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[Editor's note: For the next two Fridays, Flavorwire will be counting down our 20 most popular features of 2010. This post, which originally ran on January 19, 2010, comes in at position number 16.] Inspired by Lauren Leto’s “Stereotyping People By Their Favorite Author,” we realized the incredible potential for a mercilessly judgmental list of indie band stereotypes. It is a common fact that Cormac McCarthy readers are men who don’t eat cream cheese, but what about those who listen to The XX on repeat and The Flaming Lips on hallucinogens? They need labels, too. After the jump, in collaboration with contributor Jeff Luppino-Esposito, we lay down the reckless assumptions.
The XX
Blog enthusiasts who thought wearing a keffiyeha was awesome.
Passion Pit
Bros vaguely interested in listening to music and very interested in having sex with their girlfriend.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Girls who bought checkered sneakers in the 8th grade.
Fleet Foxes
Hopelessly patchy beard growers.
TV On The Radio
Politically-correct hipsters.
Grizzly Bear
People who think that world hunger could be assuaged with four part harmonies.
Micachu and the Shapes
Chicks with bad teeth.
Wavves
Dudes who think low production value is “authentic” and would go down on Todd P.
Steve Aoki
Alts who don’t “get” Hipster Runoff.
Joanna Newsom
People who have considered befriending a squirrel.
Devendra Banhart
People who have considered becoming a squirrel.
Animal Collective
Guys who make “Best of the Year” lists in January based predominantly on “feeling.”
The Antlers
Boys who enjoy crying more than their girlfriend.
Vivian Girls
Girls who purchase a guitar, buy flannel from the Salvation Army, wear glasses that they don’t actually need, and still can’t get the guy.
Vampire Weekend
Bros who try to make out with girls at concerts by relating to them via old Nickelodeon shows. “Remember Pete & Pete??”
Death Cab for Cutie
Girls who quote lyrics as their Facebook status.
Neon Indian
Gorilla Vs. Bear readers.
She & Him
People who hate Ben Gibbard.
Bon Iver
People with self-esteem issues and probably hate Ben Gibbard.
Washed Out
Those who comfortably accept chillwave as a genre.
Memory Tapes
Those who comfortably accept chillwave as a lifestyle.
The Shins
Premature alts who considered Garden State a life-altering viewing experience.
Radiohead
Everyone.
Tegan & Sara
Lesbians and guys who firmly believe that when there are two girls on stage together, there is a 63% chance of them making out.
St. Vincent
Feminists.
Drake
Indie rap fans who thought Tha Carter III was too mainstream.
Ra Ra Riot
Girls who got their boyfriends to watch Me and You and Everyone We Know.
Bat for Lashes
Girls who wear leggings outside of ’80s-themed parties.
Japandroids
Guys who only read Pitchfork for the ratings and haven’t showered in at least two days.
Kimya Dawson
Chicks who are described by their girlfriends as “sweet” and “really nice” when guys ask if their friend is hot.
Girls
Anyone who thinks The Catcher in Rye is the greatest book of all time.
Kid Cudi
Blipsters who still wear neon shoes and smoke pot.
The Flaming Lips
Self-actualized bros who grow pot.
Antony and the Johnsons
Guys who still cry every time they watch Bambi.
Matt and Kim
Closeted Blink-182 enthusiasts.
Here We Go Magic
Guys who are ‘over’ Grizzly Bear.
Phoenix
People who don’t listen to enough music.
Sufjan Stevens
People who believe in two things: Jesus and Juno.
M.I.A.
Girls who don’t understand politics.
Regina Spektor
Girls who don’t understand boys.
Justice
Bros who, at one point in their lives, have tried to grow a mustache.
Arcade Fire
Frequent transcendental experience havers.
Deerhunter
Avid doodlers.
Wilco
Guys who go to concerts to relax.
YACHT
Someone who, if presented with the opportunity to join a cult, would most definitely join that cult.
Ratatat
Boys who think Ocarina of Time is the greatest game ever made.
Patrick Wolf
Gay guys.
CSS
Girls who throw up at every party.
Woods
Indie dudes who wear beanies and you can see the front of their hair pulled back beneath it.
