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

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
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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_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,537
    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.
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,623
    Rare Creatures - best band I have ever discovered by luck. They are going to be big. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    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!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Rare Creatures - best band I have ever discovered by luck. They are going to be big. 
    Another one to check out, thanks!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • No Coder
    No 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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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Curve was one of my faves.  Angelfish (Shirley Manson’s band before Garbage) is great as well.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    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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  • goldrush
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    Silver Jews

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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,623
    The Silent Comedy. Started a thread on them. I just found them the other day and I am hooked. 
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  • dogmatt
    dogmatt Napa, CA Posts: 128
    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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  • pearljammr78
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    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. 
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
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  • nautical_disaster
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    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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  • RoeDawg13
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    The Brian Jonestown Massacre has some stuff I really like.
    I am wired and fading...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,537
    RoeDawg13 said:
    The Brian Jonestown Massacre has some stuff I really like.
    Fantastic band live to!
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    Nada Surf has some amazing albums. Especially “Lucky.”
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