The official "I need some good music" thread

Panfan · 10-26-2009, 04:06 PM

Usually I'm cool with listening to stuff I already have, but sometimes it gets to the point where you can only listen to Pinkerton again so many times. Plus I've been out of the musical loop for some time now, but since my desktop has a chance of being fixed, I'd like to celebrate it's return with some good stuff. This thread could also be used for others who need good new music as well.

Right now I've been in the mood for stuff of the following genres:
Post-Rock (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, etc.)
Sludge Metal (Boris, Sunn O))), Kylesa)
Post-Hardcore (At the Drive-In, Thrice, Thursday)
And of course the usual doses of psychedelic rock and noise rock (The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, etc.)

Also digging stuff like Boards of Canada as well.

Main priorities at the moment:
**** Buttons - Tarot Sport
Atlas Sound - Logos
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Mew - No More Stories
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
Brand New - Daisy
Girls - Album
The rest of Boris' discography (only have Pink)
whatever I don't have of Thrice yet
Between the Buried and Me's discography (prog. metal but I still want it)

Luigiman7 · 10-26-2009, 04:13 PM

Oh god, how I need more music. I need ALOT more music.

Alternative, Acid, Comedy and Electronic/Techno/Trance/Synth/whatever else fits in this category.

Bomby · 10-26-2009, 04:22 PM

I've been listening to almost nothing but Elliott Smith lately. However, what I'm really interested in finding is pre-Communist Revolution Chinese pop music, which I'm willing to bet none of you have...

...

Wow, that sounded pretentious.

No, I'd really like some good electronic music. Something along the lines of Daft Punk... but not Daft Punk themselves.

Vapor · 10-26-2009, 04:35 PM

Pandafan, You've heard God Is An Astronaut, rite? Also, Under Byen. Experimental Danish rock.

Panfan · 10-26-2009, 06:28 PM

I think I heard some God is an Astronaut on my big Sigur Ros kick a few months back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bombay

No, I'd really like some good electronic music. Something along the lines of Daft Punk... but not Daft Punk themselves.

As you're familiar with Pitchfork, I assume you've heard Justice and LCD Soundsystem by now (if not, Sound of Silver is the much better LCD album, his first is awful compared to it)? Possibly Hot Chip too but they're pretty hit and miss.

And I'm not into Hercules and Love Affair as much as I was, but at least get "Blind." It's one of the best dance pop songs of the decade.

Oh, and Black Moth Super Rainbow. I wouldn't consider them the same genre of electronic as Daft Punk, but they're amazing. A guy I know from the GameFAQs Alt. Board also makes some pretty awesome chiptune along the lines of Dan Deacon and BMSR. I'll send you some of his EPs if you're interested.

Luigiman, I'll get some stuff for you sometime tomorrow. Any specific bands?

Bomby · 10-26-2009, 06:41 PM

As much as I've seen LCD Soundsystem get praised on Pitchfork, I've never taken the steps to go listen to them. Will do, now.

Panfan · 10-26-2009, 08:24 PM

For me they were a bit of a grower. Especially LCD Soundsystem. Sound of Silver was a lot easier to get into but it still took a little bit of time.

Jenocide · 10-26-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by what a girly pdn

Right now I've been in the mood for stuff of the following genres:
Post-Rock (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, etc.)
Sludge Metal (Boris, Sunn O))), Kylesa)
Post-Hardcore (At the Drive-In, Thrice, Thursday)
And of course the usual doses of psychedelic rock and noise rock (The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, etc.)

I actually have quite a bit of post-rock I can recommend. I have a few albums from the three bands you listed, but I don't know what you already have, so this might be a waste of your time.

27 - Brighter Days
Caspian - The Four Trees
Gifts from Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind
Irepress - Samus Octology
Russian Circles - Enter
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms, Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
And anything from El Ten Eleven, Eluvium, Grails, and 65daysofstatic

Sludge Metal

Neurosis - Enemy of the Sun
North - What You Were
Soilent Green
Swallow the Sun
Also, I have to mention that I'm a big fan of Acid Bath.

Post-Hardcore

Sparta - Wiretap Scars

Again, sorry if this is a waste of your time.

Actually, if this is a waste of your time, maybe you could recommend something for me instead. Recently I've been listening to stuff like Beirut, but I like all sorts of music (metal, reggae, techno, indie, etc...)

I'm also interested in Brand New's album, Daisy. I like what I've heard so far, but I still haven't gotten it.

