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Best Brit band of modern times

oceanRain [Edit] [Delete] 132 replies 20:05 April 21st, 2012

Me = Clinic. Dig everything about 'em.

You?

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Mm, it now occurs to me this thread could regress into a Radiohead DiScussion

*shrugs* whatever the fuck

oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 20:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Best Brit Band that isn't Radiohead!
  
  oceanRain @oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 20:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Dingus Khan
    
    Mick_Squalor @oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 20:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Modern times = since when?

charliepanayi | 21 Apr '12, 20:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Modern?
  
  I dunno, don't care. Let's say ~10 years.
  
  Not the Beatles, Stones. Not Bowie. Not the Bunnymen. Nor MBV.
  
  Not when you guys when on the top of your game. Post-2000, when Brits sorta fell off the map, musically.
  
  Save bands like Clinic!
  
  And a handful of others. Which you shall name below.
  
  oceanRain @charliepanayi | 21 Apr '12, 20:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
Los Campesinos!

The only band ever to really earn an exclamation mark. And then some. 3 incredible albums and one which I enjoy less now I'm not 15, but still amazing all the same.

orangejuice | 21 Apr '12, 20:23 | X | ^ This | Reply

aactv, mute-branches, xilia, SarahIsPi, nicolastheadept, and Annoying_person this'd this
- Romance Is Boring is quite possibly my favourite album of any genre ever.
  
  aactv @orangejuice | 21 Apr '12, 20:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  iizcallum, SarahIsPi, nicolastheadept, TheBeautifulOnes_, orangejuice, and xilia this'd this
  - hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
    
    calumlynn @aactv | 21 Apr '12, 23:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    kilgore-trout, josh, badmanreturns, Alex-in-Ciderland, Ricky_Ronco, olliewh, automatik, and Und_Gorgeous_Cars this'd this
    - better than anything radiohead have done
      
      aactv @calumlynn | 22 Apr '12, 00:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      orangejuice this'd this
      - Both the above posts are incorrect
        
        charliepanayi @aactv | 22 Apr '12, 19:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Really?
  
  I quite like LC!, but I doubt they'd make my top 20 Brit bands of recent.
  
  oceanRain @orangejuice | 21 Apr '12, 20:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Honestly
    
    I just try not to overthink it too much. Belle & Seb are quite strong contenders, as are Art Brut, but for me there's just nothing that beats the rush of a Los Camp! gig. Same as aactv said above, on a good day, Romance Is Boring is my favourite ever album.
    
    orangejuice @oceanRain | 22 Apr '12, 14:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Well I'll avoid the elephant in the room

and say The Delgados, even if they were only around until 2004/2005. Or maybe Elbow *ducks the rotten fruit*

charliepanayi | 21 Apr '12, 20:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Elbow's a worthy shout
  
  I like a lot of their stuff. Even if I always feel like I'd rather listen to The National instead.
  
  oceanRain @charliepanayi | 21 Apr '12, 20:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  kostenurky this'd this
Clinic will never. ever. ever. ever get as much love as they deserve.

TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 22:15 | X | ^ This | Reply

oceanRain, Oissin_, and incandenza_ this'd this
Without meaning to be a dickhead internet contrarian

What on earth do people see in Clinic? I've had the misfortune of seeing them live three times (every time as the support band over a 10 year period) and they've been awful every single time. I usually like that sort of thing but Clinic were awful, naval-gazing faux-droning shite. Really hate them.

If we're saying Scotland is included in Britain then it's Mogwai by miles. If not then it's probably Electric Wizard.

Steved | 21 Apr '12, 22:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

harman_kardon this'd this
- :-)
  
  http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4282370#r5988757
  
  I reckon they provide beguiling wonderment to their fans for the very reasons that their non-fans fail to latch on to them. Which only serves to make me love them more.
  
  TheWza @Steved | 21 Apr '12, 22:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
- it's just that Clinic sound isn't it. they came up with this weird, dirgey, chamber-pop surf-rock sound that no one else has done before or since, and just kept nailing it again and again over about 7 albums or so. pretty much the British Konono no 1 in that respect
  
  fuckyeahdubstep @Steved | 21 Apr '12, 22:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I dunno if this is a compliment
    
    but I pretty much agree. :)
    
    oceanRain @fuckyeahdubstep | 21 Apr '12, 22:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    incandenza_ this'd this
    - Sounds like a compliment to me,
      
      in the vein of Peel's Fall summary: They are always different, they are always the same.
      
