Awesome music that no one else seems to know!

rainmom — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:59:06 +0000

There's so much music out there that I just absolutely love, but I never find anyone else who has the slightest notion what I'm talking about! (And when I share, they usually don't really care anyway.) Soooooo....in my musical loneliness, thought I'd start a thread where people like me can tell everyone about all the great singers/groups we love! Here are my favorites, tthat no one else seems to know: The Gaslight Anthem The Horrible Crowes Fake Problems William Elliott Whitmore Larry and His Flask Old 97's The Black Keys (yes, more people seem to know them, but nobody I know!) What about the rest of you?

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GatsbyGal — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:17:34 +0000

Jimmie Spheeris. He was a Californian singer/songwriter in the 70s and early 80s. I found a record of his in my dad's collection when I was going through my "record phase" in 2004. He's just...he's amazing. Most beautiful music I've ever heard, and it just breaks my heart that he died so young (motorcycle accident). I've never met anyone IRL other than my dad who knows about him. His music is on iTunes though, I believe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpJ3feEbSv4 - "I am the Mercury" (this is honestly my favorite song of ALL time) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y30P9OMZ4HY - "The Nest" http://youtu.be/jTEASj0I3jw - "Blue Streets"

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fictionalboyfriend — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:59:18 +0000

Empires. They're a Chicago-based band that I was directed to by somebody on a forum somewhere and fell madly in love with. Apparently they have a small following, though I haven't met anyone else (other than the person who recced them to me) who's even heard of them.

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nifty.errors — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:25:08 +0000

Ohhh even when I listen to awesome "popular music", no one still knows what I'm talking about. Blah. :c But here's a few of my favorite bands that no one really knows about. The River Empires. They're A M A Z I N G. It's cinematic folk/bluegrass! And their album(s) is based off of a script written by the lead singer, that starts from the epilogue going to the beginning. - http://theriverempires.bandcamp.com/ The Gloomcatcher. Same lead singer as the band above, a bit of a different, more classical sound. - http://thegloomcatcher.bandcamp.com/ Far-Less. They broke up some time ago but they had great lyrics and I loved their guitar solos. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipwI_dfwnw0

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Twenty Thousand Eyes — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:39:45 +0000

Denkare. I assume they're decently popular in Japan, but hardly anyone knows them in America, and they have the stigma of mainly making music for erotic visual novels. They have several styles, the most famous being a sort of power metal with soft vocals, but they also do softer, slower songs as well. I love the musical backing of all their songs, and I adore the singer's voice. Here's a great example of their work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTcjSxjpO4U Also, Machinae Supremacy is a Swedish band that combines metal with chiptunes and lots of videogame references.

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mandiiminx — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:10:11 +0000

Oh, the Irony are awesome. They're just starting out, but I love their song Kingdoms :3

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Earthbound. — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:10:32 +0000

I'm always listening to music that nobody around here knows about. Nightwish, Ayreon, Epica, Mortal Love, The Birthday Massacre, Arkona, Draconian, Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes, After Forever, Therion, Elis, Eluveitie, Kamelot, Lacuna Coil, Opeth, The Gathering, Tristania, Within Temptation... so many.

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IvoryJaied — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:18:47 +0000

I've noticed a lot of my friends, internet and local, have no clue who Theory of a Deadman are. It makes me sad, because I'm in love with their music. Also, Evans Blue seems to be a hidden band that I magically stumbled upon. I'm sure they have other fans. I mean, if it was just me, then they'd still be in the garage, playing shitty instruments. I just can't seem to find other fans.

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Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:57:49 +0000

RISE AGAINST. When you actually look for fans, you find some, but they're never as obsessed as I am... Also, this J-rock band called Bump of Chicken. Apparently they're pretty popular over in Japan, but on this side of the world it's like my friend and I are the only two existing fans.

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spw6 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:59:09 +0000

Hmm, Two Steps From Hell They're freaking EPIC

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Kalokairi — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:36:37 +0000

Totally different end of the spectrum (which means Techno and Trance): Benya - totally underrated remixer and producer. His music is so beautiful and epic! Mat Bradshaw - the same. And he never even made a EP or something that I know of :( Jupiter Ace - so very underrated it's sad. The man is a god. Seriously. The Shamen - should get their act together and re-band RIGHT NOW! Tiesto, Armin van Buuren or Deadmau5 are so overrated it's not even funny anymore. They are mediocre at best but they are everywhere and they give us Tranceheads a bad name :( Or Greek music: Why has no one outside of Greece or Cyprus ever heard of Sakis Rouvas, Despina Vandi, Anna Vissi or Konstantinous Christoforou or Giorgos Mazonakis? Wonderful music, beautiful language, EPIC! And the only really underrated Metal group I can think of is Turisas. So much love! Well, and probably Aztra or Toccata Magna. Wondeful stuff, Folk/Pagan Metal of the Inca-variety (not that I'm sure they are Inca; they could also be Aymara or something like that). And Northern Kings! Given that their are the creme de la creme of Finnish Metal musicians and their music is very, very mainstream for Metal (they are only doing covers of pop songs) it's strange that they are so little known. I could go on like this forever. OK, I admit, my mp3-folders are full of Weird Things.

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Dreamgor — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:58:50 +0000

I would say Homestuck, as it's popular online, but I can't find anybody reading it IRL. Otherwise some obscure videogame perhaps, like Disgaea, The World Ends With You or so...

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writingismydrug — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:48:44 +0000

BOY (they're Swedish or something, they have an album called Mutual Friends) Tegan and Sara Counting Crows Civil Twilight Decemberists (Some of their songs aren't so good, but ones like Rox in the Box and Shankill Butchers and okay) People might know some of them, but not many people I know do

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clutzycricket — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:57:40 +0000

Anna Nalick is well known, but how many people know about her second album? (Broken Dolls and Odds and Ends.) Apparently she had massive problems getting Broken Doll out, left her label, and salvaged a few of her old songs (Shine, Broken Doll, Walk Away, and I'm not sure what else) There's supposed to be another one soonish.

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DanaBea — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:58:23 +0000

I'm been listening to a lot of Chris Ayer, his song Warmer is kind of the perfect song for my main character falling in love.

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timeFORpie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:13:14 +0000

I have two that I really like. Driftless Pony Club. They're a small Indie-ish band out of Chicago that I found on YouTube. I have never EVER met anyone who has ever heard of them IRL. Closer Your Eyes. They are kind of bigger, but the only fans I actually know are me, my dad, and one of my friends from school. They're a hardcore band out of my hometown, Abilene, TX. The lead guitarist was actually my guitar teacher for awhile!

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RiotGirlNicky — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:42:20 +0000

I've fallen in love with a ton of unsigned bands lately. There's Like The Stars from Point Pleasant, NJ, and Since Forever from Nashville, TN. They're both more of a pop sound. And for something darker and a little more rock, I love ViFolly from Eaton, OH.

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MissJubilant — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:56:20 +0000

Some of the bands that no one else seems to know about that I like are Trapt, OK Go, Thriving Ivory, Hedley (really popular in Canada but no one in the US ((where I live)) seems to know who they are), and Blue Foundation

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mutewitness — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:38:21 +0000

Rollerskate Skinny. Maybe the most amazing sound I've ever heard.

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scammer — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:13:15 +0000

Voodoo Economics Just click the "download audio" link, and you can download all their music for FREE. ALL OF IT. FREE. FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE SO DOWNLOAD IT NOW OR ELSE They're really good. Kind of unusual, I guess, but really really really good. I especially recommend Nighttime Sabbaticals.

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AshHadAns — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:12:36 +0000

8stops7 I went searching for indie music a couple years ago and this band popped up and I became completely obsessed with them. Look for 'Question Everything' on youtube it's soooo good! I have an acoustic version of it that I randomly came across that's even better, but I don't think it's on youtube. My absolute favorite, could listen to them every day for the rest of my life, band is Billy Talent. Yes, I know they're immensely popular in other places, but where I'm at I have only found ONE person that's heard of them.

