I'm bored so let's suggest music

JA01 · Post by **JA01** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:49 pm

Suggest some of your favorite music artists. I don't care what genre, country, or century they are. Anyone that you love listening to please comment. Thanks!

armitage · Post by **armitage** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:16 pm

If you like math rock, highly recommend this EP youtube algorithm fed me a few weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPacj2jIqA&app=desktop

Panayot Hitov · Post by **Panayot Hitov** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:18 pm

I've been listening to a lot of Wiki and Your Old Droog recently, they're both really good rappers that have released awesome albums this year. Both have a real New York sound.

tksaleija · Post by **tksaleija** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:20 pm

I'd highly recommend Eden. He's a combo of indie/edm (his new stuff anyways). It's all good stuff.

Dantooine is Big! · Post by **Dantooine is Big!** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:26 pm

armitage wrote:If you like math rock, highly recommend this EP youtube algorithm fed me a few weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPacj2jIqA&app=desktop

Along the same lines (but with a decently different sound than Richard's suggestion) take a look at Monobody's self titled album, they're a math rock band with pop-ish tendencies from Chicago and they're amazing

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:21 pm

On the opposite side of the spectrum, if you're interested in modern folk Sarah Jarosz is excellent.

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:20 pm

Gang Signs and Prayer is the new album by Stormzy, a British grime rapper. It's different from what I've heard a lot of recently, and I find it really refreshing and one of my favorite albums so far this year.

yeah viv talk nah · Post by **yeah viv talk nah** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:36 pm

NIHILS, an Austrian electronic band, released a fantastic album called Perspectives earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z660ErzKbhY

If anyone likes classic English indie rock, check out The Night Café: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkKK5IDbYM

Another one of my favorite artists is D.D Dumbo, who is absolutely amazing at "building" songs live (his recorded albums are just as great): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IV96qV-8xw

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:03 am

Fountains of Wayne (yes, the "Stacy's Mom" band, shut up) is really underrated. Check out some of their other songs:

"Radio Bar": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6JDS3GE44

"Someone to Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw2UAwnj1UA

"Bright Future in Sales": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw3WY94is38

I've also been listening to Daft Punk's live album Alive 2007, aka the greatest remix album ever made.

a Joe · Post by **a Joe** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:37 am

Billy Joel is still my main man

A Dim-Witted Saboteur · Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:26 am

Tom Lehrer's songs are good, funny, and also sometimes interesting as historical documents.

Panayot Hitov · Post by **Panayot Hitov** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:28 pm

Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:Gang Signs and Prayer is the new album by Stormzy, a British grime rapper. It's different from what I've heard a lot of recently, and I find it really refreshing and one of my favorite albums so far this year.

I do really like some of the tracks on GSAP, but I don't really like "quiet stormzy" r&b. On that note, New Gen is a really good compilation album by some of grime's younger artists. You should also check out Godfather, Wiley's latest from earlier this year.

Off To See The Lizard · Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:11 am

Smino's newest project, "blkswn" has been getting repeats on my Spotify since the beginning of the year.

Big Thief's new album, "Capacity," is also quite powerful.

Santa Claus · Post by **Santa Claus** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:15 am

I've been listening to a lot of Caravan Palace while studying, as their songs don't really have lyrics and are nice and catchy. It's French electro-swing - I really enjoy Lone Digger off their album <I°_°I>.

bretthogan43 · Post by **bretthogan43** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:03 am

You've gotta listen to Dying Fetus. Their blend of brutal death metal with a technical edge receives praise from fans of all types of music.

Jewish Pugilist · Post by **Jewish Pugilist** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:12 am

If you want some cool lyrics on bizarre subject matter, check out AJJ (Formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad)

Who Cares About Nausinous · Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:58 pm

Since someone else mentioned death metal, I highly HIGHLY recommend Aether Realm's album Tarot, which dropped a few months ago. There's so much going on in every song, especially the 19-minute long adventure at the end. It's definitely album of the year for me, and I try to get all my friends to listen to it even if they don't like metal.

Muriel Axon · Post by **Muriel Axon** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:55 pm

In the country music world, I really like Jade Jackson's new album Gilded. Her voice reminds me of Frances Quinlan of Hop Along, who's one of my favorite singers.

Auger recombination · Post by **Auger recombination** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 4:21 pm

If you like folk-esque music, I suggest Sufjan Stevens, the official musical accompaniment of the OU academic team's road trips. I'm especially a fan of his album Illinois

MiltonPlayer47 · Post by **MiltonPlayer47** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:41 pm

I'm a big fan of Eleanor Friedberger. Her 3 solo albums are nearly flawless, and the first three albums that she did with The Fiery Furnaces (Gallowsbird's Bark, Blueberry Boat, and EP) are all excellent.

gyre and gimble · Post by **gyre and gimble** » Wed Nov 01, 2017 6:38 am

Lately I've been listening to Broadcast's Tender Buttons (dream pop + psychedelia), Weyes Blood's Front Row Seat to Earth (kind of a mystical folk rock), and of course Beach House's Depression Cherry (more dream pop).