Panfan · 10-27-2009, 11:25 AM

^ Out of your post-rock bands the only ones I'm familiar with are Russian Circles, Talk Talk, A Silver Mt. Zion, and 65daysofstatic (and somewhat Eluvium) so it's not really a waste of my time.

As for stuff like Beirut, these are probably a waste of your time because they're so obvious, but...
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois, Michigan, and Seven Swans
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP
Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle and The Shepherd's Dog
Arcade Fire - Funeral (but I'm pretty sure most people have Funeral by now)

and Luigiman, I know you like Franz Ferdinand a lot, so...
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (maybe Intimacy if you want more)
The Killers - Hot Fuss and then all their singles afterwards. The rest isn't good enough to warrant buys.
The Strokes - Is This It and Room on Fire
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime EP
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

and you also like Lily Allen, so female pop singers that don't suck:
Feist - The Reminder and Let It Die
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
Florence and the Machine - Lungs
The Pipettes - We Are the Pipettes

Jenocide · 10-27-2009, 07:13 PM

Thanks! I'll look into those. Also, I'm glad I could help.

**Galefore** · 10-29-2009, 04:46 PM

@Jenocide: Beirut's main genre is goddamned crowded with artists. Some more obscure stuff would be maybe Espers and Phosphorescent, and as to stuff similar to Zack's constant fusion of world music with folk, look into Yeasayer's All Hour Cymbals if you haven't already.

@luigiman: I back Panfan's Bloc Party plug. Artists of their ilk may be up your ally. Maybe some Mystery Jets and stuff along those lines. You might also like Dance Punk - Start with Les Savy Fav's Let's Stay Friends or Death From Above 1979's You Are A Woman, I Am A Machine. They're both phenomenal.

Luigiman7 · 10-29-2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks guys. I've actually been meaning to listen to LCD Soundsystem for a while, i'll get right on that.

Quote:

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (maybe Intimacy if you want more)
The Killers - Hot Fuss and then all their singles afterwards. The rest isn't good enough to warrant buys.
The Strokes - Is This It and Room on Fire
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime EP
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Quote:

I back Panfan's Bloc Party plug. Artists of their ilk may be up your ally. Maybe some Mystery Jets and stuff along those lines. You might also like Dance Punk - Start with Les Savy Fav's Let's Stay Friends or Death From Above 1979's You Are A Woman, I Am A Machine. They're both phenomenal.

Quote:

and you also like Lily Allen, so female pop singers that don't suck:
Feist - The Reminder and Let It Die
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
Florence and the Machine - Lungs
The Pipettes - We Are the Pipettes

lol she doesnt suck thaaat much ok maybe she does as a person but

Thanks guys. :3 Feist is awesome.

Panfan · 10-29-2009, 06:18 PM

i actually consider lily allen a pop singer that doesn't suck, or at least one who isn't that bad, so i was recommending other female artists who don't suck. Robyn and Annie are also very highly praised but I'm not as into them as other hipsters are. They're ok though.

and how did i forget dfa1979

And also for Jenocide 4AD records' charity album Dark Was the Night is fantastic and has many bands and singers of the genre like Beirut, with many of my recommendations.

Vapor · 11-07-2009, 12:01 PM

...I have nothing more to contribute to you guys D:

BUT I would definitely like a guide to decent Shoegaze, Chiptune, Ambient and Trance if somebody will be a noble soul.

EDIT: Scratch, that, everyone. LUIGIMAN, If you need Comedy, I recommend Patton Oswalt, Mitch Hedberg and Brian Posehn. (Brian is really dirty, though.) Also, check out The Comedians of Comedy in general.

Panfan · 11-07-2009, 12:12 PM

Essential shoegaze/dream pop/shoegaze-esque:
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless and Isn't Anything
Slowdive - Souvlaki
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation, Goo, and Dirty
Cocteau Twins - Treasure and Heaven or Las Vegas

More modern shoegaze/dream pop:
M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
A Place to Bury Strangers - A Place to Bury Strangers
Mew - Frengers
The Horrors - Primary Colours
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Vapor · 11-07-2009, 03:57 PM

thenks. I have Saturdays = Youth and it's amazing.

00TJ · 11-11-2009, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xX~Luigi_Man~Xx

Oh god, how I need more music. I need ALOT more music.

Alternative, Acid, Comedy and Electronic/Techno/Trance/Synth/whatever else fits in this category.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic

I've been listening to this album alot lately (I have the hard physical copy), and it's great, give it a listen.

