Since I have pretty much found all the music I ever wanted that I KNEW I liked, can you fine people help me find something I don't know about yet?
Pretty simple facts, I don't like most rap, and I try to avoid NEW country (the pop country nashville puts out). Just about anything else I am game for.
So, if you know something that's new, or rare that you would recommend to a friend (or even to me) let me know!
The newest, nowest thing I got into was the Duffy album (The W at Amazon) - first single Mercy is 89¢, or you can just hit the "preview" link for free.
If you do a lot of MP3 listenin', I would recommend you sign up for last.fm, feed them your history and see what recommendations they throw your way.
Or you could check Pandora (pandora.com) - they've been talked about and suggested on this forum in the past, and I THINK they're still around.
My taste is kinda all over the map as well (country and top-40 is more or less the only thing that stays off my radar), so apologies if you waste your time on my suggestions and come out empty. Plus I'm not sure what you normally listen to, so I might be speaking to the choir here.
But lately, I've found myself thirsting for Boards of Canada (pretty much any album of theirs) and Trentemller. Mixriot.com has a stream of his 2006 Essential Mix that I can't recommend enough if you're into the electro genre.
Just a couple names, but if you slip either into last.fm or pandora, you're sure to find more. Good luck!
Originally posted by StaggerLeeSince I have pretty much found all the music I ever wanted that I KNEW I liked, can you fine people help me find something I don't know about yet?
Pretty simple facts, I don't like most rap, and I try to avoid NEW country (the pop country nashville puts out). Just about anything else I am game for.
So, if you know something that's new, or rare that you would recommend to a friend (or even to me) let me know!
I like everything from Butch Walker, to KISS, to Lisa Loeb, to Prince. Metallica, the Beatles, Shooter Jennings, John Hiatt, Cheap Trick, the list goes on. Pretty much all over the map, except Rap, country and dance/electronica (sorry Joseph Ryder, thanks for the recommendation though)
Hawksley Workman is my favourite music guy. For Him And The Girls is my favourite of his, but it's also the oddest. Between The Beautifuls is one of his newest and that might be a good place to start.
Novillero makes fun and poppy rock. Aim Right For The Holes In Their Lives is my favourite album of theirs.
Danny Michel is a singer-songwriter type. His newest album, Feather, Fur, & Fin, even has a lucha libre song on it.
And there's your CRTC-mandated CanCon for this thread.
Originally posted by StaggerLeeSince I have pretty much found all the music I ever wanted that I KNEW I liked, can you fine people help me find something I don't know about yet?
Just loosely-but-not-really-based-on-the-few-bands-you-mentioned but more-based-on-what-I'm-really-into-at-the-moment:
Compulsive Gamblers (The W at Amazon), Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing (Country Blues style Garage Rock)
Bang Lime, Best Friends In Love (I've yet to meet someone who doesn't like this album. Very White Stripe-y - but I prefer Bang Lime to WS).
The Dirtbombs, Ultraglide In Black (A punk/garage band fronted by a soul singer covering R&B tunes)
Eagles of Death Metal, Peace Love Death Metal (Yet another Josh Homme project. I think this is a must-have album, frankly)
I also grow very concerned with anyone who doesn't like this album, but I realize those could be fightin' words for some folks, so pretend I didn't recommend it.
I really really like Pandora. I can't really bring my mp3's or cd's to work, so I listen to it at work when I'm at my desk. I started with a few artists, then added artists along the way and was sure to thumbs up and thumbs down things I really liked or didn't like. It has certainlly turned me on to some new artists, along with some albums I was missing by artists I did know. I jot down artists I really like on post its and buy them at the store or order them online.
Pandora still rules for finding new stuff that I didn't know about or didn't know I liked.
Heather Alexander's Midsummer (The W at Amazon) is an amazing album and should be owned by everyone who has ever even thought they may have liked any sort of folk or Irish music.
In an entirely different genre, I've really grown to like Cruxshadows (cruxshadows.com) and I especially like this album.
In a third different genre, pretty much everything Alison Krauss has ever done is worth picking up, but I especially recommend A Hundred Miles or More and Lonely Runs Both Ways as great introductions to her work. For even more fun, check out Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live to get a sense of how good they are in a live setting.
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I recommend Joe Henry to everyone constantly. He's been around since the early 90s, but I don't know too many folks who've heard of him (except maybe that he's Madonna's brother-in-law). I only own his last two albums, "Tiny Voices" (2003) and "Civilians" (2008), but by all accounts, "Fuse" (1999) and "Scar" (2001) are every bit as good. Lyrics that can be challenging and disturbing and music to match.
I also would recommend a young Canadian, Jill Barber, who is outstanding. Her 2007 album "For all Time" is great, but her new one, "Chances" is something to behold. I've seen her in concert twice now and she's opened both times with a version of "Moon River" that would make your grandparents cry. The new album is reminiscent of the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack, if that gives you an idea of her direction.
Even if you're not into electronic music in general, I have yet to recommend Burial to anyone who hasn't loved it. Apparently the genre is referred to as Dubstep, but I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't looked it up. Best heard on a system that can really push the bass.
In the name of supporting Canadian music, other bands you may have heard of that I love and will plug anyway: Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Feist, Neko Case, the Weakerthans, The New Pornographers, Serena Ryder, Lowest of the Low (defunct), Wintersleep. I should also mention Rich Terfry (aka Buck 65) has a 3 hour show in the afternoons on weekdays on CBC Radio 2 (streamable live from http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/) that plays a tonne of stuff.
Non-Canadian plugs: The New Orleans Bingo! Show, How I Became the Bomb, Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs and Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees).
The Jam (pieman will back me up on this) best British band that US ignored.
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VANILLA NINJA - they're a Norwegian rock group, very fun. Recommended disc: Greatest Hits
ARROGANT WORMS - a Canadian satire band. A lot of their content isn't really suited for Americans, considering their brand of humour, but a lot of their songs are fun. Recommended disc: C'est Cheeze.
MOXY FRUVOUS - another Canadian band. Their music borders on social commentary and satire, but they're pretty good. Recommended disc: Bargainville.
BIG AND RICH - they are country, but they are NOT the country that Nashville's putting out. They're very eclectic, very fun, and very cool. Recommended Disc: Horse of a Different Color.
COWBOY TROY - Country meets rap. Very family friendly stuff, and quite infectious. I highly recommend it. He's associated with Big and Rich, so yeah...it's call it alt-country. Recommended Disc: any of his albums are awesome.
Originally posted by StaggerLeeI like everything from...to...the Beatles....
Originally posted by Eddie FamousThe Jam (pieman will back me up on this) best British band that US ignored.
I can back up Eddie Fame on this one. If you like The Beatles you should enjoy The Jam; for example, check out the similarities between The Beatles' Taxman and The Jam's Start!. You can also hear Pete Townsend's influence in many of The Jam's songs.
Man, this post takes me back. I can still remember watching The Jam on the Tomorrow show with Tom Snyder. Hard to believe that was over a quarter of a century ago.
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So far I've got the Duffy (pretty catchy stuff) and some of Cruxshadows (reminds me of early Depeche Mode). And THE JAM. WOW! How I never heard any of their stuff is amazing Great band!
Originally posted by OliverMOXY FRUVOUS - another Canadian band. Their music borders on social commentary and satire, but they're pretty good. Recommended disc: Bargainville.
They always reminded me of They Might Be Giants, very catchy tunes.
I like to browse through MP34U (mp34u.muzic.com) and Discollective (discollective.com). I've come across a bunch of stuff that I've really started getting into, like Mellowdrone, The Grand Archives, Helio Sequence, and Arcade Fire.