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High Dive is a new offshoot of defiance, ohio with Toby Foster. Little more poppy and straightforward but still great http://wordwildrecords.bandcamp.com...ster-ryan-woods ROAR Just saw these guys. Bizarre sort of slow pavement type stuff. Lyrics remind me if Charlie Kaufman had a band. http://roartheband.tumblr.com/ Rain Over Battle Relatively new punk band from Virginia. Lawrence Arms-ish I guess, one of those bands you think sounds like someone you can't think of. Definitely along the lines of Banner Pilot, Gaslight Anthem, Latterman. http://rainoverbattlevb.bandcamp.com/
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Oh My Me just finished their first tour and played SxSW. Rocking tunes, powerhouse vocalist. They've got a big hometown following, and it's beginning to grow to surrounding areas. http://youtu.be/4_-C3za91gs
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Apocalypse Hoboken was a band from Chicago, from what I can tell nobody who isn't from Chicago cares about them. I live in Florida and have never been to Chicago, but I heard them on a punk rock sampler put out by Jolt Cola  a long time ago and really liked them, they're still one of my favorite bands. I read somewhere that they are influenced by the Butthole Surfers which makes them even better.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ0pDUYyOjc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5SsKg35YiA d0s fucked around with this message at Mar 27, 2012 around 21:57 |
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So I got re-introduced to an album I hadn't heard in about 10 years today (The Homosexuals' First Album) and it made me do a lot of thinking about the waves of different kinds of music I've surfed that have led me to the vague formless hipsterism I currently ascribe to. And I remembered that when I was in & shortly out of high school I was really really into 1st-wave UK punk. I think I chowed on a few hardcore punk bands in high school (your Husker Dus and your Minutemens) and it led me to the source of it all, but really I just wanted a kind of a thing that I could like and call my own. I learned early on that most 1st-wave UK punk is pretty boring and samey, so I developed a natch for finding the black-sheep punk bands who realized that most of their peers were making boring and samey music and tried to stretch their own ethos out a little bit. Some of it was obnoxious and pretentious (Alternative TV comes to mind) but I grew really attached to this one album called The Prefects Are Amateur Wankers, by The Prefects. They only made one album, 10 songs long ranging from 0:11 to 10:05, but it's still one of the best albums I've ever heard. The Prefects took the 1st-wave punk thing and slowed and expanded it, not in a mechanical proto-punk Joy Division-ey way, but in a much druggier and more organic sense. And by doing that, they captured a range of emotions in one album much wider than most of those original British punk bands did put together. More despairing, more joyous, much cheekier and more serious than any Germs or Clash poo poo. Great album. Get it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6n29CvA620 Going Through the Motions Sounds like theyre trying to be Punk Floyd to me dortyhoor 1 year ago
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Tonight I discovered an amazing folk duo opening for Unknown Hinson. Sadly, I can't find many good recordings as they're pretty local, but they were really talented and I liked 'em, the girl has some pipes and is the only washboard player I've ever liked, but the music is just plain catchy. Megan Jean and the KFB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEMpJlR9ec http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJjtGvJAyY
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Riding the Diplodoc Incredible russian math-rock group. I don't listen to much instrumental rock (or rock in general) but goddamn they are good. When I think math-rock i think dischordant and jarring, but these guys take jarring math-rock patterns and tempo switches and make them melodic and flow. http://soundcloud.com/riding-the-di...-diplodoc-those http://soundcloud.com/riding-the-di...as-a-horse-head http://soundcloud.com/riding-the-di...odoc-no-martini
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Although given a brief namedrop earlier, they were never given any real mentioned fully, so I'd like to point out Teenage Cool Kids. Although their sound isn't particularly out there, they are hard to pin down exactly. It would be best described as taking equal influence from low key indie rock and garage rock and pop punk, with maybe even a little post-rock thrown in. Their earliest album is best imo, as it is more instrumental and stripped down, but you can't go wrong with anything they do. Two great songs of their first album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEh85f2USE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZV9HaA6tas and one off the most recent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cINYC7NR7rM As I wrote this it was so hard to choose just two songs of their first, it's so great. I constantly talk it up to my friends and yet haven't really convinced anyone to give them a shot. The other band, and I guess it is quite fitting based on some of the more recent suggestions, is Fashanu. Another pop punk band, they are similar in sound of the whole scene associated mostly with stuff like no idea and plan it x records. They're just really great at the music they're making, and play a hell of a show. http://fashanu.bandcamp.com/track/b...nks-diet-coke-2
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Mister Snips posted:Riding the Diplodoc Not generally a math rock guy either but this is pretty cool stuff. Thanks!
