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What's hip and happening with music scene for those that have evolved past x-Factor factory music?

I fancy listening to something new.

In reply to The Lemming:

youtube.com/watch?v=tOnkcsJjUDw&

decent album

In reply to The Lemming:

chvrches (no that's not a typo)

bonobo's boiler room dj sets on sound cloud are great

London grammar - in particular: metal and dust, wasting my young years

satin jackets

m83

metronomy

...these are some of my current favourites.

Charlie

In reply to papashango:

oh yes... I only recently stumbled across quantic. Like it a lot

In reply to papashango:


I was listening to that when I was 20, I'm now in my mid-30s.

In reply to papashango:

Got that one, plus many more of their's.

That make me cool?

In reply to Charlie Noakes:

I am in my late 30s and I listen to Chvrches and London Grammar. Ergo, they are no longer hip

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Never mind "hip", are they any good?

In reply to Fat Bumbly2:

Yes.
Chvrches sound a little passé, it's just accessible electro pop, like the more "easy listening" tracks off The Knife's "Deep Cuts" which is from many years ago, but they sound good and that's what matters.

London Grammar seem a classier prospect, unfortunately they seem blighted by Florence and the Machine comparisons which are way off the mark.

A lot of people seem to like Daughter, but I think they are just another The XX, and one The XX is already one too many.

In reply to Blue Straggler:

I reckon the xx are good. Quite like the Pretty Lights album too.

youtube.com/watch?v=1pJAzqxZ-0U&

30s are the new 20s perhaps? I'm at university at the moment, and it appears to be culture free zone. But it is Bradford.

In reply to Charlie Noakes:

I'll check them out.

Cheers

In reply to Jon Stewart:

Likewise, I'll give them a punt.

In reply to Blue Straggler:
is there anything you do actually like and can recommend?

Charlies suggestions very good...keep them coming
(and genuinely 20 years old!)

In reply to The Lemming:

I'm fond of hype Machine and indie shuffle for finding new stuff. A lot of blogs will be doing end of year posts soon, good chance to catch up on what you've been missing

In reply to Jon Stewart:

I really like pretty lights too, and also Break Science who is on his label or something. And boiler room has lots of good stuff.

Some songs I've added to my playlist in the past year:
toys: youtube.com/watch?v=gU1ysQGQxYk&
digits: youtube.com/watch?v=BpYUaoShuAA&
moderat: vimeo.com/73748353
flying lotus
Camo & Krooked: youtube.com/watch?v=iQfwIhnEe8s&
disclosure: youtube.com/watch?v=OUkkaqSNduU&

...but I'm in my 30s.

In reply to The Lemming:

Mainly David Bowie at the moment.

In reply to The Lemming:

This isn't what the 20-somethings are listening to. It's what they should be:

vimeo.com/22068005