      TheWza @oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 22:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - spot on, mate
    
    incandenza_ @fuckyeahdubstep | 22 Apr '12, 22:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
- How could anyone in their right mind hate this?
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii4lkM1pLjQ
  
  Oissin_ @Steved | 22 Apr '12, 01:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Death in Vegas

If we pretend that the Trans Love Energies remix disc was the actual album, that's an unbroken run of five top quality albums off the bat since britpop died. And Contino Sessions is without a shadow of a doubt one of the top Brit albums of the 'modern times'.

TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 22:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Not familiar
  
  Will investigate.
  
  oceanRain @TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 22:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Defo start with Contino.
    
    It has a Clinic-ness, imo, that I'm sure you'll go for. I have it in the same drawer of my mental filing cabinet as David Holmes' Bow Down to the Exit Sign and Primal Scream's XTRMNTR.
    
    TheWza @oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 23:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - On your say so
      
      I'm listening to Contino Sessions...
      
      so far so good. Will get everything by 'em. David Holmes, you say? Never heard of.
      
      You're on a roll with me, Wza...so copy that.
      
      oceanRain @TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 23:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The album before Contino Sessions wasn't all that
        
        and I still haven't heard anything after Scorpio Rising, but those two albums are very good indeed.
        
        -dan- @oceanRain | 21 Apr '12, 23:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        no way
        
        I love 'Dead Elvis' - Rekkit, Dirt, Rocco, 69 Balcony, Opium Shuffle. I'll take them over that rubbish Bobby Gillespie collab.
        
        Although, Aisha = surely one of the most bizarre UK top 10 singles ever.
        
        johnwiddop @-dan- | 22 Apr '12, 10:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - David Holmes
        
        Let's Get Killed is the one for me. It was getting back to back plays alongside Shadow's Endtroducing when it came out. Bow Down... is yer other starter.
        
        The Free Association stuff he's done is decent too. Out of Sight OST >> the film {and set him up for a billion other film soundtracks). The debut isn't too shabby. Not up to speed with his very latest releases.
        
        TheWza @oceanRain | 22 Apr '12, 00:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        The Holy Pictures is really good
        
        Much more krautrock-y with vocals and stuff.
        
        Icarus-Smicarus @TheWza | 22 Apr '12, 19:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        kostenurky this'd this
        
        Sounds good to me.
        
        £2.25 delivered. Bought.
        
        TheWza @Icarus-Smicarus | 22 Apr '12, 23:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        The Holy Pictures is sensational
        
        one of my favourite albums ever!
        
        kostenurky @Icarus-Smicarus | 23 Apr '12, 01:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
mclusky/FotL

evidence: the lyrics in capitals fred

TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 22:31 | X | ^ This | Reply

Oissin_, Icarus-Smicarus, kilgore-trout, vamos, ma0sm, and Mick_Squalor this'd this
- Am familiar.
  
  Good shout.
  
  oceanRain @TheWza | 21 Apr '12, 22:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Future of the Left
  
  I loved McLusky, but they were nowhere near as consistent as FotL. I thing FotL are the best rock band in the world. If they were American, they might not be massive, but they'd be big enough that Falco would haven't to do poorly paid jobs to make ends meet.
  
  Si_Badvibes @TheWza | 22 Apr '12, 19:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ma0sm this'd this
  - I think it's a travesty
    
    that Falco has to do shitty jobs to make ends meet.
    
    sadballadman @Si_Badvibes | 23 Apr '12, 15:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oceansize

i miss them.

Comaboy | 21 Apr '12, 23:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
Is it Hood? I think it might be, y'know.

Cold House and Outside Closer are two perfect albums. If it's not them, and depending what you mean by "band", it could be Fingathing or the Herbaliser. I'm also tempted to say the Wave Pictures, although I *still* haven't got round to hearing anything they've done post-Sophie.