Spoon
Bros who drink shitty beer without ironic intentions.
Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.
For more stereotypes, check out Stereotyping People by their Favorite Indie Bands Part 2!
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232 Responses
i’m offended and impressed all at the same time.
What would a Yeasayer fan be?
No Decemberists????? Who, nay, WHAT am I???
remarkable. love it.
These are my favorite bands on your list – some of my favorite bands ever. I’m clean-shaven, 45, hate beer, abhor political correctness and am quite self-confident. Being one of “everyone” and disliking Ben Gibbard (hate is too strong a word for mediocrity) are the only overlaps…I guess I’m just an outlier!
Fleet Foxes
Hopelessly patchy beard growers.
TV On The Radio
Politically-correct hipsters.
Bon Iver
People with self-esteem issues and probably hate Ben Gibbard.
Radiohead
Everyone.
Wilco
Guys who go to concerts to relax.
Spoon
Bros who drink shitty beer without ironic intentions.
Bright Eyes
Suicidal Alcoholics…
Yacht reference = brilliant
I loved Ocarina of Time, but I tried and failed to get into Ratatat. I guess I should try again
Major LOLZ. Dude this is perfect.
Not that funny or smart or accurate. But hey! It was a really lazy idea to begin with.
Andrew Bird? The Decemberists? Bright Eyes? Beirut? Tokyo Police Club? Of Montreal? The Postal Service?
I mean, unless the’re too mainstream for this indieindie list, haha.
This list sounds like it was written by me when I was 20 and spent every weekend trying to sneak into Beauty Bar. I want to punch that girl in the face.
I lol’d at the Sufjan Stevens one.
Oh, p.s…. I’m from Joanna Newsom’s hometown, and yeah, our neighbors actually did befriend a squirrel.
Radiohead
Everyone.
Creativity at exponential growth.
Haha this was quite amusing, although I do listen to half of the bands mentioned. ;)
Nickelback
People who write columns dissing indie music
so people who like vampy wknd also rock la lights? you stole from HRO…
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/08/which-shoe-company-represents-u.html
sun araw?
God, this pisses me off.
Only guys can like Animal Collective and only girls can like St. Vincent? What the fuck?
And for the record, I am a girl and I like Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic, St. Vincent, Animal Collective, Yacht, Kimya Dawson, Deerhunter, Radiohead, and Joanna Newsom. So, I must be the most conflicted person ever.
this is creappy actually sara and the tegan are sisters.. if u like the bad.. u have to know that they not going to makingout in the stage
I guess that’s why stereotyping is stupid. Also shouldn’t stereotypes be a little broader than referencing one guy who puts on shows in nyc? wouldn’t have been more accurate to reference Jim Smith if you’re gonna reference anyone in relation to Wavves?
Aure, calm down. I love Spoon and I’m a chick who doesn’t care for shitty beer, etc. lol@ hipsters who can’t take a joke
people are taking this way too seriously. this was real funny and some of them are true.
I think if you cut out the vast majority of these, which are terrible and not funny, you might have had a good blog post. Anyways, it wasn’t clever enough for me to ever look at this blog again, sorry.
HAHAHA, LOVE THIS TOTALLY.
haha. I enjoy the fact that this has actually managed to offend people. Hey I listen to more then half of these bands and artists….still made me laugh like a fool. when did hipsters lose their sense of humor? o right hipsters dont have a sense of humor. Another Stereotype?! oh no!
Seriously, people need to get sense of humor. Don’t get your panties in a bunch just because your “fave band of all time” is on the list and it’s with a stereotype you’re offended by. That being said, this blog post wasn’t really all that funny, lame actually. And most are untrue, BUT some actually hit it on the head lol
The gossips : All the ‘I’m so fashion people’ #queercore
this is horrible.
ahahahaha this is absolutely gold. And yep, get a sense of humour, it’s a laugh. I like quite a few of these bands and am not offended at all by them because I know exactly where each stereotype is coming from – all you have to do is go to one of their gigs to find examples of each. Win: “Phoenix – People who don’t listen to enough music.”
hahahaha, this is hilarious. nice work
haha, i love this. i’m kimya dawson ;)
I LOVE THIS!Made me laugh.I’m the girl with the leggings,I have self-esteem issues and listen to Bon Iver.This was great.I’m a bit of a feminist and I listen to St.Vincent.This was just really funny.I knew the majority of the artists.Thanks for the laugh.
