Teppy, I'd agree with Lyra's categories. Though I would note that if you went into a store that specialized in "Indie Pop" you'd find all of those bands.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 8:36:28 am PST #6329 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steph L. - Dec 08, 2004 8:46:01 am PST #6330 of 10003
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Huh. To my ear, they all share a vocal quality that I can't quite articulate.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 8:49:14 am PST #6331 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. To my ear, they all share a vocal quality that I can't quite articulate.
Well, as noted, the lead singer in two of the bands is the same guy. But yeah, there is kind of an indiepop/emo singing style. Also, the recording technique is generally not very slick, so it won't typically be run through Autotune or something like that.
Steph L. - Dec 08, 2004 8:56:46 am PST #6332 of 10003
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Like I said, I can't really describe it very well. It's like -- Dave Matthews and John Mayer have that earnest, I-feel-your-pain-now-let-me-feel-you thing going on, vocally.
The best way I can describe the vocal thing I get from the above indie-boy bands is -- slightly removed? See, that's not quite right. I want to say "ethereal," but I don't mean like Enya or the Vienna Boys Choir.
Lyra Jane - Dec 08, 2004 8:59:30 am PST #6333 of 10003
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I can see what you're talking about vocally with the Shins and Ben Gibbard, but to me Colin from the Decemberists has a different feel; he's more of a storyteller, where the others are more about feelings and impressions. I also think his voice is rougher.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 9:00:05 am PST #6334 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Like I said, I can't really describe it very well. It's like -- Dave Matthews and John Mayer have that earnest, I-feel-your-pain-now-let-me-feel-you thing going on, vocally.
Strum Boys
The best way I can describe the vocal thing I get from the above indie-boy bands is -- slightly removed? See, that's not quite right. I want to say "ethereal," but I don't mean like Enya or the Vienna Boys Choir.
Wispy? Whiny? Twee? Ironic?
Steph L. - Dec 08, 2004 9:00:33 am PST #6335 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
to me Colin from the Decemberists has a different feel; he's more of a storyteller, where the others are more about feelings and impressions. I also think his voice is rougher.
Actually, I see that. Maybe I just threw the Decemberists in there b/c they're so new to me. Because when I first heard "July July," I thought it was TMBG for a minute.
Steph L. - Dec 08, 2004 9:02:42 am PST #6336 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The best way I can describe the vocal thing I get from the above indie-boy bands is -- slightly removed? See, that's not quite right. I want to say "ethereal," but I don't mean like Enya or the Vienna Boys Choir.
Wispy? Whiny? Twee? Ironic?
Wispy!
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 9:03:17 am PST #6337 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Actually, I see that. Maybe I just threw the Decemberists in there b/c they're so new to me. Because when I first heard "July July," I thought it was TMBG for a minute.
That song was one of their earlier ones, and I've seen them (sort of) distance themselves from it now. A bit too obviously pop for their preferred direction. Still the catchiest Decembrist's song. Anyway, that song is atypical for them.
Lyra Jane - Dec 08, 2004 9:05:13 am PST #6338 of 10003
Up with the sun
when I first heard "July July," I thought it was TMBG for a minute.
Yeah, I understand that comparison. And really, where I get the Smiths has more to do with the lyrics than the musicianship.
And David, I think twee is more like the Softies or Belle and Sebastian -- athe aren't-we-precious singing style. I'm not sure what term I would use for what Teppy is describing -- "distanced" or "offhand" might be as close as I can get. "