Bands you've never heard

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Famous ones that I'm not interested in giving a proper album listen include the Stooges / Iggy, R.E.M, Yo la Tengo, Nico, the Kinks, CCR...

I'm not fanatic about any of these but they each made a pretty great album or two.

Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:01 (one year ago) link

yeah big oof re:the kinks + ccr i'm all for smashing the canon, but jeez not like that!

They all deserve a listen; even saying you're interested in Scott Walker but turning your nose up at Nico seems odd.

Chris L, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link

Mount Eerie before Microphones

Huh... I don't know anything about this guy

Under both The Microphones and Mount Eerie, "Elverum has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of current indie rock."(54) Isabel Zacharias claimed that Elverum, "to a pocket of Pacific Northwesterners, is more folkloric deity than musician" with his releases under The Microphones propelling him to "indie-god status".(55)

!! Is there a particular one of the "40-plus albums" I should check out by this indie-god?

Obviously Five Beliebers (morrisp), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 20:49 (one year ago) link

it's the cliche go-to, but i like the glow pt 2. i found the album mount eerie pretty fun too. haven't listened to that stuff in ages, but i remember it very hit and miss, with the 'hits' making everything worth your time.

They all deserve a listen; even saying you're interested in Scott Walker but turning your nose up at Nico seems odd.

Was Scott Walker an unrepentant loudmouth racist too?

but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 21:10 (one year ago) link

xp Thanks, checking out The Glow Pt. 2 (I see it's one of those good ol' "released on Sept. 11, 2001" albums)

Obviously Five Beliebers (morrisp), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 21:10 (one year ago) link

xp granted; I have no idea if that was the reason.

Chris L, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 21:32 (one year ago) link

Smog here as well

you can see me from westbury white horse, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 22:10 (one year ago) link

there are a bunch already mentioned on this thread in the category of β€œnever heard; never want to”. Or maybe for some: β€œI’ll get around to it”.

One thing a lot seem to have in common is feeling certain they wouldn’t resonate without cultural context and/or after hearing decades of bands influenced by their music.

beard papa, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 00:10 (one year ago) link

!! Is there a particular one of the "40-plus albums" I should check out by this indie-god?

― Obviously Five Beliebers (morrisp)

My entry point was "The Microphones in 2020", with the accompanying video.

enochroot, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 01:07 (one year ago) link


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