Here are 5 overrated bands:

Radiohead:

Good? Yes. Great? Meh. I just don't see it. Yeah, they've done some cool things with electronic beats and baselines (Kid A); but at the end of the day do they really deserve their savior status as Indie's perenial "It" band? I am, more or less, not complaining about them as a band. My complaint lies with the hipsters who feel that Thom Yorke is a God amungst men and can do no wrong. Anyone who's heard his solo album, The Eraser, knows that that's just not true. They're human. They make mistakes. Doesn't mean they're not good; but doesn't mean they're the end all be all of music either.

Animal Collective:

I'm sorry, wait, no i'm not. This band is noise. Avant-Garde bullshit. Some say Lo-Fi masterpiece of raw sound. I say it's poorly recorded stick-banging and inaudible vocals.

Fleet Foxes:

Lame. Boring. Stale. All words used to describe Fleet Foxes. They're not the worst band ever. But that's just it: they're not really anything. Nothing about them stands out. They're like feeding your ears melba toast and water. It'll suffice if need be, but it's in no way satisfying.

Silver Jews:

I remember not caring about the Silver Jews the first time I heard them when they were called Neil Diamond. Not even the on-again off-again contributions of Steve Malkmus can save the Jews from a fate of bad folk music and a longing to hear them play Sweet Caroline.

Portishead:

This review (and similar ones) off of iTunes says it all. "I'll admit this is a hard album to listen to, but the nuances, spareness, and largeness of the concept make it an excellent album." Since when was it ever about concept? I could say i'm making a grandios album with a great concept; but if I can't pull it off, then it all means jack shit.