Top Ten Bands

Mumford & Sons - This Month's Top Band

Hey there readers!  It's the beginning of the month, and it's time for another top ten list, courtesy of your Indie Team.  This month we're highlighting our current favorite ten bands that we think are making an impact in today's music.  Let us know what you think, and most importantly, listen to these awesome bands.  They'll be sure to give you a couple new songs to listen to on your free time.

 

1.Mumford and Sons

 

2.Kings of Leon

 

3.Muse

 

4.Switchfoot

 

5.The Killers

 

6.The Wombats

 

7.MGMT

8.The Temper Trap

 

9.Keane

  

10. Plain White T's

Don't like our list?  That's totally alright!  Give us your version of the top ten best bands in the music industry.  We would love to hear your opinion.  And if you do like our list..that's awesome too!  Listen to these great bands and become a follower of  Indie Alternative Rock for information on other great bands like these.

Top Ten List

Waiting for the End by Linkin Park - Our Number 1 Song Choice

Here on Indie Alternative Rock, sometimes we like to provide our readers with a top ten list of different things.  We're hoping these lists can provide you with some cool songs, bands, or just music in general that can broaden your music knowledge or taste.  Not only are these great songs, but some are also the coolest videos we've seen in a while. These lists aren't going to be posted very often, so check them out as much as you can!  Click on the song names for a link to the song download. And if you have an idea for a top ten list that you would like us to post, comment! We love hearing from you and love learning about new music as well!

Top Ten Indie/Alternative Songs 

According to the Indie Team

1.  Waiting For The End  (Linkin Park)

2.  Little Lion Man  (Mumford and Sons)

3.  Love Lost  (The Temper Trap)

4.  Underground  (Ben Folds)

5.  Come Away  (Crash Kings)

6.  1983  (Neon Trees)

7.  Uprising  (Muse)

8.  Kings and Queens  (30 Seconds to Mars)

9.  Rockin' the Suburbs  (Ben Folds)

10.  Typical  (Mutemath)

Don't agree with our list?  That's ok!  Let us know what you'd like to be changed.  Post some comments or start a discussion online. 

The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap


The Temper Trap.  Rolls off the tongue right?  If you think the name sounds great you should really take a listen to their music.  Filled with ambient tones and amazing guitar delay, The Temper Trap has revolutionized the idea of Indie Music.


Why do we like them so much?  What makes them worth listening to?  Well...to be honest, they're actually just really different.  This might seem like an understatement, but sometimes different is a good thing.  Before we even move on, you're probably asking yourself if there really is any variety in difference.  What makes something different...good.  And what makes something different...bad.  Well our example of a "good different" is The Temper Trap.  But what does "bad different" look like?  Lets just say if you see a band at a show with banjos, synths, and violins, you shouldn't stay to see them play.  They're trying really hard to be different, making them kinda bad (although then again, some people could totally pull off that kind of music and be amazing).  But enough of that..lets take a better look at some of The Temper Trap's songs.


1.  "Sweet Disposition"



By far, this is the bands most popular song and best song in our opinion.  The song starts out with delay guitar, which sets the ambient mood and prepares the voice for its intro.  The most surprising part about this song is that the vocals are sung in falsetto for most of the duration.  In the middle of the intro, the bass drum comes in with solid quarter notes.  (If you decide to see this band live, the subtle bass drum hits in the beginning are actually massive explosions through the sub woofers.  Be prepared.)  Throughout the song, the idea of solid quarter notes is carried out in the verses and the choruses have a weird groove that changes the different sections of the piece.  Overall this song is an amazing song.  One word to describe it would be "mellow."






2.  "Fader"



One of the more upbeat songs from this band is called "Fader."  The song begins with another ambient solo tone.  But it totally kicks off right away with solid drum beat.  The cool thing about this song is that the lead singer decided to drop the falsetto in the verse and switch to it in the sing along chorus unlike Sweet Disposition.  The Indie Team loves it when bands switch up their songs like that.  The other great thing about this song is that the verses are quiet compared to the chorus.  This allows the sing along chorus to really stand out compared to the rest of the song.  Overall, this song is one of The Temper Trap's best.





To be honest, we could write about The Temper Trap all day as we try to show you how amazing they really are.  But the only way for you to agree with our opinion is to listen to these songs, and more by The Temper Trap.  We're even going to be nice and give you some links (Just because we love our readers).  

So go on!  Run to their Myspace page, Youtube their music videos, and most importantly enjoy their music.  Thanks for reading.


The Indie Team.


Myspace- http://www.myspace.com/thetempertrap
Youtube-  http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTemperTrapVEVO?feature=chclk
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/tempertrap


If you are enjoying The Temper Trap...check out Crash Kings