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AniRemi — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:55:51 +0000

The Clientele. HRRNGH WHY DON'T MORE PEOPLE KNOW THE CLIENTELE. They're an indie band, I guess, but their music has a lot of themes from 1960's rock and sounds very warm and fuzzy, for lack of a better term. So much love in that music and almost nobody's heard of them. It's not fair. Go listen to them. Seriously. They're on YouTube. Are you still reading this?

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Windee — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:30:04 +0000

I have so many obscure artists I adore, from celtic music to... well, I'm really not sure what genre they are. First up is the band Albannach. They're a pipes and drums group from Scotland, with music like I'd never heard before. I discovered them playing at a Rennaissance Festival in Maryland and was blown away by their stunning live performance. They were so lively, so real, I felt like I was transported to another place as I sat there listening. They played three performances that day, and I sat through all of them, then bought all the music I could afford from them. This makes really great writing music, especially for fight scenes! The Rogues have a similar story to Albannach, another Celtic-type group, though more of their songs feature lyrics than with Albannach. They're a bit more modern concerning their sound. Again, I first found them playing at the same RennFestival on another year. And, one that a friend of mine just introduced me to a few weeks ago, Sabaton. I have no idea how to classify their music, except to call it "war music." Most of their songs deal with war, death and bloodshed, coupled with good lyrics and catchy tunes. I've had "The Price of a Mile" stuck in my head for days! I have no clue how popular or not this group is, but since I'd never heard of them before by buddy said, "Hey, go look these guys up," I figured I'd post 'em here. ^_^

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DarkAutumn — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:23:55 +0000

Splashdown. No one's ever heard of them. Which is a shame.

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ShadowSnake — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:34:02 +0000

Lamb of God (thrash metal) Silver Fist (Spanish thrash metal)(Think the singer for the Scorpions with Metallica playing the music) The Devil Wears Prada (Metalcore) Black Sabbath (Rock) Breathe Carolina (Electronic) Family Force 5 (Electronic) I Fight Dragons (Chiptune) Psychostick (Humorcore) Rammstein (German Techno-Metal) Serj Tankian (Singer for System of a Down)(Alternative)

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fortunamajorly — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:10:12 +0000

Jack's Mannequin! Nobody I know likes them (or has even heard of them). The 88 Said The Whale Three of my favourite bands, and no one else I know even knows of their existence.

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rainclouder — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:10:07 +0000

I hope you people know that this thread has postponed my writing for at least an hour by influencing me to shove songs from these bands onto a grooveshark playlist so I can sample eveything :P but anyways, my current music of obsession (and no one ever knows the bands I'm listening to) are: Imogen Heap Everclear Good Charlotte Arctic Monkeys Foo Fighters The Veronicas Most of these bands are old and the only one I know the specific genre to is Foo Fighters = rock

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HowardField — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:38:24 +0000

So many! Mother Falcon - Classical-inspired semi-pop goodness. They have an EP, Still Life, on iTunes for something like $5. Well worth it. Oh Land - She's new, but going places. Plenty of music videos on YouTube. Dawn Landes - Alt-folk and wonderfully so. "Twilight" is my favorite (nothing to do with the books, of course :D) I'll leave it there for now. I'll definitely be looking up as many of your suggestions as I can!

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RamblingArtistNina — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:16:59 +0000

My personal favorite for action scenes is Globus. It's in the "epic" genre, and has lots of latin lyrics to orchestral themes to movie trailers and stuff like that. Odd, but it's really powerful music for that epic fight scene you're writing!

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BatchSan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:36:36 +0000

Hm, about some of my obsessions/loves: Evaline <== I saw them perform at a Dir en Grey/Apocalyptica concert and was floored by how amazing they are. You can find their songs on Youtube. I highly suggest their songs 'Hours', 'Patterned', and 'a protest in lines too thin to read'. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's <== I dled their song 'Skeleton Key' at complete random one day and have been in love with them ever since. So far, I think I'm the only one who even knows about them (though they've been around for a bit now). xD Oh Land <== Just, yes. She's beautiful and her vocals are great. I definitely rec 'White Nights'. Chevelle <== They've been around for a long time now, but I still tend to feel like the only one who's ever heard of them, which is a shame since they are really great. There's also two bands that I've very recently discovered but I'm absolutely in love with: Foster The People The Naked and the Famous

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Quinzy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:32:52 +0000

Well I'm pretty sure nobody knows about these, as I also love listening to bands that are not well known: Bugy Craxone downy Kacica LOSALIOS quasimode Själ Tkzee (Just to name a few)

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Ilenora — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:19:53 +0000

Ghost Voyage - An awesome Finnish prog/death/doom metal band that I hope will become more known in the years to come; they are only working on their debut album after all, so that many people can't have heard of them yet. But they're well worth getting to know. Pressure Points - More Finnish goodness, in the form of progressive and perhaps death but definitely without the doom. They were supposed to release their second album this year but looks like there's some issues with it. Anyway, check out their previous one, 'Remorses to Remember'. Eternal Deformity - Polish, this time! And I've no idea what genre to put them into, or well, subgenre, as they're definitely metal. They've released a few albums and are working on another one at the moment. I discovered them totally by accident a bit over a year ago when I met their singer at another band's gig and he gave me their CD. And I'm glad I did; they're great. Leprous - Representing the Norwegian department! Well, not sure if it's exactly correct to say that "nobody" knows them, anymore, as they seem to be gaining fame very rapidly, but still. Another band that's difficult to put into any single subgenre so let's just go with progressive metal. Einar's voice is amazingly powerful and there's something very unique about their sound overall.

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imthatguywithglasses — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:39:03 +0000

The Cab. They need more recognition. D:

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munkiC munkiDU — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:37:05 +0000

Cherry Ghost has to be one of my favourites, especially the song 'Black Fang' from their second album. I could just listen to that all day. ^_^ The only others I've got that no one (or not many) have heard of are: Blood Red Shoes The Naked And Famous The Vaccines Hadouken

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IJustHadThisGreatIdea — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:53:34 +0000

The Venetia Fair. They are the reason you should never go to a weird circus after midnight.

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Amberlynn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:44:33 +0000

I got two words for you guys: Delta Rae.

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DarknessRekindled — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:43:27 +0000

I'm going to mention a couple of bands that have been around for a while, but don't seem to get a lot of hype. First off, Treat. Swedish 80's hair metal band, definitely my playlist of choice when I'm writing something epic. Second, I Am Ghost. This is an awesome Gothic Hard Rock band who also has a violinist who is just fantastic. For comparison, I'm a huge Rise Against fan and I've had I Am Ghost pop up on Pandora several times on my Rise Against station. Third and last mention for the time being, Voltaire. Very tongue-in-cheek Gothic soft rock. His songs tend to be both humorous and creepy, so it's great background music for any quirky villains that need that slightly disturbing edge. I'll probably think of more later, but those are definitely the three least known artists that I adore, so hopefully some of you guys will too.

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Selah Ex Animo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:43:56 +0000

Sleepthief is love. I went through a period when Sleepthief was all I could listen to; the music is soothing and I've found it works wonders when i write fantasy fiction. Have some more! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KE4ID8j6Eo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKQBxcskN9s

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Timpeni — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:46:29 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ5yR0Iz7ws This song. It's tear-jerking.

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Sashataakheru — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:12:50 +0000

The Move - totally my favourite band ever, but no one seems to know who they are. ;_; Old band is old, but I don't care. They're awesome, and they need a fandom, u guise.

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girlboxer5 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:03:27 +0000

No one I know listens to any of the following: Alcest Fejd Amber Asylum Triarii Lamented Souls Atif Aslam Za Frumi Vindensang Unto Ashes

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Hawkes — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:15:40 +0000

Everyone knows them, but nobody seems to listen to them anymore: Smashing Pumpkins. Where did all the SP fans go?

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IJustHadThisGreatIdea — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:21:20 +0000

The Art of Attraction is one of my favorite bands. If you're writing anything that involves historical romance or military drama, you'll probably like them. Very dramatic, very literary, and just wonderful all around.

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Azaleya NicKyr — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:19:50 +0000

Heather Dale, Abney Park, Tom Slatter, and SJ Tucker, anyone?

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Halo2 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:55:42 +0000

Slam Cartel and Bonafide?

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Gladiator3003 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:02:17 +0000

Celldweller? Anyone know of him? Just me then, I guess?

