Awesome bands that seemingly nobody knows.

[Kkun]

Cursive and Eisley are both awesome...good thing both were mentioned in this thread. And inkjet, I would like to listen to some Fall of Troy if you have any...they sound interesting. Oh and how can you possibly forget about one of the pioneers of math metal, Dillinger Escape Plan.

I personally suggest:

Broken Social Scene
Mae
Planes Mistaken for Stars
Arcade Fire
godspeed you black emperor
Mogwai
Anberlin

I've got to second Mae, Arcade Fire, and Anberlin. All of those are fantastic. I can't wait until Mae's The Everglow comes out at the end of next month, and Anberlin's new record is great, great stuff.

[That Dude]

The Undecided is a good punk band that not many people have heard of...

[VioletEyedCat]

10th Avenue North- local band gone popular, but only in Florida.

[Ssjjvash]

do you work in a christian bookstore vash?

Yeah, I do. The manager unofficially put me in charge of music because I know so much about it. lol.

[That Dude]

That's really cool Vash...Some more bands that I thought of that not many people know about but are good are...

Argyle Park.
Klank.

Argyle Park from what I've heard was supposed to be one of the best industrail CD's ever created...But I don't think that it is...The guy Klay Scott who made most of it is better in Circle Of Dust and Celldweller. Klank was also a part of Argyle Park.

[Blitzkrieg1701]

Oh, so many, so little space...

eels: Sort of like a more rock and roll version of Beck. Depressed, but entertaining and inventive
The Apples (in stereo): Well, anyone who likes The Powerpuff Girls has heard one of their songs ("Signal in the Sky"), but there's a lot more retro-indie rock where that came from.
Super Furry Animals: Nowhere near as cutsy as the name sounds, these Welsh guys are about the closest thing to a classic Brit-pop band still in business.
Thee 50's High Teens: Japanese girls pounding out garage band rock. If The 5.6.7.8.s took a few music lessons, they'd sound like this.
The Advantage: Short, sweet versions of video game soundtracks. Fun, fun stuff.
The Spiders: These guys were really hot stuff in Japan around the end of the '60s.
Mando Diao: One of the manny European garage bands to get signed after The Hives made it big. They didn't get much exposure, even though they're one of the best of their breed.
The Dukes of Stratosphear: Actually '80s Brit-rockers XTC under a different name. Perfect recreations of '67 English psychedelia.
The High Dials: Harmony drenched jangle-rock, with just a touch of album-length progressive ambitions.
The Singles: A lot like The High Dials (they're on the same label), but more garage-y.
The New Pornographers: Unfortunate name, to be sure, but still one of the best indie-pop bands out there.
The Mops: One of Japan's first non-surf related rock bands. Their theme song "I'm Just a Mops" must be heard to be believed!

[Kaori]

The Undecided is a good punk band that not many people have heard of...

Are they the ones who are from Canada, or am I thinking of a different Christian punk band? I believe I've heard some of their songs, but I don't actually have any of their CDs.

Argyle Park.
Klank.

Those are some names you don't hear every day. Since buying AP2's CD I've been thinking about getting the Aryle Park album as well, but I never actually got around to looking for it.

[CobaltAngel]

12stones.... it seems they're one of the groups fallen victum to the whole "Too-rough-for-Christian-music-but-too-Christian-for-secular-music" thing. I really like them alot, but have only resontly come to like them myself because they seemd to dark or soemthing. But when I actaully bothered to listen to some of their stuff... its really interesting. They're very neat guys. ^^

And by the way Anberlin is awesome! :3

[That Dude]

Yes Kaori The Undecided are a Canadian punk band. Yeah you probably have heard them.

Yeah Argyle Park is supposed to be one of the best industrial CD's ever...But from what I've heard I actually like almost all the other "Argyle Park bands" like "Circle Of Dust" better...

Hmm...12Stones are pretty big Coby...At least out here they are.

And I'm not sure if I've mentioned this band already but BraveSaintSaturn is an awesome band. They are the best FIF side project/ offshoot band of them all.

[indyrocker]

Yes Kaori The Undecided are a Canadian punk band. Yeah you probably have heard them.

Yeah Argyle Park is supposed to be one of the best industrial CD's ever...But from what I've heard I actually like almost all the other "Argyle Park bands" like "Circle Of Dust" better...

Hmm...12Stones are pretty big Coby...At least out here they are.

And I'm not sure if I've mentioned this band already but BraveSaintSaturn is an awesome band. They are the best FIF side project/ offshoot band of them all.

ROPER ROCKS! and Brave Saint Saturn is not a side project its one of the fif mebers new band synce fif broke up *sniff* Roper Is Reese Roper's new band.

[That Dude]

actually BSS's first CD came out in 2001 one I believe...So they are a side project not an offshoot band. I hvae they're newer CD called "The Light Of Things Hoped For and it was made in the spring of 2003 I believe (I know I saw it out before I even heard that FIF was breaking up.) Dude did you go to FIF's las concert? 'Twas awesome! (Even better because I got to go for free!)

[Rachel]

Dropkick Murphys
Flogging Molly

most of the other bands I was thinking of people have already posted. By the way, Trust Company has a new cd coming out soon. In March I think.

