Enjoy!
The Cults
Album: s/t, released June, 2011
Album: s/t, released June, 2011
This Manhattan, NY based indie pop group's debut album received rave reviews. I tried, without much success, to allow the album to grow on me. One track, Abducted, made it onto my i-pod!
Planningtorock
Album: W, released June, 2011
Janine Rostron, aka Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician who resides in Berlin, Germany. As you may ascertain from watching these videos, she is rather strange. My favorite quote, "no great genius comes without some form of madness." The first track is very dark and dramatic, while the second takes a more upbeat approach.
Painted Palms
Album: Canopy, released April, 2011
This experimental duo is comprised of cousins Reese Donohue and Christopher Prudhomme from Lafayette, LA. Their debut album, Canopy, is very chill and ethereal.
Little Dragon
Album: Ritual Union released July, 2011
Swedish-Japanese singer Yukimi Nagano's vocals lead this electroindie band from Sweden. The name Little Dragon is derived from the tantrums Nagano threw when in the recording studio!
GROUPLOVE
Albums: s/t released January, 2011
Never Trust A Happy Song released September, 2011
Shortly after meeting each other in Manhattan, NY, where they had been living for years, Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi took a trip to Greece. On Crete, they met the remaining members of their future indie rock/pop band, one year before forming GROUPLOVE! Their music has a surfer vibe to it that isn't redundant after the first two tracks. Refreshing!!
Young The Giant
Album: s/t released January, 2011
The indie rock band from Irvine, CA is made up of a mod-podge of ethnic backgrounds including Indian, Persian, British and French-Canadian. On account of this, their music exudes diversity as well.
Notable mention:
Blood Orange, Album: Coastal Grooves released August, 2011
To listen to my Best Indie Music Of 2011 Playlist, click here: http://grooveshark.com/#/playlist/2011+Indie+Best+Of/52460159
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