Does sir require some bands later than 1986?

The sadly defunct Sons & Daughters
[video]https://youtu.be/tvGxzg7-GQo[/video]

Speedy Ortiz
[video]https://youtu.be/aRVHaXPb4a0[/video]

Blood Red Shoes
[video]https://youtu.be/g-yxwXIrQ-E[/video]

Blonde Redhead
[video]https://youtu.be/a7FqUNlEdwA[/video]

The Gossip’s first 2 albums are good. Then they went really shite.
[video]https://youtu.be/5mQVljB7JGw[/video]

I’m sure I’ll think of some more

+ Shonen Knife

Which reminds me – Melt Banana! Especially this:

[video]https://youtu.be/sjZFqCFsIBc[/video]

*Edit what the hoot, did no one mention Alabama Shakes yet? Brittany Howard is incredible.

[video]https://youtu.be/Le-3MIBxQTw[/video]

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Plourz3Xs[/video]

I’m actually in love with Hayley Williams from Paramore.

Agreed. Although, the last couple of albums have been pretty toss, in my opinion.

How heavy are we going? I’ve recently discovered a Ukranian band called Jinjer who are great to listen to; beautiful clean vocals (and some nice dirty vocals too), and some really intricate rhythm parts:

[video]https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU[/video]

The Donnas
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfUM7h2SgpA[/video]

More punk than metal, but-

Distillers get my vote, Spinnerette weren’t as heavy as early Distillers but still good IMO.

Angry Amputees are cool, and Tsunami Bomb have a few good albums.

Lol ^ Jinjer vid @ 1min 13secs. Give me coookieeeeeez!

Reminds me of Opeth. I always imagined their first succesful rehearsal to have gone like this:

Vocalist: (after singing like a male angel with a mane of hair blowing in the fan-breeze) Guys, always wondered what’s this dial do (points to big dial on end of mic)?
B: Don’t ask. Don’t touch.
V: But it says ‘CONTRAST’
B: Just leave it, OK? Trust us Now can we can back to it?
V: (warbles softly) ‘veiled comes the daylight through the glass
In the never-ending…(looks sideways before turning the CONTRAST dial to 11)
B: NOOOOoooooo!
V:

Savages, of course
[video]https://youtu.be/BGLiK6awsOQ[/video]

Deerhoof. Some lovely songs, singer’s voice may be an “acquired taste” 🙂
[video]https://youtu.be/LhVITaVC4XI[/video]

Not really rock, but Fever Ray and the Knife are fab
Deesterbin vid follows
[video]https://youtu.be/fJjGZkPl9Tw[/video]

CSS. Dunno if they’re still going. Drummer must’ve enjoyed going on tour.
[video]https://youtu.be/7agPOt1XZz8[/video]

Reminds me of Opeth.

Bloody love Opeth; I also thought that the last minute of that Jinjer song wouldn’t be out of place on an Opeth album.

Phantogram
[video]https://youtu.be/a0ul-BghOAs[/video]

Sleigh Bells, newer stuff is a bit hit & miss
[video]https://youtu.be/YiwcUdX7XMw[/video]

Hundred in the Hands – much more ‘rock’ live. Amazing guitarist.
[video]https://youtu.be/c2rh_-nDcrU[/video]

Anathema. They have a male (well 2 actually, but one main one) and a female lead singer (Lee Douglas).
[video]https://youtu.be/ELcpusCYhUw[/video]
Started off as a classic British Doom metal band but moved slowly into more progressive rock.

Lol ^ Jinjer vid @ 1min 13secs. Give me coookieeeeeez!

Spot on! Didn’t expect that.. hilarious! 😆

great call on curve, though I did expect this to start with Doro Pesch, Lita ford and Lisa Dominique, but hey, good suggestions 🙂

my current moodchanger is Chelsea Wolfe
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sb5TszDqYE[/video]

Didn’t expect that.. hilarious!

