I know that I am way behind the curve on this but I have been recently listening to the bands Avett Brothers, Delta Spirit, Alabama Shakes, Bright Eyes, and Band of Horses. Do you more knowledgeable music lovers on this board have any suggestions as to new groups similar to some of the above that I can try out?

Not a music snob by any means and i dont consider myself the most knowledgeable, but off the top of my head that i have been listening to lately:

Mumford and Sons
Felice Brothers
Of Monsters and Men
The Civil Wars
Trampled by Turtles
Frightened Rabbit
G. Love(his "Fixin to Die" album was produced by the Avett's)

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Mumford and Monsters are two of the best albums of the last year... You will definitely like them.

And definitely check out The Head and the Heart, especially Lost in my Mind, and Fleet Foxes - Mykonos.

I really like Fleet Foxes newest album, although all of their stuff is good IMO. It'd be right up your alley considering the stuff you listed.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's 'Howl' has a great folky/gospel feel. Excellent album. Their others, not so much.

Frank Turner - British singer/songwriter. I guess he'd be classified as folk but as a former member of a punk band he's got that sort of edge but from the point of view of an aging punk.

Try these out:

Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Blind Pilot
Bombay Bicycle Club
Givers
M83
Passion Pit
Yellow Ostrich
Ambassadors
Little Dragon
Nelo
The Dunwells
Tune yards
White Rabbits

Yeah that should keep you busy for a while. YWIA.

Blind Pilot

not new, but you should definitely be well-versed on the National.

A lot of good stuff mentioned. I'd include:

Beach House
POP ETC (The Morning Benders)
Local Natives
Yeasayer
Broken Bells
Cults
Miike Snow
Manchester Orchestra
TV On The Radio
Youth Lagoon
Vampire Weekend

Most of these have a different sound than the bands you listed but great indie bands all the same. Should be some here to your liking

The David Mayfield Parade is greatness. He used to have a band called Cadillac Skythat was pretty good too.

Another vote for the Felice Brothers. Their most recent album "Celebration, Florida" is as good a place to start with them as any.

The band you are looking for is called Dawes. You're welcome.

Dawes

Go ahead and get on spotify too. When you look up all the recommendations from this thread, click on the related artists tab. At that point you will have covered just about every starved inner city whimsical indie band in this country.

Noah and the Whale
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Buy the new walkmen CD when it comes out next week and thank me later. Its really good.

this thread looks like a playlist straight off of pitchfork and sirius XMU. starting to get sick of all of the generic indie-darling bands.

buts its also catchy and fun and i cant ****ing quit it.

I would recommend some Bon Iver, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Amos Lee, Josh Ritter, Brett Dennen, Calexico, Dawes (already mentioned, but I would second it), Wilco (I know, I know, they have been around forever, but they are still good), Ryan Adams (start with his first band, Whiskeytown and work up til now...you may want to skip his Rock n Roll album), Mason Jennings, and Ray LaMontagne.

I don't have much to add. There is some great music listed in this thread. Two bands I've listened to a lot lately (when I can pull myself away from the Avett Brothers) are "The Apache Relay" and "The Dirty River Boys".

For an Avett Brothers sound, try the Felice Brothers or the Decemberists. Also there is a Canadian band called Elliott Brood, check out the album Mountain Meadows.

For Delta Spirit, try Dr. Dog. I have always associated these bands together and personally think Dr. Dog is one of the best acts going right now. Shame, Shame is an amazing album and their new one is great too. And check out Middle Brother, they are comprised of the lead singer from Delta Spirit, lead singer from Deer Tick, and the lead singer from Dawes (also mentioned above from other posters).

For Alabama Shakes, older Black Keys stuff is an obvious transition if you only know their new music. Go grab Magic Potion or Rubber Factory. Also check out the Drive-By Truckers for another Southern band with similar sound.

For Bright Eyes, check out Conner Oberst's solo band stuff. Also check out the band Beirut. Not necessarily the same type of sound but I have always lumped Oberst and Condon together for some reason.

For Band of Horses, try My Morning Jacket. Their early stuff is much better in my opinion. Go grab the albums At Dawn, It Still Moves or Z. Also the Fleet Foxes are a similar sound and very good.

scotch greens

A lot of really good recs here. Highly recommend Spotify. I'll add...

Father John Misty
White Rabbits
The Head and Heart
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
Walk the Moon
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
The Lumineers
The Wombats
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
The Neighbourhood
Gary Clark Jr.

13 Ghosts
Builders and the Butchers

Blunderbuss is the album of the year for me. A near masterpiece.

Recently bought The Lumineers. Great album all the way through.

I like some of the groups mentioned here, but don't understand how they relate to the original poster's bands...

anyway, I'll add

M. Ward
The Bowerbirds

Good call on Father John Misty.. I just started listening to their album this morning

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Wow, really good band. Pretty sure it's the first time I've seen them rec'd here

Any of you DFW music people... I have two tickets to Walk The Moon's show on Friday I am trying to sell... Make me an offer.

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Love them. One of the better band names out there. Been jamming them since I first heard their early single 'Pangea.'

And check out 'Sweet Heart, Sweet Light' by Spiritualized that came out a couple of months ago. Beautifully crafted record.

I was very happy to see them break out of Missouri....hopefully they will stay humble and true to the fans as well as to the spirit of their early work.

IMAGINE DRAGONS

Uncle Tupelo needs to be added