best 00's "mainstream" indie band?

[Neat!]

inspired by the mgmt thread i guess. counting "mainstream" as stuff in the animal collective/shins/modest mouse/arcade fire category of fame.

personally i'd say the strokes. "is this it" is definitely one of the best albums of the last decade, even if it sounds like a car commerical.

[abusive_husband]

I love the Strokes, but I wouldn't even consider them indie at all.

I'd say The Shins or Yo La Tengo.

[teenagegurls]

i fixed your subject title.

[abusive_husband]

oh wait, Black Lips

[Neat!]

I love the Strokes, but I wouldn't even consider them indie at all.

i mostly based that on the fact that they're pretty popular with that crowd... or at least here they are

[BRACE]

 This thread is fuckin embarrassing, delete it before it gets worse

[bazooka joe]

FAGGOTS.

[meshkalina]

This thread is fuckin embarrassing, delete it before it gets worse

[Vegman]

This thread is fuckin embarrassing, delete it before it gets worse

Punkity punk.

[Jacob-Bliss]

this thread gets a big fat THUMBS DOWN

[Spody Ody]

this thread gets a big fat THUMBS DOWN

That's not what you were saying over at the Pitchfork forums.

[Whet Bull]

No, come on, this is a good thread.  It's a GOOD THREAD. 

My pick: The Mars Volta, Shenanigans at the Fucky Farm, LP/CD/MC (2000-U).

[dasha]

This thread is fuckin embarrassing, delete it before it gets worse

[bradx]

white stripes or the hives i guess.

[carrier]

this is a bad time for mainstream indie. i would have said animal collective a couple years ago but their recent stuff is sorta gay.