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Mimmit. Two sisters from Finland do very fun and cheerful Finnish neofolk. If you need some infectious happiness, go and try their pleasant accordian and kantele-laced lilt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCU-C1sQBmA
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PoisonedV posted:Although given a brief namedrop earlier, they were never given any real mentioned fully, so I'd like to point out Teenage Cool Kids. Although their sound isn't particularly out there, they are hard to pin down exactly. It would be best described as taking equal influence from low key indie rock and garage rock and pop punk, with maybe even a little post-rock thrown in. Teenage cool kids are loving awesome
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Major Parkinson is a Norwegian avant-garde/alt-pop/alt-punk band. I'm not sure who to compare them to, but they do remind me of Cardiacs or Mr. Bungle at times. Check them out if you like Tom Waits-esque vocals and jangly paranoia-fueled guitars. It's a Job http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIRaC7Auupg
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Thick As Thieves- Local Madison wisconsin band Kind of a tool/ Incubus vibe Here's a short clip of one of their music videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQI...M&feature=share Website: Thickasthievesband.com Actionjakson fucked around with this message at Apr 22, 2012 around 20:58 |
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It's usually considered a good idea to actually describe the music in some way so people know what to expect.
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I've really been enjoying this album Otrosí digo by Spanish rock band Caballo Tripode since I came across it on bandcamp earlier this week. They've got the whole album up for free at http://theholycobrasociety.bandcamp...s016-otros-digo It's Spanish-language/Spanglish garage/surf/indie rock. It's tight, energetic, and straightforward, and has been absolutely perfect for driving around in the springtime with my windows down all week.
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So I think Bobby Conn is sufficiently cult for this thread. I usually compare him to David Bowie, and his career is beginning to evolve like Bowie's, because he just released an album a few months ago that really sounds like a great Berlin-era Bowie album. It's clean and compact and sort of mechanically funky in places and some Afrobeat pops up for a spell and it's really just one of the most exciting new releases I've heard in a while. But yeah, I think, I might be wrong, but I think Bobby had like a minor meme/viral video going on not too long ago with a campy canned performance of "Never Get Ahead" on Chicago Public Access, and that's how I found out about him, but he's had a pretty deep output of just fantastic albums. He's basically a character, a kind of pastiche of David Dees/David Icke paranoiac types and 80s televangelist hucksters, and musically he usually stays in the druggy glam rock/funk/soul mold, but he frequently dips his toes into power poppier stuff and full-blown prog. And he has a prison backstory and a fake get-rich-quick scheme and he does weird PSAs but he's such a great songwriter that it overshadows everything else. And his new album is the best.