I did warn you! 😀

beautiful clean vocals (and some nice dirty vocals too)

Lisa Fischer with her rather good backing band . :D[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGFuX2KDQs[/video]

Guano Apes

Wonder if these are still going…

[video]https://youtu.be/a2BUEzdjfpY[/video]

The his needs more Arch Enemy..

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U9C2Vh1HMgc[/video]

No mention of Otep either.

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B56J4v8MWPw[/video]

In This Moment

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZF5m-vmDzM[/video]

Surely nothing better .[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz_tAMgs7Js[/video]

Often struggle with female vocalists but for me it’s Sonic Youth and Girlschool \m/

And I know they are not a rock band, but Florence from FatM is stunning. And Lana Del Rey.

Lykke Li
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIruwzhozTc[/video]

Nikki and the Dove
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHuci2LUHPA&list=RDeHuci2LUHPA[/video]

Warpaint
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkqbY0oGKQ[/video]

Myrkur
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cNZQIzShc[/video]

Eluveite
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w2m-TeLi6I[/video]

+1 Chelsea Wolfe
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46u_Ggsub1A[/video]

A band I just discovered last week, The Courtesans, bloody brilliant!
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60aDIeSQ980[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itn9grwbNqs[/video]

Cult Of Luna + Julie Christmas

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGlx2pm6W8[/video]

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard (!)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEDCf3fVUs0[/video]

Delain

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmo06CrXP4M[/video]

Windhand

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egqch9IzFWc[/video]

My Ruin/Manhole/Tura Satana

No mention of The Cranberries?

err no. Toss up between Zombie and The Spin Doctors – Two Princes as the worst songs ever written IMHO.

I’d second The Duke Spirit.

Don’t think The Joy Formidable have been mentioned. They’re ace.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84yRe–OJ00[/video]

Alunah

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OymygvbryaY[/video]

Anti-world

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNhw_WT5Y6w[/video]

Bangles!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk[/video]

Band of Susans

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buNuMAok4L4[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaZWCGs7tFw[/video]

Christ, how have I not heard Alunah before, thanks richardk!

Bit of ska?

[video]https://youtu.be/kEiITp1e-48[/video]

Don’t think The Joy Formidable have been mentioned. They’re ace

Oh yes they were. 🙂 This one of their newer tracks
[video]https://youtu.be/TpWUIRGZwvE[/video]

That song by Le Tigre is ace!

A few more

Madonnatron

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtZFo5zyMtM[/video]

F Ingers

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCNSV8s40ng[/video]

Go Go’s (with Belinda Carlisle)

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=734rdaGmxws[/video]

One particular Pink Floyd song:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T13se_2A7c8[/video]

L7, who famously threw a used tampon into the crowd at Reading Festival in the 90’s.

And got their growlers out on The Tube 😆

don’t think this lot have been mentioned yet

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY[/video]

soz if they have

Now we’re talking! How about Shonen Knife

[video]https://youtu.be/3KT8bTRN73E[/video]

Mu
[video]https://youtu.be/0_i1H4dwQ1Q[/video]

And, the wonderful
[video]https://youtu.be/31kYXDJenSg[/video]

One particular Pink Floyd song:

Always loved the vocals on that. I saw ’em live once and they had Sam Brown doing the backing vocals, absolutely incredible.

And got their growlers out on The Tube

They’ve been banned from the London Underground ever since.

Couldn’t see any mention of Ms Palmer yet?!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyE2MLq24OE[/video]
Might be slightly NSFW..
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ6y6I9kHgQ[/video]
There is a NSFW version of this video featuring Ms Palmer for those who’d like that kinda thing!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO5APfKnR50[/video]

OK, I’m going old and rioty
[video]https://youtu.be/uzCdRIuhfPI[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/tWZ9ihZ_TUw[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/bOCWma5vOiQ[/video]

And got their growlers out on The Tube

I think it was The Word