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11th November 2009, 16:40
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Bands/Artists/Songwriters you love but nobody else has heard of.
I think this has potential to be a good thread. I'm talking about those rare gems, the sort of band you fall in love with but nobody else has heard of. A band with little exposure yet you see a lot of merit in and would like others to appreciate and grow to love as much as you do.
One of my favourite bands at the moment are a alt country act from Portland Oregon in the US of A called Richmond Fontaine. The singer Willy Vlautin is a fantastic lyricist and tells little heartbreaking stories. The musicianship is solid and catchy and it has a distinctive sound. A sound that at first sounds very alien but once you allow yourself to be at ease with it (and the voice) you grow to find endearing. It's all very well me saying the guy is a great songwriter and lyricist but he has also had two books published (one of which was an editor's choice in the New York Times Book Review and named one of the top 25 books of the year by the Washington Post) so clearly the guy knows how to use a pen and paper. His songs all seem so truthful, so honest and really leave a mark on you. I have all the albums and would recommend them to anyone with an interest in alt country music or just anyone with an appreciation of songwriting/lyrics because i really think this band are special but no-one else knows it. |
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11th November 2009, 16:46
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This is probably better than starting a thread about someone you love and having it fall to the wayside like I did a week or so ago, good idea Frankly.
I'd like to recommend a man from my local area called Colm Lynch. He is an incredible singer/songwriter with a voice akin to Dylan according to some and Springsteen to others. He has had a small bit of exposure when he won an award at the BalconyTV awards a year or two back but has yet to make a name for himself outside of Ireland. |
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11th November 2009, 16:55
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Derek Trucks - incredibly talented slide blues guitarist. Has a band called The Derek Trucks band. He is became a member of the Allman Brothers Band at age 20 and toured with Clapton a couple of years back. The Wall Street Journal described him as "the most awe-inspiring electric slide guitar player performing today"
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11th November 2009, 17:00
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Nice, i cant look at the vids yet i'm in work but i'll def have a swatch when i get home and post a video in my origional post.
a wee link to a review/video/audio thing would be cool too. I'll do the same for mine when i get a chance. |
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11th November 2009, 17:00
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Miike Snow. Good liitle band from Sweden. I made a thread about them a few months back but it only got one or two replies. Since then they've been getting a bit of air time on the radio so hopefully people will hear of them soon
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11th November 2009, 18:05
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11th November 2009, 18:17
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Heard of Miike Snow and I rate them.
I've three suggestions, psychedelic American bands from the late 60's or early 70's I think White Lightning The Flow Velvert Turner Group Velvert Turner was a friend of Jimi Hendrix and his style is really similar. If you want more songs like Hendrix I recommend you check his album(s) if you can find them. |
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11th November 2009, 18:27
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11th November 2009, 19:36
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11th November 2009, 20:12
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Alright Nome! I know Fingathing - will check out those others
and here is one of my all time favorite albums that didnt get the exposure it deserved - seemed to be a bit ahead of it's time ... Quote:
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11th November 2009, 20:17
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11th November 2009, 20:36
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Discography at Richmond Fontaine
there is a link to a discography with also a review of the latest album. Here is a video of one of my favourite Richmond Fontaine songs. from the album "thirteen Cities" which was the most recent album until the latest one and here is another live video, although a handheld camera this time so the quality at any louder bits breaks up but still you'll get an idea. |
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11th November 2009, 21:59
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11th November 2009, 23:15
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I can relate to the whole "bands you love that nobody has heard of" thing, but then I tend to find my music through somewhat random means.
Some of my favourites; Astronautalis (skinny white kid rapper from Texas who sounds like Modest Mouse doing hip-hop). Seafood (incredible British alternative rock band who were very influenced by Sonic Youth). ...Music Video? (one man with some gadgets from Pheonix AZ) P.O.S. (really good rapper with a hardcore/punk background and side project) Random (great chiptune artist) The Good Life (Saddle Creek band, side project of Tim Kasher but far better imo than his main band, Cursive) Right Away Great Captain (Wonderful side project by the frontman from Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra, so far released 2 albums in a concept series about an 17th century mariner) The Microphones (fuzzy awesome) Nero's Day At Disneyland (an epic muddle of happy hardcore, gabba, breakbeats, glitchcore andc chiptunes... it's just a hot mess) Quote:
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11th November 2009, 23:33
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Darkstar - one of the most interesting groups to come out of dubstep, totally unique sound and getting better with every release and are one of the few dubstep artists who are musical and use vocals (not reggae samples etc) to great effect.
This is ridiculously good: Destroyer - a side project of Dan Bejar (New Pornographers/Swan Lake), very verbose clever music. His voice is one of those that you'll either hate immediately or find oddly compelling, but a great songwriter: |
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12th November 2009, 10:01
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I liked the first song doogie posted. psychedelic American bands from the late 60's or early 70's are usually fairly interesting. Probably the sort of stuff i'd find in my dads old vinyl collection. Maybe i'll ask him next time i visit, he knows everything about music.
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12th November 2009, 15:20
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Avett Brothers. Maybe not everybody's cup of tea, but I saw them live and they were great. The album is a bit softer than when they perform live.
And I just recently discovered this artist, Langhorne Slim. |
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12th November 2009, 23:27
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12th November 2009, 23:38
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Aye die die die is a cracking song. By that token i would suggest The Felice Brothers but this is getting prety mainstream!
guys got a great voice, very dylan, all gravel and honey. |
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12th November 2009, 23:58
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13th November 2009, 00:03
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Here's a couple of songs by Willy Vlautin a bit drunk in a hotel room. I for some reason imagine Kinky and eyepopper liking this... |
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13th November 2009, 00:27
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Wolf Weiss "Project" The Wolf Weiss Project | Code of the Warrior | CD Baby
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