Joseph Arthur definatly is one of my favorites as well.

-Sparta-
-Travis-
-Liars-
-French Kicks-


Of older bands
-The Kinks-
-The Beach Boys (After 1965)-
-Mission Of Burma-
-Sugar-

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Originally posted by SeamusStimpsonAndHisMagicalMelodyMachine:

-The Beach Boys (After 1965)-

The Beach Boys are underrated?

Seriously? Are you positive you know what "underrated" means?

My favorite band of the moment is Tilly and the Wall. They are on Conor Oberst's record label Team-Love. They were on Letterman the other night, but outside of my group of friends, I haven't really heard too much about them. They do some interesting work and employ a tap dancer instead of a traditional drum kit. I'm going to see them again tomorrow night, but I have seen them twice before and they are phenomenal live. If you can, check them out. Their new album, released earlier this year, is called "Bottoms of Barrels", and their first album (which was when I fell in love with them) is called "Wild Like Children". Both albums are great.

Right now I'm also really into Rachael Sage, Rachael Yamagata, Soul Miner's Daughter (now defunct), Antony and the Johnsons, The Boy Least Likely To, and Lily Allen. All of these artists deserve more recognition than they have been getting.

ok this topic - I RESURRECT THEE.

the now defunct nickel creek anybody? sure, they have a decent fan base, and maybe chris thile is a little on the pretentious side and wants that critical acclaim a little too much, but am i the only one who thinks they deserve some? it just seems like people don't consider them cool enough to even mention. i searched the forums and got a whopping one response. maybe there's something i'm missing, but i really like them and thought i'd see what you guys think.

edit: whoa, apparently "now defunct" was used in the previous post. subliminal action!

The Jesus Lizard, Brainiac, and Shellac... Touch & Go bands from the 90's essentially... I think they need a renaissance.

I do have to Chris Thile props, man can that guy play Mandolin. I saw them in concert and he played some ridiculous classical piece as an encore.

I think Ponytail right now are pretty underrated. People talk about how horrendous the singer is vocally (and physically at times), but M.I.A. can't sing, the girl from Deerhoof can't sing, Kim Gordon can't sing, so what's the big deal?

On that note, Deerhoof are underrated as well.

Just a few that I don't think get the credit they deserve:

The Avett Brothers - A bluegrass/pop/folk outfit that have the best live show around. Balance their stompin' country rambles with beautiful folk-love songs.

Morphine - The best use of jazz in rock music (take that Karate). Absolutely drenched in dark sex with a deep Nationalesque baritone, sax riffs dart in and out with a riflemans precision. Shame Mark Sandman died so young...

Silver Jews - Mix humor with music better than anyone. Dave Berman is one of the best songwriters out there. "American Water" and "Bright Flight" are modern masterpieces, and the rest of the catalog is very good as well.

Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Though definitely not for everybody, I love their combination of country and roots rock with southern gothic themes. A very talented band of musicians and the harmonies between Slim and Munly can even be beautiful at times (though surely accidentally).

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Originally posted by DrAwesome:
Morphine - The best use of jazz in rock music (take that Karate). Absolutely drenched in dark sex with a deep Nationalesque baritone, sax riffs dart in and out with a riflemans precision. Shame Mark Sandman died so young...

Man I love Morphine.

I think the Melvins will never get the appreciation they deserve. I can't believe people haven't come to idolize the Melvins at this point. They're monsters of Metal, the Sabbath (with Ozzy) of the past 25 years... When will they get their love?

Constantines... Why do the Canadian bands that are pissed off not get as much attention as the supposedly "damaged" and emotive ones? Not fair, not one bit.

Hot Snakes - They should've gotten enough recognition so as not to let them break up. Best punk band of the Aughties? Easily.

I also think the Cocteau Twins don't really get the recognition they deserved.

The Clientele i think are also quite underrated, they (to my way of thinking) are the torch-bearers for atmospheric indie-pop (to hell with Deerhunter... I don't mean that).

The Sea and Cake are really underrated. Their sound is original, and Sam Prekop's voice is beautiful.