International+Indie

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There are many great indie bands from around the world, and I will talk about some here.

Iron and Wine
Iron and Wine is the stage name singer-songwriter Sam Beam. Iron and Wine is from Austin, Texas, and has been making music since 2002 when the first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, was released. Iron and Wine plays a very mellow kind of folk music, but it is very melodic.

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Kent
Kent is a band that probably not many people have heard of. Having been on exchange to Sweden, and having an abnormal love for all things Swedish, I absolutely love Kent. Kent is an indie band from Ekilstuna, Sweden, and they sing their songs predominantly in Swedish. The Swedish language is only spoken by about ten million people, almost all of them in Sweden, so Kent has a somewhat limited fan base. They attempted to translate their songs into English in order to increase their popularity in North America, but it was not as successful as they had hoped, so they went back to singing and writing music only in Swedish.

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The Tallest Man on Earth
There is much, much more to Sweden than meatballs, IKEA furniture, Volvo's and Mats Sundin. Sweden is a wonderful country and one of the many reasons for this is their incredible music. I could make a list of probably 100 Swedish bands I like...but I won't. Sweden is the third largest music exporter in the world, and there was a time when ABBA was their number one export, overall. One of those popular Swedish musicians is Kristian Matsson, better known by his stage name, The Tallest Man on Earth. He plays folk music, which sounds quite similar to early Bob Dylan. Fortunately, he sings in English, so you can actually understand what he is saying.

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**Sigur Rós**
Sigur Rós is a band from Iceland, and I don't know how to describe them other than to say that they are very, very unique, strange and worth checking out. This is a great song: [|Hoppipolla]

**Other bands:**

 * Insomnium
 * Porcupine Tree (one of the most amazing songs ever, [|Trains])
 * Death Cab for Cutie
 * Wilco
 * Modest Mouse
 * Minus the Bear
 * Sun Kil Moon
 * The Postal Service

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