Heirs to Stereolab

Not that anyone could ever replace the beloved Groop, but are there any newer bands out there you think sort of fulfill the Stereolab legacy?

Matthew Friedberger from the Fiery Furnaces has mentioned he really admires their experimental approach to making music.

But I think Animal Collective best fits the bill. They're prolific, restlessly experimental, and sorta dancey, just like the Groop.

What do you think?

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man, that's a tough one. I definitely understand the Animal Collective idea, but I think female vocals are absolutely essential.

perhaps something new will come on the scene soon and blow us all away for 20 yrs like Stereolab.

:)

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There's a lot of artists who have been inspired by The Groop, and to greater or lesser degrees echo them in their sound, and we could all have fun making lists debating the +/- of neo-Lab artists. But I think the "lab" aspect of "Stereolab" is going to be impossible to match in terms of their influence in pulling together so many forgotten sounds and making them their own.

I don't think that anybody out there comes close to fulfilling the Stereolab legacy, but two artists I'd nominate that have been growing from album to album while retaining familiar threads would have to be Broadcast and Caribou. Each has changed in profound ways over the last 10-15 years. After that, I'm not so confident.

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I agree with Karel about the lab aspect of Stereolab. Well put.

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broadcast.

kind of a no-brainer, methinks.

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oops. you were looking for newer bands, weren't you?

funny, broadcast still seems like a new band to me in many ways...

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in this case, i think school of seven bells are strong contenders...

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no.

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it's nice to dream but...

slushy's right.

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i really don't like Animal Collective.