I just realized this.Where’s MGMT!
And…um We Are Scientists,The Strokes,The Kooks.lol
boring!…….and you do this for a living!?!
hahaha nice, but Ocarina of Time is wrong…it defiantly should be STARFOX64
It’s so true….damn they found my secret!!!!
I love this–I also love how annoyed people are getting! Hilarious!
yeasayer???
Yeasayer/MGMT
You raided your parents closets for a wardrobe once you realized you were like everyone else at NYU.
The Strokes
You live vicariously through the band to fulfill your Drew Barrymore fetish
We Are Scientists
You secrelty wish that the cast of MTVs The State had formed a band
The Kooks
You thought they were the Kinks, and now can’t admit you were wrong so you have to continue the charade.
@oreo (their being sisters is half the joke)
Where’s my Modest Mouse?
a new forgotten,funny.
Yeasayer, anyone?!
i listen to all but a few of these bands and i lol’d.
im still lol’ing actually. i fucking hate passion pit—almost everyone i know who likes them falls into that stereotype.
Vivian Girls,so me…in some ways more than others
…and I just got nailed for plying Pete & Pete in my flirtation game. Damn you, flavorpill!
At the end of the day, the winner is still Radiohead.
Modest Mouse
You watch the CW/WB network non-ironically and likely have a One Tree Hill tattoo.
Could have been funnier, and a lot more accurate, but overall, nice concept.
The Death Cab For Cutie stereotype was completely on point.
Because I, for one, embody that point.
Touche, stereotype… touche.
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, MAN.
AND PAVEMENT.
bullshit.
Miike snow?
Continuing with the “take a break everybody” motif. This was amusing! Deal, y’all!
this would have been a mildly creative idea 5 years ago…but it still wouldn’t have been funny
I’m fully satisfied with my stereotype via Girls. Is this so wrong?
LAWL
UM WHERE ARE THE KILLS?
Bright Eyes – Despite threatening to kill yourself, you’re not going to, and you probably can’t drink nearly as much as you say you can.
The Decemberists – You have no friends, so you turn to classic fiction and indie lit. for company.
Pavement – You are constantly trying to relive the 90′s
Andrew Bird – You need to put down your thesaurus and just let people know how you feel
“Boys who enjoy crying more than their girlfriend.”
Ain’t that the truth. Good lord, this generation needs its own Guns n’ Roses. Hell, even its own Ratt will do at this point. just something to stop the mewling tweeness emanating outta Brooklyn.
was this written by a twelve year old? Patrick wolf = Gay Guys.
Perhaps you should take a good look at your heart and get a grip
with homophobia for kids in the last decade. Such ignorant bullshit.
Straight men, gay men, straight women, gay women
who gives a shit?
ok, you might as well put Lightspeed Champion = Black People
its just so ancient. Grow the fuck up.
Dude, what about the following bands:
The Hold Steady
Lucero
Explosions in the Sky
The Replacements
Yo La Tengo
I anxiously await your assessment of me. :)
Thanks!
Ha! I’m a 41 year old straight mother of two boys who never wanted to be a woodland creature but loves Tegan and Sara, Regina Spektor AND Devendra Banhart
@Masked Mouse <>
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
Death Cab for Cutie: bandwagon-jumping Twilight-watching tweens
Arcade Fire: People who are awesome in every possible way (There may be some bias there)
This is great! I hope you make an addendum with all the extra bands listed in the comments.
Is it sad that I used this list to find new bands? xD
@Lady A, Patrick Wolf’s pansexual, not gay. If you’re gonna be self-righteous, at least be sure what you’re self-righteous ABOUT. (Also, the people I know who love Patrick Wolf the most also love sparkles, British people, and the word “fabulous”, so take from that what you will.)
@Masked Mouse– YES.
Anyways, I don’t know what’s wrong with any of you that you don’t think stereotypes are funny. I think they’re hilarious, and they’ve all got nice bases in reality, too.
