Better For You - Said The Whale

Written by Rob Slack...
"Said The Whale is an indie band without the indie baggage. No irony, no hipster posing. Said The Whale's music is witty and smart and artful and soulful. They are the sound of Vancouver's perpetually grey skies and snow topped mountains and the Lions Gate Bridge. The sound of being trapped by water on three sides and the Coastal Range on the fourth. The sound of laying on your back in Stanley Park on a warm summer day watching the clouds. The sound of being twenty-something and free and heartbroken.
Said The Whale is one-part Brian Wilson, one-part Nick Cave, a dash of the Shins, sprinkled with the Decemberists. Leave out the world of weary woe, shake, pour into your favorite legion glass and enjoy. They're a young band heading out into the world with a sound of their own."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• acoustic
• rock
• canadian
• indie
• indie rock

[CheezyLittleGrin]

Amazing. They are so very creative. They make their music sound...easy :) You cant help but smile when you listen to it~

I live in Vancouver, and they really do catch the essence of lying around in Stanley Park, Watching the water, Soaking in the sun. Its lovely.

And btw, I love the Shins :) lol

Do you have any other suggestions?

[milan82ca]

agreed.

[HowlinForMusic]

@CheezyLittleGrin hhaa.. i know you asked for suggestions 2 years ago but check out "The Head and The Heart" as well as "Freelance Whales"!!

[Sheepcorn]

@lovelyritaandgir The Decemberists, too.

[G00DN1GHTGR4V1TY]

@aliciacole93 yesssss!!!!

[pixiegurl88]

I love them :3

They deserve the praise

[AllergicToPink]

@CheezyLittleGrin Other Van bands that you should defs check out: The Painted Birds, Familia, The Zolas, Dan Mangan, The New Pornographers.

[Phycheze]

This song reminds me of walking along Vancouver's Jerico beach in the rain and just thinking.... They need to make it longer! Its such a good song! :)

[rae091992]

I just discovered this band from another site and Said the Whale are truely amazing! I've listened to seven or eight songs in a row and have loved every single one of them!! Amazing!

[MarleyyC]

ahh I just love them!

[lovelyritaandgir]

I think it's Alt Indie.

and some other bands that kind of have the same essence like this:

Rah Rah, Winter Gloves, Cage the Elephant, Lotus Child, Julie Doiron, Library Voices, and Neutral Milk Hotel.

... I pretty much just listed my favorite bands.. hahaha.