Other recommendations:
Frankie Cosmos
Alvvays
Best Friends
Girl Ray
Radiator Hospital
Makthaverskan
Dead Ghosts
Black Lips
Nobunny
Chemtrails
Fazerdaze

Some of these are hard to categorize. But if you're a fan of "indie rock," they're varied enough that if you click through all of them I guarantee you'll find something you like.

Muriel Axon wrote:Frances Quinlan of Hop Along, who's one of my favorite singers.

respect

The King's Flight to the Scots · Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:38 am

I'm terrible about keeping up with new music, but I really love Courtney Barnett, who just came out with a new album with Kurt Vile. It's not as good as her other work, I don't think, but it's got her usual vocal and lyrical style that makes her great. You'll like it if you enjoy playful lyrics dense with naturalistic images that are simultaneously funny and emotionally engaging.

The Stately Rhododendron · Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:38 pm

This summer, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith gave one of the better concerts I've been to. So composed and careful, sounds like a whole ecosystem. She has a new album out, The Kid, and it's super good.

The Botanist is MY kind of metal. Post-black. A nicer version of Wolves in the Throne Room.

Carla Dal Forno sounds like your really cool friend who doesn't say much and has a room full of succulents.

Nate714 · Post by **Nate714** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:55 pm

I'd recommend Bastille (of "Pompeii' fame), which is probably my favorite band. Here are my favorite songs from them:

bad_news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVPa5baudI: This song is probably on my top 10 list for best songs of the decade so far. The lyrics are really eerie and mysterious, yet powerful, and it fits well with the music video. Something about this song brings chills down my spine, and invokes emotions in me that no other song I have ever listened to.

Of The Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4: This song is absolutely genius, even though it's a mix cover of "Rhythm Of The Night" by Corona and "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by Snap!. It takes this Eurodance songs and translates it into a fantastic piece of alternative indie. Definitely give this a listen.

tksaleija · Post by **tksaleija** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:07 pm

Nate714 wrote:I'd recommend Bastille (of "Pompeii' fame), which is probably my favorite band. Here are my favorite songs from them:

bad_news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVPa5baudI: This song is probably on my top 10 list for best songs of the decade so far. The lyrics are really eerie and mysterious, yet powerful, and it fits well with the music video. Something about this song brings chills down my spine, and invokes emotions in me that no other song I have ever listened to.

Of The Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4: This song is absolutely genius, even though it's a mix cover of "Rhythm Of The Night" by Corona and "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by Snap!. It takes this Eurodance songs and translates it into a fantastic piece of alternative indie. Definitely give this a listen.

Dude!! Awesome suggestion, and I second the idea. Always fun songs. They came out with an album last year called "Wild World" and it's super good.

tksaleija · Post by **tksaleija** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:09 pm

I'm suggesting, in honor of a good quiz bowl player who has chosen to end her quiz bowl career for the time being, a band called Streetlight Manifesto. It's ska-punk and it's super great to head bash to. Singing along is easy too because the lead singer's voice is kinda raspy so it'll drown out any embrassing missed notes. Good band.

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:14 pm

tksaleija wrote:I'm suggesting, in honor of a good quiz bowl player who has chosen to end her quiz bowl career for the time being, a band called Streetlight Manifesto. It's ska-punk and it's super great to head bash to. Singing along is easy too because the lead singer's voice is kinda raspy so it'll drown out any embrassing missed notes. Good band.

Best post in the thread.

armitage · Post by **armitage** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:22 pm

Auks Ran Ova wrote:
tksaleija wrote:I'm suggesting, in honor of a good quiz bowl player who has chosen to end her quiz bowl career for the time being, a band called Streetlight Manifesto. It's ska-punk and it's super great to head bash to. Singing along is easy too because the lead singer's voice is kinda raspy so it'll drown out any embrassing missed notes. Good band.
Best post in the thread.

Pretty sure Streetlight Manifesto - "The Big Sleep" led me to watch The Big Sleep (1946) which led me to get a tossup on the novel at 2012 Minn. Open. G'times.

Habitat_Against_Humanity · Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:19 pm

Sun Ra is my favorite jazz musician underrepresented in the current canon, so I'll suggest listening to Space is the Place for a 20:00+ freak out that will surprisingly stick around in your head in the hope that he'll be more than an ACF nats bonus part.

bmccauley · Post by **bmccauley** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:23 am

The Avett Brothers, for me, are an incredibly underrated band. Elements of folk, rock, bluegrass (depending on the song) mixed with some storytelling lyrics. Highly recommend checking them out.

Majin Buu Roi · Post by **Majin Buu Roi** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:53 am

Auks Ran Ova wrote:
tksaleija wrote:I'm suggesting, in honor of a good quiz bowl player who has chosen to end her quiz bowl career for the time being, a band called Streetlight Manifesto. It's ska-punk and it's super great to head bash to. Singing along is easy too because the lead singer's voice is kinda raspy so it'll drown out any embrassing missed notes. Good band.
Best post in the thread.

