Monday, April 18, 2011

Alternative & Indie

          One of the more recently growing genres of music on Long Island is Alternative and Indie. These types of music are growing quickly in the Suffolk County part of the island. This is the eastern part and contains more rural areas then the western part. Some of the more successful artist coming from this area are Taking Back Sunday and Brand New. Venues such as the Crazy Donkey, the Downtown and the Islip Pavilion have become very popular with locals who enjoy this type of music. Many of the now successful bands who got their start on Long Island began at these establishments and many new comers continuities to emerge from these areas.
            Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Amityville, New York. Formed in 1999 the band released its most successful album “Louder Now” in 2006 which sold over 900,000 copies. The rock band Brand New was formed in Merrick, New York in 2000. The bands most successful album Deja Entndu was released in 2003 and its two singles “The Quiet thing That No One Ever Knows” and “Sic Transit Gloria, Glory” made the top 40 charts in 2006. The album went on to reach gold status in the United States.

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