[quote]YACHT
Someone who, if presented with the opportunity to join a cult, would most definitely join that cult.[/unquote]
You must mean The World/Inferno Friendship Society.
The Hold Steady- You tried being in an unnoticed 90s indie band, then decided to non-ironically embrace classic rock
Dinosaur Jr- You are 40, yet still in your parents basements and invite your friends over to smoke weed while listening to Daydream Nation
So, you’re claiming here that people who listen to a feminist musician are likely to be feminists? And you think it’s “mercilessly judgmental” to identify someone as a feminist? OK. Let me just take the bait and say there’s a weird misogynist vibe running through this whole thing, and it’s really tired and unimpressive and you should think about it.
David Bazan (also could apply to The Hold Steady): almost alcoholics who just need that last push while drinking alone with headphones on.
I do like a lot of toppings on my pizza. I have a complex palette, dammit.
To follow up on the detection of weirdness re: lazy gender stereotyping–Mostly it bothers me that they’re such lazy jokes. Like I respect your need to be edgy and shit, but the list is much funnier when it’s flip and topical, not broad and vaguely alienating. For example: “Washed Out – Those who comfortably accept chillwave as a genre. / Memory Tapes – Those who comfortably accept chillwave as a lifestyle”? Funny, specific, topical, doesn’t betray queasy political undertones. (Does “HRO reader” constitute a political stance? Discuss.)
Admittedly the “St. Vincent / Feminists” could be a reference to Edna St. Vincent Millay, in which case: clever! But sort of inaccurate: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=92398546
…I mean I realize the ostensible point of the exercise is to create stereotypes, and that stereotypes inherently broad and also often offensive. But I really think you could do better, or at least be more consistent in your method of stereotyping.
Take it to the next level. Rise above, y’all.
It’s true, I DO put way too many toppings on my pizza! I laughed at that one, stroke of genius.
I’m someone who has only ever heard of two of these groups and have yet to discover a coherent definition of hipster. And whenever I read something like this my instant reaction is:
What are you, 14?
Girl Talk – U R a drnk and sweaty lib artz freshman bro seeking your 1st hookup with an authentic AmerApp chick on the D.A.N.C.E floor. U rage hard and can identify every song in each ‘mash-up’ due 2 the Wiki entry.
Belle & Sebastian
You had ‘mixed feelings’ about their exposure on the Juno soundtrack.
Justin Bieber
13 year old girl in your mom’s Honda Odyssey on the way home from her BFF’s Bat Mitzvah.
so good so good
Metric- Girls who take Klonopin. Twice a day.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros- Girls who go to FIT for merchandising and design (and the stupid boys who want to sleep with them)
Kid Sister- Girls who still wears doorknockers and won’t sleep with white guys.
Lady Gaga- you like penis.
Phoenix
People who don’t listen to enough music.
This is total BS! I listen to more than my fair share of music and I’ll contend that a fair segment of Phoenix fans have more diverse musical tastes then most indie rock listening yahoos….
people, these are STEREOTYPES. and it’s a JOKE! and it’s freakin’ hilarious.
so get over it and laugh :)
Yeah, pretty much everyone here is taking this waaaaaay too seriously. And I’d rather big it up for its flashes of brilliance than deride the ones that didn’t strike me as funny. The YYYs, Death Cab, Joanna Newsom, and Devendra Banhart stereotypes are delightfully spot-on. The Radiohead joke is a little obvious, but still worth noting.
But hey, how can you say Japandroids fans don’t shower? Come on…they have a song called “Wet Hair”. :P
this is one of the most retarded and shallowly thought of posts. haha, get a life.
Some of these are funny, but at the risk of falling into the author’s trap and taking the bait, I don’t really get the TV on the Radio one – where’s the PC link?
a lot of the artists mentioned aren’t even “indie” and not everyone who listens to them is a hipster.
hipsters are lame
Oh, how humorous the discussion surrounding this has turned out to be!
Doesn’t everyone hate Ben Gibbard?
this is mnstrm
This list is great. This discussion is hilarious. Brilliantly done Stelios.
