I’ll start with Saul Williams. I found out about him because he opened for NiN. He was great. I thought he was going to break through when I heard him in a Nike commerical, but nope his social conscious rap didn’t catch on.
What people or groups do you think should be more popular? Also name/link some songs.
No man is an island, but I often feel alone, so I find peace through…ooohhmmmm…
List of demands https://youtu.be/zDMtaIcrfQ0
Black Stacey https://youtu.be/kRsgavuG4sg
Act III Scene 2 https://youtu.be/IMfuQkwlpbk
Om Nia merican https://youtu.be/8gq0m29cADw
Tao Of Now https://youtu.be/DhQQseFcTGE
The Neighborhood Kids. They’re a small-ish rap group whose biggest song has a bit over quarter million streams on Spotify (Biddi Bomb). They’re really interesting because they sound and feel like politically active 90s west coast rap. Great beats, great lyrics, and very creative.
A complete 180 from what tops the charts nowadays. Biddi bomb is their biggest song and is rap through and through, while Third World Problems feels RATM. I honestly hope they keep at it because I love what they’re doing.
You described The Neighborhood Kids perfectly. I took a quick look into their music and I am enjoying it. Thanks. This is the type of music I need in my life.
De Staat, it’s a really creative experimental rock band from The Netherlands. Bubble Gum is my favorite, but also check out the Vinticious Versions album which contains their songs in vintage style. They also have a talent for powerful album outros. The Inevitable End and Luther always give me goosebumps
I listened to Kitty Kitty, Witch Doctor, and Input Source Selector. Great music, I will add them to my growing list of new bands to get into.
Monster Truck.
Their album “Furiosity” is an absolute banger and they’re a really great rock band.
Refused, I found out about them cause they were the band who did all the Samurai songs in cyberpunk 2077 and even though they had a bit of a bump they’re still really obscure
“Shape of Punk to Come” is chefs kiss been bumping that shit for over 20 years now and it is still great!
Shape of Punk To Come is a straight up masterpiece. Blew my tiny mind in '98, when my world had come to revolve around whatever Epitaph and Fat Wreck were putting out.
I think Refused are one of those bands who don’t need to be big. They do their thing, then they disband for a while, work on other projects, then come back together.
Now this is a band I should have known about. They remind me of Weezer, if Weezer was more hardcore. The melodic metal songs remind me of Evergreen Terrace. New noise is great. The Shape of Punk to Come was awesome. This is the high energy rock, I need in my life. Thank you.
He’s great. I first heard him on a Ninja Tune compilation. I got to see him in a 100 seater doing a poetry night. All snaps!
KC Roberts and Live Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sk75tWiEo8&pp=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSGuf_3tn6I&pp=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEiU7D09uR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11JNkcm3gU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE1_1ZgKLC8&pp=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE-ra_HxD_k&list=OLAK5uy_kT3uOsf0mjaX7-NcpJ_tPtzbwSoVvep-Q&index=2
Greta Van Fleet is my favorite rock band. It is a modern rock band inspired by rock songs from the past, like those of the 1970s. They create blues rock songs and hard rock songs about resilience in life, as well as a progressive rock song that discusses humanity’s dependence on smartphone technologies. Other similar rock bands include Dirty Honey, with their heavy, relatable song “Won’t Take Me Alive,” which I believe is about difficult situations, and Rival Sons’ “Nobody Wants To Die,” which I interpret as expressing that despite hardship, we don’t want to die but rather seek a solution to resolve the problems more quickly.
I’ll have to check them out. I love rock, but I’m not familiar with the modern rock scene.
Edit: I just watched a few videos. Not really for me, but they have some range. Meeting the Master, Highway Tune, and Heat Above. Highway Tune reminds me of the Doors. It was worth watching the music videos for me.
You must check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard, they are honestly rock and roll hall of fame material, they are I think what modern rock and roll has evolved into.
They have a crazy track record of recording multiple albums per year for like 20 years straight and not a single one of them suck and they continue to get better everytime, idk how they do it but they do it well and i can confidently say this is not an exaggeration of my interest in them.
They explore a lot of variety of genres but I think people mostly look at them and place them as rock and roll.
The Pretty Reckless. I have become obsessed with Taylor Momsen’s voice. There’s something about it I feel is like a once in a generation quality.
They have I’ve if my favorite band names of if all time and I love “Death by Rock and Roll”
I didn’t realize it but I heard them before. I listened to a few more songs. Good taste. Her voice is recognizable.
Fish in a Birdcage. I suppose I understand why they’re not big, but their music is so eclectic, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.
The Arcadian Wild feels like the perfect indie folk band.
I heard Drunk on Pride for Fish in a Birdcage. They remind me of that Franz Ferdinand band.
Fish in a Birdcage is one of my alltime favorites. Great for relaxed listening and tends to have really good stories in the songs as well.
Saul Williams did break through…… for a poet.
That is true. I don’t know any other spoken word poet.
Oh’laville: https://www.youtube.com/@Ohlaville
Good band. I’m trying to learn Spanish so listening to Oh’laville will help. El Diablo reminds me of Big Data. https://youtu.be/E8b4xYbEugo
Car seat headrest. Their songwriting and music choices blend together into something timeless and un-explainable. They’re my favourite band.
Without a doubt my favourite band of all time. They’re 99% of what I listen to. Seriously: if someone reading this is nervous about the future and hasn’t listened to How To Leave Town, you’re missing out.
A band that is slept on hard and legit my favorite active punk band is Get Dead. Their album Dancing With The Curse is unreal cover to cover. It’s just 32 minutes long, but it’s a god damn classic! My favorites on it are Stickup and Confrontation. The signer was a hiphop lyricist originally, which you can kind of hear at times, but I’d say he was meant for punk rock!
This group is great. I will add them to my playlist. They remind of Whole Wheat Bread. https://youtu.be/vq_MzFgMwxA
I haven’t heard that name is a hot minute, I dug Whole Wheat Bread tough in the early 2000’s! But I’m glad you dig Get Dead, they have a handful of solid albums, I also really like Honesty Lives Elsewhere.
Pitchshifter
Listening to Shutdown. I enjoy the melodic metal sound. Genius has more of a hype beat. I will add them to my workout mix.
The whole of the “www.pitchshifter.com” album is great. I honestly haven’t listened to much else of their stuff myself
