10 Bands You May/May Not Have Heard Yet

ronniethebear
ronniethebear Posts: 25
edited June 2006 in Other Music
I suppose we can make this into a game, since you all seem to love playing games. I'll list 10 bands/artists that I'm really into but might be considered "unknown" or "obscure" to some, then you all can comment if you have heard them and name some of your own. Here goes:

1. The Concretes
2. Channels (more J. Robbins goodness)
3. The Life And Times (Allen from Shiner)
4. Richard Swift
5. The New Pornographers (A.C. Newman and Neko Case solo stuff is great, too)
6. The Flashing Lights (more Canadian powerpop)
7. Keren Ann (French folk pop)
8. Magnet
9. Rogue Wave
10. Camera Obscura

Now your turn.
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Dallas 07/05/1998
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  • I'll just say the ones Ive heard

    5. The New Pornographers
    I thought they were fairly big in the underground indie circles. I do like them however

    8. Magnet
    Good band. I need to pick up the cd

    9. Rogue Wave
    Only heard 3 songs. Didnt care for them to much


    Ok. now 10 more
    1. Tapes N Tapes
    2. Giant Drag (my current fav new band)
    3. The Black Heart Procession
    4. The Kills
    5. Two Gallants
    6. Cold War Kids
    7. Autolux
    8. Gris Gris
    9. Climber
    10. Fight Paris
  • I haven't heard any of those bands (from both of you), so here are mine:

    1. Long Beach Dub All-Stars
    2. G. Love and Special Sauce
    3. Pepper
    4. Slightly Stoopid
    5. The Ziggens
    6. Can't Hang
    7. 3rd Alley
    8. Stick Figure
    9. Break From Society
    10. Bargain Music
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    the only one i could contribute is kind of a regional act:

    1. ekoostik hookah
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    International Sex Park. I've seen the future, and it's durian shaped.

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  • Kryptos
    Kryptos Posts: 34
    I'll just say the ones Ive heard

    5. The New Pornographers
    I thought they were fairly big in the underground indie circles. I do like them however

    8. Magnet
    Good band. I need to pick up the cd

    9. Rogue Wave
    Only heard 3 songs. Didnt care for them to much


    Ok. now 10 more
    1. Tapes N Tapes
    2. Giant Drag (my current fav new band)
    3. The Black Heart Procession
    4. The Kills
    5. Two Gallants
    6. Cold War Kids
    7. Autolux
    8. Gris Gris
    9. Climber
    10. Fight Paris

    Kudos for mentioning Autolux. If you like them check out...

    Failure (Greg Edwards from autolux's old band...also includes Troy van leeuwen from a perfect circle and queens of the stone age)

    Enemy (includes Van leeuwen also)

    Replicants (failure and tool members do a cover album)

    Year of the Rabbit (Ken Andrew's new band who was the lead singer for Failure)
  • Schmakt
    Schmakt Charlotte Posts: 209
    wow, cool... about 50/50 on the stuff you guys have already mentioned (heard of/not heard of)

    let's see if I can even think of ten...

    1) The Helio Sequence
    2) Secret Machines
    3) Dustin Edge
    4) Silversun Pickups
    5) We Are Wolves
    6) Robocop Kraus
    7) Mogwai
    8) Get Him Eat Him
    9) MK Ultra
    10) Pearl Jam
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  • alobar
    alobar Posts: 310
    so far so good.....here's ten more


    1. Federation X
    2. Devil Makes Three
    3. Calexico
    4. The Revelators
    5. Bob Wills
    6. Carla Bozulich
    7. Crystal Skulls
    8. Little Wings
    9. Karl Blau
    10. Kimya Dawson
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    utopia
    snopek
    10cc
    301
    the reggie knighton band
    casual gods
    lester roadhog moran and his cadillac cowboys
    flight 19
    lizard inc
    nazz
  • I'll just say the ones Ive heard

    5. The New Pornographers
    I thought they were fairly big in the underground indie circles. I do like them however

    8. Magnet
    Good band. I need to pick up the cd

    9. Rogue Wave
    Only heard 3 songs. Didnt care for them to much


    Ok. now 10 more
    1. Tapes N Tapes
    2. Giant Drag (my current fav new band)
    3. The Black Heart Procession
    4. The Kills
    5. Two Gallants
    6. Cold War Kids
    7. Autolux
    8. Gris Gris
    9. Climber
    10. Fight Paris

    You should probably give Rogue Wave another chance before writing them off based on three songs. Giant Drag are good, and a great sense of humor. The Kills are overrated in my opinion. This thread is giving me more faith in Pearl Jam fans as fans of music in general. I only say this because a lot of them that I've met or talked to have sort of an insular view of music as a whole, i.e. being stuck on the same shit for the past 10 years and not branching out and listening to new stuff. Anyway, I'll add a few more to perpetuate this thing:

