3 Artists that NEED to be better known (punk, albums, Radiohead)

Double X · 11-18-2008, 04:27 PM

If you ignore the idiots, I bet chavs (is that the right word?) generally have boring music. I don't get the hate though, they don't seem that bad as other people...

Minstrel · 11-18-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Sparky's Dream was hit for Teenage Fanclub in the U.K. Grand Prix is a great solid pop album and seconded for The Divine Comedy. Neil Hannon is both lyrically brilliant and a brilliant musician. Not for all tastes and Fin De Siecle disappointed me but A Short Album Of Love is a great album. I need to re-investigate them. Great reminder.

Hmm. Wikipedia says that "Sparky's Dream" peaked at #40 on the UK charts. I suppose anything that charts could be considered a "hit," but I generally think of hits as top ten.

I'd say Grand Prix, Bandwagonesque, Thirteen and Howdy! were all masterpieces, with their other albums all at least quite good.

Fin De Seicle wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped, but the song "Generation Sex," from that album, is really, really brilliant, IMO. I'd recommend the albums Promenade and Casanova especially.

WaspStar · 11-19-2008, 02:38 PM

Three great pop acts that have decent cult followings in Britian but are completely under the radar here:

Prefab Sprout: Whether you think of them as the natural successors to Gershwin or merely an 80's Steely Dan, the moods their records set are incredible. Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good is a classic slice of pure pop.

XTC; Most bands are lucky to make one or two great records, and those records are usually their first. XTC have made, at the least, six great records, and most of them are from the second half of their career! No one ever accused XTC of being a traditional band.

The Dream Academy: Their first album is positively hypnotic. As their name implies, their music draws you into a dream world. It's Prefab Sprout with more classical touches and less jazz. One of their best moments is a cover of Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want. The oboe makes the difference:

FaSho · 11-19-2008, 02:47 PM

I'll just pick the three best really obscure artists I know

1.Accipiter-My band. So of course.
2.I FUCK GIANTS-Really badly produced yellng sounds really good
3.Fake Pretty-Nice Electro-screaming.

Minstrel · 11-19-2008, 03:40 PM

One more:

Air France - They're a little-known Swedish group that combines pop, balearic and magic.

Their music is purely gorgeous: swirling, dreamy, layered. But it's not infused with noise like, say, shoegaze. It's clean and possesses traditional pop aesthetic. It's just amazing. Their On Trade Winds EP might be the most perfect album/EP I've ever heard (and I've listened to quite a bit). Every track is bright, evocative, lovely and full of great beats. I could write an essay on just that EP (but I won't here). They also have an album called No Way Down which is also amazing and beautiful. Suffice it to say, I like them a lot.

Air France - Beach Party

lvsimo77 · 11-19-2008, 04:12 PM

Ozomatli
Michael Franti/Spearhead
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

I'm not sure how well they're known other places, but here in midwestern USA I don't really know anybody that knows them...other than people I tell.

wiggans11 · 11-19-2008, 04:39 PM

blessed is he

Anteater · 11-19-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wiggans11

blessed is he

Two more buddy.

Tyler Durden · 11-19-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Two more buddy.

Beach House
Stars
Broadcast 2000

Kirby · 11-19-2008, 07:56 PM

I do believe that...

Matic Lee
Kid Cudi
Charles Hamilton

should be better known.

Especially Matic Lee.

Dude's an amazing producer, and an excellent rapper.

11-19-2008, 02:38 PM	#53 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Three great pop acts that have decent cult followings in Britian but are completely under the radar here: Prefab Sprout: Whether you think of them as the natural successors to Gershwin or merely an 80's Steely Dan, the moods their records set are incredible. Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good is a classic slice of pure pop. XTC; Most bands are lucky to make one or two great records, and those records are usually their first. XTC have made, at the least, six great records, and most of them are from the second half of their career! No one ever accused XTC of being a traditional band. The Dream Academy: Their first album is positively hypnotic. As their name implies, their music draws you into a dream world. It's Prefab Sprout with more classical touches and less jazz. One of their best moments is a cover of Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want. The oboe makes the difference: __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

11-19-2008, 03:40 PM	#55 (permalink)
Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	One more: Air France - They're a little-known Swedish group that combines pop, balearic and magic. Their music is purely gorgeous: swirling, dreamy, layered. But it's not infused with noise like, say, shoegaze. It's clean and possesses traditional pop aesthetic. It's just amazing. Their On Trade Winds EP might be the most perfect album/EP I've ever heard (and I've listened to quite a bit). Every track is bright, evocative, lovely and full of great beats. I could write an essay on just that EP (but I won't here). They also have an album called No Way Down which is also amazing and beautiful. Suffice it to say, I like them a lot. Air France - Beach Party __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

11-19-2008, 04:12 PM	#56 (permalink)
lvsimo77 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	Ozomatli Michael Franti/Spearhead Ted Leo & the Pharmacists I'm not sure how well they're known other places, but here in midwestern USA I don't really know anybody that knows them...other than people I tell. __________________ http://img.skitch.com/20081031-trxrd...uhs16q6n2h.png

11-18-2008, 04:27 PM	#51 (permalink)
Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	If you ignore the idiots, I bet chavs (is that the right word?) generally have boring music. I don't get the hate though, they don't seem that bad as other people...

11-19-2008, 04:39 PM	#57 (permalink)
wiggans11 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	blessed is he

11-19-2008, 07:56 PM	#60 (permalink)
Kirby Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Forest Park, GA Posts: 1,637	I do believe that... Matic Lee Kid Cudi Charles Hamilton should be better known. Especially Matic Lee. Dude's an amazing producer, and an excellent rapper.