Name some current artists/bands that are making exciting music

Agreed heron oblivion is sounding amazing here right now!

 

love the retro guitar sounds...

 

Big Wreck

 

On the more "unknown" side of things, I've discovered a few artists who have big things lined up...

Boo Seeka - Kingdom Leader



Slum Sociable - All Night

Slum Sociable - All Night (Official Video)

Both are making waves in Australia, and both are due to release their debut albums later this year.

 

The Process – Marvin Tate, Joseph Clayton Mills « Every Contact Leaves a Trace

cannot praise this enough/words fail me

 

Courtney Barnett
The Alabama Shakes
Chvrches
The War on Drugs
Dawes
Conor Oberst
Childish Gambino
Carseat Headrest
Kurt Vile

 

JACK LADDER AND THE DREAMLANDERS – DUMB LOVE - Duration: 5:14. JackLadderTV 19,198 views
JACK LADDER AND THE DREAMLANDERS – COME ON BACK THIS WAY feat. SHARON VAN ETTEN

 

Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - Beautiful Sound - Duration: 5:02. MrSpacepig 4,492 views
a couple from Australian singer Jack Ladder
Listen beyond the Nick Cave sound though
well worth it

 

great band from Melbourne
Dick Diver - Calender Days
Dick Diver - Waste the Alphabet (Official Audio)

 

The Strypes
The Spitfires
Peace
Panic At The Disco
Rag 'N' Bone Man
Emptifish
The XX

 

+1

I actually find it funny that the Stones put out their most tired album to date (Blue And Lonesome is a major letdown after A Bigger Bang IMO) and people were eating it up because it's the Stones when you have younger bands who are so much more exciting and fresh being ignored for the crime of not having been around in 1971

 

Spun TV On The Radio's Nine Types Of Light tonight for the first time in a while - forgot how much I like these guys. They're great live, too.
Come bear witness :



This is just a gorgeous song. With banjo !

Tv On The Radio - Killer Crane - Nine Types of Light

D.D.

 

Amplifier is my favorite band right now. They just keep putting out great stuff. Don't miss disc 2 of Octopus!

 

The Marcus King Band's 2nd CD was produced by Warren Haynes and it was my favourite
disc of 2016. I saw them live finally just this week and I can assure you that this kid is the
real deal.

 

Saint Motel
I took my 14 year old daughter to see Panic at the Disco and St Motel opened up for them, we had never heard of them. We both really enjoy their music now. Their music is fantastic.

 

As mentioned earlier in this thread: Serpentwithfeet. A queer black artist from Brooklyn with an exceptional voice. Experimental R'n'B/Gospel music isn't what I listen to very often but his debut album 'Soil' is certainly worth a listen. (Try it, he's on bandcamp.) I'd cautiously describe his music as a mixture between Frank Ocean and Antony (Anohni) Hegarty.
Yesterday, we went to see the guy in a tiny club, and boy what a talent! I expect great things to come...

 

He's also on Spotify and well worth a listen.

 

Have always been a fan of Montreal based sophisti-pop band TOPS they just came out with this single and I think it's their best output in a while.

 

Sofi Tukker
Flock of Dimes
Kris Davis
Lucy Dacus

 

Mythic Sunship - instrumental psychedelic/ prog/ post rock with sax from Scandinavia
Moon Duo - 2 chords groovey drone rock , new album very chilled
Kolsch - electronic/ dancey
Julies Haircut - psychedelic rock
Jimmy Duck Holmes - gritty blues
Ishmael Ensemble - groovey jazzy stuff. awesome. hint of Axelrod in there
Iguana Death Cult - psyche/ garage rock
Blankenberge - awesome Russian shoegazers
Frankie and the Witch Fingers - more psyche / garage
Dommengang - heavier psyche
Corridor - French speaking catchy post punk...hint of stereolab
Nicklas Sorensen - motorik / kosmische guitar ambience with minimal grooves
Ok Moon - meticulous indie pop, great songs! possible hint of beta band in there
Reed Turchi - more blues
Sacred Paws/ Trash Kit - afro dance punk! great songs
The Slow Show -slowcore indie bit like the Tindersticks great songs!
Twen - indie rock pop/ some jangly some shoegazer elements, great songs!!
Deep Cut - indie rock, hints of shoegaze, some really groovey work here, retro early 90's feel.

 

Great tip on Twen and Deep Cut. Thanks.

 

Cage the Elephant
Gary Clark Jr
Black Keys

 

2019 - Sasami Ashworth - Sasami

Album Review: SASAMI - SASAMI

Sasami Ashworth’s debut album as SASAMI is a rare event. It’s a powerful and often brilliant statement of intent that establishes the project as a bold and challenging voice able to innovate and reimagine. At its heart, the self-titled release is a dedication to sound, transforming otherworldly effects, brash noise, and daring harmony into a welcoming, if challenging, set of songs.

 

What's exciting for one person is boring or unpleasant for another. For that reason I find posts in this thread consisting of a list of twenty acts, without clips or any description of the nature of the music, to be of limited use. the longer the list, the less likely I am to investigate any of the names on it. I'd much rather just ONE name, with a brief description (who are they kind of similar to?) and possibly a clip.

In the spirit of practising what I preach, my current "exciting artist" is Ned Collette, who I have mentioned a few times on the board but I mention him again because that seems to be what the thread is for. His music could possibly be described as a kind of folk-influenced pop, or maybe pop-influenced folk, but occasionally he throws in some very odd ideas. this one for example:

 

Lydia Loveless
Wye Oak
Lilly Hiatt
^Amanda Shires
Big Thief...
& Adrianne Lenker (solo)
*Basia Bulat
Lianne La Havas
Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield)
Teddy Thompson
The Anchoress (& performing under her name, Catherine Ann Davies)
Molly Tuttle
Sadler Vaden (guitarist in ^Jason Isbell's 400 Unit, has 2 solo albums '18 & '19. Produced next listed artist's 2021 debut Reckless.)
Morgan Wade
Ray Lamontagne
Weyes Blood

(& agree w/a number already posted, incl.: Spoon, Cage The Elephant, St. Vincent, *My Morning Jacket)
*Jim James, My Morning Jacket produced Basia Bulat's 2020 album Are You In Love?
^Amanda Shires, also later having become married to Jason Isbell - who also needs to be listed on this thread.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF7sAjVcFJM - Wye Oak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iivajhb71ys - Lilly Hiatt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs3YOAYnihk - Amanda Shires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FfM1DWsi3o - Big Thief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffgY6rd_kkQ&list=OLAK5uy_kMEsCgdT3rOs4tknmGpaAj3ZnlAlPnlnk - Basia Bulat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnogG7IMj8o - Lianne La Havas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHuhABPbOaE - Waxahatchee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1NPCAxPlFE - Teddy Thompson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4QaUZ5cBEI - Catherine Ann Davies (w/Bernard Butler)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guEJhDJoUO8 - as The Anchoress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ4HvpbdnWg - Molly Tuttle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0uEz5o-MA&list=PLeMEMRCsNh61HJ0VTlt6rfy6LkMZpJOTu&index=55 - Sadler Vaden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ6aZBWihVo - Morgan Wade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4u0OmCqsA&list=PLf6r3ZrmrjMs5I3KFu147zETxJA8fapV3&index=2 - Weyes Blood