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Jadz
Jan 8, 2004

Stuck in the middle with you.

HatchetDown posted:

Also songs that begin acoustic or classical and break into something hard such as:

Grace by Lamb of God
Fade to Black by Metallica
The Regulator by Clutch
Stone the Crow by Down

I don't have my laptop at work with me today, so I can't load up my playlist to look at all the stuff I have like this, but here's a handful off the top of my head that I can think of. Some fit better than others, but they're all good:

Shadows Fall - The Light That Blinds
Metallica - No Leaf Clover
Leech - Sevendust
Killswitch Engage - My Curse
Devildriver - I Could Care Less
Mudvayne - World So Cold
Slipknot - Duality
Otep - Invisible
Otep - Ghostflowers
In This Moment - Beautiful Tragedy
Chimaira - Down Again The album version features a much longer piano intro and guitar buildup

EDIT: Avenged Sevenfold have a couple of really good songs like this:
MIA
Strength of the World

Jadz fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Nov 6, 2009

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Cyne
May 30, 2007
Beauty is a rare thing.

HatchetDown posted:

I recently had a friend recommend me Aesop Rock but I forget the albums he said I should grab and his phone is off now so I can't figure it out now. I think one of them was a callabo with another artist. I'd remember it if I heard the name but I can't quite bring it up.

Labor Days or None Shall Pass to start with. Bazooka Tooth if you like those. The rest if you like Bazooka Tooth.

Keanu Grieves
Dec 30, 2002

HatchetDown posted:

I recently had a friend recommend me Aesop Rock but I forget the albums he said I should grab and his phone is off now so I can't figure it out now. I think one of them was a callabo with another artist. I'd remember it if I heard the name but I can't quite bring it up.
Pick up None Shall Pass, play "Citronella" on repeat for hours on end. You will be me, circa 2007.

pablo gbscobar
Nov 24, 2007

oh shit i got the snype

:wom:
Lipstick Apathy
I've recently rediscovered Death from Above 1979 and fallen in love with their sound again. Are there are any bands similar to them, with a huge distorted bass up front?

bipolarbear
Jun 15, 2005

Droppin the Funk Bomb!

Cyne posted:

Labor Days or None Shall Pass to start with. Bazooka Tooth if you like those. The rest if you like Bazooka Tooth.

I'd shy away from Bazooka Tooth. It's not a hideous album, but he did a lot of the production on that album and the sound is kind of weird. Instead go for Fast Cars, Danger, Fire, & Knives. It's a bit more developed imo. Though Appleseed has some real gems if you can find it.


Personally I'm looking for hip-hop tracks with multiple vocals going at the same time, though not necessarily related to one another. I've heard a lot of Dose-One tracks doing this, but I was listening to the Latyrx song "Latyrx" off of "The Album" and I'm really digging the way DJ Shadow interlaced Lateef's flows with those of Lyrics Born. Pandora is failing me. What do you think?

PerniciousContusion
Jan 21, 2007
Most Exalted Potentate

Popcorn posted:

At the moment I'm quite into flowery, girly, romantic 70s songs, like the Carpenters' "Close to You", Maria Maldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis", and (a bit more obscure) Linda Perhacs' "If You Were My Man". What should I be listening to?

If you like Linda Perhacs, I think you might like Sibylle Baier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnmgT8syOxA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyy8bEDi1Eg&feature=related

and Wendy & Bonnie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtH2RBb-YN0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxzvdLSi5AA

Paperhouse
Dec 31, 2008

I think
your hair
looks much
better
pushed
over to
one side

HatchetDown posted:

Also songs that begin acoustic or classical and break into something hard such as:

Grace by Lamb of God
Fade to Black by Metallica
The Regulator by Clutch
Stone the Crow by Down
Not exactly what you asked for but you might like Opeth. They're metal but they often switch it up and have parts with really nice acoustic guitar and then get heavier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvLn8j4c5l4

coolbian57
Sep 27, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

Paperhouse posted:

Not exactly what you asked for but you might like Opeth. They're metal but they often switch it up and have parts with really nice acoustic guitar and then get heavier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvLn8j4c5l4

Opeth has a ton of really great acoustic stuff like Benighted and Face of Melinda.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciqEXdkriNY&feature=related

And if anyone knows of any song ever that sounds like Benighted you should tell me ASAP cause that is the epitome of music (for me anyway, I guess its all subjective).

