Beards. This is the post you never knew you wanted, dedicated to beards. Here are twenty of our favorite bearded bands you should be listening to, in order from ‘that’s some nice facial hair’ to ‘can I marry your beard.’
Local Natives *Stache Alert
Genre: Indie Rock/Pop
Song Pick: “Shape Shifter“
Foxy Shazam
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song Pick: “Killin’ It“
Passion Pit
Genre: Synthpop, Indie Rock, ‘Indietronica’
Song Pick: “Seaweed Song“
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Genre: Indie Rock/Gospel
Song Pick: Home
Gogol Bordello *Stache Alert*
Genre: Gypsy Punk
Song Pick: “Wonderlust King“
The National
Genre: Indie Rock/Post-punk
Song Pick: “Graceless“
Fleet Foxes
Genre: Indie Folk
Song Pick: “White Winter Hymnal“
Bon Iver
Genre: Indie Folk, Acoustic Folk
Song Pick: “re: Stacks“
Black Keys
Genre: Indie Rock
Song Pick: “Next Girl“
yuck
Genre: Shoegaze/Indie Rock
Song Pick: “Middle Sea“
Manchester Orchestra
Genre: Indie Rock
Song Pick: “Where Have You Been?“
Why?
Genre: Indie Rock
Song Pick: “Kevin’s Cancer“
City and Colour
Genre: Acoustic Folk Rock
Song Pick: “Fragile Bird“
Slowshine
Genre: Post-punk, Emo
Song Pick: “Ballad“
Father John Misty (J. Tillman)
Genre: Indie Folk Rock
Song Pick: “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings“
Ray Lamontagne
Genre: Folk
Song Pick: “Like Rock & Roll Radio“
Titus Andronicus
Genre: Punk rock
Song pick: “No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future“
Band of Horses
Genre: Indie Rock
Song pick: “No One’s Gonna Love You“
Man Man
Genre: Alternative Rock
Song pick: “Head On“
Iron and Wine
Genre: Folk Rock, Acoustic Folk
Song pick: “Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car“
Written by Alexis Towler & Christina Sawchuk
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