Top 5 Indie rock bands and the Indie artist behind them
Posted by juliabennet on September 29th, 2013
The Indie rock branch of music is a subgenre of the alternate rock music, a now popular form among music loyalists. Produced from a fusion of Indian raga and reggae, it won the hearts of the followers by attempt to revive the British punk and American grunge music. Down the ages, Indie artist have produced music in this genre that have been counted among the few timeless tracks in the history of music. Indie news of 2013 list down the top few Indie artists and bands that have ruled the hearts of listeners, and gifted music that is going to last for centuries all around the world.
Vampire Weekend
This New York City band that was formed in 2006 is a four men’s show that has earned huge accolades and attention in recent times. Lead vocalist Ezra Koenig, who is also the lead guitarist of the band, now a decorated Indie artist came into limelight with their first released eponymous album in 2008. Tracks like “A-Punk”, “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” and “Mansard Roof” were immense success among the loyalists and there has been no looking back for the band since. Indie news rates this band as the number one for this year.
Arcade Fire
The founder of this band is a Canadian couple Win and Regine Bultler who started it with five other band members that include Win’s brother. Their music shot to limelight in 2004 and came into Indie news after their debut album Funeral got immense critical attention and acclamation. Since then, the band has received a number of awards that include the Grammies and Brit Award in 2011. Win Butler, the name behind the band is a famed Indie artist who is admired for his baritone voice and tonality.
Arctic Monkeys
This is an English band that originated in High Green, Sheffield in 2002. Alex Turner, the Indie artist who came to limelight with the band is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band. With only four releases so far, Arctic Monkey has been rated among the first-selling debutants in this genre. The band that is now interviewed by big newspaper houses and put up on Indie news started the show through Internet publicity. Since its first year, the band has garnered five Brit Awards with the Best British Group title won for two years. Quite a hubbub was created through Indie news columns when it was nominated for the Grammy.
The Shins
The American band from Albuquerque is so far the oldest with the year of origin in 1996. The faces James Mercer, Joe Plummer, Mark and Yuuki are pretty popular among the young generation of singers from the Indie rock section. The journey from Flake Music to its present ate is one of struggle and hardship, but is definitely promising.
The Strokes
The Strokes has a rather international fan base with followers mostly based in the US, UK, Brasil, Ireland, France and Canada. The group presented its debut album Is This It in 2001 and received wide crucial acclamation for the songs. Though the band members have, during the course of time, engaged themselves in multiple independent projects, they still stand together as the favorite of many.
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