"...like The Arcade Fire"

My girlfriend (aka TheFuckOffGirl) has fallen in deep smit with The Arcade Fire's "Funeral" album.

She has demanded of me that I locate more music "like The Arcade Fire."

If any of you indie hepcats had to respond to this request, what might you respond with?

I await your expert advices.

go to Red Eye and ask for "y'know boring indie crap like Arcade Fire"....hahahaha!!!


flame on

I'm not going to tell her you said that, Bill. She will kill you.

I don't know, their sound is kind of hard to pin down.

I'd say The Decemberists, The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, and Wilco would be some good bands to start with.

I know. I've come up with a bunch of reference points myself, but thanks for yours. I'm looking to see what outside ears might suggest.

see if she likes OS Mutantes or ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead.

The closest thing is Chin up Chin up. And personally I like them more.

Chin up Chin up official site
Chin up Chin up on myspace

No. The closest thing is The Wolf Parade. And they are AMAZING. Go here and you will get sooo many points for buying her the album

okay, so the linking didnt work. you'll have to put some effort in. but it's waaay worth it

Check out Broken Social Scene. Not totally similar, but chances are good she'll like it.

i love feist...

like arcade fire? hmmm... I dunno thats a tall order



Im not sure how I can be so unsure about a band, yet stillget goosebumps when I listen to one of their songs...



hmm...

wolf parade
interpol
bloc party
clap your hands say yeah

flaming lips

Pinback
Bloc Party
Razorlight
Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Rapture
The Faint

Not much of a connection that I see, but as it happens she's a Lips fan already


Thanks for the suggestions, folks, and do feel free to keep 'em coming.

We have a good selection of Siouxsie, Roxy and the Heads already (I just burned Remain In Light to iTunes 5 minutes ago) but what's the 3rd one in there?

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea

Also Bell Orchestre:

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i'm sure that band will be ace

That was gonna be mine, so I'll quote this to reiterate. I just listened to both those CDs back to back and was thinking about how they were quite similar.

Also, Sufjan Stevens sounds not horribly similar, but I think it appeals to the same crowd. Or at any rate, I can't fucking stop listening to Illinois, and I am that crowd.

[Edited on Sep 12, 2005 by TedKoppel]

Ah of course!

She's been checking the "People who bought The Arcade Fire also purchased..." things online, and she said to me last night "Do you know Neutral Milk Hotel? I think we ought to get them."

It's been on my to-get list for an awfully long time so it shall be got.

It's a goodie, check them live if you get the chance