The Indie Bands I Want to Re-Emerge in 2014

We all have bands we grew up with who broke our hearts by splitting or fading into the dark abyss that surrounds mainstream music. But what if they decided to re-surface? Here's my pick of the bands I am desperate to see make it big again in 2014.


The Kooks
From my first listen of Naive, I fell in love with Brighton-based band The Kooks. Their first album Inside In/Inside Out shot them to fame back in 2006, a collection of songs crammed with Britpop character.

The mainstream world welcomed them as they were signed by Virgin records and went quadruple platinum. Following from this success they released Konk two years later which debuted at number one however began to slightly struggle with a third album,Junk of the Heart. With Luke Pritchards raw vocals and messy mop of hair, he is sorely missed- despite the fact that the group are still touring, no new material has surfaced... until now!




After a lot of teasing, The Kooks have created a mysterious hastag #Kooks4 which I am praying is promotion for a fresh new album. Fingers crossed!


The Enemy

Back in 2006, Coventry created what I believe to be one of the best indie rock bands around- The Enemy. Just as it deserved, We'll Live and Die In These Towns reached number one in the album charts and the cheeky chaps created three smashing albums full of alternative indie rock beats and memorable lyrics.

 Most notable for their singles Away From Here, Had Enough and Gimme the Sign, the group haven't produced any new material since 2012, but have appeared at small festivals. Fans can get excited this year as the band revealed on their social media accounts that they are working on Enemy IV, I'm hoping for another Britpop take over soon as I've missed these boys a lot. 




The Ordinary Boys 

What do you get when you combine Madness and The Kinks? The Ordinary Boys, fronted by the gorgeous Samuel Preston.

2005 brought promise as the band released Boys Will Be Boys and followed this up with the massive Nine2Five and Lonely at the Top a year later. The group unfortunately announced their split in 2008, however re-formed in 2011 to play a number of gigs at small venues.


Exciting times occurred this December when Preston announced the band were back, with the possibility of touring and recording new material this year.. eep!


Bloc Party
Post-punk met pulsing dance with Bloc Party as the British band achieved critical acclaim for debut album Silent Alarm in 2005, which included singles Helicopter and Banquet.

After a further two albums and several tours around the US and Europe, the band announced in 2009 that they no longer had a recording contract. Hinting that they were going to take their time creating new material, the group then slipped into hiatus, picking up separate projects. Despite Kele releasing a DJ mixtape in October under the Bloc Party name, no future material has surfaced from the band.


The Filthy Youth

If the words "I'm Chuck Bass" mean anything to you, then The Filthy Youth will too. A small band under lead singer now famous actor Ed Westwick, indie rock oozes from the group's dirty guitar riffs and their cheeky British buzz is undeniable.

Fans of The Clash and The Libertines will love the husky, alternative lyrics of Come Flash All Your Ladies and Boy Don't Smoke however the songs were simply demos as although the group seemed promising in 2007, they lapsed into inactivity by 2010 when Westwick evidently abandoned music for his part in American TV series Gossip Girl.