Australian or NZ bands like Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc.?

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I am looking for Australian or New Zealand bands like Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc.? This may not exist.

I am also interested in any bands with a similar sound from other languages or regions, such as Asia, Central/South American or Continental Europe.

I would describe the sound I am after as "indie lo-fi folk rock"

I would also be interested in other non-american/non-UK suggestions. Maybe French or Latin American?

@Chris Sunami I appreciate the input on this old question, as it remains a question of interest to me. In this case however, Daniel Johnston, Iron & Wine and Tunng sound nothing like Mountain Goats or Neutral Milk Hotel. — jakethedog, Jan 22 '18 at 7:28
I can only imagine that my description is inadequate because Sugarcubes and Gotye are pure pop. Similar sounding artists, though American, would be AJJ and Ghost Mice. — jakethedog, Jan 24 '18 at 5:12

Bebs · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-23 13:50:15Z

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I can suggest :

Check this playlist for more ideas.

On lo-fi style

The Hawk Moth Records label has published a compilation with various Australian folk artists. As they say in the description:

We wanted to capture everyone raw and un-produced and just right.

So it might be closer to lo-fi style.

answered Feb 23 '17 at 8:34

Bebs

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thanks for the suggestions. they are all good bands. i would say that they are missing the 'lo-fi' sound. can you think of any bands with a 'lo-fi' element? – jakethedog Feb 23 '17 at 12:16
@jakethedog The 'lo-fi' part wasn't in you original question... I will check that part. – Bebs Feb 23 '17 at 12:46
was trying to avoid misleading genre labels – jakethedog Feb 23 '17 at 22:33
@jakethedog, you still don't like the additions I've made on my answer? – Bebs Feb 24 '17 at 7:45
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@jakethedog You can still vote this up without accepting it. – Chris Sunami supports Monica Jan 23 '18 at 18:14

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