These are my favorite bands and artists as of 4/24/08. Every single day, this list changes. In addition to numerically listing them 1-25, I have also put in parenthesis whether their stock is rising, falling, or simply staying put. Rising usually means that the band/artist is constantly being listened to by me. Bands usually rise when they put out new material or I discover some of their older material. Falling usually means that I haven't listened to the band a lot recently. A prime example would be the Pixies. They are one of the greatest bands of all time, but I simply haven't really listened to them much recently. As a result, other bands such as Animal Collective and Peter Bjorn and John have moved ahead of Pixies. Staying put usually means that I really haven't changed my listening patterns in terms of that band/artist. For instance, I listen to Radiohead every day, but not as much as say some of the rising bands. Here is the list:
- The Libertines
- Peter Bjorn and John (Rising)
- Radiohead (Staying Put)
- Animal Collective (Staying Put)
- The Pixies (Falling)
- The Walkmen (Rising)
- The Lovely Feathers (Rising)
- Editors (Falling)
- Kasabian (Staying Put)
- Arctic Monkeys (Rising)
- Sonic Youth (Falling)
- Tapes N’ Tapes (Falling)
- Babyshambles (Rising)
- Daniel Johnston (Falling)
- Fugazi (Staying Put)
- Mando Diao (Rising)
- The Strokes (Staying Put)
- Beat Happening (Staying Put)
- Pink Floyd (Falling)
- Page France (Falling)
- The Velvet Underground (Staying Put)
- Stellastarr* (Falling)
- Dirty Pretty Things (Rising)
- Wolf Parade (Staying Put)
- The Veils (Staying Put)
Actually you have more major label bands than I thought, maybe cause most of them are simply labeled "indie." Either way I like all of the ones I've heard.
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