(THAT SAID- I DON’T HAVE A BEARD BUT I LIKE FLEET FOXES WTF ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?? DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE A BEARD AND DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT!?!? I’M OFFENDED! OFFENDED! OFFENDED! OFFENDED! YOU’RE WRONG AND I COULD DO THIS BETTER!)
sarcastically,
-Dave
This is sheer brilliance. Anyone offended by any of the above stereotypes is clearly guilty. Hilarious!
Empire of the Sun?
The Bravery?
Gang Gang Dance?
LMFAO?
Yeasayer?
From what I’ve read so far, your Animal Collective judgment could not be more spot on. They are owning the 2009 lists of “feelings”.
Brilliant list. Will print out a copy to carry in my pocket and refer to often.
Only thing better than the list is seeing how many humorless morons went to the trouble of thinking (and commenting) on things like, “Hey, I like Joanna Newsom, but I’ve never considered befriending a squirrel!!!” Or, “I like Phoenix, and I listen to lots of music.” Duh. It’s a joke.
Bright Eyes
Bed Wetter
Totally wrong about Drake man. Im a hood girl who fell in love with indie so i listen to about half that list..i laughed but still totally wron about Jimmy.
Drake..you think Kid Cudi is too hard core lol
@Masked Mouse
That stung a little.
It’s funny how much more protective people are of their musical tastes than their literary ones– or possibly people who read actually know how to take a joke? That might be it.
I lol’d kinda.
Stars
Boys who would rather cry themselves to sleep watching an s&m porn film than have sex with their girlfriends.
The angry idiots is what seals the deal on this fun 5 minutes of my life. Good show
If you’re advocating your favorite band you’ve missed the boat…
I don’t like jokes. Humor is so overrated.
I’m gonna go read some Bukowski now.
a fair portion of those bands don’t belong under the indie umbrella and the majority of these stereotypes aren’t true enough to pluck my funny strings. They are true in a sense, not exclusively to the artists you’re talking about, just of hipster sorts. You give too much credit to arcade fire listeners–if you wanted a transcendental experienced, you would probably stop listening to the same band 4 years after they did something interesting. Well I guess none of this is all that serious.. unfortunately not as hilarious nor as insightful as some people on here seem to think it is either.
that wasn’t really a good list
except for dirty projectors, spot on there
Since I love Bon Iver and the Antlers, I guess that means I’m a crybaby with self-esteem issues. Wait a minute, that’s actually true!
Just wanted to say that it’s a pretty good list but not that funny. Funny in that “you might be a redneck” sorta way…. But that’s not really funny. Are all these bands considered indie?
Also, looks like the author of this list might hve some daddy issues…
There is my 2 cents!
Yay music!
Oh my god funniest list I’ve read in a while. (I find the Radiohead and Death Cab ones especially uncanny.)
HUGE Tegan & Sara fan, but haha I guess I belong to the heterosexual minority. And aahh no onstage incestuous behaviour please.
Only wish you’d covered Andrew Bird/Stars/Imogen Heap/The Futureheads/MGMT/An Horse.
i second Lauren: “I also love how annoyed people are getting! Hilarious!” Seriously. Some people need to get a grip…
Neutral Milk Hotel
You are literally 15 years old.
Beat Happening
People who listen to twee bands in order to get laid
this list is more hipster than indie, put in some bands from BEFORE this decade.
dumb dumb dumb
you are all bad people
something terrible has been created
MGMT:
Girls who continue to blow guys who got fired from Bear Stearns because their frat bros still hook up the discount Colombian.
this is brilliant. you must expand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There must be a followup to this post. Great work. haha
I’m thinking you should add HEALTH to the list.
I think I’m in love.
HEY EVERYONE, THIS IS A JOKE, IT’S FUNNY, STOP GETTING OFFENDED AND TAKING IT SO SERIOUSLY!!!
How do you know when you’re a “real” indie fan? When you can’t take a joke.
I LIKE ANTLERS AND DON’T CRY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTE PERIODS! YOU ARE WRONG! BAWWW!
But really, hurrah and hooray for The Antlers. They’rrrre grrrreat!
I am begging you to expand.
