Most innovative bands I never heard of

musicsnob · 12-04-2010, 01:47 PM

What are some interesting, creative, innovative bands that someone who listens to music quite a bit may have never heard of. I mostly listen to rock and roll, but I like just about everything that isn't the opposite of the innovation I'm looking for (aka trite pop garbage).
I like Pandora for finding new music, but I think a forum may be even better.
Just to give an example of what I'm listening to now -
The Shaggs
The Buzz****s
The Slits
x-ray Spex (yeah a lot of roxy club stuff)
Local Natives
Early 70s Bowie
Vampire Weekend's first album
Them Crooked Vultures
Animal Collective
The xx
Devendra Banhart - what will we be
ratatat
and a weed themed old-jazz compilation

I really need some new music.
Any artist suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

MoonlitSunshine · 12-04-2010, 02:04 PM

Have you tried... reading the forum? The place is quite helpfully split up into genres, and there are also threads like This, This Or This or even threads like This Where people talk about music they either want or find interesting. All the information's out there, If you take a look and maybe listen to what some people have already posted, you might find out more about what you like. As it stands, you're asking a pretty impossible task: There are millions of songs out there, thousands of artists. If you're going to make a thread asking for recommendations, you're going to have to be a little more specific than "Innovative".

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-04-2010, 02:11 PM

Normally we don't allow threads of this nature as there are recommendation threads in every part of the forum that you can ask in.

But as this one doesn't really fit into one forum and this is your first post I'm going to treat this as your introduction thread and move it into that forum.

Dayvan Cowboy · 12-04-2010, 02:16 PM

Have no fear, Dayvan Cowboy is here!
BATTLES

EXTRA LIFE

KAYO DOT

MY BLOODY VALENTINE

DON CABALLERO

Honestly, I have loads of this kind of music. It take up 3/4 of my MP3 player.

RVCA · 12-04-2010, 03:14 PM

s_k · 12-04-2010, 06:11 PM

The first album of 'Zzz'.
Unfindable by the way. It's dutch and not well known.
Their second album sucks.

12-04-2010, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
musicsnob Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 10	Most innovative bands I never heard of What are some interesting, creative, innovative bands that someone who listens to music quite a bit may have never heard of. I mostly listen to rock and roll, but I like just about everything that isn't the opposite of the innovation I'm looking for (aka trite pop garbage). I like Pandora for finding new music, but I think a forum may be even better. Just to give an example of what I'm listening to now - The Shaggs The Buzz****s The Slits x-ray Spex (yeah a lot of roxy club stuff) Local Natives Early 70s Bowie Vampire Weekend's first album Them Crooked Vultures Animal Collective The xx Devendra Banhart - what will we be ratatat and a weed themed old-jazz compilation I really need some new music. Any artist suggestions are appreciated. Thanks

12-04-2010, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	Have you tried... reading the forum? The place is quite helpfully split up into genres, and there are also threads like This, This Or This or even threads like This Where people talk about music they either want or find interesting. All the information's out there, If you take a look and maybe listen to what some people have already posted, you might find out more about what you like. As it stands, you're asking a pretty impossible task: There are millions of songs out there, thousands of artists. If you're going to make a thread asking for recommendations, you're going to have to be a little more specific than "Innovative". __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-04-2010, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Normally we don't allow threads of this nature as there are recommendation threads in every part of the forum that you can ask in. But as this one doesn't really fit into one forum and this is your first post I'm going to treat this as your introduction thread and move it into that forum. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-04-2010, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	The first album of 'Zzz'. Unfindable by the way. It's dutch and not well known. Their second album sucks. __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-04-2010, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	Have no fear, Dayvan Cowboy is here! BATTLES EXTRA LIFE KAYO DOT MY BLOODY VALENTINE DON CABALLERO Honestly, I have loads of this kind of music. It take up 3/4 of my MP3 player.

12-04-2010, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270