Yes thanks.
Me too thanks.
Some that I think should be wayy more popular than they currently are:
- Jukebox the ghost
- aimee mann
- V.A.S.T
- Prefab sprout
- Ivy
- Passion pit
- Placebo
- The war on drugs
- tokyo police club
- Stars
- The dismemberment plan
Is Placebo niche now?
Probably, I don’t know how I found them but I grew up in the 90s and 00s and never heard of them.
I’m not familiar with most of these but I drove 2 hours to see Jukebox the Ghost play in the second story of a church when I was like 19, and Stars is probably my number one favorite band, so I may have to check out some of your other entries here.
Edit: The Jukebox the Ghost show was really cool btw, they wouldn’t let them do an encore in the upstairs part of the venue but they agreed to let the keyboardist do a solo encore on the church’s organ on the first floor.
I saw them twice live, they’re so good. Not many bands have the same optimism and energy as they do.
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It’s impossible to pick a single example or a favourite track, since they vary so widely in style and it depends on what mood your in! But some of the better known classics are (best heard on headphones, unless you have a really incredible audio system):
And one from their 25th anniversary album
A Cookie From SpaceAnd many many more in between, but I’ll leave it at that lol (E: the links are each from the full album playlist, so that’s a good place to start)
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So many artists, but as a huge metalhead here are two who IMO deserve way more light.
Ruins of Beverast https://theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/album/exuvia
Their song “Computers” is the best way to musically describe working a shitty job and then hitting that glorious weekend only to have to do it all over again.
Mdou Moctar
The longest johns
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Umphrey’s McGee
Fuckin love umph, got to see them twice so far. Once with sts9, which I also love.
Umphreys, Lotus, and STS9 have always been kind of a trifecta for me. I’ve also always liked Papadosio and it feels like they’re just getting better every time I see them.
Potentially less widely known, a Michigan band called Chirp. I also recently discovered Kendall Street Company and their interpretation of Eyes of the World is so good it haunts me.
I’ve been big on MUTEMATH since highschool. Unfortunately, I think they’ve broken up, but I still love their music.
Very good band. Odd soul is a great album.
AURORA, although I guess she’s gaining increased mainstream recognition now?
Since I’m very hurdy gurdy focused atm, Patty Gurdy and Michalina Malisz (as well as her band LYRRE)
Mutemath is one of my favorites. Every album is different. In recent years they got more electronic sounding and the band broke up a couple of years ago.
Chaos is one of my all time favorite songs.
Tigran Hamasyan (Armenian piano jazz-metal)
The Gabriel Construct (self-described as art music iirc, but basically just some experimental rock)
Jaggery (avant-rock, cool harp sounds)
Noah Sias (deathcore? Just so fucking heavy idk)
Bent Knee (experimental rock, just an absolutely gorgeous song)
Mel Bryant (indie rock, great hook, cool breakdown)
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Sleep Token. They’re not as obscure as they used to be. They kind of blew up this year but only in the metal scene. Not quite mainstream yet but I think they’ll get there.
