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You know the ones.
I'm sure everyone has a band they love that most people have never heard of before.
Spread the word. Let's all feel special together.
I'll start off with Dredg
I'm also really bad at describing music, so bear with me. Polar
Bloody fantastic, by all accounts.
Their first album was quite hard, grunge-type - but their second, El Cielo is much more melodic and simply wonderful.
The album is themed around sleep paralysis, so expect a few weird choones about with divine lyrics. The songs can send you to sleep one minute, make you want to jump around the next - verying widely in styles, but everything fits together perfectly and is wonderful for that connection.
Most good. Buy.
You go.
I'm sure everyone has a band they love that most people have never heard of before.
Spread the word. Let's all feel special together.
I'll start off with Dredg
I'm also really bad at describing music, so bear with me. Polar
Bloody fantastic, by all accounts.
Their first album was quite hard, grunge-type - but their second, El Cielo is much more melodic and simply wonderful.
The album is themed around sleep paralysis, so expect a few weird choones about with divine lyrics. The songs can send you to sleep one minute, make you want to jump around the next - verying widely in styles, but everything fits together perfectly and is wonderful for that connection.
Most good. Buy.
You go.
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FFF, I must take you up on something.
Dredg's lyrics are by far the worst thing about them. Really bad, in my opinion.
Although I do like them.
Dredg's lyrics are by far the worst thing about them. Really bad, in my opinion.
Although I do like them.
'Why don't you go an cut your hair, do you think it's gunna make you change?'
Merz
Pavement (big in the 90s, but kinda disappeared like the Pixies)
Sean Lennon
Graham Coxon
Cornelius
Cibo Matto
Some not so obscure, but worth checking out if you haven't heard anything by them. Sean Lennon is John Lennon's son, the one that makes good music, not the one that churns out Beatles karaoke numbers. Coxon was guitarist for Blur, but his numerous solo albums have about 3 or 4 standout tracks on each. One of my guitar idols. Cibo are a like a Japanese female Massive Attack. Very lo-fi, very chilled. Amazing video for 'Sugar-Water' too.
Pavement (big in the 90s, but kinda disappeared like the Pixies)
Sean Lennon
Graham Coxon
Cornelius
Cibo Matto
Some not so obscure, but worth checking out if you haven't heard anything by them. Sean Lennon is John Lennon's son, the one that makes good music, not the one that churns out Beatles karaoke numbers. Coxon was guitarist for Blur, but his numerous solo albums have about 3 or 4 standout tracks on each. One of my guitar idols. Cibo are a like a Japanese female Massive Attack. Very lo-fi, very chilled. Amazing video for 'Sugar-Water' too.
Mesh STL
Only really heard "Down" which was alright, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Only really heard "Down" which was alright, so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Sigur Rós.
Starlight wrote:
> Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold are awesome. "I won't see you tonight part 1" is the best song ever. So is "Chapter Four". Or possibly "Lips of Deceit". Actually, they're all pretty amazing.
> Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold are awesome. "I won't see you tonight part 1" is the best song ever. So is "Chapter Four". Or possibly "Lips of Deceit". Actually, they're all pretty amazing.
Avenged Sevenfold
DVDA
Primus
Sentenced
Poison Black
and loads others.
DVDA
Primus
Sentenced
Poison Black
and loads others.
mattributé wrote:
> 57 - Biffy Clyro
I saw them live. They were actually pretty damn good, and got a decent crowd reaction, considering not too many people had even heard of them.
> 57 - Biffy Clyro
I saw them live. They were actually pretty damn good, and got a decent crowd reaction, considering not too many people had even heard of them.
Mr Bungle!
Mr. Bungle were one of Mike Patton's projects after Faith No More, and the three albums they released were pretty amazing, especially California.
They're amazing to listen to, their music defying any means of classification. I suppose you could describe them as every kind of music from the last 50 years rolled into the same, bizarre and wonderful package. One minute you can be listening to lively sixties jazz before it transforms suddenly and without warning into screaming thrash metal. Fantastic.
Mr. Bungle were one of Mike Patton's projects after Faith No More, and the three albums they released were pretty amazing, especially California.
They're amazing to listen to, their music defying any means of classification. I suppose you could describe them as every kind of music from the last 50 years rolled into the same, bizarre and wonderful package. One minute you can be listening to lively sixties jazz before it transforms suddenly and without warning into screaming thrash metal. Fantastic.
I wouldn't call Perfet Circle obscure.
Dredg (Not that brilliant, but some tracks are great)
Elliott
Cursive
In fact, I could list many, and to some they'd be obscure, others not. Ho-hum.
Dredg (Not that brilliant, but some tracks are great)
Elliott
Cursive
In fact, I could list many, and to some they'd be obscure, others not. Ho-hum.
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