Single file. A bunch of talented dudes who came up through the whole emo craze and have a lot of heart in their songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXvnztgAiZs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXvnztgAiZs
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Abandoned Pools, favorite band. Extremely underrated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-RJq36yDrY&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-RJq36yDrY&ob=av2e
i fight dragon, with great songs like, i fight ganon, heads up hearts down, future soon (they covered jonathan coulton), nobody likes superman, faster then the tredmill
Does this count?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyKuBJc3jU
(intro ends at 1:17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx6pSnq9EvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyKuBJc3jU
(intro ends at 1:17)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx6pSnq9EvI
I like Midnight Oil, it was sort of mainstream in Australia about 30 years ago but i dont know if they were ever big overseas.
Also look up Philadelphia Grand Jury, Awesome band
Also look up Philadelphia Grand Jury, Awesome band
Major Hooples Boarding House. You can google them and find almost nothing but they have two great songs. They're from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Steel River is another Canadian gem from the 70's. Like a ten pound note.
Steel River is another Canadian gem from the 70's. Like a ten pound note.
amaranthe an amazing group with three vocalists
and currently sparzanza i do not know how they dove under the radar with music like that
and currently sparzanza i do not know how they dove under the radar with music like that
Zechs Marquise, they're an instrumental band that has a weird jazz/rock thing going on, and it's awesome.
Fuck me this is gonna be a long list if I throw out everything.
If you want "less than mainstream but still known," Sigur Ros, Mogwai, This Will Destroy You, Funeral, The Church, or Officium Triste depending on the day and mood.
Somewhere in between that level of notoriety and the next one down is Mouth of the Architect.
If you want "pretty unheard of," Sunn O))), Boris, Stars of the Lid, Tenhi, and Labradford, see note above.
If you want "really underground," Thergothon (unless you ask funeral doom fans, they're generally unknown to my knowledge), Aedra, Buried at Sea, Indian Jewelry (by the way, I'm from and going to college in Houston, where these guys are from. yay!) and Black Shape of Nexus.
If you want "no one knows who this is," Bull of Heaven, Until Death Overtakes Me, Wiljen Wij, Chuter, and Atlanticore.
I have a hard time deciding between those; Mouth of the Architect, Sigur Ros, This Will Destroy You, Mogwai, Boris, and Stars of the Lid are frequent answers to "my favorite band," though.
If you want "less than mainstream but still known," Sigur Ros, Mogwai, This Will Destroy You, Funeral, The Church, or Officium Triste depending on the day and mood.
Somewhere in between that level of notoriety and the next one down is Mouth of the Architect.
If you want "pretty unheard of," Sunn O))), Boris, Stars of the Lid, Tenhi, and Labradford, see note above.
If you want "really underground," Thergothon (unless you ask funeral doom fans, they're generally unknown to my knowledge), Aedra, Buried at Sea, Indian Jewelry (by the way, I'm from and going to college in Houston, where these guys are from. yay!) and Black Shape of Nexus.
If you want "no one knows who this is," Bull of Heaven, Until Death Overtakes Me, Wiljen Wij, Chuter, and Atlanticore.
I have a hard time deciding between those; Mouth of the Architect, Sigur Ros, This Will Destroy You, Mogwai, Boris, and Stars of the Lid are frequent answers to "my favorite band," though.
Is Streetlight Manifest well known? Don't see many people who listen to it 'round my parts.
My favorite song:
My favorite song:
Cookie for mentioning Karnivool. Love that band.ScreamSlayer said:
As for the bands/artists I'm about to mention, I'm not entirely sure if any of them are mainstream, and I can't really be bothered with looking that up just now, so I'll just have to guess... so don't murder me and then eat my flesh if some of them are mainstream, please?
Here goes:
Karnivool (can't hurt to mention twice)
The Stranglers
Lykke Li
Lisa Miskovsky
Metric
Blackfield (one of Steven Wilson's side projects, I strongly recommend you check it out, and you should also check out Steven Wilson's solo album)
Antimatter (Anathema offshoot, basically, but I love 'em)
Anathema (no idea if they're popular nowadays or not)
Emiliana Torrini (I'll assume shes not very well known)
Fiona Apple
Indukti
Riverside
Michal Jelonek
KT Tunstall (I didn't know she existed until just recently, so I'll assume not "mainstream" once again)
Lunatic Soul
Ludovico Einaudi
The Smiths
Katie Melua (again, don't really know how popular she is, but I'll mention her just in case)
PJ Harvey
Fever Ray
Guano Apes
The Cardigans? Don't know if they're still popular or well-known tbh.
Considering I have music from over 150 artists, this is a fairly tiny list. Though there are far more relatively unknown artists in my list, I just don't like 'em enough to mention 'em here.
Oooooo ooooo my turn to play with the big kids
Haha anywhore, Periphery is my favorite band of all time, they're well known on metal forums and what not, but not really mainstream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOnq-zXXBw and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66nDE5D_CU
Haha anywhore, Periphery is my favorite band of all time, they're well known on metal forums and what not, but not really mainstream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOnq-zXXBw and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66nDE5D_CU
