Whoa! Once again I find myself overwhelmed by the number or responses I received to this latest question. I'm so grateful to everyone who made suggestions. Furthermore, the quality of the responses is just stellar. It's very reassuring to find that so many people are just as passionate about the music they love as I am. (Hmmm... maybe I'm not as much of a nerd as I originally thought).
Originally, my plan was to organize the suggestions into genres, but as I was going through them myself, I got a kick out of seeing who suggested what, so I've decided to approach this much like that old episode of Sienfeld in which Elaine falls in love with Vincent from the video store, whose movie "picks" speak to her.
Finally, one additional note, in doing some research on your suggestions, I found that some were in fact signed to major labels or had enjoyed some radio play or songs featured of popular television/movie soundtracks, but in the end I decided that all "lesser known or underappreciated artists" (as dragonbait22 called them) deserved recognition. And besides... good music is good music. :)
Artist: [url=www.breesharp.com]Bree Sharp[/url] Genre/Description: Pop/Folk Comment: "she's my favorite singer. i found out about her through a soundtrack i got, she's amazing and not many people know her... her most known song is "david duchovny" which was featured in the xfiles i believe."
Artist: [url=www.lexistreet.com]Lexi Street[/url] Genre/Description: Southern/Pop Comment: "shes got a southern soft pop sound to her. and her song "missing out" is a killer."
Artist: [url=http://www.taramaclean.com/]Tara MacLean [/url] Genre/Description: soft/pop Comment: "she's your typical soft pop singer but very unheard of. she's pretty good, i like her voice. its soothing." ***Author's Note: Tara MacLean is on Nettwork Records which puts out a LOT of great artists. If you like Tara, you should check out others on the Nettwork label.
Artist: [url=http://www.sheaseger.com/]Shea Seger[/url] Genre/Description: pop Comment: "she's amazing. and completely addicting."
Artist: [url=http://www.travoltas.com/]The Travoltas[/url] Genre/Description: Punk Comment: "a Beach Boys/Punk group who are signed with Fastmusic."
Artist: [url=http://www.ofarevolution.com/...]OAR[/url] (Of A Revolution) Genre/Description: reggae/rock/folk Comment: "they've just signed with a member of the Evil Empire."
Artist: [url=http://www.fastmusic.fi/index...]Ignite[/url] Genre/Description: Punk Comment: "a political punk group featuring a Hungarian lead singer."
Artist: [url=http://www.flemingandjohn.com...]Fleming and John[/url] Genre/Description: indie/rock Comment: "Fleming has a very unique and amazing voice and their music is great, though it does take a bit of getting used to."
Artist: [url=http://www.bigheadtodd.com/]Big Head Todd & the Monsters[/url] Genre/Description: alt-rock/alt-country Comment: "Very good chill music."
Artist: [url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/am...]The The[/url] Genre/Description: rock Comment: "chilling vocals and insightful lyrics." ***Author's Note: There is little to no information on the web about this band. If you have other resources please feel free to share.
Artist: [url=http://www.google.com/search?...+Simone]Nina Simone[/url] Genre/Description: jazz/blues Comment: "incredible voice, very unique."
Artist: [url=http://www.hoodoogurus.net/]Hoodoo Gurus[/url] Genre/Description: alt-rock Comment: another 80s alternative band, very upbeat with great music and lyrics."
Artist: [url=url=http://www.frankbango.com/Fra...]Frank Bango [/url] Genre/Description: rock Comment: "reminds me a bit of Elvis Costello, but just a little."
Artist: [url=http://www.djrhythms.com/db/l...]Ke[/url] Genre/Description: alt-rock/alt-country Comment: "Only had one album out (Strange World), but it is one I can play over and over. His voice defies description."
Artist: [url=http://www.starresource.com/S...+Funny+Car/]Alcohol Funny Car[/url] Genre/Description: pseudo-punk Comment: "Not as hard and fast paced as Dead Kennedys, but not the typical rock."
Artist: [url=http://www.oklahoma.net/~jlondon/sdre.html]Sunny Day Real [/url] Estate Genre/Description: see abpve Comment: see above
Artist: [url=http://www.subpop.com/bands/c... ]Codeine[/url] Genre/Description: melancholy-rock Comment: "fairly slow paced... their Frigid Stars LP was my favorite...."
Artist: [url=http://www.southern.com/south...]Fugazi [/url] Genre/Description: grunge Comment: "I don't listen to them unless I am in a particular mood, but still faithfully get their albums."