Threatis
Sep 28, 2005

congrats on figuring out how to use a machine with 4 buttons

Surfer Rosa Parks posted:

I've recently rediscovered Death from Above 1979 and fallen in love with their sound again. Are there are any bands similar to them, with a huge distorted bass up front?

Morphine for sure, if you wanna check out another cool "Bass And Drum" duo, check out the East Coast Canadian band from the 90's The Inbreds. little bit more mellow, but still in the same vein.

MisterFister
Jul 6, 2003

Sticking it to THE MAN, assuming THE MAN is an innocent casual dining restaurant.
I'm looking for more artists that sound similar to The Knife's Silent Shout album. Any type of dark, melancholy electro like that. Much appreciated!

bows1
May 16, 2004

Chill, whale, chill
I'm looking for a band or artist that sounds like Sufjan Stevens / The intro song to Parks and recreation. Thanks!

bows1
May 16, 2004

Chill, whale, chill

MisterFister posted:

I'm looking for more artists that sound similar to The Knife's Silent Shout album. Any type of dark, melancholy electro like that. Much appreciated!

I'm not sure if Royksopp would work but they are an electro group from Norway and sometimes has members of the Knife on their tracks.

bows1 fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Nov 9, 2009

newsomnuke
Feb 25, 2007

MisterFister posted:

I'm looking for more artists that sound similar to The Knife's Silent Shout album. Any type of dark, melancholy electro like that. Much appreciated!
Fever Ray would be the obvious place to start, being 1/2 of The Knife.

Brodeurs Nanny
Nov 2, 2006

Surfer Rosa Parks posted:

I've recently rediscovered Death from Above 1979 and fallen in love with their sound again. Are there are any bands similar to them, with a huge distorted bass up front?

You might like Big Business. Check out the album "Here Come the Waterworks."

rum sodomy the lash
Nov 24, 2007

by Fistgrrl
Currently my top ten most listened to bands are

1. Bob Dylan
2. Tom Waits
3. Beck
4. Townes Van Zandt
5. Warren Zevon
6. Johnny Cash
7. The Band
8. Monsters of Folk
9. The Rolling Stones
10. Jerry Jeff Walker

However I recently started listening to newer roots rock/folk bands, like Blitzen Trapper, M. Ward, the Moondoggies, Duchess and the Duke, Uncle Tupelo, and a couple Brian Jonestown Massacre albums from the 90s. While my top ten is mostly from 60s/70s, I'm looking for some more contemporary roots rock/folk bands.

Laudanom
Aug 27, 2008
I'm in a bind. I'm a fan of latin rock, psychedelic jams, etc. Rhythm is a big deal, but I'm not opposed to pop melody and harmony, etc. Favorites would be:

Xiu Xiu
Gypsy Kings
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Yann Tiersen
Battles

Lately I've been riding off of polyrhythms, but once you've figured out a beat by Meshuggah it gets old fast. I've tried Animal Collective, Jaga Jazzist, Aphex Twin, Dirty Projectors, Fleet Foxes, The Books...there are good tracks, but it's just not clicking most of the time. I need more energy (inorganic beats make my rear end tired, I know that complicates things).
As far as lyricism I prefer that it plays off of the music, maybe some surrealism and tasteful melodrama. Songwriters are fine, Beck and Wainright and Sufjan Stevens, but it hardly gets you up in the morning. Meshuggah is NOT a good example for lyrics, Battles is.
I'm not sure what to do, I feel like I'm waiting on a blast from the past. I'm thinking maybe some good bebop? I wouldn't mind looking into Monk, but his career is diverse and I'm not sure what material I'd be looking for.

Laudanom fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Nov 10, 2009

Laudanom
Aug 27, 2008

Mr Mojo Risin posted:

Currently my top ten most listened to bands are

1. Bob Dylan
2. Tom Waits
3. Beck
4. Townes Van Zandt
5. Warren Zevon
6. Johnny Cash
7. The Band
8. Monsters of Folk
9. The Rolling Stones
10. Jerry Jeff Walker

However I recently started listening to newer roots rock/folk bands, like Blitzen Trapper, M. Ward, the Moondoggies, Duchess and the Duke, Uncle Tupelo, and a couple Brian Jonestown Massacre albums from the 90s. While my top ten is mostly from 60s/70s, I'm looking for some more contemporary roots rock/folk bands.

