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In need of more muzak

secretexhibitionsecretexhibition Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Basically, as the title says i’m looking for some new music to listen to since i love finding new music that i like (who doesn't, eh?), so I thought it might be a good idea to open a thread here asking for recs. :P

Anyways, lately I’ve been a lot less into the darker rock/metal stuff than i used to be, and have really been getting into ~lighter~ stuff, so i’m sorta looking for stuff similar to Dredg, The Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, Modest Mouse, and Doves, i guess? I'm pretty open to anything though.

Here’s my lastfm page if it’s of any use: riversoftheday

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    TaGuelleTaGuelle Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Hey Ill list some stuff, artist, album, song. Maybe oyu know some of it, maybe you dont.

    Dr Dog - Easy Beat - The World May never Know
    The Shins - Oh Inverted World - Pressed in a Book
    Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards - Hang Me out to Dry
    The Islands - Arm's Way - I feel evil creeping in
    The Meters - (Don't Remember the Album Name) - Cissy Strut
    Al Green - Al Green Explores your mind -Take me to the river
    Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic - Vegan in Furs
    The Avalanches - Since I left you - Two hearts in 3/4 time
    DJ Shadow - Entroducing - The Number Song
    Justice - (Cross) - Phantom Pt. 2

    I've got more if you're liking the vibe of this music.

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    secretexhibitionsecretexhibition Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Thanks! I liked The Shins, Cold War Kids, and The Islands a fair bit. I'm gonna check out more of their stuff outside of those tracks you said. :)

    The other stuff also sounded pretty good, just not stuff i can really get into, i guess. I might listen to them all over again tomorrow.

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    blakfeldblakfeld Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    You can't go wrong with Bon Iver, Pedro the Lion, Eisley, or the Format

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've turned on a handfull of Modest Mouse fans into Talking Heads fans.

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    Element BrianElement Brian Peanut Butter Shill Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I personally think Band of Horses is kinda similar to Modest Mouse and the Decemberist. Try out "Is there a ghost", "Island on the coast" and "The Great Salt Lake."

    One band I love to death, but will admit they arn't for everybody (though should be) is Love You Long Time. Great Indy band from Rexburg, Idaho. (I know them and they are really are pretty cool).

    Try "I Don't Party like I used to", the video is kinda goofy, but eh, thats what they are.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yW11Rbc4Jo&feature=related

    the rest of their music on Youtube isnt the greatest quality, you can go to their myspace page though and I'd check out the songs "Power" and "Dream Killer 2.0" as well.

    http://www.myspace.com/loveyoulongtime

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    secretexhibitionsecretexhibition Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    blakfeld wrote: »
    You can't go wrong with Bon Iver, Pedro the Lion, Eisley, or the Format

    Cool. I'm pretty sure my eldest brother likes Bon Iver since he's had it playing before (in the car) and sung Skinny Love (poorly) before. :P I like that.

    Also, i know one of my friends likes The Format and i checked it out and i was wondering which of their albums sounds the most like the song Sore Thumb by them 'cause i like that song a fair bit. :) Eisley sounds nice enough, and i'm gonna check them out further. Pedro The Lion is nice, too actually. Just not something i can really get into.
    I've turned on a handfull of Modest Mouse fans into Talking Heads fans.

    Sweet! Haha. I can see some similarities.
    I personally think Band of Horses is kinda similar to Modest Mouse and the Decemberist. Try out

    Band Of Horses is good. I like Is There A Ghost a lot. Also, No One's Gonna Love You. :D

    And, yeah, Love You Long Time probably isn't for me. =/ Nice band name, though. :P

    Thanks a lot for the recs guys!

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    saltinesssaltiness Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Pinback
    The Arcade Fire
    El Ten Eleven
    The Benevento Russo Duo
    Howard Hello

    And older stuff that may work -
    Fleetwood Mac
    The Pretenders

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    I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell UpI'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
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    BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
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    blakfeldblakfeld Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Alright, now I'm in front of my main machine with all my music, heres my suggestions conveniently alphabetized.

    Black Rebel Motorcycle club, City And Colour, some Damien Jurado, Elbow, Jeff Buckley, Levi Weaver, The O's, People In Planes, Pilot Seed, Pilotdrift, The Secret Machines, and Wilco could all be worth your time.

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    DjinnDjinn Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Favorite 2009 singles so far:

    House of House - Rushing To Paradise (Walking These StreetS)
    Ryan Leslie - Gibberish
    Gorilla Zoe - Lost
    Jim Jones ft Ryan Leslie - Precious
    K.I.G. - Head Shoulders Knees n Toes
    The Dream - Rockin That Shit
    The Juan Maclean - One Day
    Kid Cudi - Day n Nite
    The Dream - Mr Yeah
    YV - Own Step
    Lily Allen - Chinese
    Keri Hilson ft Timbaland - Return the Favor
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Hysteric
    Fever Ray - Seven
    Young Dro - Clean With It
    Q-Tip ft Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Lil Wayne - Renaissance Rap
    Jamie Foxx ft T-Pain - Blame it (On the Alcohol)
    Lady Sovereign - So Human

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    DusT_HounDDusT_HounD Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hrm, it's more generalised, and apologies if anybody already mentioned it, but recently i've been getting into netlabel music, where the artists are releasing stuff under creative commons- great examples that i like (YMMV) are Suhov's album, Symphaty Modul, and Professor Kliq's The Scientific Method Volume II. If you check out www.phlow-magazine.com, they have fairly frequent writeups on the newer netlabel releases, and a lot of genres are covered- Suhov and Prof. Kliq are more sample- based electronica, but there's rock, hip hop, indie etc., so hopefully you might find something that you like. Best of all, they're free!

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    secretexhibitionsecretexhibition Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sorry if bumping this one month later is against the rules or something, I just wanted to thank everyone for their reccomendations..

    Anywayz, i've listened to most (and will continue to listen to them when I feel in the mood for new music, along with checking out that D&D thread and such) and I've absolutely fallen in love with Margot & The Nuclear So and So's and People In Planes so far (a lot of the other ones interest me, i just haven't fully listened to them yet).

    So thanks, a ton, again, for the reccomendations guys. :)

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    BrotherVoodooBrotherVoodoo Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The Black Keys
    Calexico
    Giant Sand
    XTC
    Minutemen
    Mudhoney
    The Replacements
    Spoon
    Yo La Tengo
    Built to Spill

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