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SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
I've been playing the crap out of the new Caribou album, Swim, trying to get into it. In general I like the song ideas, but I find it really hard to enjoy music a lot when it's not high-energy :/

So basically, any suggestions for peppier stuff in the vein of that album?

EDIT: If it helps, I turned the volume to max on that album and it instantly clicked with me.

SpiritualDeath fucked around with this message at 07:24 on Apr 23, 2010

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SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

RentACop posted:

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for some metal bands? I really liked those metalocalypse albums (the second more than the first) and I bought an Amon Amarth cd and that was good too.
You're looking for pretty much the entirety of melodic death metal. Some of the big bands in that genre are At the Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, Edge of Sanity, and Amorphis. Also be sure to grab Heartwork by Carcass.

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I really know very little about music in general other than "this song, I like it" so hopefully I haven't just admitted to liking Metal Nickleback or something :ohdear:
You're fine. Amon Amarth is decently respected, and people only have a problem with liking Dethklok if you don't like any other extreme metal, you only like it because it's part of the show, and you ignore all other death metal; that doesn't describe you.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
Is there any other grindcore similar to Brutal Truth's Need to Control? Specifically I like that I can discern the riffs over the blast beats, and I like that the punk elements are more prevalent in certain parts.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

TheGopher posted:

I'm looking for some more bluesy stuff to listen to! In terms of the blues, something along the lines of John Lee Hooker and B.B. King, but I'm open to stuff that treads into R&B/Jazz territory.
I'm sure you'd like Champion Jack Dupree. Pick up Blues from the Gutter.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

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Friends Are Evil posted:

What are some good metallish bands with a shoegazey feel? I'm looking for stuff like Jesu, Alcest, or Nadja.
The Angelic Process is very similar to Nadja. Jesu did a split with Battle of Mice, and they're great.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

afgrunden posted:

I'm looking for what I'd best describe as "literary" pop music with post-punk tendencies, along the lines of Felt or The Smiths. Bands heavy on the shimmering/jangling guitar lines, but not as lyrically simplistic as most 80s indie pop (I'm not looking for, like, The Field Mice). It doesn't have to be from the 80s, but definitely music that owes a lot to that period.
The Felt Tips are a relatively recent band that absolutely nails this style.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
The Units are the best match I know of. (to your original request, that is--not as sure after the Anamanaguchi thing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Jbm1D80L8

Slim Jim Pickens posted:

Also, a friend was over and he played something in Japanese with a similar sounding synth, only there was sort of garagey rock backing and clearly somebody going nuts banging on their keyboard as hard as they could.
That sounds like a description of Polysics.

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
Two grunge-y female-fronted bands I can recommend are Star Pimp and The Gits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0sfkyd28u0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEu8xhU4GSQ

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

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HenryJLittlefinger posted:

Even artists I can tell are probably pretty good like Dear Silas and Hopsin are hard for me to listen to because of that.
Nah your gut reaction to Hopsin is the correct one he's loving atrocious

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

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Drink-Mix Man posted:

So I sort of hate "mumble rap." Sort of really hate it. So what is, like, the most top tier, artistically solid mumble rap out there that could possibly change my mind.
"Mumble rap" isn't an actual genre, so I don't really know where to start. If you tell us what specific hated artists you're most referring to, we can at least know what not to recommend you.

SpiritualDeath fucked around with this message at 10:27 on Jan 20, 2020

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

IUG posted:

consider Gore from 2016 to be my jumping off point.
Since that's still their most recent album you haven't missed anything lol

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

punk rebel ecks posted:

:shrug: I was just curious what hot new internet genre everyone moved on to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
Twee Pop is probably the rock/indie pop subgenre with the highest proportion of female vocals, and it's fast-paced and upbeat by design, so I think you would have good luck checking out popular/praised bands from that subgenre. The Tiger Trap song kingcobweb mentioned is part of it, and I'll add these bands for starters

Camera Obscura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CkfvYMCWM

Alvvays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXu6q-6JKjA

Kero Kero Bonito
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qmwsg2pyEc

The Cardigans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpaA163XaQA

Heavenly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtjQiooqwsc

Dolly Mixture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uogX4qtizaE

Talulah Gosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxY4Q2TmQAw

Also Spiderbait isn't really twee but if you like the above stuff you'll probably enjoy at least their Janet English-sung tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD16b5wibwQ

SpiritualDeath fucked around with this message at 07:40 on May 6, 2021

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

Wilbur Swain posted:

Frankly, I don't think you deserve a response to a request for something that sounds like one instrument of one part of one song
drat, Mr. Swain really laying down the law in this here NMD recommendation thread, go get 'em tiger :blastu:

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery
I don't know how much you know, so I'll just post catchy scuzzy metal songs that are pretty well known but not on the A-list tier of the 3 songs you referenced. You may be aware of none or 1 or all of them, either way it never hurts to try

Corrosion of Conformity - Albatross
Electric Wizard - Dunwich
Priestess - Lay Down
Baroness - Shock Me
Melvins - Honey Bucket
Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Machine Head - Davidian

SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

shaping your brain like pottery

Izzhov posted:

Another request: Does anyone know any good Chinese albums?
Carsick Cars s/t
Mamer - Eagle
P.K. 14 - White Paper
Cui Jian - Balls Under the Red Flag
any Zhou Xuan compilation (the most readily available at the moment is "Famous Chinese Musicians: Zhou Xuan")

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SpiritualDeath
Jul 2, 2009

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Franchescanado posted:

I've been obsessed with Swamp Thing by The Chameleons lately. Obvious comparison is The Cure, but I was hoping I could get more songs like this (dark jangle pop, maybe?), possibly other hidden gems.
My man! The Chameleons are my favorite band of all-time, so I have plenty of suggestions (you likely already know at least the first few but it doesn't hurt to make sure you haven't missed them). The songs get less obviously similar the further down the list you go, but if you're anything like me you'll probably enjoy them anyway.

Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere In Summertime
The Church - Destination
Swans - Blind
Drab Majesty - Dot In The Sky
The Lines - The Landing
The Sound - Winning
The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea
The Twilight Sad - There's A Girl In The Corner
Clan Of Xymox - Medusa
Department S - Is Vic There?
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You
The Durutti Column - Sketch For Dawn #1
Fields of the Nephilim - Moonchild
Kitchens of Distinction - Railwayed
For Against - Amen Yves
The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning
Siekiera - Nowa Aleksandria
Tuxedeomoon - What Use
The Soft Moon - Breathe The Fire

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