Indie Artists Quotes

Definitely one of the biggest influences on my music is the music that Ben Gibbard's associated with, so Death Cab and The Postal Service.

I always had these big records with people who were relatively unknown.

I really love Grimes, Niki & the Dove, stuff like that.

It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation.

I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite.

I listen to everything: The Pixies, The Beatles, The Avett Brothers.

We're not the corporation of Foster the People. We're a band.

I get a lot from great '90s artists like Juliana Hatfield, The Pixies, and bands like That Dog and The Breeders.

I really like Au Revoir Simone.

I like alternative music, so I like to hear new bands.

We have a lot of indie artists coming from Sweden, not so much soul. The closest thing we had was Robyn when she came out, but it's a different kind of R&B.

Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is they either consciously or unknowingly refuse to deliver on a big chorus.

I love different eclectic bands. I love Phoenix and Kimber.

The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.

I love bands like the Arctic Monkeys and The Smiths, and I'm working on my own music.

I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the Arizona history is, especially for alternative music. Growing up, that's all I ever wanted to be was those two bands.

I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear.

I was real into Devo, Pavement, Captain Beefheart, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

When my first record came out, it was in the middle of the real Muse, Keane, British thing, and that beat-driven thing wasn't really that cool at the moment.

There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.

The last time I really got into new music that wasn't heavy metal was probably like... TV on the Radio? I think that was it. That's the last time.

The Indian music scene is completely dominated by Bollywood music. We need to create space for indi-pop music.

I don't really listen to the radio anymore, but some of the more contemporary people I like are Stereolab, Spiritualize, Yo La Tengo and Bedhead. There are other things too, like Pavement. They're a great band, with really good lyrics. But generally, I'm not overwhelmed by the state of indie-rock.

I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.