Discoveries

Trollheart · 07-09-2018, 05:08 AM

What new artists have you discovered in, say, the last few years? Whether via word of mouth, recommendation(s), Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify, Wiki, whatever. Tell us about them. Share them.

Nightrunner
Genre: Electronic/Synthwave

https://nightrunnermusic.bandcamp.com/album/starfighter

rubber soul · 07-09-2018, 06:28 AM

The Regrettes

This teen girl group really impressed me last year with their debut album. Lead singer Lydia Night has a bit of a potty mouth (they're all teenagers), but it's great punk/new wave. A favorite of mine from last year.

The Sane Psycho · 07-09-2018, 06:55 AM

2016's Guppy by Charly Bliss is one of my favorite albums of the 21st century. It's a power pop/indie pop album that sounds like a cross between Weezer and Veruca Salt.

Trollheart · 07-09-2018, 09:17 AM

Sopor Aeternas and the Ensemble of Shadow
Genre: Darkwave/Gothic Rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopor_...ble_of_Shadows

From what I can see, Sopor Aeternus (eternal sleep) is the brainchild of one person, singer and multi-instrumentalist Anna-Varney Cantodea, who seems to work with a variety of musicians on different albums. Their music is characterised as neoclassical, darkwave and gothic, and is rooted in Renaissance and baroque tropes. Anna-Varney themselves (the artist is gender neutral) appears to be an isolationist, never performing live, with much of their material instrumental, though they do sometimes venture off the dark, solitary path into the garish lights of popular/commercial music, always applying their own particular twist on any song, as below, with this weird cover of a Jim Steinman song.

and this even weirder, almost eight-minute version of Lionel Ritchie's "Hello"!

But yeah, much of their stuff is more like this:

Plankton · 07-09-2018, 09:40 AM

I heard The War On Drugs on a local alt rock station and was instantly mesmerized, so I bought their "A Deeper Understanding" album, which is actually the first digital album I've ever bought, and was only slightly annoyed by 2 of the tunes on it that seemed like filler. Surprisingly, I really dig Adam Granduciel's grittiness on his guitar leads, which are simple but effective contrasts to the beautiful soft soundscapes that make up a lot of the band's signature sound.

I haven't dug into much else of their stuff, but here's some notables off the album:

Trollheart · 07-09-2018, 09:43 AM

I heard Lost in the Dream and, like you, was really impressed. I got the new one, but have yet to listen to it. Must put it on the list. The long, long, lonnnnnng list...

Plankton · 07-09-2018, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I heard Lost in the Dream and, like you, was really impressed. I got the new one, but have yet to listen to it. Must put it on the list. The long, long, lonnnnnng list...

I'm re-listening to it now after a few months and it's a pretty solid album.

**Frownland** · 07-09-2018, 10:09 AM

Great modern (as in actually new sounding!) jazz fusion from Strobes and Physics House Band

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-09-2018, 12:53 PM

Oh god, like 90% of the stuff I've bought over the last couple years has been new discoveries

SmokeAndMirrors · 07-09-2018, 01:10 PM

Got to play with these guys on tour.

Megaton Leviathan

Thangorodrim

07-09-2018, 05:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	Discoveries What new artists have you discovered in, say, the last few years? Whether via word of mouth, recommendation(s), Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify, Wiki, whatever. Tell us about them. Share them. Nightrunner Genre: Electronic/Synthwave https://nightrunnermusic.bandcamp.com/album/starfighter __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-09-2018, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
The Sane Psycho Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 299	2016's Guppy by Charly Bliss is one of my favorite albums of the 21st century. It's a power pop/indie pop album that sounds like a cross between Weezer and Veruca Salt. __________________ Read my journals, homies! The Sane Psycho's Shitposting Odyssey- Where I troll like a 16 year old loser. The Official Sane Psycho Hook Rock Extravaganza!!!- My actual legitimate journal where I review rock albums with delicious pop hooks.

07-09-2018, 09:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	Sopor Aeternas and the Ensemble of Shadow Genre: Darkwave/Gothic Rock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopor_...ble_of_Shadows From what I can see, Sopor Aeternus (eternal sleep) is the brainchild of one person, singer and multi-instrumentalist Anna-Varney Cantodea, who seems to work with a variety of musicians on different albums. Their music is characterised as neoclassical, darkwave and gothic, and is rooted in Renaissance and baroque tropes. Anna-Varney themselves (the artist is gender neutral) appears to be an isolationist, never performing live, with much of their material instrumental, though they do sometimes venture off the dark, solitary path into the garish lights of popular/commercial music, always applying their own particular twist on any song, as below, with this weird cover of a Jim Steinman song. and this even weirder, almost eight-minute version of Lionel Ritchie's "Hello"! But yeah, much of their stuff is more like this: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-09-2018, 09:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	I heard The War On Drugs on a local alt rock station and was instantly mesmerized, so I bought their "A Deeper Understanding" album, which is actually the first digital album I've ever bought, and was only slightly annoyed by 2 of the tunes on it that seemed like filler. Surprisingly, I really dig Adam Granduciel's grittiness on his guitar leads, which are simple but effective contrasts to the beautiful soft soundscapes that make up a lot of the band's signature sound. I haven't dug into much else of their stuff, but here's some notables off the album: __________________ See location...

07-09-2018, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	I heard Lost in the Dream and, like you, was really impressed. I got the new one, but have yet to listen to it. Must put it on the list. The long, long, lonnnnnng list... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-09-2018, 10:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Great modern (as in actually new sounding!) jazz fusion from Strobes and Physics House Band __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-09-2018, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	Oh god, like 90% of the stuff I've bought over the last couple years has been new discoveries

07-09-2018, 01:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
SmokeAndMirrors Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: In the Void Posts: 174	Got to play with these guys on tour. Megaton Leviathan Thangorodrim __________________ "Like whispers in the dark..."