-dan- | 21 Apr '12, 23:20 | X | ^ This | Reply

this'd this
Arctic Monkeys

Sloame_Ocean | 22 Apr '12, 00:29 | X | ^ This | Reply

SCROTUM, El_Goodo, and vamos this'd this
- 505
  
  would make my Top 20 modern song list.
  
  oceanRain @Sloame_Ocean | 22 Apr '12, 01:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mogwai

Severed799 | 22 Apr '12, 00:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

harman_kardon, DiSisAcid, couldbebrianmay, and Christophales this'd this
- by a distance
  
  couldbebrianmay @Severed799 | 22 Apr '12, 10:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Just had a look through my lastfm charts

there's not many is there! I think Mogwai are the standout.

harman_kardon | 22 Apr '12, 00:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
God so many

I seriously love British bands.

Basement Jaxx, The Chap, SFA, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Arctic Monkeys, The Delgados, The Fall, Four Tet, Fotl / mclusky, Part Chimp, Girls Aloud...

vamos | 22 Apr '12, 01:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- The Fall as modern times? I know there last album was good but surely it's a bit unfair to include a band whose prime was 30 years ago
  
  Four Tet yes, for some reason I never think of him as British.
  
  harman_kardon @vamos | 22 Apr '12, 01:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  oceanRain and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
  - the current The Fall is a different band to the one from 1982 though for all wants and purposes
    
    fuckyeahdubstep @harman_kardon | 22 Apr '12, 01:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I see what you're saying
    
    But I reckon 3 of my favourite ever Fall records have all come out in the past decade
    
    vamos @harman_kardon | 23 Apr '12, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Actually groaned when I saw the title of this thread.

But then it turned out to be a genuine thread :D
As for the best British band question, I'd probably go with British Sea Power. I love everything about them, and am always surprised I only started listening to them a year ago, it really feels like they've been with me all my life.

Oissin_ | 22 Apr '12, 01:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
- The Decline
  
  would make my Top 20 modern LP list.
  
  oceanRain @Oissin_ | 22 Apr '12, 01:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Boards of Canada

harman_kardon | 22 Apr '12, 01:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

DangerousSnails this'd this
Umm... Probably Life Without Buildings tbh

Or William.

Zapsta | 22 Apr '12, 01:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Live at the Annandale
  
  best live record ever?
  
  Arguably, yes.
  
  oceanRain @Zapsta | 22 Apr '12, 01:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Zapsta and UnrealCity this'd this
Tindersticks

calumlynn | 22 Apr '12, 01:50 | X | ^ This | Reply

no_flashlight, HumanDog, and kostenurky this'd this
- actually probably a bit old?
  
  Belle and Sebastian then
  
  calumlynn @calumlynn | 22 Apr '12, 01:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- very good shout
  
  surprised more people haven't concurred.
  
  incandenza_ @calumlynn | 22 Apr '12, 22:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - it saddens me how few people have heard just a single Tindersticks song
    
    they seem to completely pass people by, I think in part due to the fact that they're not really accessible, striking and pop culture-y in the way that even well respected middlebrow artists such as Sufjan Stevens or Joanna Newsom are. There's no easy way into the world of Tindersticks (and no easy way out, either..)
    
    calumlynn @incandenza_ | 23 Apr '12, 03:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - eloquently put
      
      there are a few bands like that (Lambchop, The Clientele, to name but a few), who exist outside fickle pop culture, beyond the grasp of your average listener.
      
      cinematic. that word is misunderstood and misused, but it certainly applies to Tindersticks. they require complete immersion, you have to give yourself to their equal parts stately & grotty romance.
      
      incandenza_ @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 04:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      calumlynn this'd this
DOWN I GO

shucks | 22 Apr '12, 10:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
Hot Chip

no?
Yes!

Yesiamaduck | 22 Apr '12, 11:53 | X | ^ This | Reply

Yvash, SCROTUM, and vamos this'd this
Hot Chip

with Wild Beasts as serious contenders.

That's if we're sticking to the Modern Times = last 10 years maxim.

Yvash | 22 Apr '12, 11:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Good shout on Wild Beasts
  
  Another storming record and a I think they'll have it nailed.
  
  the-breacher @Yvash | 22 Apr '12, 13:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  El_Goodo this'd this
I would vouch for Franz Ferdinand as a candidate

They may have lost some of their lustre as the years have gone on but they've released three great albums (one classic), put out a slew of immense singles, are terrific fun live, permeated popular culture pretty nicely and gave everything a big shake-up in 2004. In addition to The Strokes and The White Stripes, I'd say Franz were the third element of the Triforce that finally banished nu-metal from the charts. And Alex Kapranos seems like a cool dude too.