Artist: [url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/am...]Air[/url] Genre/Description: lounge electronica Comment: "I am going to see them in April for the first time. I can only hope their show is good. I'll have to report back."
Artist: [url=http://www.glurp.com/]Grand Champeen[/url] Genre/Description: rock Comment: "People have compared them to vintage Soul Asylum and Replacements."
[u]Intheshadow's Picks: [/u]
Artist: [url=http://www.trespasserswilliam...]Trespassers William[/url] Genre/Description: dreamy/ethereal alt-country Comment: "fantastic" ***Author's Note: Agreed! I LOVE this band.
Whew! You people suggested a lot of music! Ok, here's what I have to contribute:
[u]Juniperflux's Picks:[/u]
Artist: [url=http://www.adequacy.net/revie...]Bon Voyage[/url] Genre/Description: alt-pop/synth pop Comment: Synth pop+twee vocals with a decidely rock edge. Delicious!
Artist: [url=http://www.brookville.com/]Brookville[/url] Genre/Description: synth-pop Comment: Andy Chase of Ivy strikes out on his own for this debut CD... I love the song "Walking on Moonlight."
Artist: [url=www.chandeen.com]Chandeen [/url] Genre/Description: goth-pop Comment: A wonderful German band that specializes in atmospheric music and mournful lyrics. Darkly beautiful.
Artist: [url=www.innocencemission.com]The Innocence Mission[/url] Genre/Description:pop-folk Comment: IM is one of my favorite bands. I see reviews in which they compared to The Sundays and Over The Rhine... but the truth is there really is no comparison. They have been around for over a decade, and NPR just voted their latest CD Befriended album of the year... but they have yet to enjoy any mainstream success.
Artist: [url=http://web.lanterna.tv/]Lanterna[/url] Genre/Description: Instrumental/Alt-country/ Folk Comment: Henry Frayne's guitar work is distinctive and amazing.
Artist: [url=www.thearrogants.com]The Arrogants[/url] Genre/Description: pop Comment: Again, another of my most favorite bands. For the most part, this is quiet stuff with beautiful accoustic arrangements and sweet twee vocals -- the key here, again though, is the heartbreaking lyrics. The Arrogants provide the perfect soundtrack to a broken heart.
Artist: [url=www.bethanycurve.com]Bethany Curve[/url] Genre/Description: shoegaze/guitar-rock Comment: I think this is one of the best bands the shoegaze genre has to offer. They recently released their 5th album... and they just keep getting better and better.
Artist: [url=http://www.chairkickers.com/]Low [/url] Genre/Description: lo-fi/slowcore/indie-rock Comment: I love this band. Their music is delicate and hypnotic.
The truth is, I could probably think of a hundred more... but this is a good place to start. I hope some of you will take chance and check out some of the bands mentioned here. (I know I plan to explore several of the bands that have been suggested.) Thanks again to everyone who commented... and happy listening!
Hem and Lanterna are favs of mine too... I have people at work hooked on them now. I am going to have to check out some of the others you have mentioned.
Very cool list- whoever came up with this idea is a genius! ;)
Had I known you were going to use my descriptions, I would've tried to be, well, more descriptive. From the looks of it, there are some great recommendations here.
Anyway, it is nearly impossible to find anything on The The- typing in "the the" in a search engine won't result in anything relevant. But there is a The The site that even lets you listen to music clips (unfortunately, you just hear the very beginning of the songs, and can't get a good feel for them, but at least it's something). Here's the site:
http://thethe.com/index.html
And I would also recomment checking out their lyrics:
http://www.lyrics.net.ua/group/1031
Whoa! Like you and Dragonbait22 from the last post, I've met very few people who have heard of either band (but especially Lanterna). Great stuff. I hear Lanterna has a new CD out... do you have it?
Reply to: juniperflux
I didn't realize they had a new one coming out. According to Allmusic the new Lanterna isn't due out until the 20th of this month. I will definitly put in an order for it at the local record store.
Reply to: juniperflux
Lol, I was actually going to make another suggestion- of the songs with the best social/political lyrics, or just best lyrics in general- but decided you could probably handle things on your own. ;)
I did something on politics awhile back, but I think it's worth addressing again... but maybe I will save that till closer to election time. In the meantime, I'm cooking up another, more superficial, idea. :)
posted by: jenxer (reply)
post date: 03.29.04 (9:23 am)
Good list. I've got a lot of listening to do. Have some The The - good stuff. The weblinks are helpful. Thanks.
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post date: 12.10.07 (3:43 am)
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post date: 01.30.08 (9:22 pm)
