Topic: i'm ready to come out from under my rock, please help me. (Read 120474 times)

yelley · « **on:** 27 Jun 2008, 22:50 »

most of you that know me know that i don't really listen to a lot of music. i haven't switched out my ipod in nearly 2 years and i almost always listen to the same handful of bands. well now i have a job where i can have my ipod with me all the time and i guess i am getting sick of the same thing all the time. i want some new music, but i don't know where to start! i'm so intimidated by how much is out there that i don't know about, so i was hoping that all of you that know so much can help me out. so here is what is on my ipod right now... i am looking for things that are sort of similar. any suggestions would be appreciated.

-the shins
-iron and wine
-mogwai
-jason mraz
-sigur ros
-antony and the johnsons
-kings of convenience
-clap your hands say yeah
-neutral milk hotel
-the decemberists

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 Jun 2008, 22:59 »

You may want to give The Mountain Goats a listen. The Sunset Tree is a really good starter.

Also The Silver Jews, whose last album is also very good

Patrick · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 02:16 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 27 Jun 2008, 22:59

Also The Silver Jews, whose last album is also very good

If you like this, give Pavement a try. And by "Give Pavement a try" I mean "Get fucking everything"

Tom · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 03:17 »

SUNSET RUNDOWN

Metope · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 03:31 »

(rubdown)

-Anyways

squawk · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 03:42 »

I'm thinking that you would enjoy WOLF PARADE! as well. Also, you might like the new Earlimart album.

CamusCanDo · « **Reply #6 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 04:18 »

Man Man, Okkervil River and The New Pornographers. All three bands who I constantly have on repeat.

amok · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 04:45 »

Calexico - Garden Ruin
The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea (I think some lovely person put this up in the mediaf1re thing at the top)
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
His Name Is Alive - Xmmer
The Most Serene Republic - Underwater Cinematographer / Population

And everything by Low, yes.

valley_parade · « **Reply #8 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 06:30 »

I've been tempted to do this to you on the phone a few times, buuuuuuut..

-Explosions In The Sky
-Mono
-American Analog Set
-Colossal
-Owls

Thrillho · « **Reply #9 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 07:20 »

Based on Mogwai, I recommend The Verve, particularly the early stuff which is prog-y as shit. Based on Sigur Ros I recommend Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Based on Antony and the Johnsons, I suggest Rufus Wainright.

Lines · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 09:16 »

Quote from: CamusCanDo on 28 Jun 2008, 04:18

Man Man, Okkervil River and The New Pornographers. All three bands who I constantly have on repeat.

Man Man is so much fun.

Other bands that aren't listed to look into are I'm From Barcelona, Cat Power, Inara George, Minus the Bear (maybe), and Andrew Bird.

imagist42 · « **Reply #11 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 09:36 »

About half of the bands on your list lead me to believe you'd like a few albums that came out this year: Visiter by The Dodos and the self-titled albums by Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes. I will second all of This Will Destroy You/Okkervil River/Explosions in the Sky/American Analog Set, and add Spoon and Voxtrot for more Austinite awesomeness (although neither suggestion is necessarily catered to your taste based on the bands you listed).

Kai · « **Reply #12 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 10:29 »

I am going to recommend Will Oldham/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy/Palace/Palace Music/Palace Brothers/ohjesussomanynames. He goes under various pseudonyms and group names. I am kind of loosely basing this recommendation off of Antony and the Johnsons. I'd wager that The Letting Go is a good record to start with (under the Bonnie 'Prince' Billy name).

Also: Nina Nastasia. The record she did with Jim White last year was exceptionally pretty.

jimbunny · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 10:38 »

Joanna Newsom

For reals.

IronOxide · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 10:54 »

Yelley, I do not think I have met anyone that likes any kind of singer-songwritery music that does not enjoy Nina Nastasia.

Her recent album with Jim White, You Follow Me was pretty stellar, in addition to her older ones On leaving and Dogs.

sean · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 11:23 »

Quote from: Anyways on 28 Jun 2008, 00:26

Low
This Will Destroy You

Quote from: valley_parade on 28 Jun 2008, 06:30

-Explosions In The Sky
-Mono

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 28 Jun 2008, 07:20

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

All of these I second. I'm also gonna throw out A Silver Mt. Zion, Vic Chesnutt, and Yndi Halda. All very good.

