Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Jenny Wilson - Exorcism about 3 hours ago
  • Mouse on Mars - Dimensional People about 3 hours ago
  • DiScover Diron Animal about 10 hours ago
  • The Damned - Evil Spirits 3 days ago
  • Slug - HiggledyPiggledy 3 days ago
  • Christina Vantzou - No. 4 4 days ago
  • The Fangasm: The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit 4 days ago
  • Laura Veirs - The Lookout 6 days ago
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community

Your are viewing a read-only archive of the old DiS boards. Please hit the Community button above to engage with the DiS !

Boards

Music Social More…

Cult bands

mattgoesfaster [Edit] [Delete] 6 replies 12:38, 28 March '08

You know the cliche about the Velvet Underground, and I guess The Fall, - that despite selling very little, whoever heard them went on to form a band? are there any bands around today, or from the recent past, who fall into that category? Is it even possible anymore, has the internet and the rising popularity of guitar music mean that every band gets snaffled up by the industry before they can reach that level?

My nominations would be Neutral Milk Hotel, Battles, maybe Belle and Sebastian before they won the Brit, Jawbreaker perhaps? Any others?

Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »

View Nested Linear
  • 65daysofstatic

    Yes?

    GalacticStar3ruption | 28 Mar '08, 13:17 | X
    • YES

      SHANDYHOLMES @GalacticStar3ruption | 28 Mar '08, 13:24 | X
  • cocteau twins

    sold naff all but were pioneers of a whole, ultimately shortlived, scene. You can still hear their influence every week, both in the charts and further below the mainstream radar.

    jesechristo | 28 Mar '08, 13:19 | X
  • Bit of an odd one

    but it was Kids Near Water that were the nail in the coffin for me. Saw them in Oxford just after they released the second EP and it convinced me to get off my arse and sort 'something/anything' out.

    l_might_be_wrong | 28 Mar '08, 13:25 | X
  • slint

    .

    jontosh2001 | 28 Mar '08, 13:27 | X
Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »
View Nested Linear
« Back to Music forum

Report this thread
Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2018 DROWNED IN SOUND