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I travel a lot and love listening to music but I’ve found using Spotify I’m not finding any new music now a days, so help me out
Your favourite album this year
Your favourite all time for anything I’ve missed
Thanks in advance
Where's DezB (and his terrible tastes) when you need him?
New Floating Points has been my listening this week -
What stuff do you like?
My Shazam has never been busier since I started listening to radio Caroline
That and Gideon Coe.
I've never really listened to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds much before (other than Red Right Hand, naturally) but I stumbled across this recently and it's a trip:
Although it's not an album I was very excited when this Elder EP came out earlier in the year:
You will either love this or find it very annoying, there is no middle:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6IDM4kjUWU82mzE7F9CB8R
New release, old crap, but all in the same place:
https://open.spotify.com/album/23jTvoFSWLKhfS8BWIm12x
I tend to read reviews on Pitchfork and other sites. Add findings to a new place list and throw in whatever new releases are showing on your streaming platform of choice. Stick on shuffle and keep the bands / artists that you like the sound of. The approach has worked a treat over the years.
I’ve never really listened to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds much before (other than Red Right Hand, naturally) but I stumbled across this recently and it’s a trip:
I trust you will now go back and fill in the gaps. Let Love In, Murder Ballads perhaps or Grinderman (well almost Bad Seeds but definitely Nick Cave).
DezB’s posts.
1. difficult to choose one. Been a good year.
Tropical **** Storm - ‘Braindrops’ or
Oh Sees - ‘Face Stabber’
2. Don’t know if there can be an all-time favourite. What kind of music/bands/genres do you favour? Then I’ll see if anything that I fave collides with a gap in yr listening 🙂
Absolutely love this gem of a debut album just released from Dog Daisies which nobody will have ever heard of.
https://dogdaisies.bandcamp.com/album/eagletism
We need to know what kind of music you like already OP ?
I agree, DezB's posts. Not sure which, but those.
Anyway, this is my current fave
https://lorange360.bandcamp.com/album/complicate-your-life-with-violence
Not much good to you if you don't like the rapping though.
I go through phases, but I've really been enjoying [url=
of the Peaceful Army - Greta Van Fleet[/url]; it has a lovely old style prog-rock sound & feel.
I honestly like a bit of everything but I’m very mood based, I can go from dance music to bands to rap even modern classical, only thing off limits would be country, I like a bit of moody band music at the mo like joy division etc, honestly hit me up with anything I want to discover some new stuff, and I’m sure I’ve missed lots of stuff over the years as my earlier years were dominated by rave music and the Manchester band scene so Stone Roses etc
Updated punky BritPop from Amsterdam: Pip Blom. They toured in October - great fun.
I agree, DezB’s posts. Not sure which, but those.
Can’t get a better review than that.
only thing off limits would be country
Ha, that was me up to a few years ago. Then I discovered Bluegrass which led to "proper" country music, not this dreadful "Hot Country" nonsense.
Oh Kim Gordon (about 40 years older than most of the people I listen to!!) has released a great album
and this was the last band what I sawed live
So stop using Spotify, have a look through the names of people who play on the records you like and see what other records they've played on.
I'm currently listening to the new Swans record and the new Battles record.
Oh Kim Gordon (about 40 years older than most of the people I listen to!!) has released a great album
Oh bollocks, I agree with DezB. Probably my favourite album released this year.
Quite like Àngel Olsen’s new one (all mirrors).
Some of my favourite tracks of the year :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Km__cJEJ3JI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnvobi3ctsE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GkZq9Borxvw
Steven Wilson - To the Bone is recent and superb.
New to me today thanks to Lauren LaVerne this morning is l'Epee ( frenchies) who do phsycodelic rock based stuff. I think they are entwined with the Brian Jones town masacre (also bloody good) as there's a definite cross over.
Staying on the psycedelia front.... Moon duo are decent as are psychic ills and the afore mentioned thee oh sees.
Fat white family are good.
Also quite like Wand at the moment.
Oh and Goat are pretty decent if you've not heard them. Pretty tribal phsycodelic rock experimental stuff....well I like em anyway.
Oh also forgot Beak. Quite like those boys at the moment. Going to see them in Bedford next month...should be good.
This evening I've be listening to Fink's new album Bloom Innocent and then some of his older stuff on a Spotify playlist.
Try The Montagues - they are from North Wales and very good - saw them live in August, just getting better known, local band.
Belgian band Brutus have been my standout band for this year although most of the people I’ve recommended them to haven’t like them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aRRBWqoC9uE
Tune association thread + discogs = new music.
Pick a word (or words) from title/artist/album of last post in Tune Association thread. Use it as a such term in Discogs. Refine by the genre/style that you're in the mood for. If you want music made this year then refine by 2010's->2019. Trawl until you find something you like. You should be able to find something, probably easier if you're broad minded about what music you like (I'm not that broad minded). You can tell if you like it by playing the youtube video embedded for the entry, though some entries aren't popular enough or are too niche, but sometimes someone (or a bot) will have uploaded something to YT anyway. You have to be brave and not need someone to tell you what you're listening to is good though 😉
Ariana Grande ?