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Wolf Tears — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:42:18 +0000

I listen to a ton of foreign music, which apparently is not popular among my peers (except for the obligatory Asian pop/rock--which I also like a great deal, incidentally, but it isn't the only foreign music I like). =P Yulia Savicheva, Kari Rueslåtten, Ruth Koleva, Agatsuma Hiromitsu... No recognition, ever. Of English-singing artists, the ones I have the most trouble finding fellow fans for (which is saying something, since I have numerous friends with music tastes as eclectic as mine) are Josh Woodward, Washington, Kings of Convenience, and Bella Ruse. And, of course, the endless bands/singers that my classmates inform me are "ancient" (read: more than a decade and a half old). I will now waste my entire evening going through this thread looking for new music and squeeing at artists I recognize. :D

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Annaissocoollike — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:03:51 +0000

Emilie Autumn and anything and everything DFTBA.

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bard_kayna — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:46:55 +0000

Dar Williams. Love her to teeny tiny bits and pieces. Folk-pop win timez. Favorite song probably "The Ocean", but I love everything she does. Over the Rhine. Jazz-folk AMAZINGFULNESS. Favorite song is "Professional Daydreamer". Rachael Yamagata. Go look up "I Want You". Do it. And then "Faster". And then "Accident". A Fine Frenzy. SO PRETTY MUSIC PRETTYNESS "Rangers", "Minnow & The Trout", "Electric Twist". Imogen Heap. Everybody knows "Watcha Say" but nobody knows that isn't an original song. He borrowed the chorus from Imogen Heap's song "Hide and Seek". Look it up, it's AMAHZING

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IvoryJaied — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:13:21 +0000

Default. They're a Canadian rock band, and they have some of the best music I've ever heard. Maybe it's their name that makes them hard to come by. It's not catchy, so if you were to hear it, you wouldn't remember it.

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Quigs — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:19:40 +0000

Don't get me started on this stuff, I operate in the underground music industry quite a lot (mostly Metal and Rock, but I dabble in any style of music that has artistic merit) A bunch of bands for some people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNwQ2UeV3ec Really cool little band, this is one of the more aggressive songs on the disc, his voice may take some time to adjust to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eghgAnlhPGw Glassjaw are an incredibly emotional post hardcore band that continue to just wow people. Here's one of their earlier songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPqjkle6U8 Dead Letter Circus are a really cool little band and I love this song. This video is also beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjW-j2PAv-I Fair to Midland and Dead Letter Circus are currently touring across the US together at the moment and they are both really, really worth checking out. Some great proggy rock/metal but still accessible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnLNXquIBVs This album is basically one of the greatest albums of all time and inspired a phenomenal new wave of progressive experimental music. Such a gloriously weird album. When it comes to writing stories though, I love music that tells stories of their own: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJpy84ZiGk Haken amazingly debuted last year with this album and just blew everyone in the progsphere away. The album tells a story of a couple who have a daughter who is born as a mermaid and is a really great and beautiful concept album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dte3-sSkWic Check out Steven WIlson's latest release "Grace For Drowning" the guy is a musical legend anyways (Porcupine Tree) but this new double album is one of the most beautiful records you're likely to hear... I have 500gb of music... lol. So, I'll stop there, if there's any particular stuff people like I can always try and pull things out in a similar vein :)

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maarow — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:17:55 +0000

Wow, lots of cool stuff to check out! I'm not a contrarian but I do find that most of the music I like is obscure, at least in America. A few of my favorites: The Bones - Punk band from Sweden that hearkens back to the days of The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and Motorhead. None of this Blink 182/Green Day pop punk nonsense. Diablo Swing Orchestra - CRAZY diverse band that incorporates all sorts of influences into what's been called avant-garde metal. Opera, flamenco, disco, jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley, Spaghetti Western, all rolled up into the soundtrack for a cabaret from Hell. Miranda Sex Garden - They describe their music as "seductive garden of earthly delights, full of colour and chaos." It's a good description. Nightwish - Very popular in Europe--they're celebrities in their home land of Finland--but very little known here in the U.S., except to metal heads. I would describe them as a Hans Zimmer score with guitars and vocals laid over it.

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roonerspism — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:20:17 +0000

None of my friends seem to have heard of: The Mountain Goats Okkervil River Spoon Andy Bull Gregory Page Kind Of Pluto Split Seconds The Basics Husky Chris Pickering Darren Hanlon Steve Poltz Many of these bands/artists are Australian, and all are defintiely worth a listen. Also, if anyone here know who Kind Of Pluto are, you can have my first born child.

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hallidays — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:15:23 +0000

The Paper Kites Sunbears! Both bands are absolutely brill, I don't see why nobody's heard of them.

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mjh2395 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:52:18 +0000

Two of my favorite bands right now are Portugal. The Man and Blur. I know (think) Blur was a pretty big deal in England, but here in the U.S. it seems like very people know them, and they're brilliant. Portugal the Man is just awesome but no one seems to know them either :(

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YourDestiny — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:49:43 +0000

Tokio Hotel Basshunter Skillet

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hippy_vampire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:52:45 +0000

Fastball: Kinda old band and the ONE person I've found that even heard of them was almost as old as my mom apparently xD. Favorite song by them is "You're an Ocean" The Rasmus: A few people have heard of them but not enough! They're broken up at this point so they're not making anymore music but they're still awesome. They do kinda dark music and favorite songs from them are currently "No Fear" and "Heart of Misery" t.A.T.u. (or Tatu or T.A.T.U or T.A. T.U. depending on who you ask xD): Met one person who's obsessed with them (which is how I got into them) and one person who's heard of them and that's it. They're a duo from Russia and are (I believe) popular there but no one in US, Canada or Thailand seems to know (since I live in Thailand now but I used to live in the US right on the Canada border.) They are also broken up at this point but it was quite recently (in March I think?) Favorite song by them is "Friend or Foe" Anyone?

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C.J. Sandiego — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:24:23 +0000

Did anyone else love Under the Influence of Giants when they were around? I loved them so much it's one of the first iTunes albums I ever bought.

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OMGACKT — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:28:12 +0000

Some of my favorites: GACKT (both his solo work and Yellow Fried Chickenz) Clint Mansell Troels B. Folmann Metric She & Him Frou Frou Head phones President

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hippy_vampire — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:50:46 +0000

And I guess I can put my two favorite bands/artists from my home town aria too. The Senate: Seattle's own rock and roll string band. My mom and I both love them. Favorite song is "These Cold Winds" Amber Darling: Singer/song writer from Bellingham, WA. Favorite songs are "What If" and "Truce" which are he two most popular and with good reason :)

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LeGearhead — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:14:01 +0000

A lot of Sphongle songs, definitely some of the unreleased tracks by Deadmau5 [i.e. Creep, which is my favorite by him.] Oh and some Infected Mushroom. I feel like nobody really listens to the non-album songs by deadmau5 and sphongle is not really that known. I think at least.

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Mei_Mia — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:12:29 +0000

maNga

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unfinished.thoughts — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:13:42 +0000

Dude, Into It. Over It. and Jose Gonzalez and his band Junip is so incredibly amazing. Into It. Over It. is more of a rock and Jose Gonzalez is a soft acoustic type. Also, Of Monsters & Men, Moscow Olympics, and Faded Paper Figures are amazing ear candy. But if you want beautiful ambient music that honestly mainstream would never play on the radio (but is still incredibly beautifully heart-grabbing) start with "Paper Birds" by Parachutes (or just any of their songs) and then just look at any of the related videos. It will lead you to this beautiful world of beautiful music.

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wildecross — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:06:29 +0000

CocoRosie

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Amuoralzg — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:06:34 +0000

Superchick. Ana Jonsson.

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UpBeat — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:28:57 +0000

John Frusciante. (Most well known as a former guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers.) I mean, Red Hot Chili Peppers is well known (at least I hope so) and probably a lot of people know Frusciante as their guitarist. But how many have really listened to his solo work? Not so many. And I love his solo work! And RHCP. You can find his fans and most of them are fanatic like me. Only problem is that I can listen to his work in RHCP or his solo work because I get too distracted. Just loving the music too much. It makes me want to play my guitar,

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Halo2 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:54:55 +0000

Tracer. There have been a few bands that have used this name, but I mean the newish Australian guys who play rock. Bought the new album last week and it blew me away.

