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Originally Posted by water_into_wine
I've never heard of Frightened Rabbit. Local Natives aren't that big either in the grand scheme of things. The National are one of the pillars of the indie scene at this point. You can't mention the indie scene without mentioning them. They're on the same level of Arcade Fire but without the energetic pop sensibility.
They'll probably debut at or near #1. Don't be fooled into thinking they aren't big at this point. Everyone is pointing to this potentially being their REM moment (I doubt ti will, they just aren't the stadium type).
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I know this all kind of depends on who you hang out with and how music knowledgeable your community is, but I still feel like The National is consistently the band that not enough people know about considering how solid they've been for the last decade. They can sell out shows and sell records, but there aren't densely packed masses of people that love the National...feel like we're all spread out.
- Do yourself a favor and check out Frightened Rabbit. Scottish Indie Rock band with fantastic melodies and heartfelt music.
- Another one of their openers, Daughter, is a female-led British group that makes beautiful music, kind of darker/lost love themes, beautiful vulnerable vocals, but a real undiscovered talent. They're a group I've been trying spread the word about for the last 2 years. First LP just dropped.