I need more pretentious indie and more low-key folkish stuff please.
 

Stuff that's super good:
Califone
Sufjan Stevens
Rasputina
Modest Mouse
The Tie That Binds
Last Days of April
Interpol
Postal Service/Death Cab/Ben Gibbard in general
Bright Eyes

http://geocities.com/tom10167/winamp.htm

It's about 3k songs. I'm definitely not looking for anything in the electronic music field, and I'm not much interested in any rap, but if you have any good suggestions feel free to throw those out too.

More mellow stuff the better.

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decembrists
new pornographers
black keys
neko case
bloc party (not that mellow but awesome)
broken social scene

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built to spill
iron & wine
the arcade fire
travis
the clientele

edit: apparently you have some of this already but i'll leave them up for others.

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M. Ward
Shins
Beck (try "Sea Change" for mellow, acoustic-driven songs)
The Elected

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OK, I only have folk with the female singer/songwriter kind of thing, but the best as far as I'm concerned are Sia (Colour the Small One), Tina Dico (In the Red), Loud Rhodes (Beloved One).

Older indie: Curve (Come Clean, though some would say Doppelgänger)

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Thanks. I have most of that but there are a few new ones. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I guess nobody really clicked my list.

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I guess nobody really clicked my list.

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How about making a list of just albums? Much easier to read.

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I guess nobody really clicked my list.

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I did - I looked under S for Shins and now see they are under T. As for Beck, you only had two songs.

I think you'll liked The Elected - it's a group formed from the two guitarists from Rilo Kiley, who you seem to like.

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if you like the type of music in this thread you should check out black rebel motorcycle club's "howl."

also, emiliana torrini.

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I guess nobody really clicked my list.

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it's too huge.

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It is a pretty long list, who knows album names? I sure don't.

I wouldn't even know how to make a list of just albums in Winamp.

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It is a pretty long list, who knows album names? I sure don't.

I wouldn't even know how to make a list of just albums in Winamp.

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http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1264967

That took me a couple of minutes thusly:

1. Run, Cmd
2. cd\mp3
3. dir /ad /on >> c:\temp.txt
4. Open with Excel, and kill all the date/time columns

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Oh, though I suppose you need to have your mp3 dir arranged so that it's by album name :]

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Elliott smith maybe?

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She is awesome.

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Recommendation #1 for you, sir: Jens Lekman. He's a pretentious and yet low-key indie folk rock artist.

After that, we have groups that fit multiple but not all categories:

The National
Sigur Ros
Talk Talk
Wilco
Antony And The Johnsons
Calexico
Joanna Newsom
Baby Dayliner
Mobius Band

Also, I'll second all of xorbie/Sephus's recommendations.

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_....y=18&Go=Go

Is there any good reason why it has Frou Frou listed as #3 in there? Are they related somehow? (I like Frou Frou)

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i heard the song "Star Witness" and really liked it. What others would you recommend by her?

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i heard the song "Star Witness" and really liked it. What others would you recommend by her?

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You should just buy Fox Confessor Brings The Flood and Blacklisted. Both albums are solid throughout. If you are just looking for more singles, then check out Maybe Sparrow, Deep Red Bells, and Hold On, Hold On.

EDIT: Also here's a treat: Neko performs Maybe Sparrow on Letterman.

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for what youre asking for i like:

joanna newsom
songs ohia
bonnie prince billy
smog
nick drake
arco
isobel campbell
mojave 3
turin brakes
clientele

come take my files at [censored]. im bbptc there.

Re: I need more pretentious indie and more low-key folkish stuff please.
 

A couple of my favorite local bands that fit the title pretty well...

Buchanan
Decatree

Let the websites stream a few songs to get a feel for them.

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i don't think i've seen these listed:

mountain goats
neutral milk hotel
eric bachman
crooked fingers (same as eric bachman pretty much)
GBV
calexico
kings of convenience
belle and sebastion
weakerthans
tarkio (decemberist's main guy's old band)
rainer maria
architecture in helsinki (really art rocky)
blonde redhead (more art rock)
jets to brazil
dismemberment plan
louis XIV

that's all i can think of right now.

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I didn't see My Morning Jacket on your list. You need to download more Cursive.

