If you’re like us, whenever you see the latest “Before They Were Famous” articles full of Brad Pitt and Miley Cyrus yearbook photos, you wish there were some Animal Collective or Neon Indian flashbacks as well. Drawing from this borderline stalker curiosity, we’ve compiled our own indie-version of the gossip magazine mainstay. Click through and learn how cool Beirut was as a kid, how Best Coast has an entrepreneurial spirit, and even how cute Julian Casablancas was as a baby! The things you can find on forgotten MySpace accounts…
Zach Condon of Beirut
This is pretty much the definition of cool.
Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells
See her at seven and forty-one seconds.
The Strokes
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast
Listen to her old music under the name “Bethany Sharayah” here and here. Also, here’s her online store for vintage clothing called Bethdayparty Vintage. Such an awesome name!
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes
Check out excerpts from his old Livejournal here.
Animal Collective
[via HipsterRunoff]
Alan Palomo of Neon Indian
This is Alan’s old MySpace profile.
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie
Speaking of Ben, have you seen this amazing Baby Skates commercial that stars his one-time girlfriend Jenny Lewis and that brat Harriet from Small Wonder?
Justin Vernon of Bon Iver
The photo above is of Justin with his old band DeYarmond Edison. Also, here’s his old MySpace.
Flight of the Conchords performing an original version of “Bowie in Space” in 2000:
Bonus: “Indie-Appreciated” comedian Eugene Mirman’s high school yearbook photo
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Bradford Cox is actually Barret Oliver from “d.a.r.y.l” and “The Neverending Story”
[...] gonna go look at myself in front of the mirror and do a line of SoftSoap while you check this link [...]
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Hey Butterbelly, good call! We have taken out the phony Bradford Cox and replaced it with Alexis Krauss in an old Nickelodeon commercial.
Oh, and also Belacquashua, thank you very much for the Bradford Cox edit but I didn’t see that until just now. Perhaps if there is ever a Part II!
[...] Flavorwire has the baby and awkward teen photos of 10 indie [...]
[...] Flavorwire has a cute and funny collection of indie stars before they were famous. This is my favorite (left) Conor Oberst, before his was emo. They also have a cute Nickelodeon video starring Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells when she was a tween and a hilarious shot of the Animal Collective crew. Check them all out at Flavorwire. [...]
The first picture isn’t the definition of cool. It’s the definition of a kid who would have been a douche to me in school.
Zach would never. That is a great photo!
[...] Link: http://flavorwire.com/108175/10-indie…; [...]
Have you seen Britt Daniel (Spoon)’s high school yearbook photo? Pretty classic. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Sports/Blogs/index.html/objID896435/blogID/
I have to say Im a little disappointed in the Ben Gibbard photos….couldn’t dig deeper?