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Lesser known "alternative" bands you're a fan of?

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
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I'm not a fan of the term "alternative" but for lack of a better word...

What lesser known alternative bands are you a fan of?

I've been listening to Blake Babies and Lemonheads (better known than Blake Babies but not widely known) lately.  Here's a favorite from each:






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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,019
    If you are talking about 90's bands I like the Dandy Warhols.  You'd enjoy them.

    Rodney on the Roq used to pimp them all the time on KROQ.  That man was ahead of his time.
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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,391
    Rare Creatures - best band I have ever discovered by luck. They are going to be big. 
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
    tempo_n_groove said:
    If you are talking about 90's bands I like the Dandy Warhols.  You'd enjoy them.

    Rodney on the Roq used to pimp them all the time on KROQ.  That man was ahead of his time.
    I've heard of them- will check them out, thanks!
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Rare Creatures - best band I have ever discovered by luck. They are going to be big. 
    Another one to check out, thanks!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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    No CoderNo Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Rare Creatures - best band I have ever discovered by luck. They are going to be big. 
    Thanks for that tip - Just listened to a few of their songs and they are cool. Howl is a great song! 
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Curve was one of my faves.  Angelfish (Shirley Manson’s band before Garbage) is great as well.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Curve was one of my faves.  Angelfish (Shirley Manson’s band before Garbage) is great as well.
    Hadn't heard of Curve.  Interesting and great singing:


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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,283
    Silver Jews

    https://youtu.be/ONbooypFSd4
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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,391
    The Silent Comedy. Started a thread on them. I just found them the other day and I am hooked. 
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    dogmattdogmatt Posts: 100
    edited December 2019
    Two recent discoveries.

    Catherine Wheel.  The first two albums, Ferment and Chrome are great.  So is Adam and Eve. Good stuff.
    Dandy Warhols were mentioned.  Great band.


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    pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Honey Honey 

    They really are not an alternative band but all three albums are masterpieces. Great vocals and harmonies. Their last album 3 is just mind blowing. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
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    Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Teenage Fanclub because of the song Starsign.
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    nautical_disasternautical_disaster Posts: 267

    Built to Spill - Keep it a Secret (album title). The song "Carry the zero" has one of my all time favorite outros. All their albums range from good to great!

    Superchunk - Majesty Shredding is a newer album, and not a "classic" superchunk record...but damn it's so good.

    Guided by Voices - The singer from this band has literally written more songs than Bob Dylan and The Beatles combined, so it's hard to pick a starting point...so a few tracks to check out: "Huffman Prairie Flying Field", "I am a scientist", "Gold Star for Robot Boy", "Secret Star", "The Best of Jill Hives", "Girls of Wild Strawberries"...random selection, but if you don't like these, you prob won't be a fan.

    Thrush Hermit - Clayton Park. You may know the singer, Joel Plaskett, who's been doing his solo thing for years, but they're a good lesser known Canadian indie band that used to tour with Sloan.

    That's all for now, because I could mention about 50 more lol

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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Caroline's Spine

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    RoeDawg13RoeDawg13 Posts: 246
    The Brian Jonestown Massacre has some stuff I really like.
    I am wired and fading...
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,019
    RoeDawg13 said:
    The Brian Jonestown Massacre has some stuff I really like.
    Fantastic band live to!
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    lexicondevillexicondevil Bay Area Posts: 1,894
    The Sheila Divine.
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    edited December 2019
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6KdzCCfRZ_I

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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    Nada Surf has some amazing albums. Especially “Lucky.”
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
    mfc2006 said:
    Nada Surf has some amazing albums. Especially “Lucky.”

    Good one!  Yeah, they've done some cool stuff, for sure.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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    dr. Mowinckeldr. Mowinckel Posts: 211
    edited December 2019
    Here's a few of mine:

    Moss:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtXrXW3Klzo&list=RDEM4f4w0yaZEGU0VpkjnFbiAw&index=7

    Johan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VhNIuq0f8&list=PLD2859C33F2DC43BC&index=5

    Caesar
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGRIwofE7k

    dEUS 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyA01nH72NI

    Green Lizard
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-oDuqzgtE

    Alamo Race Track
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSDiUfPt9c
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    Anyone remember Dink?
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,019
    eeriepadave said:
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    No, don't bother.
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    RoeDawg13RoeDawg13 Posts: 246
    Ours - Had their debut album on this morning and forgot how much I enjoyed it.


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    The Drop Nineteens 
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,720
    Blake Babies song "Rain" is one of my favorites of theirs, especially the demo version.  Found it on YouTube plus a cool live version.  I'm just crazy about this song!




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    myoung321myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited May 2020
    Skating Polly...    I photographed them opening for X 3 years ago.. I was amazed how good they were live and so damn young!! Both John Doe and Exene came out and watched them side stage and raved about them... 

    https://artistwaves.com/interview-skating-polly-new-trick/

    Who is Skating Polly?

    Skating Polly, originally a duo from the Oklahoma City area, now calling Washington State home. The band began with step-sisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, formed in 2009 after playing together at the girls’ Halloween party. They were 9 and 14 years old at the time.



    https://youtu.be/FbFoX8SvaKI

    https://youtu.be/8CDk0P29pl0


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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,391
    Mo Lowda & the Humble. Another incredible band that is still playing bar shows. They are out of Philly and just released another album this year. It is my favorite out of their 3. The song ‘Holding On’ is a top 25 song of all songs released this year. 
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    redrawredraw Posts: 1,275
    I know they are probably pretty well known in the US & Europe but I get a lot of blank looks over here in Aus when I talk about some of my favourite bands like:

    Biffy Clyro 
    The Hold Steady 
    Manchester Orchestra 
    TV On The Radio 
    Explosions In The Sky
    Badly Drawn Boy
    Frightened Rabbit 
    Modest Mouse 
    Nothing But Thieves 
    Silversun Pickups 
    Secret Machines 

    And a few awesome Aussie bands that some may not know are:

    Gang Of Youths 
    Middle Kids 
    Trophy Eyes 
    Polish Club 
    '95: Brisbane BEC March 21 & 22 '98: Brisbane BEC March 14 & 15 '03: Brad Surfers Paradise Troccadero Jan 11
    '03: Brisbane BEC Feb 8 '06: Brisbane BEC Nov 10 & 11 '09: Brisbane QSAC Nov 25
    '11: EV Solo Brisbane QPAC March 10, 12 & 13 '11: PJ20 Alpine Valley Sep 3 & 4
    '14: Gold Coast BDO Jan 19 EV Solo QPAC Feb 22, 23 & 25
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