I'm looking for some more music aswell.

I need some new hip-hop, dunno if any of you can help, but let's see.

I've been listening to alot of :

DJ Polo and Kool G Rap
Scarface
Skyzoo
Damian Marley
Meth and Red (Redman and Method Man, solo and both Blackouts)
H.A.W.K.
Common

need some people along the lines of them.

Panfan · 11-12-2009, 12:34 PM

^
Talib Kweli - Quality
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides and The Ecstatic
Black Star -Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday, MM... Food and Vaudeville Villain (under Viktor Vaughn)
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Quasimoto - The Unseen
Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing

Zharen · 11-13-2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bombay

No, I'd really like some good electronic music. Something along the lines of Daft Punk... but not Daft Punk themselves.

Click to view video.

And while I would never recommend seeing Deadmau5 at a show, some of his productions are rather good, hence why I included Ghosts n Stuff on there, in case people haven't heard that one yet.

EDIT: One more. Track is like Daft Punk meets Justice. Genre: Nu disco

Click to view video.

Bomby · 11-13-2009, 08:43 PM

Not that anyone asked for it, but I'm going list off awesome Shibuya-kei artists. Shibuya-kei is basically Japanese French music, ie, it's made in Japan but strongly influenced by Serge Gainsbourg. Yes, Serge Gainsbourg is so awesome that there's an entire genre influenced by him. I really hope at least someone listens to some of it:

Pizzicato Five (This Year's Girl, Happy End of the World, Playboy & Playgirl)
Puffy AmiYumi (Anything they've done since Jet CD is pop music heaven)
Fantastic Plastic Machine (Self-titled album, Luxury)
Buffalo Daughter (Self-titled album)
Cornelius (Fantasma, Point)

Cibo Matto are often lumped in with Shibuya-kei... though I really consider Cibo Matto to be an American act, they do definitely share a similarity in sound.

10-26-2009, 04:06 PM	#1
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	The official "I need some good music" thread Usually I'm cool with listening to stuff I already have, but sometimes it gets to the point where you can only listen to Pinkerton again so many times. Plus I've been out of the musical loop for some time now, but since my desktop has a chance of being fixed, I'd like to celebrate it's return with some good stuff. This thread could also be used for others who need good new music as well. Right now I've been in the mood for stuff of the following genres: Post-Rock (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, etc.) Sludge Metal (Boris, Sunn O))), Kylesa) Post-Hardcore (At the Drive-In, Thrice, Thursday) And of course the usual doses of psychedelic rock and noise rock (The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, etc.) Also digging stuff like Boards of Canada as well. Main priorities at the moment: **** Buttons - Tarot Sport Atlas Sound - Logos The Flaming Lips - Embryonic Mew - No More Stories Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs Brand New - Daisy Girls - Album The rest of Boris' discography (only have Pink) whatever I don't have of Thrice yet Between the Buried and Me's discography (prog. metal but I still want it)

10-26-2009, 04:13 PM	#2
Luigiman7 ヽ(◔ ◡ ◔)ノ.･ﾟ*｡･+☆ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ~)´◡｀(~ Gender: Posts: 17,605 Thanks: 1,134 Thanked 1,012 Times in 713 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Oh god, how I need more music. I need ALOT more music. Alternative, Acid, Comedy and Electronic/Techno/Trance/Synth/whatever else fits in this category. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？ Last edited by Luigiman7; 10-26-2009 at 04:26 PM.

11-07-2009, 12:01 PM	#14
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	...I have nothing more to contribute to you guys D: BUT I would definitely like a guide to decent Shoegaze, Chiptune, Ambient and Trance if somebody will be a noble soul. EDIT: Scratch, that, everyone. LUIGIMAN, If you need Comedy, I recommend Patton Oswalt, Mitch Hedberg and Brian Posehn. (Brian is really dirty, though.) Also, check out The Comedians of Comedy in general. Last edited by Vapor; 11-07-2009 at 12:07 PM.

10-26-2009, 04:22 PM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	I've been listening to almost nothing but Elliott Smith lately. However, what I'm really interested in finding is pre-Communist Revolution Chinese pop music, which I'm willing to bet none of you have... ... Wow, that sounded pretentious. No, I'd really like some good electronic music. Something along the lines of Daft Punk... but not Daft Punk themselves.

10-26-2009, 04:35 PM	#4
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	Pandafan, You've heard God Is An Astronaut, rite? Also, Under Byen. Experimental Danish rock.