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Kingbastard aka Chris Weeks. I found this guy on newgrounds several years ago and have since fallen in love with everything he's done: here's a good starting point He's an electronic music producer in Britain. His music is mostly experimental electronic (all over the genre, though he started with glitch-y stuff) but he also releases some poppy music under another alias: MyheadIsABalloon
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Heard these guys from a friend, kind of a dance/hip-hop/rock? 7Lions "Born 2 Run" http://youtu.be/eehHQBKCJbA
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Samsara Blues Experiment: http://www.last.fm/music/Samsara+Bl...ent?ac=Samsara+ Kind of like Colour Haze, only more bluesy and with more sitars and poo poo. Singer reminds me a little bit of the guy from Farflung or maybe The Cult. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VExPohUBRzA
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Vinyl Thief The most 'polished' of this post's bands. Just really enjoyable rock music. Good voice. Good songs. Nothing groundbreaking. Faces Rebel Hill http://vinylthief.bandcamp.com/ Fluffer If I have to use a word describe it, it would be 'quirky'. And I don't blame you for immediately foregoing clicking the link. And if you do, you might hear the yelping vocals and turn it off immediately. Understandable. And yet, I totally dig their live EP and the many changes that songs like Starfuckers has within a single song. Cannibals http://fluffer.bandcamp.com/album/yeah-drat Gospel Claws Somehow reminds me, especially these two songs, of Girls. You Got It Bad I Don't Want To Care Anymore http://gospelclaws.bandcamp.com/ Marmalade Mountain One man lo-fi band. Sounds a bit like Kurt Vile mixed with Bob Dylan (disclaimer: might not sound anything like those two. I'm just terrible at describing music.) Telegraph Avenue http://marmalademountain.bandcamp.com/album/slow-life
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CHURCHES Full disclosure: I'm working for this band in an artistic capacity although not a musical one. I've never posted anyone I've worked for before on here, but I think some of you will be into this: CHURCHES are a Scottish 3 piece electronic pop band. I'm really not sure who I'd compare them to. Neon Gold claims they sound like "a post-apocalyptic Alphabeat as produced by Mark Foster". I can't say I agree but they probably know about these things more than I do. It's loud female-vocal synth pop music; I hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSW3NXdsP0
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Jason Anderson. He's been described as the 'emo Springsteen', but he hasn't had any of the popularity of other Springsteen influenced bands like the Gaslight Anthem, The National, or Arcade Fire. Real emotive but joyous music. Check out El Paso: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YbmTkI0x3E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsUKVKfLxUk July 4th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAk6XmCvNf8 This Will Never Be Our Town
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You won't find this on Last.fm at all. Norwegian artist Synnøve Sundfør and her hauntingly beautiful song, "The Brothel": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgAMh7s-q_k That voice, those lyrics...just incredible. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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This is awesome. Really enjoying it, thanks.Downs Duck posted:You won't find this on Last.fm at all.
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You may have heard of the first one, probably not the second two. The War on Drugs - "Come to the City" (shades of Springsteen/U2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOxdpqi6-Bk The War on Drugs - "Brothers" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3t2Dm1SceY Quiet Hounds "Night Parade" (Upbeat Indie sound) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLq3EYvpk Candidate "April Again" (Again Upbeat Indie sound) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX5YUtYKkmw Elphiem fucked around with this message at Jun 8, 2012 around 09:34 |
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objectively bad posted:This is awesome. Really enjoying it, thanks. Thanks. Strange, because it didn't show up when I searched.
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Kenneth J. Nash & The Earls Heard them play a beer/music festival at my local on the bank holiday, mostly laid-back/gloomy acoustic rock with occasional forays into other styles. Black sheep, white elephant Mary mary
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Eureka Machines British Pop Punk band that are amazing live. Definatly check them out if you can. These Are The People Who Live In My House Beginning Of The End Of The World
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If you like Math Rock, or songs that change every 10 seconds then check out You Slut! I can't stop listening to this one track, or the rest of the album. has been on repeat in my car for two weeks now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4kHKXXGCzw
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Two Cow Garage. They're like a rockier Lucero. Blacklist Royals. They're like a blander Gaslight Anthem. They do a great cover of Springsteen's Promised Land.
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Elphiem posted:
Well this just made my day. I'm in Candidate.
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The Cuff posted:Well this just made my day. I'm in Candidate. Nice! I found your music from Marsha Shandur's twitter. She used to be an XFM DJ I think, and she was also hired to select the music for several TV shows I believe.
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Elphiem posted:Nice! I found your music from Marsha Shandur's twitter. Ah yes, I believe one of my bandmates had been talking with her looking for some television placements. She seemed to enjoy our music quite a bit and it was very awesome of both you to spread the word  Are you in the U.K.? We actually just struck a deal to put our new album out in the U.K., it'll be sometime towards the end of September. Though we're still trying to figure out how to release it here in the states :/.
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I'm in Canada now, have been here for a while. Getting your stuff played on TV is obviously one of the best ways of getting exposure. They play a lot of Indie on young reality/dramality shows, like Essex, MIC, and American shows like GIRLS, 90210, Gossip Girl etc. Marsha did series 1&2 of MIC I think. You can find out who the music people on those shows are and tweet them I guess. Worth a try.