SCROTUM | 22 Apr '12, 12:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i agree with 100% of that SCROTUM post
  
  here's hoping for a return to form on album 4.
  
  cliquester @SCROTUM | 22 Apr '12, 17:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- YES
  
  really underrated pop band imo.
  
  TheBeautifulOnes_ @SCROTUM | 22 Apr '12, 17:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I think they've mostly stayed strong.
    
    I love their second album, and 'Tonight:FF' is obviously derivative but in a good way. They're doing something totally unique- it isn't indiepop, it isn't rock, it isn't art-rock, it isn't new-wave, it's a beautiful mischmasch of them all into a sound that's fucking catchy and has plenty to offer and to say. I think a 'foppy little dance band' is quite a good description of them actually- just sat there on the fringes with their own odd image and danceably awkward tunes. They're great. And I've more hope of them putting out a great new album that I have with most 'new' bands of the past ten years, if any.
    
    TheBeautifulOnes_ @Diane | 23 Apr '12, 03:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - well i...
    
    Jordan_229_2 | 22 Apr '12, 15:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - GET.
      
      Antelope @Jordan_229_2 | 22 Apr '12, 15:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - someone said los campesinos up thread
        
        I dont think i could outroll that
        
        Jordan_229_2 @Antelope | 22 Apr '12, 15:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        badmanreturns, Icarus-Smicarus, Severed799, Alex-in-Ciderland, El_Goodo, calumlynn, Sibley, still_here, Antelope, and JohnM this'd this
  - the go! team
    
    politelydeclined | 22 Apr '12, 15:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    xilia this'd this
    - Only if..
      
      their second album didn't exist though.
      
      xilia @politelydeclined | 22 Apr '12, 16:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - and the third
        
        basically if they'd stayed as a one man bedroom project instead of a band, they could have been incredible.
        
        calumlynn @xilia | 23 Apr '12, 03:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        They're one of the best live bands about.
        
        No doubt about it.
        
        TheWza @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 13:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        i saw them support the flaming lips
        
        And they were top drawer shizzle.
        
        i liked them.
        
        bj72 @TheWza | 23 Apr '12, 16:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        I like the 3rd album a lot thanks
        
        Yesiamaduck @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 13:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        charliepanayi this'd this
  - The Maccabees
    
    Foals
    Wild Beasts
    Los Camps!
    TTNG
    The Twilight Sad
    ...
    
    I love them all
    
    UnrealCity | 22 Apr '12, 16:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - the maccabees? foals?
      
      lol
      
      politelydeclined @UnrealCity | 22 Apr '12, 18:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - The Wave Pictures
    
    I know they aren't going to top any critics lists but they just consistantly churn out great albums every year. Really enjoying the new on, probably not their best but the catchy pop of Spagetti and lyrical genius of Come Home Tessa Buckman would be up their with my favourite Wave Pics songs
    
    karl | 22 Apr '12, 17:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Roll Deep i guess
    
    fuckyeahdubstep | 22 Apr '12, 18:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - *troll deep
      
      TheBeautifulOnes_ @fuckyeahdubstep | 22 Apr '12, 18:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - from a critical perspective it's pretty much true though
        
        fuckyeahdubstep @TheBeautifulOnes_ | 22 Apr '12, 18:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        yeah I guess
        
        it's true in terms of who they gave us, what they spawned and in terms of pretty much creating important new styles. they're shite now though.
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ @fuckyeahdubstep | 22 Apr '12, 18:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        what
        
        The Very Best of Neil Diamond and Carbon Dating off the last couple of albums are easily up with the best things they ever did. Fuzzy Logic is fantastic too. I love Gruff solo too.
        
        yuggy @TheBeautifulOnes_ | 23 Apr '12, 13:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Ed Sheeran
    
    politelydeclined | 22 Apr '12, 18:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I came on here to say Broadcast too.
    
    Extremely cool band, and one that really progressed over their career.
    
    Dunno if I'd agree with including Massive Attack as they really peaked in the 90s, and this thread is about the '00s (I think?). But if 90s are allowed I'd include Portishead. Surely one of the best British bands of all time?!
    
    gaborszabo @Diane | 22 Apr '12, 19:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    this'd this
    - :(
      
      everything Broadcast released was stellar. definitely right up there.
      
      incandenza_ @Diane | 22 Apr '12, 22:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      funkycow this'd this
    - Ah so ye did. Fair play.
      
