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CTown  
4 Sep 2008 00:15 | Quote
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In response to the ongoing post about the abysmal selection of modern music, or more to the point, the inability to uncover good new music: I thought it might be fun to share any good new music out there to expand our horizons.

Guidelines:
1. Music has to have been released in the last 5 years.
2. Has to be someone/some band you think the majority of people on the forum don't know about.

I got two: Matt Nathanson (hear some of his songs on Scrubs) and Rhett Miller (lead singer of the Old 97's).
baudelaire  
4 Sep 2008 00:17 | Quote
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do you mean the band released it's FIRST album in the last five years, or ANY album?
CTown  
4 Sep 2008 00:18 | Quote
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any album...just bands getting new music out there
foogered  
4 Sep 2008 00:38 | Quote
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Charlie Hunter (Plays some sweet 8-string guitar)
Jamiroquai
Stanton Moore Trio
Robert Randolph and the Family Band (Soulful 13-string lap steel guitar)
TheAmericanBrit  
4 Sep 2008 01:00 | Quote
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Keb Mo (I think he's still releasing)
Oasis
Joshua Radin
Dave Matthews Band
BodomBeachTerror  
4 Sep 2008 01:02 | Quote
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3 Inches of blood
Arcade Fire
blackholesun  
4 Sep 2008 02:51 | Quote
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Porcupine Tree and Opeth

Good music isn't necessarily underground though.
GuitarBoy666  
4 Sep 2008 05:18 | Quote
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Anew Revolution, newer band. Hard rock/nu metal/metal.
Five Finger Death Punch, new-school thrash metal featuring two former W.A.S.P. members.
hippe_trippin  
4 Sep 2008 14:43 | Quote
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Joanna Newsom
jcb3000  
4 Sep 2008 14:46 | Quote
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Thrice, 36 Crazyfists, Alexisonfire
JazzMaverick  
4 Sep 2008 14:57 | Quote
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Christian Scott (Condord Jazz)

Fair to Midland (Tribal, Progressive Rock) ---> Awesome for learning vocalists. I recommend practicing these songs. (If you can reach some of them)

Guthrie Govan (Jazz Fusion) --> Knows his Theory people

It'd be cool if you guys also posted what genre they're from. :D

CTown  
4 Sep 2008 15:35 | Quote
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blackholesun says:
Good music isn't necessarily underground though.


I agree, but the point of creating this thread is to open up new avenues for people to try out. Everyone out here already has their opinions made up on mainstream bands.

When I get time, I'm going to search every artist suggested just to broaden my horizons.
blackholesun  
4 Sep 2008 16:20 | Quote
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Ok, if you want genres then both of mine are rooted in the prog rock genres. Porcupine Tree also combine elements of psychedelic rock, pop rock and metal, and Opeth combine a lot of jazz and metal elements, switching between clean and death vocals, heavy riffs and mellow acoustic passages. If you're not a fan of death vocals, then their 2003 album Damnation is purely 70s style prog rock. Not a growl or double kick in sight! There are other songs by Opeth that don't contain growled vocals, "Burden" from their new album "Watershed" is hauntingly beautiful.

ironman91313  
4 Sep 2008 17:05 | Quote
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Rammstein (might be a bit past 5 but still pretty new)

Evile
Crunch  
4 Sep 2008 23:13 | Quote
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blackholesun is entirely correct in his nomination of Opeth. They are incredible musicians and just plain cool guys too.

Personally, I recommend The Mars Volta. They are an eclectic mesh of Rock, Metal, Funk, and everything from here to... Timbuktu?

Streetlight Manifesto is a really cool Ska band that I think many of you would enjoy.
blackholesun  
5 Sep 2008 04:55 | Quote
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I'm not a massive fan of The Mars Volta, they always seem a bit too chaotic for me! I've got a couple of their albums though, I should really give them another listen!

I saw Streetlight Manifesto live a couple of months ago, they were supporting Reel Big Fish.
JazzMaverick  
5 Sep 2008 07:30 | Quote
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Crunch, good choice with Mars Volta! I love those guys.

They're so chaotic because they've been tripping on acid since they started.

