Time for a New Music Roundup

[weaktwos]

I'm taking solicitations for new music. What do you think I should listen to?

Comments

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Are you listening to the Decemberists? They're awesome.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am. :-) I was listening to them this morning, as a matter of fact. :-)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

*thinks* The Weakerthans are good - they're similar. You could also check out Stars, they're quite good.

Music

[syreene.livejournal.com]

If you like bands like Evanescence, there's a group called Lacuna Coil that's really good (their new album Karmacode is excellent). Nightwish is good and in the same vein, though it's more like a female opera singer with a heavy metal band.

If you like happy/bouncy/ska type music, Saving Ferris is really good.

If you want something amusing, there's an ABBA tribute album called ABBAmetal that's quite entertaining. Nothing like hearing a death metal band sing "S.O.S." lol

I've recently gotten into a musician called Voltaire that I really like. His voice reminds me of Danny Elfman from Oingo Boingo, and he uses a lot of violin. His songs "The Vampire Club" and "It's Not Easy Being Evil" are great stuff. :)

[darness.livejournal.com]

If you aren't already listening to these few artists, they come highly recommended by me :)

Ben Lee
http://www.ben-lee.com/

The Kimberly Trip (local!)
http://thekimberlytrip.net/

Justin Farren (local!)
http://justinfarren.com/

Dre (local!)
http://pickdre.com/

[dslartoo.livejournal.com]

Craig Chaquico. Smooth jazz electric-acoustic guitar work.

Seeed. German techno-ish reggae dancehall rap.

Blackmore's Night. Renaissance Faire-ish minstrel music, with modern instruments and keyboards added to the mix.

Poets of the Fall. Finnish rock band with incredibly catchy tunes.

Bjorn Lynne. English musician with an incredible output of music in many different styles, mostly electronic.

Gordian Knot. Experimental progressive metal with heavy jazz influences and very complex song structures. Instrumental.

OSI. Supergroup progressive metal band, featuring Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Kevin Moore (ex-DT), and Jim Matheos (Fates Warning). Like a harder-edged Fates, but with Kevin instead of Fates's Ray Alder on vocals.

cheers,
Phil

[scrapdog.livejournal.com]

I thought OSI was cool. As a bonus, Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson appears on one track...

[scrapdog.livejournal.com]

Porcupine Tree
John Coolidge Adams
Klaus Schulze
Blackfield
Can

My Recomendations from not too long ago

[imlac.livejournal.com]

http://imlac.livejournal.com/85161.html

You can get two of those albums for free (provided the links still work, which I don't guarentee) here: http://imlac.livejournal.com/86576.html

[platostruth.livejournal.com]

Panic at the disco
Broken Social Scene
Matisyahu
Five for Fighting
Ugly Cassinova
Ray Lamontagne
Arcade FIre
John Martyn
The Postal Service

how's that ;-)

i would say

[joeypimping.livejournal.com]

i would say

ladytron
octupus project
clap your hands and say yeah yeah yeah
minus the bear

[unclemilo.livejournal.com]

Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Shaimus
Laurie Anderson
Grand Moff Tarkin
Steve Vai
Sparks

(Just a few off the top of me noggin')