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BOYZ & GIRL are probably like my favorite loving band from the past few years. They're from Taiwan and are co-fronted by the singer of very very very sugary indie pop band Freckle (example here) and a Taiwanese-American expat to Taiwan who left New Jersey because of credit card debt or something. They've only released one album and based on the minimal information about them online that's probably their last one as the former singer has apparently moved across the strait to Beijing. Their sound would probably be classified as noise-pop - loads of swirling feedback and waves of reverb but with very discernible and even catchy songs beneath them. If I had to compare them to someone, I'd say there are elements of My Bloody Valentine and also Sonic Youth at their most abrasive, but if you're looking for a carbon copy of either you won't find it. Here's a Bandcamp page where you can stream and buy the whole album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oXj7MVCrqw Here's the only video they did, it's for the song that's the least like the rest of the songs on the album. If you really like this stuff and are bummed that they are (probably) not together anymore, fortunately the singer who has moved to Beijing recently put out an EP (or mini-album? or just album?) under her solo(?) project's name, skip skip ben ben. It's along the same vein as the BOYZ&GIRL album, maybe a little bit more playful, a little bit less reverb drenched, but still pretty noisy and every bit as good. The album/ep/whatever is available for listening on this bandcamp, but unfortunately there's no download/purchase link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJF7gWqWGE Here's a video of them performing a very stripped down version of La Lasta, the first track off the album, in someone's apartment. a false fucked around with this message at Jul 6, 2012 around 10:54 |
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Alright here are some more bands because I am bored. Poino are a noisy rock band that formed from the ashes of another noisy rock band called Giddy Motors. Giddy Motors got a pretty favorable Pitchfork review back in like 2002, which is how I heard about them, but Pitchfork wasn't the force it is now back then so no one really listened to them all that much. I was friends with the band on myspace and decided at some point last year to log into the myspace account I hadn't looked at in years and years, found out about the new band, and it turns out they are really great (and that no one was listening to them)! Noisy, scuzzy stuff along the lines of 90s groups such as Bastro or The Jesus Lizard. With the amount of appreciation for TJL, these guys definitely deserve more attention than they've gotten (which is none). Here is their Bandcamp. A few free downloads on there along with the whole album streaming. Another band along the same lines sonically are Bone. I literally know nothing about this band other than the fact that they are from Australia. I don't think their plays account for a very large percentage of the last.fm plays for this tag (there aren't many anyway). Musically, they kick rear end. As with Poino, I'd say there's a degree of similarity to The Jesus Lizard - I think there's a good deal of Fugazi there too. The only way I even know about these guys is because Tenzenmen (an Australian label that does releases for a lot of Chinese bands) distributed their album. One day I noticed this on their bandcamp page and decided to listen to it, and it's been one of the albums I've gone back to the most since. Bandcamp link. If you browse the main Tenzenmen Bandcamp page, there's a ton of bands that would fit under the scope of this thread (pretty much everything on there actually). I might do a writeup later on some of the other ones I've listened to also if anyone is interested.
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Renaissance is an awesome band who fell below even the biggest prog enthusiast's radar, but are pretty much the band who perfected symphonic rock back in the early to mid 70s by actually using them to their fullest extent and not throwing them under the bassist. They even did a big 25 minute symphony! If you like prog and/or classical, go and get their 1975 album Scheherazade And Other Stories. You won't be disappointed. Also Prog Metal band Galahad released an absolutely amazing album called Empires Never Last around 6 years ago which is really drat good. It seriously competes for one of the best albums of 2006. Lots of keyboards, lots of comparisons to IQ's Frequency, but a lot more metal. iamathousandapples fucked around with this message at Jul 12, 2012 around 08:26 |
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I saw Purple when I went to see another band tonight, and really they were loving great. Some kind of psych/punk/rock n fuckin roll thing I guess. I thought they were an Austin band when I saw them, due to the all-local nature of the show, but I guess they are actually from Beaumont? Guess it's not a total shithole after all. Anyway their bandcamp is solid and they are even better live, go see em if you are in Austin or Houston, where they seem to be playing regularly.
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Cool giant list, I have never heard of Dalek before.
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Williamson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3aAmb3NMQ Really chill electronic and guitar stuff. Weathertunes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gCruCJ0_6I Mostly ambient instrumental stuff, with a few vocal samples spread throughout their stuff.
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