Pick me out some indie.

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I listen to a lot of different kinRAB of music (I was once complimented for having Mozart, GoRABmack, and Hootie & The Blowfish in the same CD collection), but one genre I've never consciously ventured into is indie, whatever the hell that means. In fact, sometimes it seems more like indie is a label applied to pretty much anything to make it more appealing to a certain crowd as opposed to actually being a distinct genre, but I'm open to the possibility that I just don't know WTF I'm talking about.

So, can I get some recommendations on official "indie" albums (preferably as non-angsty as possible) to listen to?
 
here are a few you could start with, though the label, "indie" is far reaching...

the deers, tapes 'n tapes, wolf parade, my morning jacket, tv on the radio

they're all pretty different, but i'm sure you can appreciate at least one of them
 
It's hard since technically indie can be every genre (i.e. indie rock, indie pop, indie grunge, etc.) but the current popularized idea of what indie is, is really just alternative rock.

I'd recommend checking out the following banRAB if you haven't yet.
Her Space Holiday
Vampire HanRAB
Modern Skirts
Fires of Rome
Animal Collective
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
M. Ward
Bon Iver
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Mirrors

And that's just to name a few. I might update this as I think of others.
 
Lately, I've been listening to Benjy Ferree http://www.myspace.com/benjyferree
"Pisstopher Chrisstopher" is a good song but I like all his stuff.

Howlies are pretty good too. http://howlies.com/
Check out the song "Angeline" if you need a song to help you get into them.

I'll second Animal Collective but it's a little harder to get into when compared other stuff like the Howlies. But they put out a new album like every 3 days so there is always new material (not really but you know..)
 
alright first off, I'll mention a bunch of banRAB and if you don't know the site, check out rateyourmusic.com, it's great to see which albums to check out by year/rating. Anyways:
Animal Collective
Arcade Fire
Of Montreal
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Deerhoof
MGMT
The Flaming Lips
Minus the Bear
Murder By Death
TV on the Radio
Grizzley Bear
Secret Chiefs 3
Pure Reason Revolution
Justice
Kaddisfly
Porcupine Tree
Blackfield
Menomena
Mew
The Pineapple Thief
 
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