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roonerspism — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:59:15 +0000

Avalanche City anyone?

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Yoshi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:40:44 +0000

Oh man, this thread is fantastic! My offerings are mostly local(ish) folk/singer-songwriter types. The Paperboys - Canadian band, sort of folk/rock/Celtic/Latin/jazz. Hard to define, but their songs are catchy and most are uptempo, so they're great to write to when you need that sort of thing. David Francey - also Canadian. Mostly folk/rock, I guess. I first heard him when our college radio station played one of his songs and I just had to track down more. Casey Neill & the Norway Rats - from Portland. I heard them on KBOO (which is incidentally a great station and available for online listening!) Heidi Muller - originally from the Pacific Northwest. Excellent folk musician. (If you scroll down on that page there are samples from some of her earliest albums.) The Klezmatics - My favorite band in the universe. They do mostly klezmer (Eastern European Jewish music) but put a modern spin on it, and the album they won the Grammy for was completely different, but just as great. David Rovics - more folk, but with a decidedly liberal political bias. He's got some songs that are better than others, but when they're good, they're GOOD, and also FREE FREE FREE as a bird to download, completely legal and everything. I especially recommend the songs "Jenin" (warning: it's from the point of view of a terrorist, but mostly about the story behind it), "I'm a better anarchist than you" (tongue in cheek, it does have some profanity), "Behind the Barricades," "The Saint Patrick's Battalion" (fascinating piece of history there, and the genesis of this year's novel!), and "Black Flag Flying." Stacy Phillips - He plays lots of music types, mostly bluegrass but there's Hawaiian and klezmer and even Greek music. The dobro is just an amazing instrument and he's great at playing it. Tracy Spring - Her music is wonderful, mostly folk with a bluesy edge to a lot of it. "Her Baby Rides a Hog" is a super-fun song. :)

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Starcarnivals — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:48:17 +0000

Oh, man. So many great underrated artists. Three that immediately come to mind are Bombay Bicycle Club, Jukebox the Ghost, and Feather and Belle. Anyone heard of or listen to any of them?

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QuillPenScrawl — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:18:05 +0000

I seem to be the only kid in my generation who enjoys the music their parents listen to.... what is so wrong with 80's music, O, highschoolers of Heavy Metal? ps: Forever and Almost Always by Kate Voegele ...look it up... it's AMAZING, but i've never met anyone else who really knew the artist. <333

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la-rose-francaise — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:15:24 +0000

Dashboard Confessional is pretty much my favourite band, hands down. Ha, funny because Hands Down is one of my favourite songs of theirs xD also Regina Spektor is good, and I saw someone mention Tegan and Sara and I love them also! And Minnie Driver; she played Carlotta in the Phantom of the Opera 2004 movie, but I don't think many people know that she has her own solo career. She's more of a mezzo-soprano/alto in real life, though :P Rambling over!

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RAveN-838 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Seanan McGuire SJ Tucker Alexander James Adams Tricky Pixie Tom Waits The Crash Test Dummies SJ Tucker is my all time favorite vocalist, no doubt.

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alswaiter — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:57:17 +0000

I love listening to the Skullmonkey's [PS1 sidescroller game] soundtrack. It's a lot of music that can just blend into the background. Unfortunately there's a few songs that I find to bouncy and fun and I feel I need to dance along with them and that usually stops me writing. IE Psychedelic Boogie Child Castle de Los Muertos The Incredible Drivy Runn And has the best Bonus Level song ever created! Little Bonus Room

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Stephora — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:43:04 +0000

I totally recommend ANBERLIN for anyone that likes band and the alternative kind of style of music :D

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izzyhindle — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:13:23 +0000

ENTER THE HAGGIS. PLEASE. They're essentially an Irish Rock band, but they're a little more Rock than traditional Irish. Their newest album is slightly more indie, and there seems to be a tiny bit of country-like stuff involved too, but it's not mostly country at all. I would highly recommend 'The Litter and the Leaves' and 'The Death of Johnny Mooring' for more rock type songs, 'Another Round' and 'One Last Drink' for the more traditional, catchy feel, and 'Of a Murder' and 'The Hunter and The Phantom Limb' (Or pretty much all of their new album! XD) for the indie-type songs.

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bloodxredxroses — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:25:19 +0000

Emilie Autumn, Alesana, Nox Arcana, Gregorian, The Birthday Massacre....

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Gazoinks — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:26:38 +0000

Guadalcanal Diary - They sound a bit like R.E.M. (they're from the same time and place) especially on their first album, but I find them more interesting. They have a bit more punk, a bit more rockabilly, a bit of an African influence, and they write about a rather eclectic range of stuff (including: spontaneous combustion, the civil war, the three stooges, Michael Rockefeller, ghosts, and cowboys in the congo). One of my favorite bands and almost no one else has heard of them. All of their albums are on Grooveshark, so check it out: http://grooveshark.com/#/guadalcanal_diary/albums

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Gazoinks — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:32:35 +0000

Oh, oh, also Resistor. in particular, their album Rise. It's sort of prog, sort of hard rock, with a bit of folk in there, and the second half is a hilarious rock opera called "The Land Of No Groove". Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ppOjdFwlho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAMK6heZLQk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzUAjoSKtog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knsjsOKSg98

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Baingil — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:56:25 +0000

Almost nobody I know listens to Elvenking. I played their music exclusively while writing.

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Iago Grey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:43:29 +0000

HOLD ON JUST ONE MINUTE. Nobody here has mentioned Charlotte Martin? She plays piano rock and she is amazing, simply put. An amazing variety of themes. Also: Vienna Teng (piano rock) Sigur Ros. (post rock, surreal sort of music, utterly beautiful) The Irrepressibles Soley Radical Face

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Elle Mae — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:33 +0000

Westland. It's one of my favorite bands, and no one has heard of them. They're completely underappreciated, but their songs were basically the soundtrack for my novel this year.

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Princeshelby — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:18:57 +0000

People my age? Anything from before 2000 or "alternative rock" (I just call it modern rock, because really it is). People in general? Usually they haven't heard of the B-52s. I don't know why, their music seems popular enough, even though it was indie...

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MashaBGD — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:05:01 +0000

Er, do Noah and the Whale count as unknown? Or Bright Eyes? Maybe it's just my ignorant friends. :) Angels and Airwaves? The Boy Least Likely To, definitely. I adore them and nobody knows about them. :( Alex Day, Joshua Radin, Neon Trees? I doubt any of these are truly unknown.

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Gazoinks — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:58:58 +0000

Ritual's a hard folk rock band that I got into fairly recently. They're Swedish and fairly recent, so they're pretty obscure. Their first album's my favorite out of their four, on their later ones they went a bit more towards prog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1OZ66ar7I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JM3WzHNQtU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMe3zn4Sqc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPscCgU3eQk

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I_Just_Want_To_Fly — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:33:54 +0000

WAAAAIIT a second... Have none of you heard of the band Muse? A lot of people associate them with Twilight, but they're too good for that kind of thing. They do EVERYTHING- Their earlier songs are, I've heard, rather depressing, if you like that stuff. Then around Black Holes and Revelations (album, also a line in their song Starlight), they turn into mostly love songs- and war, of course, with Knights of Cydonia. And then in the Resistance (album, also song) there's CLASSICALZ!!! Like, amazing classical, not the fail songs I write when I'm bored. What really suprises people is that one classical piece, Exogenesis Symphony part 1. It's like, godly epic win :D No, really, search them. Satisfaction guaranteed :D Also, if you like classical, go for the Avatar soundtrack. Or the Alice and Wonderland main theme, the more recent one. Pop fans for Hangover by Taio Cruz

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Nocturna — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:40:54 +0000

22-Pistepirkko. Nobody I know has any clue who this awesome Finnish band are and it's a TRAVESTY because they are bloody brilliant and should be world famous. Or at least famous enough to come play in the UK so I don't have to keep schlepping to Finland to see them :D Suntrap. Brilliant folky band I discovered by fluke and now can't get enough of. And I'm a heavy metal chick by trade, so me liking folk is just "eh?" Inkubus Sukkubus. Again - TRAVESTY! They're phenomenal and I worship the very ground Candia and Tony walk on. Sarah Jezebel Deva. Some people have heard of her as "that chick who did backing vocals for Cradle of Filth" but didn't know about her solo albums or her own band Angtoria. And Sarah is one of the sweetest people I've ever met, not to mention a really, REALLY hard worker; she deserves to be better known and appreciated than she is. Haggard. Pure genius. End of. Van Canto. They do acapella heavy metal, which sounds mental but is actually fantastic. Then there's others which people on here have mentioned - Abney Park (who I saw on Halloween and am still squealing hysterically about because I never in a million years thought they'd tour the UK), Diablo Swing Orchestra, Leaves Eyes, Tristania, Within Temptation, Voltaire, Emilie Autumn, Draconian, Epica, After Forever, ReVamp (oh hello, Floor Jansen, I appear to rather love you...) etc.

