Best new bands since 2006

[boarderwoozel3]

After chatting about music with a co-worker he asked me make a mix CD of "good new music." Apparently he spent some time in NYC's East Village music scene in the early 00s but hasn't been able to pay much attention to contemporary music recently due to law school/work. So what are some essential bands and their signature songs from the past 4 years? I've got a few in mind but admittedly do better with edm than rock. Thus far...

Battles - Atlas
Foals - Cassius/Two Steps Twice
Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
Handsome Furs - What We Had/Handsome Furs Hate This City
No Age - Teen Creeps
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk/Oxford Comma
Bon Iver - Skinny Love

EDM suggestions are also appreciated. I'm planning on making one of each.

Thanks.

[bleep]

take a look at Pitchfork's Top ?? Tracks from the Naughties. diversify your picks. the end.

[ficklecycle]

I just looked at Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs of 2006 list. The Knife's Silent Shout is number 2. Number 1, My Love by Justin Timberlake.

[JamesMills]

Strictly new bands:

Antlers - Hospice
Wolf Parade - AttQM
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
The Drums - The Drums
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Beach House - Teen Dream
Titus Andronicus - Monitor
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Burial - Untrue
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Gaslamp Anthem - the '59 Sound
Smith Westerns - Smith Westerns
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Fever Ray - Fever Ray

[TallGuyCM]

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For the Others, off the top of my head. Yes, they formed in '04 but didn't really make a name for themselves until '06.

[Gribbz]

After chatting about music with a co-worker he asked me make a mix CD of "good new music." Apparently he spent some time in NYC's East Village music scene in the early 00s but hasn't been able to pay much attention to contemporary music recently due to law school/work. So what are some essential bands and their signature songs from the past 4 years? I've got a few in mind but admittedly do better with edm than rock. Thus far...

Battles - Atlas
Foals - Cassius/Two Steps Twice
Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
Handsome Furs - What We Had/Handsome Furs Hate This City
No Age - Teen Creeps
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk/Oxford Comma
Bon Iver - Skinny Love

EDM suggestions are also appreciated. I'm planning on making one of each.

Thanks.

Beirut.

[JamesMills]

Strictly new bands:

Antlers - Hospice
Wolf Parade - AttQM
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
The Drums - The Drums
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Beach House - Teen Dream
Titus Andronicus - Monitor
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Burial - Untrue
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Gaslamp Anthem - the '59 Sound
Smith Westerns - Smith Westerns
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Fever Ray - Fever Ray

Whoops, just noticed that you wanted their best songs instead of their best albums. Here's probably my favs for each:

Antlers - Two
Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything
Sunset Rubdown - Stadiums and SHrines II
The Drums - Down By the Water
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
Beach House - Zebra
Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
Wild Beasts - The Fun Powder Plot
Burial - Untrue
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Gaslamp Anthem - Here's Looking at You Kid
Smith Westerns - Be My Girl
Frightened Rabbit - Modern Leper
Fever Ray - Triangle Walks


Damn, those are some good songs... That'd make a dope mix album, your friend should be excited.

[liquidsnake28]

The xx
Caribou
Surfer Blood
Bear in Heaven
A Place To Bury Strangers

[Mr. Fuzz]

the dead weather all the way bro

[Bendulum]

the dead weather all the way bro

As if we need to hear more from you about this band.

[Mr. Fuzz]

[gaypalmsprings]

As if we need to hear more from you about this band.

You funny!

[Mr. Fuzz]

their the baddest and this

[MrAmeche]

Emeralds

[TomAz]

Titus Andronicus "A Pot in Which to Piss"

[heart cooks brain]

Ezra furman and the harpoons - The Worm in the Apple

[Gribbz]

Oh, and not the Dead Weather.

[vinylmartyr]

What no Arcade Fire?????

[vinylmartyr]

Oh wait they formed earlier than 06. My bad.

[vinylmartyr]

Has he heard Jingle cats?

[RedThom]

Crystal Castles - Intimate, Violent Dreams, Crimewave.

If he should ask if they play live, just lie. Best thing for him really.

[getbetter]

Battles - Atlas
Hercules and Love Affair - Blind

Battles was ok and now i realize they suck and i never understood why anyone likes that gay disco Blind song from Hercules and Love Affair.


Personally i would say


Mouse on the Keys


Sleepy Sun

Atoms For Peace
XX
Flying Lotus
Fever Ray
Le Butcherettes
Nosaj Thing

[RedThom]

Soulwax - Nite Versions ( i know they formed prior to this but it might as well be a new band considering their transformation)

[Still-ill]

Battles was ok and now i realize they suck

... um. No?

[shermanoaksyo]

Well, Battles sort of sucks for breaking up on us

ummmmm Yeasayer, Titus Andronicus, Tame Impala, No Age, Los Campesinos off the top of my head

[Mr. Porter]

The Horrors - Sea Within a Sea

[BlackSwan]

Little Dragon - Feather

[guedita]

The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Graves (or The Wild Hunt)
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
Jonsi - Go
St. Vincent - Actor
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
The Dodos - Visiter
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

I wouldn't know where to start in terms of recommending new EDM from 2006 onward.

[higgybaby23]

Battles was ok and now i realize they suck and i never understood why anyone likes that gay disco Blind song from Hercules and Love Affair.

Completely disagree.

[BlackSwan]

Cut Copy were around before 2006.