You might try 16 Horsepower. They've broken up and can be repeatniks, but 'Sackcloth n' Ashes' is real good stuff.

STFU NOOB
Oct 26, 2009

by Tiny Fistpump
What genre is this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFziuty23Q4

Laudanom
Aug 27, 2008

STFU NOOB posted:

What genre is this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFziuty23Q4

Here is a giant list of all the bullshit subgenres for electronic music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_music_genres

You are probably safe with dubstep, roughly defined as an emphasis on spare beats and heavy bass to create a darker mood. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS38JBh5gcw&feature=related

Laudanom fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Nov 10, 2009

kundalini rinsing
Jun 3, 2007

Laudanom posted:

Here is a giant list of all the bullshit subgenres for electronic music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_music_genres

You are probably safe with dubstep, roughly defined as an emphasis on spare beats and heavy bass to create a darker mood. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS38JBh5gcw&feature=related

Er, this (the closing song for the Wire I mean) is not dubstep at all, it's a lot closer to chillout or instrumental hip hop. If you like this check out Ninja Tune Records (especially the Herbalizer, Four Tet, Cinematic Orchestra and DJ Food), DJ Shadow and Thievery Corporation. If you like stuff that has rapping, try Nas, Q-Tip and Mobb Deep. I mean, Burial's probably a good recommendation, but most dubstep sounds nothing like this.

kundalini rinsing fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Nov 10, 2009

Dave Matthews
Oct 9, 2009

by angerbotSD

Laudanom posted:

Here is a giant list of all the bullshit subgenres for electronic music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_music_genres

You are probably safe with dubstep, roughly defined as an emphasis on spare beats and heavy bass to create a darker mood. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS38JBh5gcw&feature=related

look at how stupid you are

Laudanom posted:

I'm in a bind. I'm a fan of latin rock, psychedelic jams, etc. Rhythm is a big deal, but I'm not opposed to pop melody and harmony, etc. Favorites would be Xiu Xiu, Gypsy Kings, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Yann Tiersen, Battles, etc. Lately I've been riding off of polyrhythms, but once you've figured out a beat by Meshuggah it gets old fast. I've tried Animal Collective, Jaga Jazzist, Aphex Twin, Dirty Projectors, Fleet Foxes, The Books...there are good tracks, but it's just not clicking most of the time. I need more energy (inorganic beats make my rear end tired, I know that complicates things). As far as lyricism I prefer that it plays off of the music, maybe some surrealism and tasteful melodrama. Songwriters are fine, Beck and Wainright and Sufjan Stevens, but it hardly gets you up in the morning. Meshuggah is NOT a good example for lyrics, Battles is. I'm not sure what to do, I feel like I'm waiting on a blast from the past. I'm thinking maybe some good bebop? I wouldn't mind looking into Monk, but his career is diverse and I'm not sure what material I'd be looking for.

this post is almost completely incomprehensible but from what i can gather (and its not much) you're looking for something with very complex rhythms and given the fact that you brought up an interest in jazz in the last part of that rambling abortion, maybe some pharoah sanders would suit you well? his albums "karma", "thembi" and "black unity" all have extremely cool polyrhythms and feature some strange vox that might fit the bill of "people doing weird or unusual stuff with their voices" like battles do even if they aren't 100% similar.

again though i'm going out on a limb here though because frankly i don't really have anything but the vaguest idea of what the gently caress you're looking for.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

het
Nov 14, 2002

A dark black past
is my most valued
possession

Laudanom posted:

Here is a giant list of all the bullshit subgenres for electronic music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electronic_music_genres
How is this in any way helpful?

quote:

You are probably safe with dubstep, roughly defined as an emphasis on spare beats and heavy bass to create a darker mood. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS38JBh5gcw&feature=related
Like etard said, Burial probably isn't a bad recommendation but it seems more like you arrived at it by virtue of having little exposure to dubstep than anything else. If you don't know enough to give a knowledgeable answer, you shouldn't jump in and reply right away.

swampland
Oct 16, 2007

Dear Mr Cave, if you do not release the bats we will be forced to take legal action
Hi, now I know I'm going to sound like a music listening novice when I post this... but I would love to hear some more music in the vein of Nirvana. Understand I am not asking for more grunge nor groups that resemble Nirvana musically. Rather I am looking for groups with an expansive knowledge and recognition of their influences that are not afraid to expand upon and subvert those influences.

