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The Decemberists - 30% match to The New Pornographers

The Decemberists emerged in the early 00s, and earned much acclaim for their distinctive brand of sophisticated, folk-tinged indie pop. Formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, by singer-songwriter Colin Meloy (5 October 1974, Helena, Montana, USA), the band’s original line-up also featured Jenny Conlee (accordion/piano), Nate Query (bass), Ezra Holbrook (drums/vocals), and Chr Read more

Mates of State - 29% match to The New Pornographers

Spoon - 29% match to The New Pornographers

This Austin, Texas, USA-based alt rock outfit was formed in 1993 by Britt Daniel (vocals/guitar), Jim Eno (drums), Andy Maguire (bass) and Wendel Stivers (guitar). Influenced by the likes of the Pixies, Sonic Youth, and Gang Of Four, main songwriters Daniel and Eno took their band’s name from their favourite Can song (off the German experimentalists’ 1972 release, Ege Read more

Wolf Parade - 28% match to The New Pornographers

Canadian band led by two stalwarts of the North American indie rock scene, Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. Keyboard player and vocalist Krug (who is also a member of Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown and Swan Lake) was joined by ex-Atlas Strategic guitarist Boeckner and drummer Arlen Thompson in the early line-up of Wolf Parade, formed in Victoria, British Columbia in 2003. The trio com Read more

Okkervil River - 27% match to The New Pornographers

Founded in 1998 by New Hampshire-based school friends Will Sheff (vocals/guitar), Zachary Thomas (bass/mandolin) and Seth Warren (drums), this US indie rock band made its recording debut later in the year with the Bedroom EP, which was quickly followed by the mini-album Stars Too Small To Use. These early releases established the Okkervil River (the name is taken from a short s Read more

Rilo Kiley - 25% match to The New Pornographers

Former child actors Blake Sennett (22 September 1976, San Diego, California, USA; guitar/vocals) and Jenny Lewis (b. 8 January 1976, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; vocals, guitar, keyboards), the two main songwriters in US indie pop outfit Rilo Kiley, initially met in the mid-90s in their native Los Angeles. After a few false starts the two began collaborating together and in 1998 Read more

Stars - 24% match to The New Pornographers

Based in Montreal, Canada, indie pop band Stars was formed in Toronto by Torquil Campbell (vocals) and Chris Seligman (keyboards). The duo relocated to New York City for a brief period and recruited various musician friends to help them record their debut album. Released in 2001, Nightsongs rooted the band’s sound directly in the 80s with an obvious affection for the work Read more

Sloan - 21% match to The New Pornographers

This Canadian alternative rock band originated at the Nova Scotia College Of Art in Halifax, where Andrew Scott (15 November 1967, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; drums) and Chris Murphy (b. 7 November 1968, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; bass) linked with Patrick Pentland (b. Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland; guitar) and Jay Ferguson (b. 14 October 1968, Ha Read more

The Hold Steady - 21% match to The New Pornographers

Formed in New York City in 2000, this US indie rock band initially comprised Minnesota natives Craig Finn (guitar/vocals) and Tad Kubler (guitar), both formerly of Minneapolis-based art-punk band Lifter Puller, and Galen Polivka (bass) and Judd Counsel (drums). Their debut, Almost Killed Me, was released on the New York-based label Frenchkiss Records in early 2004. The album di Read more

Swan Lake - 18% match to The New Pornographers

Formed as a side-project of three key names on the Canadian experimental indie rock scene, Swan Lake displayed their collective mastery of controlled cacophony on their 2006 debut, Beast Moans. Multi-instrumentalist Spencer Krug (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada) of Wolf Parade was an occasional member of Carey Mercer’s (b. British Columbia, Canada) Frog Eyes and eve Read more

Broken Social Scene - 17% match to The New Pornographers

The inception of Canadian band Broken Social Scene came out of the demise of a number of Toronto’s indie bands, notably By Divine Right and K.C. Accidental. The band was formed in 1999 when Kevin Drew (Canada) and Brendan Canning (b. Canada) began jamming in various basements and bedrooms around the Toronto area. During the winter of 2000/1, they completed the Broken So Read more

The Apples In Stereo - 16% match to The New Pornographers

Led by vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider (South Africa), Denver, Colorado, USA-based Apples In Stereo is one of a crop of allied bands, known as the Elephant 6 Recording Company and including the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel and Elf Power, who have spent their career trying to recreate the sonic abandon of classic 60s songwriting. The Beach Boys are by some wa Read more

The Fiery Furnaces - 16% match to The New Pornographers

In the early years of the new millennium, in the wake of the massive success of the White Stripes, countless other indie rock bands popped up comprised of either only two members and/or a brother and sister combo. One of the most notable of these new acts was the Brooklyn, New York, USA-based Fiery Furnaces. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, the band is comprised of sister/bro Read more

Blitzen Trapper - 14% match to The New Pornographers

Playing an intriguing blend of indie pop, psychedelic folk and alt country, this Portland, Oregon-based band was formed in 2000 by Eric Earley (guitar, vocals), Erik Menteer (guitar, keyboards), Brian Adrian Koch (drums, vocals), Michael VanPelt (bass), Drew Laughery (keyboards), and Marty Marquis (guitar, keyboards, vocals). The six friends had been playing together since the Read more

Wilco - 14% match to The New Pornographers

This US quintet was initially viewed as part of the ‘No Depression’ movement of neo-country rock acts in the early 90s - one of a clutch of bands eschewing the melancholia and sentimentality associated with the genre but retaining its musical traditions. The band was formed from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo, a unit with similar musical inclinations and one that also accr Read more