indieheads - For fans of indie and alternative music.

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For fans of indie and alternative music.

For now there’s no real rules of Lemmy’s indieheads except these guidelines from the original subreddit:

We are purposely vague on a definition of “indie”. In general, music & news posts from these genres are not allowed:

Mainstream Rock/Metal Mainstream Pop Mainstream Hip Hop/R&B Mainstream Electronic & EDM

This is to encourage posts with music from more independent & underground artists. Experimental music & underground acts that exist within the banned genres will be allowed, at the discretion of the mods.

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Stuck in a musical rut, what should I try (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

submitted 2 years ago by scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to c/indieheads@lemmy.ml

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I try to purchase most of my music, host it myself, but I've found myself in a musical rut. Don't get me wrong, I love my music choices, but what do people recommend? I like a lot of different things, from pop to rock to edm

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[–] taco@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I like Ratboys - Indie rock with a twinge of country? Here's one of my favorite songs right now: https://ratboys.bandcamp.com/track/black-earth-wi-2

[–] immadeofgold@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

tally hall's a good choice. it's got a variety of songs

[–] maddison@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

if you want a band recommendation: my favorite band right now is The Brave Little Abacus, an emo band from New Hampshire, really love their stuff. I would personally start with "Just Got Back From the Discomfort -- We're Alright." it's their most famous album, and very telling of their musical style.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 2 years ago

Oh man this is right out of the 2010s and I love it! Really reminds me of a mix of Smashing Pumpkins and Simple Plan lol

[–] maddison@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

alternatively, if you don't like emo, Goo by Sonic Youth is a good alt-rock album.

[–] monkeytennis@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I've been making a habit of visiting smaller artists' Spotify profiles to find their own personal playlists. Greg from Cheekface has a few nice playlists that get updated time to time. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4a8I8hdJbw9BYf4ouaJFCs?si=cFhgUCN0RxO7FHJG3XpVpQ

Gets me outside of the Spotify echo chamber, without going too far for my tastes.