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HollyShort9 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000

Laura Marling is a beautiful artist. "Captain and the Hourglass" is by far one of her best, too.

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BleachingLiliesBlack — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:40 +0000

Hahaa. Anyone heard of Black Veil Brides? SUPER AMAZING!!! Imagine a mash up of Motley Crew & Kiss, BVB was born. BLB <3

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The_Halla — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:35:39 +0000

Ten bands that will seriously blow your mind: 1. Menomena. I will seriously put Menomena head-to-head with any other band out there. They are absolutely, unbelievably brilliant. They make the kind of music that holds endless surprises, that constantly zigs when you'd expect it to zag, and that worms its way into your brain and refuses to leave. 2. Titus Andronicus. Because ballsy punk needs more hyperliterate lyrics, and hyperliterate lyrics need more ballsy punk. Plus, they just put a big grin on my face whenever I hear them. 3. Art Brut. Similar idea to Titus Andronicus, with one of the sexiest accents I've ever heard. 4. Janelle Monáe. A relatively new artist with just jaw-dropping amounts of talent. You want mind-blowing? Just try wrapping your mind around The ArchAndroid, my favorite album of 2010. 5. The Jayhawks. They have that all-too-elusive quality Neil Young once called "ragged glory". 6. Doves. Take the good qualities of Coldplay and remove the bland commercialism, and add an extra dash of blue-collar authenticity and wounded soul, and you get Doves. 7. White Rabbits. These guys kinda got lost somewhere in the buzz between vaguely similar bands like Cold War Kids and OK Go, but they're seriously great; the pre-release stream of their upcoming album has me hooked. 8. The Builders and the Butchers. These guys gave one of the most riotous, high-energy rock shows I've ever seen... and they're an acoustic band. Somehow they aren't quite able to capture that on record, but don't take that as a knock on them. The best capsule description I can come up with for them is "doom-laden punk-folk". 9. Wire. Only one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time... which you've never heard of. Their three albums between 1978 and 1980 (Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154) I would take to a desert island with me. 10. Devo. OK, so you probably have heard of Devo, but trust me, "Whip It" was the worst thing that ever happened to them. Let's just say there's a good reason Alan Moore name-dropped them in Watchmen.

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Gazoinks — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:39:37 +0100

I'm back with more obscure prog to make you hate me! Yay! :D First off, did someone say they like excellent complex catchy prog with incredible female vocals? No? Too bad, here's Introitus: WARNING, FOURTEEN MINUTE SONG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2s_BacOT80&feature=relmfu Comparatively shorter beautiful love ballad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2LuH3r_uj4&feature=relmfu Okay, you say, that's great, but I really want to ROCK. Also, I have a fondness for the works of Stephen King, especially when they're a thousand pages long. Well you're in luck, because the first half of this band's second album is based on The Stand. In addition, they've written songs based on The Talisman, Something Wicked This Way Comes (where they got their name), and the Twilight Zone and their next album is based on A Wrinkle In Time. Ladies and gentlemen, Shadow Circus: The first part of The Stand suite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTXkWNYUnxU Here's the Twilight Zone one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgoP0-7dbIg Their entire second album (and their new single) is streaming on their website. Their first album might be harder to hunt down, but is definitely worth it. Okay, so that's great. You've got some prog, you are satisfied with prog (though I have more to recommend another day), now you want something else to listen to. Maybe alt rock with a twist, plus being depressing is a bonus. Not sure how obscure they are, but here's Eels: Great song, bizarre video. What more do you need?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfqbuTBqX8&ob=av2e Sad song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVJZzu-lisk Eels have the best music videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy93099sR-w&feature=related Not much else to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj7Zf9dG7Ag

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YourDestiny — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:26:18 +0100

Audiomachine Two Steps From Hell Abney Park

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Unique Universe Youth — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:58:33 +0100

Vienna Teng is very unknown. Her lyrics are just stunningly poetic, her voice is soft and beautiful, and, well, she's perfect!

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Arlequin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:13:32 +0100

Nobody seems to know Cole Porter! Well, nobody under 60 years old, anyway. He may be one of my favourite songwriters.

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DarkPassenger — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:38:18 +0100

Mads Langer Rubylux Graham Colton Royal Wood Shirock And I was going to say the Australian trio The Basics, but somebody actually mentioned them!

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Rekoa Meton — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:29:45 +0100

The "music none else knows" is tricky because I lost the notion of what other people are hearing, but, anyway: Dead Combo Noiserv Diabo na Cruz Wraygunn (all are Portuguese bands, which half explains the obscuracy. First two are mainly instrumental.) Alela Diane Clare Fader & The Vaudevillains El Perro del Mar Elizabeth & The Catapult Emily Jane White Vermillion Lies Sons and Daughters Rasputina (don't remember seeing this one mentioned before, which is a bit surprising) Queen Adreena Patrick Wolf Marina and the Diamonds (not all that unknown, I think, but nowhere as superfamous as it ought to be) Jonna Enckell

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ConsultingZombie — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:44:00 +0100

Patrick Wolf -Don't know anyone around where I live that knows him. Just got into him recently myself. Tom Waits-I have no idea how people don't know who Tom Waits is, but apparently it happens. Voltaire-For all your folksy, monster slaying events. Creature Feature-Morbid and references Edgar Allen Poe and cult-classic horror movies? I don't know how they aren't more well known. Sea Wolf Portishead Lords of Acid-NOT FOR CHILDREN AT ALL I AM DEAD SERIOUS ON THIS ONE JUST TRUST ME That Handsome Devil-One day I will find someone else who has heard of THD. It hasn't happened yet.

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ShadowedAuthor — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:04:05 +0100

Polkadot Cadaver anyone? They're a avant-garde metal version of the Beatles. Lover's Electric is good also, and Scala

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jordan-leeann — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:42:41 +0100

The Civil Wars. They're becoming a little more well-known thanks to The Hunger Games soundtrack, but their best work (that I've heard so far at least) is not on The Hunger Games soundtrack and as such is going (very sadly) ignored.

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:06:40 +0100

Two bands I love and get no appreciation for, Protest The Hero (amazing prog-metal-mental band from Canada) and Breed 77 (London/Gibraltan flamencore band). I have been a Breed 77 fan since 2001 and Protest The Hero since last year. I also love Diablo Swing Orchestra, Celldweller, Nightwish and a few other obscure (and not so obscure) bands from this thread!

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Wolf Tears — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:26:45 +0000

GASLIGHT ANTHEM. 8D Last year someone put '59 Sound on the NaNo music share accounts, and I downloaded it on a whim, then proceeded to go find as much of their music as I possibly could. Ever since I've adored them to death, but I can't get any of my friends to listen to them. Silly people. *shakes head* I'm glad to see another fan out there. :D

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emily marie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:48:07 +0000

I can't say I've ever heard any of those before but I'm certainly liking them! The singer for the Horrible Crowes has a gorgeous voice, and I especially like William Elliott Whitmore. The song that I listened to had a beautiful melody and made me nostalgic. I really like when songs can evoke emotions like that. Thank you for sharing, I've definitely gained some new favourites!

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English is as she spoke — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:08:18 +0000

The Old 97's are the best!!! Glad to meet someone else who likes them.