10-26-2009, 06:41 PM	#6
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	As much as I've seen LCD Soundsystem get praised on Pitchfork, I've never taken the steps to go listen to them. Will do, now.

10-26-2009, 08:24 PM	#7
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	For me they were a bit of a grower. Especially LCD Soundsystem. Sound of Silver was a lot easier to get into but it still took a little bit of time.

10-27-2009, 11:25 AM	#9
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	^ Out of your post-rock bands the only ones I'm familiar with are Russian Circles, Talk Talk, A Silver Mt. Zion, and 65daysofstatic (and somewhat Eluvium) so it's not really a waste of my time. As for stuff like Beirut, these are probably a waste of your time because they're so obvious, but... Sufjan Stevens - Illinois, Michigan, and Seven Swans Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle and The Shepherd's Dog Arcade Fire - Funeral (but I'm pretty sure most people have Funeral by now) and Luigiman, I know you like Franz Ferdinand a lot, so... Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (maybe Intimacy if you want more) The Killers - Hot Fuss and then all their singles afterwards. The rest isn't good enough to warrant buys. The Strokes - Is This It and Room on Fire Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime EP Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not and you also like Lily Allen, so female pop singers that don't suck: Feist - The Reminder and Let It Die Bat for Lashes - Two Suns Florence and the Machine - Lungs The Pipettes - We Are the Pipettes

10-27-2009, 07:13 PM	#10
Jenocide Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the glovebox. Gender: Posts: 635 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 21	Thanks! I'll look into those. Also, I'm glad I could help.

10-29-2009, 04:46 PM	#11
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	@Jenocide: Beirut's main genre is goddamned crowded with artists. Some more obscure stuff would be maybe Espers and Phosphorescent, and as to stuff similar to Zack's constant fusion of world music with folk, look into Yeasayer's All Hour Cymbals if you haven't already. @luigiman: I back Panfan's Bloc Party plug. Artists of their ilk may be up your ally. Maybe some Mystery Jets and stuff along those lines. You might also like Dance Punk - Start with Les Savy Fav's Let's Stay Friends or Death From Above 1979's You Are A Woman, I Am A Machine. They're both phenomenal.

10-29-2009, 06:18 PM	#13
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	i actually consider lily allen a pop singer that doesn't suck, or at least one who isn't that bad, so i was recommending other female artists who don't suck. Robyn and Annie are also very highly praised but I'm not as into them as other hipsters are. They're ok though. and how did i forget dfa1979 And also for Jenocide 4AD records' charity album Dark Was the Night is fantastic and has many bands and singers of the genre like Beirut, with many of my recommendations.

11-07-2009, 12:12 PM	#15
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Essential shoegaze/dream pop/shoegaze-esque: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless and Isn't Anything Slowdive - Souvlaki The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy Galaxie 500 - On Fire Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation, Goo, and Dirty Cocteau Twins - Treasure and Heaven or Las Vegas More modern shoegaze/dream pop: M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts A Place to Bury Strangers - A Place to Bury Strangers Mew - Frengers The Horrors - Primary Colours The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

11-07-2009, 03:57 PM	#16
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	thenks. I have Saturdays = Youth and it's amazing.

11-12-2009, 12:34 PM	#18
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,250 Times in 1,338 Posts Blog Entries: 15	^ Talib Kweli - Quality Mos Def - Black on Both Sides and The Ecstatic Black Star -Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star MF Doom - Operation Doomsday, MM... Food and Vaudeville Villain (under Viktor Vaughn) Madvillain - Madvillainy Quasimoto - The Unseen Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing

11-13-2009, 08:43 PM	#20
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Not that anyone asked for it, but I'm going list off awesome Shibuya-kei artists. Shibuya-kei is basically Japanese French music, ie, it's made in Japan but strongly influenced by Serge Gainsbourg. Yes, Serge Gainsbourg is so awesome that there's an entire genre influenced by him. I really hope at least someone listens to some of it: Pizzicato Five (This Year's Girl, Happy End of the World, Playboy & Playgirl) Puffy AmiYumi (Anything they've done since Jet CD is pop music heaven) Fantastic Plastic Machine (Self-titled album, Luxury) Buffalo Daughter (Self-titled album) Cornelius (Fantasma, Point) Cibo Matto are often lumped in with Shibuya-kei... though I really consider Cibo Matto to be an American act, they do definitely share a similarity in sound.