Masked Mouse clowned this entire post with way better suggestions.
really lame suggestions for most of the relevant bands, especially Barnhart, Arcade Fire, Spoon, Ratatat, The Shins and MIA. You guys suck. Hire fucks with talent.
sooooooooo funny!!! i like many band on this list and i miss a mountain of others but the conclusion is i have multiples personalities ahahaha
HEALTH – people who’d rather watch white noise than actual television
thanks for this very useful and exciting addition to my life. now i can just go through the list and find out who to listen to – for instance, until i go to the dentist i can listen to micachu and the shapes! this is awesome.
Laughed out loud (sheepishly) when I saw Death Cab for Cutie.
My current FB status is “a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere”.
A LYRIC. From my favorite indie band. DEATH CAB.
:/
Blind Pilot? The Decemberists?
Cat Power – women over 35 that still can’t find a good man & like to drink just a wee too much
PS. I love TV On the Radio & I hate political correctness
anyone who found this interesting, clever and/or funny is a fucking idiot and deserves the lousy music your head-in-your-ass privileged existence has wrought. no talent = bad music. period. a-holes.
Jesus Lizard: Guys who want to punch hipsters at concerts but don’t have the cajones to do so.
Wire: Media Studies Students/Media Studies Professors
Pissed Jeans: Guys who pretend to have day jobs and don’t brush their teeth
Girl Talk: Guys who pretend to understand postmodernism but don’t so they can sleep with girls who are fascinated by this postmodernism thing.
Black Lips: Junkies
Clearly over half the people who’ve commented care way too much about what other people think of them. Listen to music because you love it. Be alt because you respond to alt ideas, culture, music, etc. NOT because it is what someone says is cool. That’s what being Alt is. This is ONE person’s thoughts. Agree with them, or not. Find humor in it, or not.
This shit was totally phoned in, like the worst Facebook Quiz ever. Fuck you for writing this and fuck you for finding this even remotely funny.
the word “blipster” is racist. all of the black creative people i know find the word really insulting. the list was entertaining until i read that. boo.
about animall collective – that’s 100% what i said to russia music journalists half year ago (and they told me to fuck myself). you don’t image their “tops” in nightmares.
i wish you wrote same staff on quality bands also. this is more challenging. and hipster topic is so worn that it isn’t so funny.
“Cat Power – women over 35 that still can’t find a good man & like to drink just a wee too much”
Tom Waits is male variation of this
The only person I know who likes Regina Spektor is a guy. Leggings aren’t 80s. Most people wear them, and most people don’t like Bat for Lashes.
Ugh. Please don’t do this. Flavorpill, you’re better than this.
This is awesome, mainly because indie kids are such narrow minded fucked in the head individuals who will constantly go on about hating commercialism and mainstream culture, yet ostracise any bands that aren’t “cool” enough. dumb fucks, great article.
This was great, but this one got me:
St. Vincent
Feminists.
Damn, I’ve been cast into light! Good observations, these were hilarious!
@Zoe: hahaha idiot. who would’ve thought an article on stereotypes would include a stereotype?!
this is stupid and unimaginative
Radiohead smazza = the people who write that fans of the bands would be and that they think all are a fan of Radiohead. This doesn’ t measure you? Only the producer of the fan of the fans? BOO ON THIS!!!
This is absolutely brilliant! Well done Flavorwire
The National – People who are 22 but feel 40 on the inside and drink too much so they can feel 22 again.
I died at the Shins and Regina Spektor…SO TRUE
I don’t see why people are getting angry, they’re stereoptypes for a reason.
Now, Now Every Children? :<
This is not very funny. I’m not offended in any way, I just think this could have been put into action in a much better, funnier fashion.
I. AM. OFFENDED.
why are so many people missing the point here?
I agree with Nick. Pretty weak. Poor mans hro.
I am equally as entertained by this list as I am by the number of commenters that are offended by it. Ha!
Brutal. Not entertaining or witty or anything. Not worth time. I wish I could post at the top of this page to stop people wasting time reading this.
I’m not offended, but it tries a bit too hard on some and not enough on others, and some just don’t make that much sense to me (though I may not have heard enough Matt & Kim to make that claim.)
