Today, I'm taking a shortcut with a simple new music recommendation formula. Featuring new band recs based on Radiohead, Pavement, New Order, Lauryn Hill and more.
Also new here. I'm an old head who knows lots of people stuck in the 70s, let alone 90s. I am not one of them. I have discovered lots of great music on my own via Bandcamp and other streaming services as well as friends and publications. Yes, occasionally via an algorithm too, but I much prefer the human strain. I was glad to see one of my algorithmic discoveries mentioned here, Blondshell. Listening to and loving your recommendation of Operators as I write. Also hear a little Heaven 17 in their sound. Seeing the comment about Roxy music reminds me of one of my own if you like X recommendations. If you like King Crimson you might like Isildurs Bane, Anglagard or Anekdoten. Prog is the genre I'm most plugged into, but I love everything from The Monkees and Beatles, Fat Mattress, Steely Dan, Kevin Gilbert, The Anchoress, Arooj Aftab, Jeff Parker, Alison Krauss and all things Steven Wilson to name just a few. Looking forward to some "discourse" and great recommendations for new music of all kinds. (I recently joined a Balinese Gamelan outfit and am enjoying learning to play some things for the first time. Best, Vince
Loved seeing Bully and Andy Shauf on this list! Just saw Shauf live. He’s been a top rec of mine for almost 6 years now. Bully is so fun in concert and a huge inspiration for solo writers
big fan of this here brain dump style! especially happy to discover bully, cola, and operators! i was just talking about handsome furs yesterday. at a point, it felt like he had so many bands and side bands it was hard to keep track
I knew (and am a fan of) most of your recommendations already, and was especially excited to see Egyptian Blue here as they were a great discovery from Matt Bull earlier this summer. Been playing the heck out of them.
Will need to check out more of Stuck and Folly Group. Also Working Men’s Club and Cola I must check out when I get a spare hour.
Haha! Iwill send you a list of the 5000 artists and bands in my collection so you can know who to exclude. No, it made me feel like I’m cool again. It was a good balance of what I knew and what was new to me. Your regular lists are almost all new to me, so you are adequately esoteric.
can i tell you a secret? i actually really love it when people who follow new music subscribe and share their own finds, too. don't tell anyone, though.
Also adding this to my list- thank you! I drove 14 hours to see wolf parade in some shitty bar in Baton Rouge back in the day. I’m glad to hear they are still making music in some capacity!
Also new here. I'm an old head who knows lots of people stuck in the 70s, let alone 90s. I am not one of them. I have discovered lots of great music on my own via Bandcamp and other streaming services as well as friends and publications. Yes, occasionally via an algorithm too, but I much prefer the human strain. I was glad to see one of my algorithmic discoveries mentioned here, Blondshell. Listening to and loving your recommendation of Operators as I write. Also hear a little Heaven 17 in their sound. Seeing the comment about Roxy music reminds me of one of my own if you like X recommendations. If you like King Crimson you might like Isildurs Bane, Anglagard or Anekdoten. Prog is the genre I'm most plugged into, but I love everything from The Monkees and Beatles, Fat Mattress, Steely Dan, Kevin Gilbert, The Anchoress, Arooj Aftab, Jeff Parker, Alison Krauss and all things Steven Wilson to name just a few. Looking forward to some "discourse" and great recommendations for new music of all kinds. (I recently joined a Balinese Gamelan outfit and am enjoying learning to play some things for the first time. Best, Vince
Loved seeing Bully and Andy Shauf on this list! Just saw Shauf live. He’s been a top rec of mine for almost 6 years now. Bully is so fun in concert and a huge inspiration for solo writers
New here. I'm looking for Roxy Music, Eno and post Eno
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Hell yeah, Softcult and Cloakroom are my exact jam. They'll compliment my current obsession (Babe Haven) real well.
big fan of this here brain dump style! especially happy to discover bully, cola, and operators! i was just talking about handsome furs yesterday. at a point, it felt like he had so many bands and side bands it was hard to keep track
some people are just wildly talented! I'll keep this brain dump trick under my hat
Cola and Working Mens Club are both ace 🖤
I knew (and am a fan of) most of your recommendations already, and was especially excited to see Egyptian Blue here as they were a great discovery from Matt Bull earlier this summer. Been playing the heck out of them.
Will need to check out more of Stuck and Folly Group. Also Working Men’s Club and Cola I must check out when I get a spare hour.
there's nothing new under the sun! I need to work a little harder and get more esoteric with the recommendations
Haha! Iwill send you a list of the 5000 artists and bands in my collection so you can know who to exclude. No, it made me feel like I’m cool again. It was a good balance of what I knew and what was new to me. Your regular lists are almost all new to me, so you are adequately esoteric.
Love this! Excited to listen!
How about XTC, Squeeze, or The Housemartins?
Definitely recommending Alex G for any Elliot Smith heads out there who aren’t already across it
He also gets recommended as a Pavement soundalike often
Excellent pairings!!
ymmv, but I really heard some Radiohead-like sounds listening to this band: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/everybody-knows/1715319894
(and thanks for the Jockstrap rec! they sound very intriguing...)
thanks for the rec!
I have to admit, I actually do follow a lot of new music but joined to support..this Substack is a great idea:)
Jockstrap is an amazing band..can also recommend:)!
can i tell you a secret? i actually really love it when people who follow new music subscribe and share their own finds, too. don't tell anyone, though.
Hehe, for sure:) will definitely keep a lookout to see if new things pop into my head in relation to posts:)
I had not heard of the operators but love wolf parade and handsome furs so looking forward to checking them out!
I should say that if you look them up, be sure to type “Operators” not “The Operators” unless you want to hear an okay pop/ska band.
Thanks- my skanking days were short lived and what feels like several life times ago!
it was a pretty short-lived project, but i really loved it
I’d be remiss if I didn’t recommend Dan Boeckner’s excellent solo album that came out this year, Boeckner!
Also adding this to my list- thank you! I drove 14 hours to see wolf parade in some shitty bar in Baton Rouge back in the day. I’m glad to hear they are still making music in some capacity!
Pretty much all the Wolf Parade side projects are amazing. I’m really hoping for another Divine Fits album.
When I saw this title, I assumed it was about the actual X, the band. Looks interesting anyway, though.
sorry to disappoint
Will be saving this for later when Spotify recommends me the same playlist they have been every day for the past 5 years.
i try to be a bit of an antidote for that