Yeah, why not...
But this... and it has to be played through headphones and quite loud..
I'm off to Tasmania soon so I've been listening to Pond's album:
Everyone should own at least one album by The Beta Band, the 3ep is a good place to start
Max Cooper is also worth a listen, perfect with a large whisky.
Everyone should own at least one album by The Beta Band, the 3ep is a good place to start
It's very good. I like She's the One.
I like my atmospheric drum an bass. Here is one from a classical violinist and pianist, turned his hand to dnb.
For a stream of new stuff: FIP. Is like 6Music used to be but more random and a few advantages:
- The presenters have great accents
- No ads - not even for BBC tv shows.
- The news sounds something along the grounds of ohh-la-laa-Boris-Jonhson-la-laa-...batoo...bateaux Corbyn...blaa..blaa...'
- there are 'streams' for the stuff you are more interested in.
bikebouy
Ariana Grande
Cardi B I’ve just discovered is damn good
Not new or all time but..... Couldn't do that anyway it changes day-to-day!
This year? Old but new. Ride. This Is Not A Safe Place or New Model Army. From Here.
All time? Always a toughie but I generally keep going back to Manic Street Preachers. The Holy Bible.
May I also suggest syncing it with this video, muting the audio of course!
On Spotify, try the 'New Music Discovery' playlist by 'The Line of Best Fit'. Does what it says really. Updated weekly. Usually top drawer new music by artists you might not have heard before. The beauty being that if you don't like some, just skip ahead to the next track.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5359l8Co8qztllR0Mxk4Zv?si=UOm_lFXKTEC2ZMRMUX_-8w
They also do a rather good website: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/
A regular feature is to get an artist or band to list 9 songs that inspired a seminal album.
Saw Kanga supporting Gary Numan last week. Can't stop listening to her now. Not sure if it's your thing but definitely worth checking out. Also Lorn. Very John Hopkins if you like that stuff.
Absolutely love this gem of a debut album just released from Dog Daisies which nobody will have ever heard of.
Heard them on 6Music, can’t remember if it was Lamaq or Marc Riley who’s played them, it may even have been LaLa, I only get to listen on the commute to and from work for about forty minutes each way, but I still get to hear some cracking new stuff.
Iggy played a Slipknot track tonight, while I was waiting to pick my g/f up from work which I rather liked, to my surprise!
Ghost have a new album I believe, heard a track from that on 6 a little while ago which I rather liked.
I would suggest the OP buy Uncut magazine every month, lots of good reviews of new music every month, plus a free fifteen track sample CD to listen to as well.
I'm liking Sharon's output this year....
Lols at chester's vid of dezb & misterP at a rave. 🙂
"Everyone should own at least one album by The Beta Band" - good advice.
& this is ace....
Also Lorn. Very John Hopkins if you like that stuff.
Thank you, I'll give Lorn a listen this morning.
Fair bit of Lorn stuff can be had for free on his bandcamp page, if you’re not the streaming type. Well, you can stream from there too.
If you’re venturing over to bandcamp, also look up Throwing Snow.
New clipping album is pretty amazing.
Your favourite album this year
W.H.Lung - Incidental Music
Your favourite all time for anything
The New Pornographers' new one is great too. "In the morse code of brake lights."
The New Pornographers’
Wow, they still at it?
Musical-families mention for Dan Bejar’s (Destroyer) ‘Rubies’. He’s probably ‘Marmite’ I expect, but I’ve played it to death for over a decade.
Michael Kiwanuka’s new album is something very special.
I concur, it’s a great album. If you have an ear for soul OP try Black Pumas self titled debut, a brilliant album. If you fancy giving country another go Sturgill Simpson’s Sound and Fury might help you change your position on it. Even has an accompanying anime if you have Netflix.
Clippings latest is a dark album, but has some good tunes. I’m still trying to figure out if I like MCID from Highly Suspect.
Just to make sure my music posts are consistent, listen to Clutch.
Dream Wife, Pearl Harts, Fea, Ukepunk, The Donnas, Downtown Boys, Liines (not a typo), Gangstagrass.
Lots to work through there so thanks a lot
Love cold little heart and love and hate so definitely trying Micheal Kiwanuka’s new album, just noticed the black keys have a new album too
If you haven't been following "Underworld - Drift" over the past year then the new "Drift Series 1 Sampler" may be worth a listen, Ive had it on repeat for the past few days and it's bloody excellent, i had nothing better to do this afternoon so just back in from a long drive through the back roads of the galloway hills whilst listening to it very loud on my tiguan dynaudio system, perfectly soundtracked the scenery as the sun went down.
Sudan Archives has a beautiful sound and has just released her debut album Athena
Bran Van 3000 have always interested me, especially their first 2 albums
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nshkPK680nQBOpChn_um1nm2HhK1_urGM
In desperation to get away from film music and games music on R3 and Cfm on Saturday afternoon I discovered and to my surprise I find myself liking R6 Music 15.00 onwards followed by Craig Charles. Funk and Soul are great while prepping and cooking.
