Obscure or Little Known Bands...

Well I am a big fan of unheard of bands, often they are some of the most creative. I just bought a cd by a band named Under the Influence of Giants and it's incredible. It's a mix of the Bee Gees and The Killers first cd. They're slowly becoming more known, but they're fantastic. Another would be Waterbone, which is a Tibetan band. It's very soothing and entrancing which is great when I need to just relax to something. I'm always looking for new bands, so what are some bands everyone listens to that aren't known that well?

Oh I think I've heard of Under the Influence of Giants recently.

Not sure if this band is obscure enough to qualify, but I like Mae. It's kinda emo and sounds vaguely like Death Cab for Cutie (though if you listen to each back to back they won't seem very alike... Death Cab is the only way I could describe em).

ECHO wrote:

Oh I think I've heard of Under the Influence of Giants recently.

Not sure if this band is obscure enough to qualify, but I like Mae. It's kinda emo and sounds vaguely like Death Cab for Cutie (though if you listen to each back to back they won't seem very alike... Death Cab is the only way I could describe em).

I wish my lawn was emo............. so it would cut itself!

Ratar_Killer wrote:

I wish my lawn was emo............. so it would cut itself!

My friend is so emo she bleeds black and cries tears of blood.

ECHO wrote:

Ratar_Killer wrote:

I wish my lawn was emo............. so it would cut itself!

My friend is so emo she bleeds black and cries tears of blood.

OK, This is getting morbid.

Lets stop here.

Actually I like morbid but i'll save it for myspace.

Ratar_Killer wrote:

OK, This is getting morbid.

Lets stop here.

Actually I like morbid but i'll save it for myspace.

HMMmmmm....muuuusicses... Rare or little known bands (most can be found on myspace):

Metal (Power/prog):
Nightwish
Demons & Wizards
L'ame Immortelle
Separation of Self
Pyramaze
Circle II Circle
Poisonblack
Elis

Indie:
Bright Eyes
Devotchka
The Zutons
Badly Drawn Boy

Pop:
Leiahdorus

HipHop:
Flobots

Irish Rock/Punk:
Finns Fury
Bible Code Sundays
Jameson's Revenge
The Blaggards
The Porters
Charm City Saints
Bloody Irish Boys

Punk:
All Left Out

Techno/industrial:
Juno Reactor
Apoptygma Berzerk
Front Line Assembly

New Age:
Conjure One

And again, I'm rambling...music threads force me to. Anyway, I recommend all of the above!

cheers.
t.

I didn't see VNV Nation on that list ...

Wonder how many of you know about Tangerine Dream ...

BotFodder wrote:

I didn't see VNV Nation on that list ...

Wonder how many of you know about Tangerine Dream ...

Ooooh, excellent call on both! VNV is killer and Tangerine Dream is fantastic as well...mmmm, haven't listened to them in a while! Thanks for the reminder! Another dark rock sorta band to check out is The Tea Party. Also very good stuff.

t.

Shiny Toy Guns

They are a bit of techno-pop fluff.....but mostly well done fluff. Their single "Le Disko" is gaining steam on some of the less-mainstream radio airwaves.

Their sound is a mish-mash of 80's influenced pop like Depeche Mode, the spacy-ness of the Flaming Lips "....Pink Robots" album, and the catchy dance rythms that one would find on an electronica/house album.

Worth checking 'em out if you are into that style of music.

Voices of Extreme there newer metal band coming out of NewYork i like there music.

Legendary Pink Dots

Yes, that's real.

B_B

oooo, i have so many bands i have to check out now!

Wombat, I'm surprised you didn't mention Kill Hannah. Or maybe they aren't as obscure as I think.

B_B

Cursive... same label as Bright Eyes. Indie/Rock
Elliot Smith... R.I.P Acoustic/Vocal
The Detachment Kit... Indie/Rock
Bionic Jive... Rap/Rock (Parental Adivisory)
The Postal Service... Side project of Ben Gibbard (Deathcab for Cutie lead vocalist)
Songs: Ohia (Song that will hook you "Two Blue Lights") http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50191448
The Tragically Hip
Sigur Rós... sing in there own language called Hopelandic - Ambient/Chill
The Pernice Brothers (Song that will hook you "Baby in Two") http://www.last.fm/music/Pernice+Brothers/_/Baby+in+Two

Thats all from me at the moment.