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Strawhenge — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:33:15 +0000

It's so awesome to see Larry and His Flask coming up everywhere. They're from my area, used to play shows with them and stuff. They put on such an awesome show.

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Brandi. — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:06:09 +0000

EARSHOT! Or, maybe I will keep them as my own little secret. =) I'm gonna marry Wil someday and have his babies. He just doesn't know it yet. But, he's a great guy and they are an amazing band. Everyone should check them out, right... NOW!

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MeganTheNovelWriter — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:23:10 +0000

I haven't heard of any of them.

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KatFlowers14 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:19:23 +0100

I just saw Fake Problems in concert on Saturday. I absolutely love them. :3

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rainmom — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:52:27 +0000

Cool person to learn about -- I'd never heard of him either!

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nezumi102 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:53:29 +0000

Wow.... that's actually really good! I love music like this!

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rainmom — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:00:26 +0000

I'm pretty sure they were one of the bands in the cover contest Rolling Stone had. Think they made it to the top 8.

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beryl — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:08:02 +0000

Ok, I didn't know them... and they've passed my unofficial 30-second "Can I stand your voice?" test, so I'll be listening a bit more. Thanks for posting!

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emily marie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:19:55 +0000

They're awesome!

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fictionalboyfriend — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:58:07 +0000

Oh, hey, you're right! Maybe I just haven't run into the right people?

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electro_kid — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:06:48 +0000

I've just listened to all The River Empires stuff - you're right they are amazing!! Thanks you for introducing me to such a wonderful band! Have you tried: The Antlers - they are really incredibly, easily my favourite band to write to - a lot of their songs are based on the lead singers time working in a Hospice and it's incredibly emotional stuff. Dry The River (my favourite band) - seen them live 3 times now and they are awesome, also gathering quite a big following now, do check out 'New Ceremony' it's such a tune! Portugal The Man - only got into them recently but I'be been quickly converted to their music :)

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StuartH — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:14:12 +0000

You are no longer alone Earthbound! I have three quarters of those on my writing playlist, plus Sirenia of course. It makes a nice contrast to Sylver & Milk Inc.

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Audra Dancer — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:40:39 +0000

Lol, I know like 90% of those bands and my friends do too! :D

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GatsbyGal — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:36:53 +0000

I know most of those, too. :P Eluveitie and Ayreon are my faves.

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Clockwork Hummingbird — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:45:15 +0000

There's only one I don't know on that list, the rest I've been fans of since I was twelve :D But it's fun to introduce my older sister to these bands. She's absolutely obsessed with The Birthday Massacre at the moment.

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Twenty Thousand Eyes — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:51:17 +0000

Major fan of Nightwish and minor fan of Within Temptation here. :)

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Earthbound. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:49:56 +0000

Ahh yeah, glad everyone has listened to these! <3

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nezumi102 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:36:31 +0000

Okay, I just checked out all of the stuff you had listed and it's amazing! I love music like this and it's so hard to find. How do you find this stuff? The only ones I knew about were Birthday Massacre and Within Temptation.

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PlanNine — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:57:44 +0000

Yeah I know almost all of these and have almost all of them. Theatre of Tragedy's best CD (Velvet Darkness They Fear) is on right now. :)

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RAveN-838 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:09:55 +0000

I thought everyone knew Nightwish and Withing Temptation and Lacuna Coil...or is that just my friends?

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bloodxredxroses — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:24:07 +0000

I LOVE ALL OF THESE. *cowers in fear of caps button*

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bobo_the_bard — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:13:08 +0000

Did you...did you just, like, steal my playlist? XD Same. None of my friends know who any of these bands are. Attempts at converting the relatives have not really been successful. =P Why does everyone I know like only pop music?

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:53:29 +0100

I listen to most of them - Lacuna Coil, Nightwish and Within Temptation seem to be very well known ones!

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Lady Absinthe — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:47:39 +0000

[quote=StuartH] You are no longer alone Earthbound! I have three quarters of those on my writing playlist, plus Sirenia of course. It makes a nice contrast to Sylver & Milk Inc. [/quote] I love Sirenia here too. And Lacuna Coil is good too.

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Earthbound. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:50:50 +0000

Aha, lucky, nobody, and I'm being literal here, absolutely nobody including my friends know about any of these.

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Kvaldari — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:25:00 +0000

A couple of the stations up here play Theory of a Deadman, but, still, very few of my fellow Vermonters know who they are. >;(. Kind of sad, really. They have some great songs. ~<3~.

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BatchSan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:04:21 +0000

Really? I thought TOAD was a lot more well known. There's even a PS2 game, Indigo Prophecy, that contains a whole bunch of their songs in it (there's a cool scene when you're in the MCs apartment and you get to play with his stereo and pick which TOAD song you want to hear).

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ShadowedAuthor — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:47:58 +0000

I adore Evan's Blue they're one of the few bands I actually bought a CD for. Usually I just borrow other peoples CDs but they're awesome

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Rinnian — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:18:56 +0000

They did the Tales of the Abyss theme song, Karma.

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Kvaldari — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:26:00 +0000

I just love Rise Against. Excellent music, all-around. They are very inspirational for NaNo, I find, as well. ~<3~.

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IvoryJaied — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:34:06 +0000

[quote=H] RISE AGAINST. When you actually look for fans, you find some, but they're never as obsessed as I am... [/quote] I absolutely adore Rise Against. They're in my top ten favourite bands. <3

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scammer — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:28 +0000

Rise Against is VERY good live; I saw them about five years ago. Even better than they are recorded, I'd say.

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BatchSan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:05:11 +0000

Rise Against = AMAZING. I love Rise Against. <3

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piraterie — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:44:15 +0000

I love Bump of Chicken! But I'm in Japan and, yeah, hadn't really heard of them before coming here. I'm not really into a lot of Japanese artists, but they make really good music and I'd love to see them more popular internationally.

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GatsbyGal — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:47:37 +0000

I've seen a few people mention them, though you were the first. So I looked them up... How how I lived without this music in my life?!!

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rainclouder — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:02:27 +0000

Oh my god I'm obsessed with the World Ends With You music. I will literally sit there with my DS open just to listen to all of Neku's CDs... not to be a creeper or anything. I've heard Broken Clock by Homestuck and it's pretty good but nothing else yet

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nifty.errors — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:50:37 +0000

Oh, I'm so glad you liked them! I will definitely check out those bands too, thank you. :D

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mjh2395 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:48:42 +0000

I love Portugal. The Man! I feel like no one else knows them, this made me happy :)

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Chillibean — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:53:39 +0000

Yes! The Birthday Massacre :D

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stephanie6211 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:59:00 +0000

LOVE both Tegan and Sara and The Decemberists.

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Hawkes — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:07:09 +0000

Ah, I spoke too soon! I've heard all these artists except BOY on the radio.

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bard_kayna — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:51 +0000

Tegan and Sara are amazing.

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Annaissocoollike — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:14:59 +0000

First matter of business: FRENCH THE LLAMA! Second matter of business: I like them too, but that might just be because I love Wheezy :) I have friends who like them, but only because I introduced DPC to them. Like any other DFTBA stuff? I love pretty much all of it :)

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rehtse — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:18:06 +0000

I'm Canadian and love Hedley. Jacob(singer for those who don't know) was on Canadian Idol one year and I loved him! He didn't win but a few years later Hedley's first CD came out and they got famous. They are great. I absolutely love Jeremy Messersmith. He's an Indie artist and offers all his albums for free (or donation if you like) on his website. Really great melodies and lyrics that tell stories. He is my favourite artist right now.

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IvoryJaied — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:36:04 +0000

[quote=MissJubilant] Some of the bands that no one else seems to know about that I like are Trapt, OK Go, Thriving Ivory, Hedley (really popular in Canada but no one in the US ((where I live)) seems to know who they are), and Blue Foundation [/quote] Ah, Trapt! <3 They're not popular in Australia, and you'd see flying pigs before they'd come on the radio. I heard them when I was listening to the Michigan radio station, Banana [insert channel number here].

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Halo2 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:22:08 +0000

I've heard some Blue Foundation. They're good.

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hippy_vampire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:17:26 +0000

I've listens to a few songs by OK Go. Can't say they're my favorite but I like the songs I've heard.

