Recommend "New" Bands

[alemonkey]

One band I just heard of the other day was Trailer Bride. I really liked what I heard.

 

[Dude]

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America is an awesome rock album.

Hmmmm....a little bit of Springsteen, a little bit of Counting Crows....I like it. I went ahead and bought it.

Thanks!

 

[Bobby_M]

I think a cool way to approach music recommendations is kinda like the Netflix method. You tell us two of your favorite bands and based on that info, we'll recommend a band you may not have heard of but you'll probably like.

Asking for wide open suggestions will get some weird results because it's so damned cool to listen to genres that are as far away from pop as possible.

 

[jvh261]

A friend of mine sings on one of the Hold Steady tracks on that album. Great band.

If you like metal, I cannot recommend THE SWORD enough. 2nd album came out last month. Young guys from Austin, TX that do metal the old school way. Equal parts Black Sabbath and heavy thrash. www.swordofdoom.com

If you like hip-hop, check out RHYMEFEST. There is a mixtape of Rhymefest doing a fake collaboration album with Michael Jackson which is simply awesome. A must hear. Its streaming here:
http://rhymefeststore.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=page&id=1&chapter=0


My favorite new album this year so far is from John Reis (aka Speedo, ex- Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu and a few other bands). New project is THE NIGHT MARCHERS. More melodic, less distortion than RFTC or Hot Snakes with elements of rockabilly, soul and vintage rock 'n' roll. Still some sleazy RNR vibes here though. Great, fun stuff. You can hear some tracks here:

http://www.myspace.com/thenightmarchers

 

[CurtFlood]

A friend of mine sings on one of the Hold Steady tracks on that album. Great band.
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My favorite new album this year so far is from John Reis (aka Speedo, ex- Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu and a few other bands). New project is THE NIGHT MARCHERS. More melodic, less distortion than RFTC or Hot Snakes with elements of rockabilly, soul and vintage rock 'n' roll. Still some sleazy RNR vibes here though. Great, fun stuff. You can hear some tracks here:

http://www.myspace.com/thenightmarchers

Awesome! I'm a big Rocket From the Crypt and Drive Like Jehu fan, so I'll definitely check these guys out.

 

[stever]

My bro turned me on to Clutch. There sound has evolved over the years I present three tunes one from different eras.

their first
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one of my favs
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From the most recent album
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[blacklab]

Hmmmm....a little bit of Springsteen, a little bit of Counting Crows....I like it. I went ahead and bought it.

Thanks!

My buddy drug me to the Hold Steady show in Portland about a year ago. They are an excellent live band. No pretense, just good rock. Great lyrics as well.

I thought their tour shirts were hilarious; a round neon bar sign which says 'Cocktails and Dreams'.

If you're from the 80s like me, you'll recall that's the logo from the bar that Tom Cruise opens at the end of the ****e movie 'Cocktail'.

 

[Milhouse]

I'm currently listening to Coheed & Cambria. Kinda of a mix between Iron Maiden and Rush.

http://www.coheedandcambria.com/

:rockin:

 

[Bobby_M]

I like a bit of C&C myself, not everything mind you. I agree with the Maiden/Rush analogy without the big headed overrated drummer of course. I can't listen to more than two songs per sitting though because that voice can get annoying after a while. It's a great inclusion into a larger "mix tape"...ok, playlist..whatever.

 

[Brakeman_Brewing]

Samiam. Been around for quite some time, but still worthy of mention.

Not Samhain or Samian, but Samiam

 

[dblvsn]

Check out The Gaslight Anthem, Hot Water Music, The Draft.

 

[CurtFlood]

Along the same lines as The Avett Brothers (folk/punkish/bluegrass), I have to recommend Langhorne Slim. Awesome stuff....I'm a big fan of his self-titled album