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Coonstar:
Man I hope that this isn't too much of a newbie topic, because I don't know whether it's a regularly ok thing for users to kind of hog a topic all to their own. But anyway. I'd like to listen/check out new music, stuff that you'd think I'd probably like but are quite different from what I am used to.

Just for reference, here's my audioscrobbler --> http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/coonstar/

And this is my top 20 albums list (in no particular order)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Pearl Jam - Ten
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
The Futureheads - The Futureheads
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Morrissey - You are the Quarry
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
The Clash - London Callng
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Garbage - Beautiful Garbage
The Shins - Chutes too Narrow
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
The New Pornographers - Electric Version

Please recommend me albums/artists that I would still most likely enjoy but are quite different, for I feel the need to expand my musical horizons. Also just for kicks, recommend me some classic big-band jazz stuff? =D

a pack of wolves:
Since you're liking the Futureheads I'd recommend checking out This Ain't Vegas on Jealous records. They're also from Sunderland so you get those cool accents, and play some great punky indie music.

The Minutemen's 'Double Nickels On The Dime' album is a classic, everyone should own it (or at least give it a listen).

Mission of Burma - 'Signals, Calls and Marches'. Easily a contender for the best indie rock album of all time.

Give them a go. Based on your top albums I'd say there's a decent chance you'll like them, but they're also a bit of a departure from that stuff.

Inlander:

--- Quote from: Coonstar ---Also just for kicks, recommend me some classic big-band jazz stuff? =D
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Can do.  Oh baby, I can so do that.

Start with Count Basie.  All big-band explorations should start with Count Basie.  There are two classic Basie periods: the '30s (the "Old Testament" band) and the '50s (the "New Testament" band).  From the '50s, two absolutely essential albums are The Complete Atomic Basie (and yes, it has a big mushroom cloud on the cover) and Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings.  From the earlier band, it actually pre-dated albums so you're going to have to go with a compilation.  I don't know what your budget is, but there are two great multi-disc compilations out there: The Original American Decca Recordings (also sometimes known as the Complete Decca Recordings) and America's Number One Band: the Columbia Years.  These are both well-worth having, although if they're a bit too expensive for you there will also be numerous single-disc collections.

That's your real hard-hitting swing stuff.  For something a bit different, a bit more sophisticated, there's Duke Ellington.  Another multi-disc compilation which is absolutely essential at some point in your life is Never No Lament.  This is just about as good as a jazz orchestra can get.  Again, there should be one or more "best of" single-disc compilations of this music.  For later Ellington, a classic album is The Far East Suite.

A few other names from the classic swing years to look out for: Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman (of course - try the famous Carnegie Hall concert from 1938), Woody Herman (1963 is a terrific album, and I think it's a limited release so you should snap it up quickly if you're interested) . . . Anyway, there's a few ideas for you.

Definitely start with one or both of those two later Basie albums I mentioned first, though.  Basie is the man.

yipjumpmusic:
As jeph recommends already I will repeat here, AC Newman's newish cd, mr person from new pornographers

Kai:
The Residents. I mean, how can you not love guys who write songs like Ingrid's Oily Tongue, Lizard Lady, Krafty Cheese, Bach is Dead, Elvis and His Boss, Baby Skeletons and Dogs, Stuffed Genitals and the Next Song are Cut, Jimi Hendrix Dildo and The Mad Sawmill of Copenhagen Germany? Possibly the weirdest band that actually has a tune. (I'm looking at you, TMV.) I reccomend picking up either their latest work (Animal Lover) or some of their early stuff (Meet The Residents, Not Available, Duck Stab/Buster and Glen, Eskimo, Commercial Album, Third Reich N' Roll)

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