RobbieOC · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 14:47 »

The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving
The Weakerthans - Fallow

johnny5 · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 16:07 »

yelley, i like the bands you have on your ipod. pretty solid selection. based on those bands, i would suggest you give these bands a try (i can upload a couple of songs from each if you'd like)

Architecture in Helsinki
Band of Horses
Belle & Sebastian (everyone's got to try them sooner or later)
The Boy Least Likely To
Built to Spill (kind of a indulgent pick, since honestly they aren't quite as poppy as the other bands listed...still highly rec'd though)
Elliott Smith
Her Space Holiday
The Panda Band
Pinback
The Soft Lightes
Stars
The Tough Alliance
Voxtrot

De_El · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 19:27 »

I think you might like The Walkmen.

imagist42 · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 Jun 2008, 22:50 »

johnny5's entire post is full of win.

PapitoSlapGuitar · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 Jun 2008, 09:19 »

you should try some stuff that's way out there from that list too, might i suggest

Gogol Bordello (Gypsy Punks)
Screaming Headless Torsos (1995)
any of Bela Fleck's work (Outbound is a good starter)
Funkadelic (Maggot Brain)
Kif! (i don't remember what that album is called)
Jamiroquai (Return of the Space Cowboy)
the Bosstones (Jacknife to a Swan)

Patrick · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 Jun 2008, 11:41 »

Quote from: johnny5 on 28 Jun 2008, 16:07

Architecture in Helsinki

THE ONLY GOOD POST IN THIS THREAD

yelley · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 Jun 2008, 12:46 »

thanks for all the suggestions so far, guys. i have downloaded a few and i am listening... good job on whoever suggested things we lost in the fire.

Liz · « **Reply #23 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 09:42 »

Quote from: Linds on 28 Jun 2008, 09:16

Other bands that aren't listed to look into are I'm From Barcelona, Cat Power, Inara George, Minus the Bear (maybe), and Andrew Bird.

Andrew Bird indeed.

Andrew Fucking Bird.

SO GOOD.

De_El · « **Reply #24 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 09:43 »

I was just wondering if anyone thought to mention him. "So good," indeed. He is a man who whistles in his socks. Who could not love a man who whistles in his socks?

imapiratearg · « **Reply #25 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 09:48 »

Quote from: Patrick on 29 Jun 2008, 11:41

Quote from: johnny5 on 28 Jun 2008, 16:07
Architecture in Helsinki

THE ONLY GOOD POST IN THIS THREAD

I listen to basically all the stuff Yelley first posted, and I tried listening to Architecture in Helsinki, and I just could not get into it. So, I'm just going to have to disagree. Might be different for her, though.

MrSteevo · « **Reply #26 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 12:10 »

From the list I'd Second
Stars.
Also, for guys like Iron and Wine pick up:
Bon Iver
Great Lake Swimmers
and I've found Radical Face to be great too.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #27 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 12:48 »

Ratatat, duh.

KvP · « **Reply #28 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 16:19 »

Yelley, I am going to send you so much music you won't think it's all that funny.

jeph · « **Reply #29 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 16:46 »

Hercules & Love Affair
Broken Social Scene
seconding Pinback and Grandaddy
early Death Cab for Cutie (nothing newer than we have the facts)
Dungen
Band of Horses
American Analog Set
Spoon
Seam
Stephen Malkmus/Pavement
The Notwist
Oh No Oh My
My Dad Vs Yours

MrSteevo · « **Reply #30 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 16:48 »

Great List Jeph, but I've been having trouble finding the Oh no! Oh My! Album.

20 jazz funk greats · « **Reply #31 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 16:53 »

yelley, do you listen to any shoegaze at all?
i think you should, since you seem to dig mellow stuff.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #32 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 18:11 »

Quote from: MrSteevo on 30 Jun 2008, 16:48

Great List Jeph, but I've been having trouble finding the Oh no! Oh My! Album.

Tada!

imagist42 · « **Reply #33 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 22:24 »

Quote from: jeph on 30 Jun 2008, 16:46

early Death Cab for Cutie (nothing newer than we have the facts)

this is very confusing
since when is Transatlanticism not their best album

jeph · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 23:14 »

Since always.

Patrick · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 Jun 2008, 23:19 »

Any Modest Mouse from before 2004. After that they lost their unique sound and simple guitar riffage and traded it in for Franz Ferdinand-esque poppy shit.

Not like I don't like Franz Ferdinand, but they're not fuckin' Modest Mouse.

johnny5 · « **Reply #36 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 08:52 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 30 Jun 2008, 09:48

I listen to basically all the stuff Yelley first posted, and I tried listening to Architecture in Helsinki, and I just could not get into it. So, I'm just going to have to disagree. Might be different for her, though.