I kind of think of Kurt Cobain as the Quentin Tarintino of alternative music. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of the music that influenced him, referenced it constantly yet made it his own.

Can anyone recommend me bands knowledgable of rock music's past who are also knowledgably unique?

Ras Het
May 23, 2007

when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child - but now I am a man.

swampland posted:

Hi, now I know I'm going to sound like a music listening novice when I post this... but I would love to hear some more music in the vein of Nirvana. Understand I am not asking for more grunge nor groups that resemble Nirvana musically. Rather I am looking for groups with an expansive knowledge and recognition of their influences that are not afraid to expand upon and subvert those influences.

I kind of think of Kurt Cobain as the Quentin Tarintino of alternative music. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of the music that influenced him, referenced it constantly yet made it his own.

Can anyone recommend me bands knowledgable of rock music's past who are also knowledgably unique?

I doubt Cobain knew much more about rock history than your average rock musician, he just made it more obvious with cover songs and such, and because of his fame his music and personality have gone through much more scrutiny than your average rock guitarist's. Like, I'm sure Thurston Moore with his record collection the size of a small town library is a much more interesting case but because you've never seen his diaries at a Border's you wouldn't think that way.

Turd Nelson
Nov 21, 2008
I'm looking for weird music. Maybe that's not the right word for it, but I'm looking for any kind of song that is somewhat obscure and catchy.

Here are a few examples of some songs i would call weird:

The Cramps - Human Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOVmWzeqEo

Southern Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUP5rwVNJko

Patti Smith - Rock n' Roll friend of the family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIkM4wvcC8

Can anyone recommend me some songs?

Yad Rock
Mar 1, 2005

Turd Nelson posted:

I'm looking for weird music. Maybe that's not the right word for it, but I'm looking for any kind of song that is somewhat obscure and catchy.

Here are a few examples of some songs i would call weird:

The Cramps - Human Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOVmWzeqEo

Southern Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUP5rwVNJko

Patti Smith - Rock n' Roll friend of the family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIkM4wvcC8

Can anyone recommend me some songs?

Yes! Listen to Scratch Acid, they've got that goofy/creepy country-punk sound down, and all their poo poo is available on one compilation CD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKe95JQ98UY

Also check out one of their biggest influences, The Birthday Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5I2vEcVC_I

And the band Scratch Acid later became, The Jesus Lizard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wilcAlAal8

These are all just bands that are somewhat related to each other, there's way more stuff that I could get into but I'm sure others will be able to chime in too.

Secret Agent X23
May 11, 2005

Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore.

Turd Nelson posted:

I'm looking for weird music. Maybe that's not the right word for it, but I'm looking for any kind of song that is somewhat obscure and catchy.

Here are a few examples of some songs i would call weird:

The Cramps - Human Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOVmWzeqEo


The Cramps are one of my favorite bands. I don't know if you're familiar with a lot of their stuff, but if not I would recommend checking out the albums A Date with Elvis, Look Mom No Head (I especially like the track "Bend Over I'll Drive") and Fiends of Dope Island.


Turd Nelson posted:


Patti Smith - Rock n' Roll friend of the family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIkM4wvcC8

Can anyone recommend me some songs?

For some Patti Smith goodness mixed with Blue Oyster Cult goodness, check out "Revenge of Vera Gemini" on the BOC album Agents of Fortune. Now, this is the album that has the misfortune of including "Don't Fear the Reaper" -- not that I'm saying it's a bad song (it's not), but in my experience it's horribly overplayed to the point where I get numb when I hear it. But it has a number of other great tracks. For a catchy guitar riff on a song that's sort-of obscure, you can't beat "ETI."

I'm also going to suggest some Zappa: Joe's Garage ("Crew Slut," "Stick It Out," "Keep it Greasy"), Sheik Yerbouti ("Wild Love," "City of Tiny Lites," "Tryin to Grow a Chin"), Over-Nite Sensation (the whole drat thing), Apostrope ("Yellow Snow" suite) and maybe One Size Fits All.

HatchetDown
Jan 6, 2007

Jesus, Nemo you alright?! Spaz! .... Stop Smiling!
My friend that recommended Aesop Rock finally got a hold of me via Myspace and here's the list of artists he gave me.

quote:

deltron 3030
atmosphere
binary star
celph titled
jedi mind tricks
army of the Pharaohs
demi gods
equilibrium
magic most

Any particular album favorites yall have of these artists?