Mock Orange
mewithoutYou
The Mars Volta (more than you have)
Appleseed Cast (will be a must for you)
Unwed Sailor
Explosions in the Sky
Sigur Ros (now now now)
Don Caballero
Andrew Bird (NOW NOW NOW!)
Cool Hand Luke (they have some old screamo stuff, new stuff is mellow and incredible)
Damien Rice
Iron and Wine (more than you have)
Owen (holy crap NOW!)
American Football
Ghosts and Vodka
The Owls
Elbow (you'll love them)
Ween
My Morning Jacket (as I said)

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I skimmed through your list, so hopefully I don't recommend anything you already have. I'm into music that is more pop than rock, but here goes: A.C. Newman (part of the New Pornographers), Archer Prewitt, Architecture in Helsinki, Andrew Bird, Camera Obscura, Devin Davis, Islands, John Vanderslice, My Morning Jacket, Neutral Milk Hotel, Rogue Wave, The Essex Green, The Oranges Band, Voxtrot, and Young and Sexy.

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My indie nerd friends suggest Amos Lee

I like My Morning Jacket so it might be too good for you.

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This is a very good list thus far. Some bands I noticed that hadn't made it yet that are in my collection are:
Belle and Sebastian
The Beta Band
Bloc Party
Braid
British Sea Power
Broken Social Scene
Clap your hands say yeah
Doves
The Editors
Jesus and Mary Chain
Lifetime
My Bloody Valentine
Minus the Bear
Pavement
The Smiths (this is very neccesary for true pretentiousness)
Pele
And thats all. I'm sure there are tons more but I don't feel like going through all my songs at the moment, so if you're interested just PM me and I'll do it later.

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devendra banhart (especially rejoicing in the hands)
joanna newsome (especially milk eyed mender)

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"Archer Prewitt"

yeah and the sea and cake while youre at it. particularly "oui". oh kings of convenience as well.

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Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' is right up your alley.

joanna newsom in san diego
 

joanna newsom is playing the casbah in san diego on sunday dec 17. you really shouldnt miss it. they have tickets now but it will be sold out very soon. she sold out a place with 700 people in LA last week and this place only takes maybe 150-200.

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"Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'"

very familiar, i like. thanks.

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In no particular order, admittedly many of these are mainstream indie-like sound, but then you get the added bonus of acceptance by the indiscriminate masses around you:

Warren Zevon
Death Cab for Cutie
Postal Service
The Shins
Interpol
Radiohead
Bloc Party
Decemberists


Not fitting the category but one of my favorites nonetheless Something Corporate, some nice Piano driven-rock with a pretty good edge to some of the songs.

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bah, xorbie, sephus, and zeebo covered nearly everything i would recommend based on the description in OP.

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"Atlantic City" is one of my favorite songs, from anywhere or any time.

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I totally back the Neutral Milk Hotel, the Mountain Goats, and the Emiliana Torrini recommendations.

Great Indie Soundtrack (and movie for that matter): Pumpkin

Other Good Bands:
Love Camp 7
The Clouds
Thou
Thirteen Senses
Creeper Lagoon
Olivia Tremor Control
The Papercuts
Portastic
The Kinks
The Merediths
Spoon

Also, I only saw one Velvet Underground song on your list, you definitely need more.
And don't forget, if you want to be a true indie kid, you need to make sure everybody knows you heard of these bands first [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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i admire your committment.

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Didn't see these on your list or in this thread:

Math & Science Club
Winterpills
Low
The Whitest Boy Alive/Erlend Oye
Sam Winch
The Knife (a little electronic tho)
Ida
Halloween, Alaska
TV on the Radio
Mogwai
Do Make Say Think
Slint
Asobi Seksu
Nouvelle Vague
Club 8

Let me also re-recommend Camera Obscura.

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Belle and Sebastian
Clap your hands say yeah
Jesus and Mary Chain
My Bloody Valentine
The Smiths

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seconded

also Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt is amazing.

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low
tiger saw

Those are my two favorites.

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bah, xorbie, sephus, and zeebo covered nearly everything i would recommend based on the description in OP.

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Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' is right up your alley.

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"Atlantic City" is one of my favorite songs, from anywhere or any time.

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'Nebraska' and 'Reason to Believe' are by far my two favorite tracks.

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Sunset Rubdown
Destroyer
Frog Eyes
Swan Lake