Opeth, too are also amazing. Good choice Blackholesun.
deefa  
5 Sep 2008 08:20 | Quote
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Blackmore's knight. Still producing an album a year of some of the finest melodic music and technically excellent guitar playing around.
Cata34  
5 Sep 2008 12:55 | Quote
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Protest the Hero, love those guys.
JazzMaverick  
5 Sep 2008 13:27 | Quote
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Actually, this is a pretty decent topic.

Good idea CTown. It's one of the fastest ways to hear new music. I quite like some of these suggestions.
GRX40  
5 Sep 2008 16:18 | Quote
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I liked Wolfmother. They put out an album a few years back, in 2006 I think. It wasn't anything spectacularly original, but it was kind of like Classic Rock. I think they've disbanded though.

I also like Tool, who are like Prog. Rock. They're quite cool. Their last album was 10,000 days which came out a few years back.
JazzMaverick  
5 Sep 2008 16:19 | Quote
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I have Tools albums too :D They're great.
BodomBeachTerror  
5 Sep 2008 17:02 | Quote
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Protest the hero.. ahh yes, Fortress is so awesome =p
Cata34  
5 Sep 2008 17:53 | Quote
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I actually like Kezia better...
BodomBeachTerror  
5 Sep 2008 17:57 | Quote
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i havnt heard kezia in along time, but i hated it lol
Cata34  
5 Sep 2008 18:42 | Quote
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Ya i like both albums don't get me wrong, but I do prefer Kezia. It is very different from fortress though haha.
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Bonded by Blood

Avenger of Blood

Oppression

Diamond Plate

All awesome bands. :D
BodomBeachTerror  
5 Sep 2008 18:52 | Quote
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yeah if i remember correctly Kezia is more punk, yes?
Cata34  
6 Sep 2008 11:32 | Quote
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uh ya I guess you could call it that... I dunno really, I think it's more core than punk.
league  
9 Sep 2008 17:28 | Quote
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Doz  
11 Sep 2008 19:57 | Quote
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I agree with Protest the Hero and The Mars Volta.
GRX40  
11 Sep 2008 20:48 | Quote
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Heh, cool, I just found out Buddy Guy made a new album. He's been around for ages though, so I'm not sure he qualifies as "new" music, but he's damn good. The blues will never die! :D
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11 Sep 2008 20:50 | Quote
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Crunch  
11 Sep 2008 22:18 | Quote
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I haven't posted in this thread for a while, but anywho.

Imagine my amazement when I first heard The Mars Volta-live, opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was about 2 hours of "...woah, I think I just came out of an epileptic seizure."

Also, I recommend John Frusciante's solo work. It's a huge mish-mash of genres. All different kinds of rock (surf, funk, even some metalish stuff), electronica, folk (I call it folk because it's just him playing an acoustic guitar and singing), etc.
JazzMaverick  
13 Sep 2008 14:57 | Quote
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I love Mars Volta, really experimental.

Some more bands/artists:

Hoobastank! :D (Mwahaha) I like them though :D

Kenji Kawai - Composes nothing but major eerie shit people, it's great.

Incubus - Awesome group in my opinion.

Joshua Radin - Pretty good voice, Skold, you might like him.
Crunch  
13 Sep 2008 15:01 | Quote
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I bought one of Incubus's albums a while back, I'm going to look it up on wikipedia... "A Crow Left of the Murder." That's a cool name for an album, but I never really listened to it too much. Maybe I'll go find it today.
Empirism  
13 Sep 2008 16:59 | Quote
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heres one that Canadiens here know for sure, but imo got less attention that this pearl deserve.

GRX40  
13 Sep 2008 17:28 | Quote
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^ Wot about these Canadiens?:



They made an album a few years back, I didn't really like it though. :-/
BodomBeachTerror  
13 Sep 2008 17:32 | Quote
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NO! EMPIRISM!! NONONO!!! NEVER HER!
JazzMaverick  
13 Sep 2008 17:50 | Quote
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She's pwettyful Bodom! :D

Hate is the first sign of love! Awwww.

Never heard of either of them, thanks for posting them guys!
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