      Re: Broadcast, I really hope the unreleased/unfinished stuff which James mentioned in an interview gets a release. I would be so happy.
      
      As an aside, I was mighty intoxicated the other week and listened right through 'Investigate Witch Cults...' for the first time. Christ that is one scary album...mind blown.
      
      gaborszabo @Diane | 23 Apr '12, 16:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Meet Me In St. Louis
        
        badmanreturns | 22 Apr '12, 18:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        UnrealCity this'd this
        
        I never saw them, but I love Shoes & Socks Of
        
        UnrealCity @badmanreturns | 22 Apr '12, 19:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - British Sea Power
        
        Ok the eccentricity can seem a bit forced at times, still consistently interesting though
        
        RockyORourke | 22 Apr '12, 19:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        UnrealCity and automatik this'd this
        
        they are shit live
        
        really boring
        
        politelydeclined @RockyORourke | 22 Apr '12, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        ^ Massive lies
        
        Icarus-Smicarus @politelydeclined | 23 Apr '12, 01:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        UnrealCity and automatik this'd this
        
        throwing it out there
        
        anyone else agree that 'Open Season' is their masterpiece?
        Yeah, 'Decline of...' is a great record, but 'OS' is just unimprovable for me.
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ @RockyORourke | 22 Apr '12, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Open Season has aged superbly.
        
        It's a travelling record, that one. In the car, train or bus as the sun goes down between late afternoon and early evening. Yes.
        
        I wish all of time could be LIKE THIS...
        
        automatik @TheBeautifulOnes_ | 24 Apr '12, 13:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        a really bland band
        
        so sad that they never lived up to the promise of their first album :(
        
        calumlynn @RockyORourke | 23 Apr '12, 03:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        I read this comment time and time again on here. Just don't
        
        get it. They get better and better, Valhalla Dancehall is fecking superb.
        
        Ricky_Ronco @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 13:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - fix
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ | 22 Apr '12, 19:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Field Music.
        
        I'm pretty sure it's Field Music.
        
        romanisbetter | 22 Apr '12, 22:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Gah.
        
        That shouldn't be there.
        
        romanisbetter @romanisbetter | 22 Apr '12, 22:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - 65daysofstatic
        
        or Life Without Buildings
        
        still_here | 23 Apr '12, 00:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - oh snap
        
        it's definitely The Clientele.
        
        sorely unappreciated over here. I despair at their lack of recognition.
        
        'Lacewings'
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnvqG2sBQZc&sns=em
        
        'Voices in the Mall'
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Pmn90Tu1I&sns=em
        
        'Since K Got Over Me'
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cYNj2SeVdA&sns=em
        
        '(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine'
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGekjZd5LPk&sns=em
        
        'E.M.P.T.Y'
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YFBsuyTZM&sns=em
        
        incandenza_ | 23 Apr '12, 03:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        i've always meant to get into them
        
        calumlynn @incandenza_ | 23 Apr '12, 04:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        do it!
        
        they appeal to the part of me that holds strong memories of black, wrought iron gates, green deciduous foliage in rainy English summers, dewy dawns and stuff.
        
        incandenza_ @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 04:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        my friend put a song on a mix he made me
        
        and I couldn't get over how wonderfully QUIET the song was. A full band playing, but it felt like a whisper. What album do you recommend listening to first?
        
        calumlynn @incandenza_ | 23 Apr '12, 04:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Suburban Light
        
        then 'The Violet Hour', 'Strange Geometry', 'God Save the Clientele' and 'Bonfires on the Heath'.
        
        hah, that's chronological order.
        
        incandenza_ @calumlynn | 23 Apr '12, 13:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Wild Beasts are my favourite
        
        alongside Radiohead obv but who is to say what's best? Wild Beasts though, man 3 seriously fucking addictive albums.
        
        yuggy | 23 Apr '12, 13:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        oops, if this counts scottish and welsh bands too then
        
        SFA and anything Aidan Moffat is in.
        
        yuggy @yuggy | 23 Apr '12, 13:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Super Furry Animals
        
        AlistairCampbell | 23 Apr '12, 14:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Hmmm...this thread just demonstrates how the 00's wasn't a patch on the 90's
        
        00's - the bands above (the best of which started in the 90's - Radiohead, SFA, Tindersticks). Elbow and Broadcast are great, but not on the same scale as the bands below...
        