Particularly would recommend Ashley Henry and others from the new jazz movement.
Sudan Archives
DezB approves 😀
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Everyone should own at least one album by The Beta Band, the 3ep is a good place to start
Very much this.
I get the new stuff from Radio 6 and the huuuuuge linky music thread on here.
It's ace.
Let the spotify algorithms find it for you? The more you use spotify the better they get and I find it very good at finding me new music that I like.
On the back of mentions on this thread i've bought "Michael Kiwanuka" & "Fontaines DC - Dogrel", both bloody excellent, I'd been meaning to check them out but the prompts above (and purchase of the new airpods) piqued my interest enough to give them a listen.
Dance music seems to be in a pretty good place at the moment.
Stumbled across this the other day, brilliant track and sounds like an absolute classic from the early/mid '90s...
I check out thequietus.com for loads of new musical trails, especially the Baker's Dozen feature where artists list their fave 13 albums and say why. Richard Dawson did his recently leading me to Endless Boogie and some more.
Be prepared for some real weird shit though.
only thing off limits would be country
You are missing out, try Townes Van Zandt Live at the Old Quarter.
This week is all about Slowly Rolling Camera.
Stumbled across this the other day
Nathan Micay's Blue Spring album is top
@DezB I'm honored that my musical taste meets your approval. She's ace, eh? Definitely one to listen out for
I'm the opposite, I find Spotify is ace for looking for new music, and there is tons of it out there.
Recommend the following random bands/acts from a wide spectrum of music- not all new but some that may have passed you by and still worth checking out.
Temples, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Shame, Public Practice, Avalon Emerson, Jagwar Ma, Bodega, Parcels, Julia Jacklin, Helado Negro, Sinkane, Idles, Drugdealer, Confidence Man, The Chats, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ezra Furman, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Boy Azooga, Altin Gun, Big Thief, The Comet is coming, Durand Jones & The Indications, The Beths & Whitney.
In addition to the above, the latest Hot Chip and Chemical Brothers are two of the best records of the year.
Enjoy!
Came across Katzenjammer randomly on youtube the other day and I've been listening to them non-stop ever since.
I like a bit of moody band music at the mo
Try
Oxbow - Thin Black Duke
And Tropical **** Storm (again)
This week is all about Slowly Rolling Camera.
Good call, I'm listening to Juniper now.
By 'new' do you mean breaking artists or simply newly released stuff?
If the latter, I am really enjoying the new Elbow album - I had never never been a fan of them until now but thought I would try it out and within seconds I was thinking 'ohhh, this sounds like early Peter Gabriel solo stuff'. It turns out they are quite pally, have covered each other's stuff a bit and Guy Carvey was heavily influenced by Gabriel as a teenager.
Currently running this on repeat at the moment...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jaFvCse6nkA
Nathan Micay’s Blue Spring album is top
Cheers. I did check out a fair bit of his other stuff, all good with amazing production values - but a bit more on the "intelligent techno" side.
The track I linked takes me back to classics like this...
Ever since seeing Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes live I'm hooked
A quick blast of some stuff I've been enjoying
Guitary
Not guitary
Nice
https://youtu.be/Sbm1x5JYJzQ
Nasty
https://youtu.be/0-glc6uf2Nk
Find an album list you like the look of, and work through it from last to first:
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk
No cheating: even if you don't like the artist you have to listen to the full album.
2019: Annie B Sweet, supporting act to the Temples upcoming tour.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0t87WqSKP7KCsZAuP2WlOR?si=tcX3hRtRQ6SpZhPT-VsIkw
All-time: just work through one of the lists mentioned above. This one's a decent start: http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_d&d.html#50DIE
this song is awesome must listen to it.
Damn you Dez, I thought that might more new Brambles. They have released a single Spirits quite recently so I am hoping for an album at some point.
I've gone a bit obsessive lately, and been organising my playlists by year:
2019:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wfohYpPved8NpVejL8DPs?si=aogxk2-2RQWJbtda7aJTfw
2018:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3M6tMPggzHwZHt75Yez4wi?si=VkgYyM0CSLenIR2EzB8exw
2017:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46We98AJgwziVBSmIvtu61?si=dL7RZ1dBTiO6wUjf8F2MdQ
I meant new to me, it could be an album from 1970 for all I care, I’ve been enjoying the perfect album thread and listening to radio 6 weekly playlist and radio 6 top 100 mostly this week, enjoyed some of the stuff on this thread too but too much to get through at the moment
Thanks for all your input so far though guys
A fellow Katzenjammer fan! Never thought I'd see the day! If you like them, Sol Heilo's solo stuff is good. She's brilliant live.
Been turned on to Allie X this week, after catching the tail end of her supporting Marina. Whose new album is also ace, in an upbeat '90s sort of way.