Big Bad Voodoo Lou
Jan 1, 2006

Secret Agent X23 posted:

I'm also going to suggest some Zappa: Joe's Garage ("Crew Slut," "Stick It Out," "Keep it Greasy"), Sheik Yerbouti ("Wild Love," "City of Tiny Lites," "Tryin to Grow a Chin"), Over-Nite Sensation (the whole drat thing), Apostrope ("Yellow Snow" suite) and maybe One Size Fits All.

I haven't heard One Size Fits All, but you just named four of my favorite Zappa albums of all time. I also like Studio Tan for the cartoonish psychedelia of "The Adventures of Greggory Peccary" and "Lemme Take You To the Beach" and Cruisin' With Ruben and the Jets for Zappa's semi-ironic homage to the doo-wop he loved so much.

Farts Domino
May 8, 2004

Turd Nelson posted:

I'm looking for weird music. Maybe that's not the right word for it, but I'm looking for any kind of song that is somewhat obscure and catchy.

Here are a few examples of some songs i would call weird:

The Cramps - Human Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOVmWzeqEo

Southern Culture on the Skids - Camel Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUP5rwVNJko

Patti Smith - Rock n' Roll friend of the family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIkM4wvcC8

Can anyone recommend me some songs?
that's a really open request but anyway how about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j70GSW6YMaM
The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1emDgEQvFY&feature=related
Messer Chups. All of their stuff sounds mostly like this but they went sorta straight surf later on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w16NjrKzdXU&feature=related
everything Joe Meek recorded has this sort of sound and The Tornados are rightfully his best-known pet project.

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005
The Gun Club. Garage-punk-blues-country.

X. Unfortunately, not all of the melody comes through in this live version, but this is the best youtube offers.

The Wipers. Not country or rockabilly-influenced like those two, but seems to fit.

Mclusky. Influenced by the bands Harvest Goon posted.

Secret Agent X23
May 11, 2005

Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore.

Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:

I haven't heard One Size Fits All, but you just named four of my favorite Zappa albums of all time. I also like Studio Tan for the cartoonish psychedelia of "The Adventures of Greggory Peccary" and "Lemme Take You To the Beach" and Cruisin' With Ruben and the Jets for Zappa's semi-ironic homage to the doo-wop he loved so much.

Well, most of Zappa is great, but naming my favorite pieces would lean toward things like "King Kong" and "Pound for a Brown" (numerous live versions), the "non-doo-wop" tracks on Burnt Weenie Sandwich and things of that nature. Throw in The Grand Wazoo or Hot Rats to shake things up a bit.

Having said that, I think that if you like the other albums I mentioned earlier, One Size Fits All should find a comfortable place in your collection. Overall, it has much the same kind of "Zappa does his version of rock'n'roll" feel that the others have. Very underrated album. Check it out.

Protokoll
Mar 28, 2003

Here we go Lina.
Here we go Lina.
COME ON, LINA!

HatchetDown posted:

My friend that recommended Aesop Rock finally got a hold of me via Myspace and here's the list of artists he gave me.

deltron 3030
atmosphere
binary star
celph titled
jedi mind tricks
army of the Pharaohs
demi gods
equilibrium
magic most

Any particular album favorites yall have of these artists?

Deltron only has one album out (self-titled); so buy that. If you like Del's style you can check out his albums I Wish My Brother George Was Here and Both Sides of the Brain -- they're generally regarded as his best albums and I agree. They're going to sound different because you can't hear Dan the Automator's genius (or Kid Koala for that matter) coming though, but Del used to be a brilliant lyricist; if you like Aesop Rock, you'll probably love early Del. Binary Star, likewise, only has one album out (Masters of the Universe) and it's a must own. I've probably listened to that album 100 times and it will never get old.

Atmosphere has a ton of poo poo out. The best advice I can give you is to listen to it all because he's really changed gears as of late (playing with a backing band, etc.). Most of my friends and I agree that his best album is The Lucy Ford EPs, but I really enjoy Sad Clown Bad Dub II and godlovesugly. Really, you can't go wrong with any of the Sad Clown series of albums (the newer seasonal EPs are excellent).

The rest of the recommendations are from the same 'clique'. Celph Titled is in AotP, featured on tons of JMT records and is a part of Demigodz (with Apathy, who is also in AotP). Do yourself a favor and start with Jedi Mind Trick's Violent by Design. You can branch out from there and check out AotP's first album (which is much better than their second) and anything else that interests you by that clique (Outerspace, etc.).