[Kkun]

Oh, so many, so little space...

eels: Sort of like a more rock and roll version of Beck. Depressed, but entertaining and inventive
The Apples (in stereo): Well, anyone who likes The Powerpuff Girls has heard one of their songs ("Signal in the Sky"), but there's a lot more retro-indie rock where that came from.
Super Furry Animals: Nowhere near as cutsy as the name sounds, these Welsh guys are about the closest thing to a classic Brit-pop band still in business.
Thee 50's High Teens: Japanese girls pounding out garage band rock. If The 5.6.7.8.s took a few music lessons, they'd sound like this.
The Advantage: Short, sweet versions of video game soundtracks. Fun, fun stuff.
The Spiders: These guys were really hot stuff in Japan around the end of the '60s.
Mando Diao: One of the manny European garage bands to get signed after The Hives made it big. They didn't get much exposure, even though they're one of the best of their breed.
The Dukes of Stratosphear: Actually '80s Brit-rockers XTC under a different name. Perfect recreations of '67 English psychedelia.
The High Dials: Harmony drenched jangle-rock, with just a touch of album-length progressive ambitions.
The Singles: A lot like The High Dials (they're on the same label), but more garage-y.
The New Pornographers: Unfortunate name, to be sure, but still one of the best indie-pop bands out there.
The Mops: One of Japan's first non-surf related rock bands. Their theme song "I'm Just a Mops" must be heard to be believed!

You have good taste in music. Super Furry Animals and eels are both great.

[That Dude]

Jeepers...I forgot all about Flogging Molly. That's awesome that Trust Company is coming out with a new CD. Those guys are really cool.

[ShiroiHikari]

The Apples (in stereo): Well, anyone who likes The Powerpuff Girls has heard one of their songs ("Signal in the Sky"), but there's a lot more retro-indie rock where that came from.

AHHH! I love these guys! I have two of their albums!

[Stephen]

The Cranberries. I loved them when I was growing up...as of late I have been getting back into them hard. O'Riordan has an amazing voice.

[CobaltAngel]

More to add: Eisely, Plus One, Sidewalk Slam, Stellar Kart, Hawk Nelson & He is Legend.

[That Dude]

I love He is Legend. Also Hawk Nelson...Sidewalk Slam is good. I didn't think to add them because they are pretty big...Well the first two are...Not really Sidewalk Slam though.

[CobaltAngel]

Eaisely's big?? Really?? LOL, everytime I ask if people have heard them they're all "Who?? >.>"

[Kewl Girl]

Okay havent read all of these so someone may have already mentioned him, but

KJ52 Rules!! (hes a Christian rapper who , according to some, sound srtta like M&M, or whatever his name is)

[CobaltAngel]

LOL... KJ52 is okay... I like John Reuben better tho. :3

[That Dude]

I like KJ52's songs "Dear Slim 1 and 2" I already said this but other good christian rappers are Pijeon John, Promise (didn't say him), and Sup The Chemist (I'd be pretty surpised if anyone knew about him.)

[Kkun]

I KNOW ABOUT SUP THE CHEMIST. AND I KNOW ABOUT PIGEON JOHN. BECAUSE I <3 HIP HOP. Pigeon John is flat out awesome.

[CobaltAngel]

Pigeon John is rocking~!!!

[antefurem]

Something Like Silas.

No one 'round here knows about them... but they are the awesome.

[Yeshua-Knight]

well, to be quite honest, i work in a christian bookstore so i have heard of most of the ppl that have been mentioned, either because at one point my store carried them, or by ppl asking for them

[Hikage_Ninja]

O.O Ok...first of all someone mentioned Calibretto! Oh goodness, whoever you are, you are insanely cool. I've been a big Calibretto fan for a couple of years...heard of Harley Poe? It's Joe's new project. Great stuff.

I'm really surprised someone mentioned the Ramones...O.o I certainly wouldn't consider them a band "nobody knows," but it might just be where I live.

Also...surprised someone mentioned Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murpheys...but maybe they're just big from where I come from... >_<

I never was a big fan of Cursive...Anberlin is amazingly good and I've always thought Mae was fairly large...but either way, great band. The Arcade Fire is pretty good...if anything I'm totally in love with their name. Mogwai is also a good band if you like indie. Out here, I guess...Interpol is fairly well known too. Ok...I'll stop commenting on the bands that were mentioned. Sorry.

Um...here are some bands that I like that aren't known by too many people that I'm around...but then again the people around me don't really listen to much...>_< So...for others these bands could be big...sorry.

Say Anything's OLD stuff - Not a big fan of his new stuff.
The Honorary Title
The Faint
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
The Futureheads
Limbeck
Duvall
Fairmont
Sick of Change
Plain White T's
Lawrence Arms
Bayside
Makeshift Airwaves <--Sorry had to plug in my own band. >_<

[nightblade]

Something Like Silas.

No one 'round here knows about them... but they are the awesome.

Are you kidding? They're one of our hometown bands. The leader singer and his wife live about five houses down from one of my friends. Their song "Spirit Waltz" from Divine Invitation is on the new "Here I Am to Worship 2" CD combo.

[That Dude]

That's cool that somebody else knows about Sup. He's cool...I mean he does a song with Project 86! Yeah I was the one who mentioned Calibretto. I'm happy to find that somebody else likes them ^_^ Yeah I haven't posted quite a few bands because they seem pretty big to me...Like, He Is Legend...I know the guys from the band "Kids In The Way" are fans of them. I completely forgot about Sick Of Change...Those guys are awesome...Here's some more cool bands that not many know of

Freeto Boat
Curb Squirrels
DBA
Ultrabeat
Virus
Slick Shoes (These guys are pretty well known but I'm putting them here anyway.)
Furthermore
Rackets And Drapes (I believe I've already said them but can't remember.)
Beloved (us) (also pretty big but still not to many know of them)

[CobaltAngel]

Holy crap yes! I didn't know that many people had heard of Beoved they're pretty good! Slick Shoes too!