Jumping off of Streetlight Manifesto (who are as awesome as stated above) I'd like to suggest the Screaming Females, another badass New Brunswick staple. They're more solidly punk, but also has some fantastic guitar work from the band's (amusingly) sole female member. Who is also the lead singer/screamer, so the name's not totally false advertising.

Also, MC Solaar is fantastic even if you can't understand French, as is Rashid Taha even if you can't understand French or (Algerian) Arabic.

Panayot Hitov · Post by **Panayot Hitov** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:40 pm

As long as we're going foreign, Yasmine Hamdan and Emel Mathlouthi are both really really great Arabic singers.

YungBrownie · Post by **YungBrownie** » Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:44 pm

My top 10 artists in no special order:

Tycho (experimental/indie electronic, probably my favorite)
Jinsang (lo-fi hip hop)
ODESZA (electronic/EDM)
Thievery Corporation (lounge)
Caravan Palace (electro swing)
Home (electronic)
Proleter (lo-fi)
Télépopmusik (electronic/pop)
Empire of the Sun (electronic/pop)
Jay Park (Korean/hip-hop)

L.O.V.E. · Post by **L.O.V.E.** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:28 pm

tksaleija wrote:I'm suggesting, in honor of a good quiz bowl player who has chosen to end her quiz bowl career for the time being, a band called Streetlight Manifesto. It's ska-punk and it's super great to head bash to. Singing along is easy too because the lead singer's voice is kinda raspy so it'll drown out any embrassing missed notes. Good band.

To add to the ska-punk bandwagon, I suggest both Arrogant Sons of Bitches and Bomb the Music Industry. Both bands were fronted by the now Pitchfork-approved Jeff Rosenstock. I really recommend the songs "You Still Believe in Me?" and "Syke! Life is Awesome!" for BTMI, and all of the Three Cheers for Disappointment album by ASOB.

mazinomer · Post by **mazinomer** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:08 pm

My favorite band right now is probably Palm. Listen to their albums Trading Basics and Shadow Expert if you're into math rock. In the same math rock vein, Women's album Public Strain is insane. Other then that, I've been bumping the new King Krule record and a lot of Alvvays.

Red Panda Cub · Post by **Red Panda Cub** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:12 am

mazinomer wrote:My favorite band right now is probably Palm. Listen to their albums Trading Basics and Shadow Expert if you're into math rock.

Lol, I went to school with half of this band. Can confirm they are good.

Jewish Pugilist · Post by **Jewish Pugilist** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:58 pm

tksaleija wrote: "Syke! Life is Awesome!"

This track, in particular, is what first got me into Bomb the Music Industry a while back. It is so great and really accessible

kady · Post by **kady** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:24 pm

YungBrownie wrote:My top 10 artists in no special order:

Tycho (experimental/indie electronic, probably my favorite)
Jinsang (lo-fi hip hop)
ODESZA (electronic/EDM)
Thievery Corporation (lounge)
Caravan Palace (electro swing)
Home (electronic)
Proleter (lo-fi)
Télépopmusik (electronic/pop)
Empire of the Sun (electronic/pop)
Jay Park (Korean/hip-hop)

I have to second Odesza. It's incredibly hi-fi for all you audiophiles out there.

More recommendations:
The Coronas (alt rock)
Dan + Shay (country)
Lil Peep (hip hop)
You Me at Six (rock)

BradCarson · Post by **BradCarson** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:47 am

Odezsa and Empire of the Sun, all the way! :)

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Sjenk225 · Post by **Sjenk225** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:55 pm

This one's ridiculously catchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

A Dim-Witted Saboteur · Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:52 am

Sjenk225 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:55 pm This one's ridiculously catchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Epic.

jmarvin_ · Post by **jmarvin_** » Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:09 am

armitage wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:16 pm If you like math rock, highly recommend this EP youtube algorithm fed me a few weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPacj2jIqA&app=desktop

Oh hey, I knew the guy in this band when I lived in Boston! Nate Sherman is a madman, tunes his guitar to BF#BF#BF# (seriously!)

He's now one of two bonkers guitarists in a band called Good Game, which is worth checking out but perhaps not to everyone's taste (if you like Invalids, you'd like it)

warum · Post by **warum** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 12:50 pm

armitage wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:16 pm If you like math rock, highly recommend this EP youtube algorithm fed me a few weeks ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPacj2jIqA&app=desktop

"Angle" by Elephant Gym is another good math rock album.

If you like very sad-sounding indie rock with beautiful vocal harmonies, I recommend the 2018 self-titled EP by boygenius.

Kenneth Curlings · Post by **Kenneth Curlings** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:38 am

Fuddle Duddle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:26 am Tom Lehrer's songs are good, funny, and also sometimes interesting as historical documents.

"As we're poisoning pigeons in the park"

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