Funny, witty, and “scarily accurate” (especially for Deathcab for a cutie ,and The Antlers… )But, come on, The Shins? Garden State WAS great! (j’assume totalement mon amour pour ce film!) Still I don’t understand why people get so pissed about this list – they should buy themselves a sense of humour! It can be useful sometimes…
You forgot Biswabrata Chakrabarti — which would be guys who only cook with a Tandoor but tell people it’s a Tawa. oh wait, these are indie bands. neverrrrrrmind
nobody’s offended. we couldn’t care less about every last one of these bands. it’s simply uncreative, tacky, phoned-in bullshit.
Flavorwire Fans
scans hipster runoff to feel “in the know”, dreams of moving to the next big city at their office job they’re so totally quitting soon, shops at urban outfitters sales (considers it thrifting), just starting to discover that music was released in decades before they were born.
This is the dumbest crock of shit I’ve ever read. I wasted my time.
This really seems like atom splitting. Indie rock fans in general are an amalgam of bad cliches and sheep-like tendencies masquerading as independent thought as it is. Why divide? Snicker.
this is idiotic
I don’t get the Regina Spektor one. Someone elaborate?
DCfC… guilty.
MGMT, Chairlift, BSS???
Boy Crisis forever.
I love Radiohead.
FANTASTIC!
What about Belle and Sebastian? Or Neutral Milk Hotel? Or the Magnetic Fields? or Twee Pop in general?
Like more than half these artist’s. This shit is funny as heck. Esp. CHILLWAVE. :)
I’d say Ocarina of Time is much more Ra Ra Riot than Ratatat. Zelda lovers enjoy an orchestra, not a lot of electronic noise.
It’s a shame these bands aren’t really indie.
I love CSS and I practically never throw up.
Fun list. Some are brilliant, others are good, and some of these bands are completely new to me
@ all the frustro’s:
If you feel offended by the stereotypes this might mean 2 things:
-You can’t accept the fact that the stereotype mentioned is spot-on in your case.
-You have no sense of humor.
Cheers
I got a kick but I’d like to see what they say about the following bands,
Memomena, Modest Mouse, New Pornographers, Pinback, Sebadoh, Tapes n’ Tapes, The White Stripes, Iron and Wine, Blitzen Trapper, Elliot Smith, and DeVotchKa. If Radiohead is on haer Iron and Wine can be on .
amazing. hysterical. fantastic. the list could go on forever.
Ah man this is great
Ok, so apparently I’m a hopeless nervous girl with a patchy beard who is vaguely interested in music, I prematurely make all of my “major” life decisions and I wear my keffiyeha while I smoke my home grown pot so I can have a transcendental experience while I eat topping heavy pizzas and read The Catcher in the Rye. Oh… and fuck Ben Gibbard.
“Phoenix-
People who don’t listen to enough music.”….Lmao, soooo offended
The overall idea is there but too much of the content feels slapdash. A letdown of a read, to be honest.
But yeah, that comment about Phoenix is pretty spot on. I lost a lot of respect for Drowned In Sound when Wolfgang… topped its annual list.
Justice? Indie? Like, really?
Radiohead
For people who have yet to discover My Bloody Valentine.
a few suggestions:
Stars
people who have sex and regret it
Santogold
poor people who hate rich people
Manchester Orchestra
the Sufjans Stevens people, only more conflicted about God
The Decemberists
people who like big words
Andrew Bird
people who like made up words
uggh,white people…
Well, I listen to Fleet Foxes, Animal Collective, The Antlers, Vampire Weekend, Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, Bon Iver,and Wilco. The only stereotype I realy fall in to is “everyone” and “guys who go to concerts to chill out.” However, I do find the Sufjan Stevens Stereotype freakishly accurate.
How amusing. Might want to use these terms someday.
I don’t see how Justice is indie.
And I’m almost all these things.
Remember ‘Kenan and Kel’?
Sadly, I’m going to use this list to expand my iTunes…
Funny, but you’re a little off about St. Vincent. Have you ever read her comments about the Lilith Fair reunion? I don’t appreciate women who need to put down women to “empower” themselves.
Shocked to see no mention of MGMT on the list. I find this quite funny, even though I listen to some of the bands, but none of the stereotypes apply to me.
guys, seriously, what about THE NATIONAL?
