Recommend Me Some Muzak! (1 Viewer)

[Jean D]

Some members also formed a band called "Sparta" they have 3 albums out now. its pretty decent stuff also. At the Drive-In is a great band too. I have all their stuff but I think that "Relationship of Command" is probably their best "whole" efforts IMO

 

[Ricardo C]

"At the End of the Evening", by Nightnoise.

Trust me.

 

[Tony-B]

Sparta is good, but not quite as good as The Mars Volta. Sparta is one of the best alternative rock bands out there today though.

 

[MikeH1]

Today, its Indie. And nothing beats Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire & Built to Spill.

 

[ThomasC]

Careful with "nothing beats." I recommend The Elected, Ra Ra Riot (they only have a demo EP out right now, but their album should be out in a month or two), Regina Spektor, Feist, Asobi Seksu, Stars, Muse and Band of Horses. Better yet, just listen to WOXY. They have a Vintage channel as well for the old farts.

 

[Tony-B]

As far as indie goes, check out Modest Mouse, The Shins, and The Decemberists.

Another good album that's worth checking out is The Good The Bad And The Queen (it's just the name of the album, the band does not have a name). It's a collaboration between Damon Albarn (lead singer of Blur and Gorillaz), The Clash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong, Tony Allen, and producer Danger Mouse (produced Demon Days by Gorillaz, DangerDoom, and St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley). It's a great album that has all kinds of influences.
http://www.thegoodthebadandthequeen.com/

 

[Jean D]

Oh man, I forgot about that album, I still haven't heard it yet. I loved the Verve, speaking of which, the Verve isn't new, but if you like Floyd and Porcupine Tree, you may like the Verve. Richard Ashcroft (the singer for the Verve)'s solo stuff is alright but start with the Verve first.

On another style. If you kind of like the newer Deftones stuff, check out Chino's side project Team Sleep. its very ambient sounding, for the most part I wouldn't compare it to Deftones, but perhaps only a few Deftones songs from their newer efforts. I think you can hear clips of them on their Myspace page

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Thanks, guys. The friend who turned me on to Mars Volta actually warned me away from ATDI and Sparta. They may just not be to my taste.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

I checked out the page for The Good, the Bad, and the Queen. Not really my bag musically, but that web page is astonishingly well-designed. Everything on one page, with a music player in one corner (you can listen to all the songs, in their entirety!) and a bunch of articles that can be read using Macromedia Flashpaper.

 

[Bryan^H]

Meat Puppets-Mirage.

I love it