    Ambulette (Maura from Denali...so good)
    Dragonforce (take all the best hair metal from the 80s and speed it up double time...the solos sound like Nintendo music)
    Dungen (Swedish psych rock/pop...if you think Wolfmother rules, PLEASE check these guys out)
    Stars (Canadians seem to have the market cornered on great pop rock these days)
    Head Wound City (members of The Blood Brothers, The Locust, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs...severely annoying thrash, in the best way imaginable)
    Johnathan Rice (recorded with Mike Mogis...this is what John Mayer would sound like if he were actually good)
    Spain Colored Orange (a really talented Houston band...imagine Santana playing with The Beatles)
    Des Ark (I don't even know, just listen)

    P.S. Props for the Failure (and subsequent related Ken Andrews projects) mention.
    Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in.
    Dallas 07/05/1998
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    I suppose we can make this into a game, since you all seem to love playing games. I'll list 10 bands/artists that I'm really into but might be considered "unknown" or "obscure" to some, then you all can comment if you have heard them and name some of your own. Here goes:

    1. The Concretes
    2. Channels (more J. Robbins goodness)
    3. The Life And Times (Allen from Shiner)
    4. Richard Swift
    5. The New Pornographers (A.C. Newman and Neko Case solo stuff is great, too)
    6. The Flashing Lights (more Canadian powerpop)
    7. Keren Ann (French folk pop)
    8. Magnet
    9. Rogue Wave
    10. Camera Obscura

    Now your turn.


    I saw Rogue Wave at Sasquatch a couple weeks ago and I really liked what I heard. The New Pornographers are great too, and you're right about Neko's solo stuff. That woman can sing me to sleep anytime she wants.

    Here are 10 of my favorites:

    1. The Tragically Hip
    2. Sam Roberts
    3. Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    4. The Weakerthans
    5. Kathleen Edwards
    6. The Constantines
    7. Cuff the Duke
    8. Joel Plaskett
    9. Sarah Harmer
    10. K-OS
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=169933

    this thread contains many bands too, they are not necessarily unheard. they may be forgotten or pushed by the wayside. SHARE THE MUSIC!
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  • The Constantines' song "Hotline Operator" kicks my ass.
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  • brain of c wrote:
    utopia
    snopek
    10cc
    301
    the reggie knighton band
    casual gods
    lester roadhog moran and his cadillac cowboys
    flight 19
    lizard inc
    nazz

    I haven't heard of Flight 19, but I dig Flight 16.
  • 3sheets
    3sheets Posts: 290
    speaking of The New Pornographers (and I guess mainly Neko Case), has anyone heard when the Neko Case/Sadies record/dvd is coming out. i heard it was supposed to be a live thing, so I was just curious b/c I haven't heard anything about it for quite some time.

    by the way, go out and pick up The Sadies album Favourite Colours. fantastic album. only it's too short imo.

    Ok, well i guess i'll make a quick list too. but i'm sure most everyone's heard of these bands by now.

    The Sadies
    Band of Horses
    The Longcut
    Nine Black Alps
    Margot and The Nuclear So and So's
    Black Mountain
    Fiery Furnaces
    Comets on Fire
    Six Organs of Admittance
    The Drones
    Live Free or Die!
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    Ive heard of bands already mentioned like :

    Giant drag - Got their album hearts and unicorns, its ok
    Nine black alps - Heard a song called not everyone which is cool
    Secret Machines - Heard about 5 songs from them and thought they were ok,
    theyve got a cool video for lightning blue eyes.

    Other bands:

    The Fratellis - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37213256

    Not got enough good things to say about this band, saw them live a couple of times and they were some of the best performances id seen. They are doing pretty well just now over here, hopefully get more recognition over the coming months though.


    Kill Surf City - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25665396

    Another band i really like, 6am on their myspace is quite cool
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  • I reeeeeeally hope no one here names Devendra Banhart. He's quite possibly the most overrated "musician" in the past five years, next to Jack White.
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  • contore
    contore Norway Posts: 22
    1. Madrugada. Probably my fav band after PJ: http://www.emi.no/madrugada
    2. Mando diao
    3. My Midnight Creeps
    4. Kent
    5. Serena Maneesh
    6. Elbow
    7. Big Bang
    8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    9. Mew
    10. Cindy. I grew up with some of these guys. http://www.myspace.com/cindyrock
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  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    I reeeeeeally hope no one here names Devendra Banhart. He's quite possibly the most overrated "musician" in the past five years, next to Jack White.

    I thought devenrda banhart was a she
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  • Jellyrolls
    Jellyrolls Posts: 523
    One Less Reason.