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writingismydrug — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:35:43 +0000

You're my new best friend!!! Just in case you didn't know, 'cause none of my other friends but one knew about them

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Earthbound. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:37:39 +0000

I really don't even remember, actually... xD Um, if you type in a certain band or genre thing in Pandora, awesome stuff usually comes up. Or if you're on YouTube, there's bands with similar genres to the song you're listening to. I honestly have no idea.

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RamblingArtistNina — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:17:45 +0000

I've heard of them, and love a song by them, but I can't remember the name of it for the life of me. :(

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IvoryJaied — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:41:57 +0000

Lamb of God <3

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AshHadAns — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:33:02 +0000

Rammstein is one of my favorite bands! I even bought a German dictionary when I was younger so that I knew what their songs were about. I love Radiator by Family Force 5, but that is all I know by them. You don't know anyone who has heard of Black freaking Sabbath??? :o

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theInsane — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:44:40 +0000

i LOVE Rammstein. but yeah, they're not too well known in the US. i too am absolutely shocked that you don't know anyone who's heard of Black Sabbath

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:55:31 +0100

I'm from Birmingham in the UK, so not knowing who Black Sabbath are round here would be equal to treason! Also Rammstein and Serj, major love.

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ShadowSnake — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:09:03 +0000

:D Internet high-five! Lamb of God is AMAZING!

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strawberryxfields — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:01:27 +0000

Oh my gosh, you don't know anyone who knows Jack's Mannequin? I lived off of "Everything in Transit" for like two years -- my first Nano was named "Dark Blue!" That is to say, I'm here for you. (:

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roonerspism — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:12:39 +0000

The 88! :D

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firelight_cinderbrick — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:10:20 +0100

I did the same thing with my game. I made sure that I collected all the CDs and I just listened to it while not doing anything else for half an hour. I desperately want to buy it on iTunes, too bad I'm broke as of now.

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fortunamajorly — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:41:04 +0000

I like Foo Fighters! My older brother got me into them last year, he even has a tattoo of their logo.

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BatchSan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:15:36 +0000

<.< You need to meet new people if none of the ones you know have ever heard any of these artists on your list. <33 The Veronicas are gorgeous. I love their music. ^___^ I also really like Everclear and Foo Fighters. Don't listen to Good Charlotte much anymore though.

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lilarcher — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:57:17 +0000

Love all of those, esp. Good Charlotte.

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Chillibean — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:56:12 +0000

Wait. No one knows the Veronicas? *must've been assuming wrong the whole time* >.<

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bard_kayna — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:40:39 +0000

Imogen Heap IMOGEN HEAP <3

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BatchSan — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:20:10 +0000

*squees* I was getting ready to make a post and mention and Oh Land. I fell in love with the video to White Nights a few weeks ago and just dled her album last week. So amazing. <3 So much love for Oh Land. <3

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fortunamajorly — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:33:18 +0000

That's awesome! Dark Blue is my favourite! Also, I really love your username.

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Hawkes — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:05:49 +0000

I thought Theory of A Deadman was really popular. At least, it was here. And I'm glad most of the bands/artists so far are actually bands I've never heard of. I remember seeing a thread where people would put "Neutral Milk Hotel" or "Vampire Weekend" as "not well known" and I'd just facepalm.

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Drakkonn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:14:32 +0000

Omg, I'm a huge fan of Rise Against! Saw them live with Thrice (my fave <3) Gaslight Anthem and Alkaline Treo. Seeing them live again soon!! So excited :D This thread is rather funny because I'm going through and saying "know them, know them..." For like 90% of the bands people have listed. :P My one that people never know? The Receiving End of Sirens ... Since they don't really exist as a band anymore, not many people have heard of them and their entire newest album was released on youtube recently. If I think of others, I'll reply again...

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strawberryxfields — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:07:19 +0000

Margot is incredible! I'm listening to their first album so much these days. It has a November sound, doesn't it? (:

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Hawkes — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:13:19 +0000

Foster the people have had their songs in at least three different commercials >__< That said, oh God pumped up kicks on acoustic is shiny and golden. I actually started listening to M&TNSAS after they did their PSA vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS48ontvhZU But for a while I let the name drift around without giving them a listen.

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ShadowSnake — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:08:15 +0000

No, I don't. It's kind of sad, really. Props to you for loving Rammstein, though. For FF5, You should look up the songs "Love Addict" and "Get Your Back off the Wall" they're pretty good songs.

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Halo2 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:52:57 +0000

Not having heard of Black Sabbath? Heresy!

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Selah Ex Animo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:25:13 +0000

I agree with this post. I love The Cab, <3

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English is as she spoke — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:14:56 +0000

I am listening to Blood Red Shoes right now! Seriously! I kind of freaked out when I saw you had them in your list. They're great. :)

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BatchSan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:13:41 +0000

Oo! It certainly does! =)

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lilarcher — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:53:23 +0000

I love Rammstein!! I've been listening to them for years! My little brothers and I used to do the creepy whistle from Engel all the time just to drive our parents nuts.

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AshHadAns — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:40:50 +0000

I will, thanks! I am always on the lookout for new songs. My iPod holds 30,000 and I have less than 6,000. Travesty!

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Amberlynn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:45:51 +0000

And apparently the link isn't working? Try this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimam2j2gEg&feature=channel_video_title

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Selah Ex Animo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:27:28 +0000

That is an amazing song.

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IJustHadThisGreatIdea — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:49:21 +0000

@ Amberlynn: Wow, that's fantastic! It's definitely going to be one a my character's theme songs :)

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ShadowedAuthor — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:12:22 +0000

Voltaire is now one of my favourites. His music fits my MC this year so well. And I've been a fan of I Am Ghost for years. I love their song Saddest Story Never Told. It's too bad they lost two of their members though.

Re: Awesome music that no one else seems to know!

Amberlynn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:22:15 +0000

Glad you guys like it! :)

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Ilenora — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:19:08 +0000

A friend of mine listens to Alcest a lot. I kind of like them, too, at times, but most of the time I just don't like the fact that they sing in French. (Don't ask me why, but I just don't like the language.)

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hippy_vampire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:25:08 +0000

I like Fejd! And um...Amber Asylum sounds familiar but I can't think of any songs...

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writingismydrug — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:38:28 +0000

Where do you live?!?! My radio is strictly 'normal' music! I can't get in the car without hearing Bruno Mars and had to introduce a lot of my friends to Tegan and Sara!

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IJustHadThisGreatIdea — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:19:01 +0000

@ Hawkes: I think they all live in my house. My whole family loves them (and that includes me)!

Re: Awesome music that no one else seems to know!

BleachingLiliesBlack — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:41:14 +0000

[quote=Drakkonn] Omg, I'm a huge fan of Rise Against! Saw them live with Thrice (my fave <3) Gaslight Anthem and Alkaline Treo. Seeing them live again soon!! So excited :D This thread is rather funny because I'm going through and saying "know them, know them..." For like 90% of the bands people have listed. :P My one that people never know? The Receiving End of Sirens ... Since they don't really exist as a band anymore, not many people have heard of them and their entire newest album was released on youtube recently. If I think of others, I'll reply again... [/quote] Rise Against FOREVER!!!!

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hippy_vampire — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:27:38 +0000

I <3 Heather Dale! Seriously, if you go though my iTunes by artist the two longest lines you'll see are Heather Dale and P!nk...which is totally random but whatever! lol

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Quigs — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:08:32 +0000

I know Klayton... I interviewed him once... Cool guy!

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:58:57 +0100

I love Celldweller, Klayton is amazing - although I'm not a fan of his recent obsession with dubstep...

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rainmom — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:18:08 +0000

Yeah, I've failed to convert any family or friends yet, and I don't know why -- just like everyone on here, it's hard to understand why other people don't love what I love!

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girlboxer5 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:25:30 +0000

I love Josh Woodward!

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rainmom — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:20:52 +0000

Glad you liked them!

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Annaissocoollike — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:18:17 +0000

Oh, and Kate Nash. How could I forget her?

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roonerspism — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:14:25 +0000

Eeee, A Fine Frenzy! Yay!

