy Mondays etc.

That’s why Liam Gallagher was able to pretty much steal Ian Browns act- although without the class and coolness of monkey man

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By *andD30Couple over a year ago

MARKET HARBOROUGH

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?"
Lol. Maybe. Seeing Sleeper soon. Longpigs, Kings of Leon & The Cribs for me with Arctics, The Strokes and early Vaccines in there too. Yet to see The Arctics live... Anna x

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By *andD30Couple over a year ago

MARKET HARBOROUGH

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

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By *oly Fuck Sticks BatmanCouple over a year ago

here & there

"Basically are we talking about the britpop madchester era of indie because I was big on oasis, the stone roses and pulp in the day…

That was my university era in Leicester My God I saw some really good gigs… "

James are still the most underrated Manc band from the last 30 years.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

Who?

Oh dear.

I'll take it back if you can tell me who Doja Cat, Latto and Mahalia are

Inconsequential

Nah it proved my point. People can be too young or too old to know things, doesn't mean you have to "oh dear" them

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By *hilledGuerillaMan over a year ago

In the monkey house

"That is not the golden era of indie. Try Neds, PWEI, The wonderstuff, Carter USM, dinosaur Jr, Echobelly, Sleeper and so many more.

Have I just age checked myself and others?

Who?

Oh dear.

I'll take it back if you can tell me who Doja Cat, Latto and Mahalia are

Doja Cat at least was born after all the acts I mentioned and nothing to do with Indie.

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By *ammo89Man over a year ago

Aberdeen

"God, why is it so easy to forget how many absolute grade A bangers these guys came out with???

What other bands take you right back to circa 15 year ago??

And then the great 2008-2010 era of MGMT, Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Horrors etc

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By *asilyled1Man over a year ago

ogmore valley

"Love The Coral"

One of my favourites. When I heard dreaming of you I was hooked and been a big fan since

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By *eliWoman over a year ago

Maximo Park. Bloc Party. Gossip. The XX. Art Brut. The Wombats. Yeah, I have a huge soft spot for that particular time in music, reminds me of festival days, dancing and drinking and being happy. Still listen to those bands now!

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By *aliceWoman over a year ago

Birmingham

Golden age of indie/alternative was earlier for me!

Ride, curve, swervedriver, my bloody valentine, teenage fanclub, early blur, dinosaur Jr, Jesus & Mary chain etc etc

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The Killers

Snow Patrol

Travis

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"God, why is it so easy to forget how many absolute grade A bangers these guys came out with???

What other bands take you right back to circa 15 year ago??

And then the great 2008-2010 era of MGMT, Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Horrors etc"

Omg yes MGMT were so trippy and underrated! I liked the Ting Tings, simple but catchy. VW music was too happy and got on my nerves though

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Maximo Park. Bloc Party. Gossip. The XX. Art Brut. The Wombats. Yeah, I have a huge soft spot for that particular time in music, reminds me of festival days, dancing and drinking and being happy. Still listen to those bands now! "

I still listen to the XX all the time. The only way one should: in a dark room with earphones, preferably while falling asleep

Oli's voice is just so smooth and golden

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple over a year ago

chester

"My favourite memory of getting backstage after seeing the Charlatans for the 4th time & being convinced that Tim Burgess would definitely try and get off with me

He didn’t!!! #hisloss

Tim Burgess is great to engage with on Twitter "

He’s a beautiful man

my friend used to stalk their shop in northwich all the time, that’s how we got backstage !! Yes, one of my all time favourites

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"The Killers

Snow Patrol

Travis "

Omg Hot Fuss was the first CD I ever bought with my own pocket money, for my hand-me-down Discman

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Hard-FI

Reverend and the Makers

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Muse

Kaiser Chiefs

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Keane

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The Verve

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By *ourbonKissMan over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

I still listen to the XX all the time. The only way one should: in a dark room with earphones, preferably while falling asleep

Oli's voice is just so smooth and golden

It's even better on vinyl!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Hard-FI

Reverend and the Makers "

Omg yes Hard to Beat and Living for the Weekend were bops!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Keane "

Bedshaped is literally one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Oasis pulp verve ocean colour mock turtles sea horses James Travis supergrass blur loads but im to old to remember that far back ??

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I'm off to Temple Newsam tomorrow where The Music, The Coral and The Cribs are going to take me back to my late teens / early 20s.

Can't wait!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Keane

Bedshaped is literally one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written

Yeah one of there most recent hits The Way I Feel is about Mental Health.

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By *agerMorganMan over a year ago

Canvey Island

Sum 41

Green Day

Gold finger

Less than Jake

The Offspring

Those were my bands 15 years ago

still listen to them now & then.

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By *iromancergirl1Woman over a year ago

bolton

My son is 21 and he listens to arctic monkeys

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By *iromancergirl1Woman over a year ago

bolton

"The Verve "
they where awsome live

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By *ornyguyMan over a year ago

Hillsborough, NI

another vote for the 90s here. ocean colour scene, the bluetones, elastica are another few to mention too.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Stereophonics, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Green Day etc etc

Omg yes to belting out Dakota at the top of your lungs

Stereophonics are amazing but their best tune is Local boy, millennium stadium 2001, awesome gig

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By *ooBulMan over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Hanoi Rocks - Are they punk? Heavy metal? Rock? Not sure they are indie? Are they indie rock?

"Two Steps From The Move" is a cracking album! The lead singer plays sax on some of his tracks. What more do you want....?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Mumford and Sons

Elbow

Embrace

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Any rave kids that listened to Enter Shikari, Does It Offend You Yeah etc?

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By *dventurous biMan over a year ago

tesside

The Golden Age?

Has to be the era that produced The Kinks, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Move, The Small Faces, The Animals and obviously The Beatles.

Their combined influence shaped pretty much everything that followed.

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By *amuelsquestMan over a year ago

Sutton at hone

"God, why is it so easy to forget how many absolute grade A bangers these guys came out with???

What other bands take you right back to circa 15 year ago??

"
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By *izzmasterzeroMan over a year ago

Aberdeen

Dirty pretty things

Pigeon detectives

Libertines

Bravery

Wombats

Strokes

Yeah yeah yeah

Killers

Subways

Kaiser chiefs

I was more into punk / rock back in the day so these are only a small few examples of what little indie I listened to

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By *amuelsquestMan over a year ago

Sutton at hone

Big audio dynamite

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