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Quiz about Indie Music Extravaganza Vol 1 The Albums

Indie Music Extravaganza: Vol. 1: The Albums Quiz

This is the first in a series of quizzes on album titles by current indie and alternative music artists. I will give you the album title, you need to tell me who the artist is. Format is all multiple choice. Good luck and enjoy the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by scooter1981. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
scooter1981

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,441

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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270

Question 1 of 10

1. What Canadian chanteuse's album is called "The Reminder"? Hint

Lily Allen

Feist

Nikki Yanofsky

Bat For Lashes

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Question 2 of 10

2. What US band based in California has an album called "King Of The Beach"? Hint

Rilo Kiley

Eisley

Interpol

Wavves

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Question 3 of 10

3. What high-energy neo-folk group based in England has their debut album titled "Sigh No More"? Hint

Azure Ray

Avett Brothers

Mumford & Sons

Vampire Weekend

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Montreal-based band, seven members strong, has their third album titled "The Suburbs"? Hint

The Decemberists

The Dears

Arcade Fire

Grizzly Bear

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Question 5 of 10

5. What band, whose frontman is Ezra Koenig, has their sophomore effort titled "Contra"? Hint

Vampire Weekend

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Hives

The Fratellis

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Question 6 of 10

6. What quirky US-based female singer-harpist released an album called "Ys"? Hint

Basia Bulat

Bjork

Jenny Lewis

Joanna Newsom

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which retro- styled band has their second disc titled "Release Me"? Hint

The Like

Vivian Girls

The Shins

Dum Dum Girls

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Question 8 of 10

8. What British guitar, keyboard, and drum duo came into prominence with their debut disc, entitled "We Started Nothing"? Hint

Best Coast

The White Stripes

The Ting Tings

The Watson Twins

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Question 9 of 10

9. What sarcastic British indie artist has released an album called "It's Not Me, It's You"? Hint

Kate Nash

PJ Harvey

Dizzee Rascal

Lily Allen

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Question 10 of 10

10. What indie-alternative act had their breakthrough effort titled "Fever To Tell"? Hint

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Postal Service

Death Cab For Cutie

St. Vincent

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Canadian chanteuse's album is called "The Reminder"?

Answer: Feist

Feist was nominated for four Grammy Awards from this album, mostly on the strength of the track "1,2,3,4", which was featured in an Ipod Nano tv ad. Another significant work of hers is the disc called "Let It Die", which featured another of her signature tracks, "Mushaboom".

2. What US band based in California has an album called "King Of The Beach"?

Answer: Wavves

This is their second disc, which was released in the US on Fat Possum Records in 2010. The album title is also the title of the hit song on this cd.

3. What high-energy neo-folk group based in England has their debut album titled "Sigh No More"?

Answer: Mumford & Sons

This band, whose members are Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, and Ted Dwane, have achieved unexpected success with this first release, including two Grammy Nominations in 2011.

4. What Montreal-based band, seven members strong, has their third album titled "The Suburbs"?

Answer: Arcade Fire

This larger-than-life band had released two works prior to this masterpiece, which were titled "Funeral" and "Neon Bible". They are noted for their dramatic live shows, and aside from their own tours, have opened for Bruce Springsteen for one of his New Jersey tour dates.

5. What band, whose frontman is Ezra Koenig, has their sophomore effort titled "Contra"?

Answer: Vampire Weekend

This Brooklyn- based quartet, with one prior self-titled studio release, is noted for such tracks as "A-Punk" and "Mansard Roof".

6. What quirky US-based female singer-harpist released an album called "Ys"?

Answer: Joanna Newsom

This album, Joanna's second, is a five song, 55-minute masterpiece of Medieval- style lyricism and delicate harp playing, accompanied by her strikingly unusual and eclectic vocals. It also is a masterpiece by the means of the album art, which is a painting of Joanna set against a medieval- themed backdrop.

7. Which retro- styled band has their second disc titled "Release Me"?

Answer: The Like

This all female quartet originally started out with three members and a straightforward indie rock sound on their debut LP, which was called "Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?" For this second release on Geffen imprint label Downtown Records, they dropped one member and added two, and shifted focus to a '60s garage rock revival sound.

8. What British guitar, keyboard, and drum duo came into prominence with their debut disc, entitled "We Started Nothing"?

Answer: The Ting Tings

In a reversal lineup of The White Stripes, the female, Katie White, is the lead vocalist/instrumentalist, while her partner in crime, Jules de Martino, is in the background, on the drum kit. Their most noteworthy tracks are: "Great DJ", "That's Not My Name", and "Shut Up And Let Me Go".

9. What sarcastic British indie artist has released an album called "It's Not Me, It's You"?

Answer: Lily Allen

This is Lily's second effort, released in the US in 2009. The album cover features her in a pink dress, stretched out in the inside of an L-shaped prop. Her previous release was called "Alright, Still".

10. What indie-alternative act had their breakthrough effort titled "Fever To Tell"?

Answer: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

This Brooklyn-based act, featuring Karen O, a frontwoman known for her widely-imitated fashionable style of dress, has had two subsequent releases, which were titled "Show Your Bones" and "It's Blitz!".

Source: Author scooter1981

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