Looking for similar-sounding artists
 

Hello, I have been looking around for a while to find similar sounding artists to my favorite artists, and so far the search hasn't been going too well. I've tried a variety of sites for the purpose, and they all yield pretty much the same results, I've checked out most of these bands and I more or less don't care too much for the results...
Anyway, I wanted to list some of my favorite bands and I was hoping maybe some of the knowledgeable people here may know more about similar artists...

Efterklang
Mum
Sigur Ros
Under Byen
Animal Collective
Canon Blue
Amiina (to some extent)
iLiKETRAiNS
Ef
Lights Out Asia
Bell Orchestre
Slaraffenland (to some extent)
Saxon Shore (to some extent)
Clogs

I particularly like songs with melodica and/or violin solos and/or a nice march/parade beat to it...
some examples of songs I really like by these artists

Efterklang - pretty much any song, but especially Jojo, Frida Found a Friend, and Falling Horses
Mum - I can't feel my hand anymore, it's alright, sleep still... Weeping rock rock, guilty rocks, a little bit sometimes
Sigur Ros - Staralfur, Samskeyti, Ara Batur, vid spilum endalaust
Bell Orchestre - The gaze, air lines/land lines, salvatore amato, the upwards march
Saxon Shore - four months of darkness

check out leadbelly and blind lemon jefferson.

Check these out if you can as well...

Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy
Howlin' Wolf
John Lee Hooker
Mississippi John Hurt

^ You should find them ok anyway. Also, you should be able to find some cheap V/A comps in a highstreet store somewhere pretty easily too, which I find are usually the best option with classic blues.

try Beirut. i can help you out if needed ;)

Need a new life changing album to listen to...

My favorites include:
Bob Dylan- Blood on the Tracks
David Bowie- Hunky Dory
Belle and Sebastian- Tigermilk
Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Joni Mitchell- Blue
Van Morrison- Moondance
The Smiths- The Smiths
Daft Punk- Discovery
Pavement- Terror Twilight

Swell Maps- In Jane From Occupied Europe
John Martyn-Bless The Weather
Leftfield- S/T
Massive Attack-Mezzanine
Nomeansno- Wrong

I got a few good suggestions for ya... why don't you try:

After Everything Now This - The Church
The Sunset Tree - The Mountain Goats
Terria - Devin Townsend
Sunset Studies - Augie March
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis

Just a few simple suggestions based on what I like and how it links up with some of the preferences you listed in your post... good luck!

Thanks guys, I will give these a listen and let you know what I think about them

I'm looking for some good trance music, also.

Current Beatles albums:
Abbey Road
White Album
Let It Be
Rubber Soul


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