johnnydigit Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 hi i want to introduce a friend who is into secular indie to christian music. i hear indie is a pretty broad genre too so i know she likes a band called Arcade Fire. any popular songs/bands that fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariahLVzJP2 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 its tough to find good Christian music that is indie rock-like. Does anybody know any?? Yes, Arcade Fire is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOliverOrder88 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 mewithoutYou is Indie-ish. I mean, if you can get past the vocals (which now I find amazing) they can fit really well. Discover America is on Tooth and Nail. He's not really Arcade Fire-like, but lands in that indie genre. Sufjan Stevens... well, maybe I am confusing "hipster" with "indie"... He's super Christian and a genius to go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariahLVzJP2 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 [quote name='TheOliverOrder88' post='1282020' date='May 27 2007, 02:12 AM']mewithoutYou is Indie-ish. I mean, if you can get past the vocals (which now I find amazing) they can fit really well. Discover America is on Tooth and Nail. He's not really Arcade Fire-like, but lands in that indie genre. Sufjan Stevens... well, maybe I am confusing "hipster" with "indie"... He's super Christian and a genius to go along with it.[/quote] Thanks! I will check them out it doesn't necessarily have to be indie. I am just not into the trendy pop rock music that most Christian bands play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 [quote name='TheOliverOrder88' post='1282020' date='May 27 2007, 01:12 AM']mewithoutYou is Indie-ish. I mean, if you can get past the vocals (which now I find amazing) they can fit really well. Discover America is on Tooth and Nail. He's not really Arcade Fire-like, but lands in that indie genre. Sufjan Stevens... well, maybe I am confusing "hipster" with "indie"... He's super Christian and a genius to go along with it.[/quote] yeah Sufjan is pretty good Actually the label he's on, [url="http://asthmatickitty.com/main.php"]Asthmatic Kitty[/url], is owned by a friend of a friend ... Liz Janes is with the same label and I have a couple of her CDs. Your friend might enjoy her as well. I also like [url="http://www.overtherhine.com/"]Over the Rhine[/url] quite a bit ... they're a bit more mellow, but quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God the Father Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Good luck :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I should note that both OTR and Liz wouldn't label themselves as Christian singers but rather as singers who are Christian. Their songs are not overtly Christian in the way CCM is, but as you listen there are definite signs of Christian influence in their songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Project 86, their first three albums were good, but their three newer albums stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 some of the members of an indie band called Brandtson were in a Christian metal band called sexfeetdeep.. but Brandtson isn't a Christian group themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 The only Christian Indie rock band I know is Starflyer 59 from Tooth & Nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragamuffin Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Future of Forestry Lost Ocean a lot of stuff from Northern Records (northernrecords.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOliverOrder88 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) Are we confusing "indie" with "independent" because nowadays those are two different things? Project 86, while they are on an independent label, they are not "indie" in the sense of Arcade Fire... they land more on the hard rock side of things. Edited May 31, 2007 by TheOliverOrder88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariahLVzJP2 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 i meant like Arcade Fire type of music that is labeled "indie" rock. I'm not a hard rock or metal fan. I enjoy "experimental indie" like Wolf Parade though. I don't know why we need these labels, but I do prefer music that happens to be called indie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragamuffin Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 You need to dig up a copy of The Prayer Chain's [i]Mercury[/i] CD on eBay or something. That thing was way ahead of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydigit Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 thanks guys i will check them out. after much digging, so far i found this newer band called PlayRadioPlay! and they sound the most similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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