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sycelia — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:27:31 +0000

YES. Somebody else who knows where the chorus of "Whatcha Say" is actually from! Also, A Fine Frenzy :D

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iamstalkingu — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:08:23 +0000

A fine frenzy, Yes. Just yes. And Imogen heap, although only when I'm feeling like it. MUSIC NO ONE I KNOW SEEMS TO KNOW: Yellowcard and LIGHTS <3 Love both of them to bits and peices.

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kjvollaro — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:23:40 +0000

Thank you for mentioning Steven Wilson! I'm trying to figure out how I'm ever going to get any writing done on Sunday, as I will be in Boston for his in-store performance, then concert at Berklee, then backstage meet & greet after the show. This will be at least the sixth time I've seen him live, including Blackfield & Porcupine Tree and the second time I've gotten to shake his hand and say hello. Keep your eyes open for the next issue of Carbon-Nation to read my review of the Blackfield show earlier this year at the Royale Boston. http://www.carbon-nation.co.uk/home.htm

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girlboxer5 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:41:44 +0000

I need to figure out how to bookmark your post. I haven't indulged my love of prog in far too long.

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:42 +0100

Diablo Swing Orchestra! I have recently discovered them and I have fallen in love. Also, Nightwish. So much love for Nightwish.

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bard_kayna — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:10:41 +0000

You are my new best friend. :D

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bard_kayna — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:12:12 +0000

I've heard of The Mountain Goats but I've never really listened to any of their music... what would you recommend?

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DarkPassenger — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:35:01 +0100

I love The Basics!

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The_Halla — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:21:08 +0000

Pick a song, any song. I don't think there's another lyricist in the business today as gifted as John Darnielle. That said, most of his earlier material was basically recorded on a boom box, so if lo-fi recordings annoy you, I'd try newer albums like Tallahassee or his latest, All Eternals Deck first and work your way backward.

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sycelia — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:30:32 +0000

Heard of all of these. Tokio Hotel isn't really among the type of music I listen to, but I like Basshunter and Skillet (:

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hallidays — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:56:04 +0000

Basshunter is good. I don't like Tokio Hotel, and I've never heard Skillet's music despite the fact that I know they exist. :\

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iamstalkingu — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:12:19 +0000

Heard of Tokio Hotel (Although I don't like their music) and Skillet (Don't like their music either.)

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C.J. Sandiego — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:20:03 +0000

The Rasmus! I've heard and liked at least one song by them.

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Reaven — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:39:36 +0000

yay for the Rasmus, though I like their old records better, my favorite song by far is 'smash' XD And I know TATU as well, loved them when they had a big hit in the Netherlands but haven't actually heard anything else..

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LeGearhead — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:12:03 +0000

I love t.A.T.u. they were popular with at least two tracks in America. At least in my region at one point. My favorite by them is 30 Minutes though.

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TewiInaba — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:18:57 +0000

I actually really like t.A.T.u. They have some pretty good songs.

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izzyhindle — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:07:58 +0000

YAY for that too! I heard Hide and Seek about a month before Watcha Say came out and I was like '...Wait, what?! I hope people don't think he came up with that himself...'

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C.J. Sandiego — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:53:15 +0000

I love Clint Mansell and Frou Frou! :D

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japeningrish — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:25:40 +0000

YES. I saw them in concert in 2004, and was told "If you have an open mind going into the set, you'll probably really really like them." That person was right; I do really really like them. I'm glad someone else has heard of them!

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hippy_vampire — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:32:01 +0000

Superchick <3 Not only do I love them to begin with but I've been listening to many Superchick all month long because that's like me MC's theme band :)

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Halo2 — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:56:25 +0000

Guilty for liking RHCP and not having checked out his solo work. Going off to find some now...

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UpBeat — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:57:42 +0000

[quote=Halo2] Guilty for liking RHCP and not having checked out his solo work. Going off to find some now... [/quote] Just warning you that it is very different! If you want really weird music, listen to his oldest solo work. If you want more maindtream, listen to for example, something from Shadows Collide With People. His solo work varies very much. And Frusciante has had also other projects and so have other members of RCHP. I haven't checked other so much. Ps. I was wondering for a while what do Nightwish and Foo Fighters do here but then I realized that Nightwish isn't probably so well know in other countries. But I still don't understand what Foo Fighters do here...

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Starcarnivals — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:50:49 +0000

Yes! I've heard of this band through a few of the other bands I listen to, and I've looked them up a few times. It's still a little early to say I'm a devoted fan, but I've been really impressed by their music so far.

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Halo2 — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:47:40 +0000

Thanks for that. I'm more than happy with weird! Nightwish and Foo Fighters are very well known here too.

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roonerspism — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:49:17 +0000

Yeah, they're pretty swell. I bought their album on a whim, and I was very pleased that I did.

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girlboxer5 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:33:21 +0000

Argh! The music I grew up with is the music your parents listen to? I feel so old! *sniffle* *whispers* I still listen to those songs.

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RAveN-838 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:15:15 +0000

Crap! I forgot Lacrimosa! Lacrimosa rocks my socks. Dang you, nonexistent edit button!

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Gazoinks — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:28:11 +0000

Tom Waits isn't that obscure. Not that that makes him less awesome. :D

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Halo2 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:21:20 +0000

So do I...

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izzyhindle — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:08:43 +0000

*I was like 'wait what' when Watcha Say came out. Sorry, improper wording. :P

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The_Halla — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:37:38 +0000

Hmm, let's see... "sounds like R.E.M.", African influence, lyrics about spontaneous combustion... sold!

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girlboxer5 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:41:08 +0000

They're among my favorites.

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Gazoinks — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:32:02 +0000

I like Sigur Ros, I'll have to check out these other bands. :)

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Princeshelby — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:20:55 +0000

Oh, and rock cello groups such as Apocalyptica and 2Cellos. I've started listening to both often thanks to the plot of my NaNo novel.

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Clairabel — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:03:16 +0100

Apocalyptica is an awesome band for writing, especially their earlier stuff. I saw them play live years ago and it was an amazing gig simply because no-one knew what to do! Mosh, dance, or just stand and appreciate the music? I stood.

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japeningrish — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:30:02 +0000

I love love love Bright Eyes, Boy Least Likely To, Neon Trees, and Noah and the Whale. LOVEEEEE.

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I_Just_Want_To_Fly — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:35:02 +0000

Also, in case you were wondering, my picture is the album art from The Resistance. :D It reminds me of Doctor Who

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Nocturna — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:43:34 +0000

I LOVE Muse!! Mainly their older stuff, actually, although I thought Resistance was really good. I think my fave album is either their debut (because it has "Unintended" on it and for that alone is made of win) or Absolution, but to be fair it's kind of hard to think of a duff Muse song... :D

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The_Halla — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:24:57 +0000

I think the reason they haven't been mentioned is the "that no one else seems to know" caveat. (Seriously, you can hardly throw a stick around this forum without hitting a Muse reference.)

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21stcenturybreakdown — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:59:09 +0100

Muse are my favourite band! I mention them and everyone I know except my family and 1 friend are like, 'Who the hell are they?' Why does nobody know them? But I got really excited when I saw the 'register your iPod' button on iTunes and one of the pics it had was of the Resistance artwork. Yay! I think their first 4 albums were the best. I think Resistance is awesome but I only listen to 5 of the tracks regularly. Origin of Symmetry is really good as well and it was amazing when they played it live at Leeds! Ah, the flamethrowers.... And they should NEVER have been in the Twilight films. They are so much better than that *insert insult here*. Plus I don't think that Neutron Star Collision really sounded like them to be honest.

Re: Awesome music that no one else seems to know!

21stcenturybreakdown — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:00:06 +0100

My friend knows them! They seem ok to me :)

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Gazoinks — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:39:51 +0100

Also, sorry for the necro, but the music must be known!

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The_Halla — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:08:09 +0100

I'm well under 60, and I know who Cole Porter is... but I see your point.

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The_Halla — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:07:18 +0100

[quote=Rekoa Meton] Alela Diane El Perro del Mar Emily Jane White Sons and Daughters Patrick Wolf [/quote] I sure know these! And I sure agree with calling them "awesome"... I'll have to check out the others, now.