Indie/Alternative Bands That Gain Mainstream Popularity

[countrykidanthony]

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unsa nga mga indie/alternative bands nga nka gain ug mainstream exposures without losing their integrity?
mao ni ako nahibaw-an together with their mainstream hit. mostly these are considered as mainstream one hit wonder but are really doing well under the mainstream radar. feel free to add more.

1. SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER- Kiss Me
2. JARS OF CLAY- Flood
3. I NINE- Seven Days of Lonely
4. NICKEL CREEK- This Side
5. JEM- It's Amazing
6. MY MORNING JACKET- Off The Record
7. WILCO- Last Cigarette
8. THE TING TINGS- That's Not My Name (yes they may be very popular among the "masa" as a one-hit wonder but in the indie/alt scene, these guys are huge! anoither myspace hit-wonder)
9. UNTIL JUNE- Sleepless
10. TAYLOR SWIFT- Teardrops on My Guitar (a lot of people don't know that she's actually an indie artist but that will be change on 2009 as Universal Republic is planning to release an international album featuring songs from her two independent releases from Big Machine Records)
11. SARA BARRELIES- Love Song
12. MATT NATHANSON- Come On Get Higher
13. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE- I Will Posses Your Heart
14. CARY BROTHERS- Rise
15. O.A.R.- Shattered
16. GRAHAM COLTON- Best Days (this song was used by american idol)
17. FLOBOTS- Handlebars
18. THE FRAY- How To Save A Life
19. MUTE MATH- Typical
20. IRON AND WINE- Flightless Bird, American Mouth (this song suddenly became a mainstream anthem due to the fact that it was used in the prom scene of Twilight. Prior to that movie, my boardmates criticized me for listening to this type of song as "weird ky mahilig ug kinaraan" although this song was released in 2007. BUt now, same people who made the comment giggles everytime they hear the song)
21. COLBIE CALLAIT- Bubbly (myspace hit wonder later picked up by Universal Republic)
22. JOHN MAYER-Your Body Is A WOnderland (he actually got his start with the indie/alternative radio show Reg's COffee House, the only radio program i know that plays music not played by cxommercial radio. And look where is John Mayer now? Mainstream loves him now and he didn't even sell out in terms of compromising his artistry. Infact he went the other way, instead of becoming poppy he instead go deeper in the blues...)

[sonikfish]

moonpools and caterpillars-hear
frente-bizzare love triangle

one hit wonder!

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unsa nga mga indie/alternative bands nga nka gain ug mainstream exposures without losing their integrity?
mao ni ako nahibaw-an together with their mainstream hit. mostly these are considered as mainstream one hit wonder but are really doing well under the mainstream radar. feel free to add more.

4. NICKEL CREEK- This Side

check this out....hopeless videomakers...hehehe



bitaw video sakong manghud...sa kwarto ra na...wakekeke

19. MUTE MATH- Typical

WOHOOO!!! MUTEMATH IDOL!!!!

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I don't know if these bands have reached/will ever reach mainstream but here they are:

The Shins (prominently featured in the movie Garden State)
They Might Be Giants
Death Cab for Cutie (Soul Meets Body)
Feist (1234 was the main song for the ipod nano commercial blitz)
Bright Eyes (Four Winds)
Neutral Milk Hotel (i have faith that they'll reunite someday)
Glen Hansard (won an Oscar for Falling Slowly along with Marketa Irglova)
Spoon
Sufjan Stevens (Illinois album)

...I could go on and on and on.

[Xerxes is Gay!]

wow i love MuteMath...

i also love this bands... They're mainstream now but definitely still keeping the integrity of their artistry as a musician.

Cat Power
Kings of Leon
Kings of Convenience
Calexico
The Magic Numbers
Ani DeFranco
Arcade Fire

[countrykidanthony]

never heard of Calexico on mainstream radio. hehehe

but i heard in manila Jam 88.3 plays those stuff daw... they even have some country music daw.

NU 107 plays some good indie bands but i dont consider that station mainstream though...

[sonikfish]

wow i love MuteMath...

i also love this bands... They're mainstream now but definitely still keeping the integrity of their artistry as a musician.

Cat Power
Kings of Leon
Kings of Convenience
Calexico
The Magic Numbers
Ani DeFranco
Arcade Fire

very nice list. me too,i luv kings of convenience,magic numbers and arcade fire.

[sonikfish]

i like to add the sugarcubes/bjork.

[rata]

wow i love MuteMath...

i also love this bands... They're mainstream now but definitely still keeping the integrity of their artistry as a musician.

Cat Power
Kings of Leon
Kings of Convenience
Calexico
The Magic Numbers
Ani DeFranco
Arcade Fire

nice list.. sa Y101 before kay mag pa tukar na sila og Cruel sa Calexico. usually every sunday afternoon gyud ko maka dungog. nice ila Garden Ruin nga album. and Versus pud sa Kings of Convenience...

[indie]

Peter, Bjorn and John - namainstream sa PBB

sa pinoy

CIUDAD, DAYDREAMCYCLE and UPDHARMADOWN - medyo played sa MYX on mainstream shows nila.


but these bands deserve much respect as they don't go desperate in changing theor style just to capture the masses.