----------

I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

Protokoll fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Nov 15, 2009

sixteenstraws
May 7, 2009

slave to a label but I own my masters

Protokoll posted:



I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

little claw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yD5ITQJhEQ

CharlesWillisMaddox
Jun 6, 2007

by angerbeet

Protokoll posted:

I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

Metric, Asteroid Galaxy Tour, Scarling, Jack Off Jill, Sinergy, Bat For Lashes, Birthday Massacre, Lights, Circle Takes The Square (dual/alternating male female vocals), The Ditty Bops, Tegan And Sara, Janelle Monae, Pretty Girls Make Graves. Most of those are pop, rock or hard rock.

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005

Protokoll posted:

I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

For another thread, I made a playlist you can listen to online of my favorite girl-fronted punk, post-punk, and indie rock bands.

And if THAT'S not enough, Team Dresch, and the album Penis Envy by Crass.

garbage day
Jun 13, 2008

im lollin at you're trollin

Protokoll posted:

I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

This Crass song isn't on "Penis Envy," but seconding kcw on that being a must-own.

Slant 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-FIZlwQTnI

Autoclave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KpNO6jw-tQ

Crass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awP-xyV-T2s

Excuse 17: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spzRDL8Zr0E

Electrelane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TAX8473Xto

Rolo Tomassi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7AXUmYrNq4

Googolplexia
Jul 21, 2009

Protokoll posted:

I'm looking for good bands with female vocalists -- that's really the only stipulation. I'm just now realizing that 80% of my favorite bands have female singers and I'm strangely drawn to that music for some reason. Some 'older' stuff I've enjoyed is Crystal Castles, The xx, Los Campesinos!, Architecture in Helsinki, The Blow, Mates of State, etc. Bonus points if it's rock, pop, or screamo.

You've gotten a ridiculous response already, but I'm also drawn to female vocalists. Some not mentioned yet that I like include Howling Bells, Johnny Foreigner (male/female alternating), The Grates, The Joy Formidible, and Giant Drag, though I don't listen to an awful lot of music. Of course, all of these are more straight-ish pop and rock then most of the stuff recommended in the last two posts, but that might be what you're looking for.

I also wouldn't mind a recommendation myself. I don't listen to a lot of music, so I often just stay transfixed on a band or two for months at a time with no attempt to seek out new music. Some of the bands mentioned are often associated with shoegaze, alt-pop and indie rock - I was wondering if you guys had some good recommendations on any nice shoegaze stuff, in particular.

Elder
Oct 19, 2004

It's the Evolution Revolution.
I'm looking for three particular styles of music which I know absolutely nothing about -

The first one I would describe as stripped down, dark Spanish guitar with vocals. I was waiting for a train and there was an older man playing guitar and singing, and it was awesome. I recorded a clip on my phone (which I can post here but the quality is terrible) and asked a friend of mine if she knew the song. She thought it was Leonardo Favio, but when I looked him up I found that his stuff was orchestrated with strings and drums and multiple vocalists, and so even though the song might be the same it just didn't have the same mood.


The second is Iranian/Persian music, but I'm not really looking for the traditional stuff or the dance/Bollywood style stuff. I overheard some bits and pieces of the Rumi Symphony Project at work last night and I really liked, but there's not too much information on the internet. That site has a few songs but I don't know where they're from because there doesn't seem to be an album of this stuff anywhere. Also those songs aren't quite the same as the ones I heard last night. The music is described as "a blend of Middle Eastern musical structures and the sounds and textures of Western orchestration" which is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. Basically traditional Iranian instruments (especially the awesome percussion stuff) in a modern western setting.


The third style might be linked to the Iranian stuff, but I'm looking for some music that you generally hear in movies when someone is lost and dying the the desert. It's very simple music consisting of an endless drone and a single female vocalist singing in a very sorrowful manner. She will hold out long notes - no words, I don't think) punctuated by little flips and modulations. I know that's a terrible description but I'm not really sure how to describe it any better. I wish I had an example of this.


Anyway, any help anyone could give would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

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bows1
May 16, 2004

Chill, whale, chill

bows1 posted:

I'm looking for a band or artist that sounds like Sufjan Stevens / The intro song to Parks and recreation. Thanks!

Can anyone help?

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