        90's - Blur, Oasis (big, if a bit arse), Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Verve (when they were good), Spirtualized's best output, Massive Attack's best output, Portishead's best output, Aphex Twin...
        
        It's a good job the yanks are about.
        
        funkycow | 23 Apr '12, 14:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Royter-Hatfood this'd this
      - FWIW. My favourite Brit Bands of recent times.
        
        The Duke Spirit, Archie Bronson Outfit, Crystal head, Jesus Deluxe, Teeth Of The Sea, Fields, Spotlight Kid, Model Morning, 93millionmilesfromthesun, Toba Caldera, Blindness, The Boxer Rebellion, Pure Reason Revolution, The Early Years, Dolittle, Exit Calm, Four Dead In Ohio, Sian Alice Group, Guile, Joe Gideon & The Shark, Koolaid Electric Company, The Tamborines, Tenebrous Liar, Richard Warren, Evi Vine, Spc Eco, Kyte, The Joy Formidable, Domino State, Daniel Land & The Modern Painters, Eat Lights Become Lights, Hold Kiss Kill, Frightened Rabbit, The Longcut, Two Skies
        
        All bands I've seen numerous times live and I think are excellent.
        
        TheGrudge | 23 Apr '12, 14:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Polar Bear &/or Acoustic Ladyland
        
        jimitheexploder | 23 Apr '12, 14:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ and UnrealCity this'd this
        
        what's your view on Fulborn Teversham?
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ @jimitheexploder | 23 Apr '12, 14:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        they're bloody brilliant
        
        seen them live a few times, would be cool if they did another album or something.
        
        jimitheexploder @TheBeautifulOnes_ | 23 Apr '12, 14:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        yeah almost everything Seb does is great to be honest
        
        I picked up Basquiat Strings a few weeks ago, actually. Not my kind of thing normally, but really atmospheric and enjoyable.
        
        TheBeautifulOnes_ @jimitheexploder | 23 Apr '12, 14:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Lapsus Linguae
        
        Just far too good for this world. RIP. Or reform, you beautiful cunts.
        
        Loui_Tacceh | 23 Apr '12, 14:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Girls Aloud
        
        I know we've come full circle and you now lose indie points for liking them, but if we're talking about bands who were at their peak in the 00s, then in terms of consistent quality they're the best by far. Most of the bands mentioned in this thread are painfully dull, or only have one really good album. Girls Aloud have 3 great albums and a better best-of then anyone else.
        
        Royter-Hatfood | 23 Apr '12, 14:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        vamos this'd this
        
        Well, better best-of than anyone else except Sugababes...
        
        funkycow @Royter-Hatfood | 23 Apr '12, 14:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Like Can't Get You Out Of My Head
        
        they're woefully overrated.
        
        charliepanayi @Royter-Hatfood | 23 Apr '12, 14:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Woefully overrated?
        
        You like Radiohead, Elbow (and by extrapolation) probably Coldplay. Three of the most overrated, not to mention dull, bands of ~modern times~.
        
        OPINION DISMISSED
        
        Royter-Hatfood @charliepanayi | 23 Apr '12, 16:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        You can hate them as much as you want
        
        but Elbow are nothing like (nothing remotely like) Coldplay. Always ridiculous when they're mentioned together.
        
        charliepanayi @Royter-Hatfood | 23 Apr '12, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        No, Elbow are nothing like...Grace Jones
        
        Or maybe Atari Teenage Riot. Or Dolly Parton.
        
        In the context of most other music, Elbow and Coldplay are pretty similar.
        
        Royter-Hatfood @charliepanayi | 23 Apr '12, 16:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        -dan- this'd this
      - If people still mention Radiohead...
        
        Can i say Spiritualized?
        
        mangifesta | 23 Apr '12, 19:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The Horrors
        
        UnrealCity | 24 Apr '12, 02:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        failing that Factory Floor
        
        UnrealCity @UnrealCity | 24 Apr '12, 02:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Bilge Pump
        
        fellover | 24 Apr '12, 12:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Biffy
        
        Tito_Santana @fellover | 24 Apr '12, 13:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Johnny Foreigner
        
        NickDS | 24 Apr '12, 13:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - McLusky
        
        SFA
        Mogwai
        Arab Strap
        
        I'd go for McLusky, the others have their roots more in the 90s really.
        
        cleotis | 24 Apr '12, 13:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

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