That's true, if she were going to try it, i'd probably recommend she download Fingers Crossed first...it gets a little more silly and ADHA after that. i still thinkk they're good though, imo.

a few more rec's after going over my itunes...i'm not sure if what you listed is all you have or just a sample, so if i suggest some really obvious artists...woops

Clear Tigers - Brutal (album)
Dirty Three - S/t (in case GS!YE is too long :p)
Eisley - their EPs (their debut LP had most of the songs from their EPs, but I like the recordings a lot better than the ones on the LP. i haven't heard their new album yet thouhg)
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic (everyone should rock out to this album a few times)
M. Ward - Post-War
Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (kind of iffy about which album to put down but eh)

Jackie Blue · « **Reply #37 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 10:07 »

Quote from: imagist42 on 30 Jun 2008, 22:24

since when is Transatlanticism not their best album

Since when is Narrow Stairs not the only thing they've done that I like.

I still maintain that the full-length version of "I Will Possess Your Heart" is the song of the year so far.

The Flux Liner · « **Reply #38 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 13:55 »

Porcupine Tree - "Lightbulb Sun"

Nick Cave - "Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus"

Hum - "Downward Is Heavenward"

Everything by Ween

And yes, you should really check out Andrew Bird. His best album in my opinion is: "Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs".

jeph · « **Reply #39 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 14:20 »

Quote from: The Flux Liner on 01 Jul 2008, 13:55

Porcupine Tree - "Lightbulb Sun"

AAAAAUUUUGH

Quote from: The Flux Liner on 01 Jul 2008, 13:55

Hum - "Downward Is Heavenward"

oh okay you redeemed yourself

you may live

himynameisjulien · « **Reply #40 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 22:51 »

You only really need to buy three albums to get pretty much every sound ever
The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles
London Calling - The Clash

imagist42 · « **Reply #41 on:** 01 Jul 2008, 22:55 »

Quote from: zerodrone on 01 Jul 2008, 10:07

I still maintain that the full-length version of "I Will Possess Your Heart" is the song of the year so far.

I still maintain that there should be no way to like that song so much and not enjoy some of their older songs. It's not like it's vastly different from anything else they've ever done. If you just like the proggy jamming, "We Looked Like Giants" has always been suitable for that, and if you liked the lyrical side then "I Will Follow You into the Dark" far supercedes it, I think. Hell, "We Laugh Indoors" has both to some degree.

Also, the guy above me has obvious done extensive damage to his brain system things with heavy drugs, so please don't be enticed by his pormises of "every sound ever."

Thrillho · « **Reply #42 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 05:52 »

Quote from: The Flux Liner on 01 Jul 2008, 13:55

Nick Cave - "Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus"

I recommend this album to everyone everwhere. I've rarely seen a double album with such little fat on it.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #43 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 07:37 »

Quote from: himynameisjulien on 01 Jul 2008, 22:51

You only really need to buy three albums to get pretty much every sound ever
The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles
London Calling - The Clash

WIN

The Flux Liner · « **Reply #44 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 07:55 »

I recommended this particular Nick Cave album because it really has something for everyone. And its good to hear somebody else likes it, too. Even though it is not my favourite album by him, it is the album to listen to as far as "getting into Nick Cave" is concerned.

And as for "Lightbulb Sun", I think there other albums by PT (a band which is enormously overrated, but still very good) I could have mentioned, like "The Sky Moves Sideways" or "Fear of a Blank Planet". But since the back catalogue of that band is so ''stylistically-inconsistent" I picked a 'transition album' instead.

And yelley, don't forget to check out the terrific music of Glenn Branca somewhere along your journey. Oh...did I really just say that?

Kai · « **Reply #45 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 08:53 »

the best part is how much better glenn branca is than porcupine tree. Thanks for playing though!

yelley · « **Reply #46 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 09:09 »

Quote from: The Flux Liner on 02 Jul 2008, 07:55

And yelley, don't forget to check out the terrific music of Glenn Branca somewhere along your journey. Oh...did I really just say that?

all i saw here was journey.

JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL. LIVIN' IN A LOOOONELY WORLD.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #47 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 09:10 »

JUST A CITY BOY,
BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH DETROIT

Thrillho · « **Reply #48 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 09:22 »

Quote from: The Flux Liner on 02 Jul 2008, 07:55

I recommended this particular Nick Cave album because it really has something for everyone. And its good to hear somebody else likes it, too. Even though it is not my favourite album by him, it is the album to listen to as far as "getting into Nick Cave" is concerned.

Indeed, it is the album which got me into Nick Cave, it has my second favourite of his songs ('There She Goes, My Beautiful World') on it... it's brilliant stuff.

I think his best is... actually, I'm just going to link you to the articles I wrote about him:
http://rockmidgets.com/releases.php?p=1&page=3&id=2585 - review of Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
http://www.rockmidgets.com/releases.php?p=2&page=3&id=1845 - review of Abattoir Blues Tour album
http://rockmidgets.com/features.php?page=4&id=1294 - 'bluffer's guide' to Nick Cave

[/shameless plug]

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #49 on:** 02 Jul 2008, 09:53 »

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