Eagerly awaiting some kind of existentialist crisis reference. I’m also pretty sure I’m having one.
This was great.
I’m a chick Wilco fan and I pretty much divide the world into those who like Wilco and all those other assholes.
Q: What indie band do “people who make pointless lists to post on the web via style/fashion/culture blogs in order trying to convince themselves that THEY ARE journalists & writers” listen to?
A: They don’t. They listen to Justin Beiber.
the majority were right on, but the list was wayy too short & missed so many important bands that would have been great for so many more stereotypes & some band on here just did not belong
Ooh golly you guys are taking this way too seriously!
Shit, every stereotype applied. Damn you Flavorwire!
Japandroids
Guys who only read Pitchfork for the ratings and haven’t showered in at least two days.
Meh, I’d definitely say the second part is true.
This was FUCKING BRILLLLIANT. And whoever said this was an indie indie list or whatever….start listening to more music….this list is a good start.
i actually cried at the devandra benhart one. SO FUCKING FUNNY
duh assholes, this list is just common sense… make some fucking music.
The Woods one is so perfect and so true.
Lol these were great. And the ones in the comments are too.
This is great. I am a fan of many of these bands, but life’s not fun if you can’t laugh at yourself a bit – obviously you shouldn’t take this personally.
Honestly, I think the most hilarious part of this list is that Aure pointed out the male/female differences by using an example of St. Vincent. Which the writer has concluded as being for feminists.
Haha, irony, or something.
I like Sufjan Stevens and I don’t believe in Jesus or Juno ~_~
But I’d believe a good chunk of his fans believe in either one or the other.
i’m agnostic and i love sufjan. and ben gibbard. but the shins description was dead on.
what the hell is wrong with blink?
all these bands suck, including Radiohead. So there.
i still don’t see the issue with Blink?
Blink sucks!
Most of these bands arent even indie! :\
Stretch Mark Removal
how does blink suck? they’re top 3 bands that STARTED IN THE 90′S
boring
Sufjan Stevens-
Quiet atheist teenage girls who like to sit on their beds and get walked in on by their parents or friends while listening to The Transfiguration and have to explain themselves.
I think this list of stereotypes is uncreative and almost exclusively negative… I’m making MY OWN.
All of the above: people who have been there (;
This is hilarious!
I listen to all those bands and love indie music, but I seriously think Blink 182 should be considered indie too!! thoughts?
Unusual this put up is totaly unrelated to what I was looking google for, but it was once listed at the first page. I suppose your doing one thing proper if Google likes you enough to put you at the first web page of a non similar search.
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ratatat is DEAD on
Very Funny until the “blipster” part also didn’t like the tv on the radio reference
The only band on this list that DOESN’T suck is Radiohead.
wow sounds like you don’t like music or people.
lol@flame wars ensuing
Am I the only person that was super impressed they used Squirrel Girl for the picture??
2. Why is Neutral Milk Hotel NOT on this list?
3. Shouldn’t there be options for male/female? Just sayin’.
I’m a massive two posters in room Sufjan fan and last time i looked down in the shower i was still jewish
Radiohead – Everyone? Does that mean that mostly everyone likes Radiohead?
the death cab stereotype made me angry, but only because i guess it’s accurate (for me, at least). but really, why so much hate for ben gibbard? at the risk of sounding like i’m trying to be a “i liked them before they were famous” or “their old stuff is better” hipster, i’d suggest you listen to all of ‘you can play these songs with chords.’ nothing like that song on the twilight soundtrack :\
I guess that makes sense.
Excuse me Princess, but Ocarina of Time IS the best game ever made.
And I’ve never liked that band.
This kind of offended me and made me laugh at the same time. Haha. Like half of these bands are my favorites. Long live indie. Woot.
Hah, Passion Pit & Bon Iver for me, however I am not a ‘bro’ nor do I have self esteem issues.
I used to listen to indie music, then I took an arrow in the knee.
yeasayer: for people who don’t get animal collective
This is hilarious. And btw Ratatat is spot on. I love OOT
I adore devendra banhart….and when I was 5 I wanted to grow up to be a squirrel! Amazing