can not really go with specific artists over the last 15 years because of the hit and miss nature i find with most artists output over this time period but i can name recordings that i love:
ben harper: fight for your mind
north mississippi allstars: shake hands with shorty
lucinda williams: car wheels on a gravel road
susan tudeschi: just won't burn
bryan ferry: frantic
los super seven: i heard it on the x
the waifs: up all night |
Basic Channel(93), Sleater-Kinney(94), Cat Power(94-ish), Boards Of Canada(96) & Phosphorescent(00) are a few to come to mind. There are tons of bands mentioned above that were formed WAY more than 15 years ago. Radiohead formed in 89, NIN in 89, Massive Attack in 87, Guided By Voices in uh uhm...85, etc. |
WILCO, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jeff Buckley,Spoon,Soundgarden |
Riuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Robert Wyatt |
One band that I would add is:
Eels
Overall, I'd agree that this is a pretty sad list of pop and rock groups. Many of the choices that seem most popular - Wilco, White Stripes, Radiohead (as well as my addition Eels) are hardly new, upcoming bands.
I'd guess (or at least hope) that a lot of the more creative stuff being done today is in the hip-hop and hybrid hip hop genres that don't seem to appeal to this crowd. The band Flobots is one of the few hip-hop/rock hybrids that I find interesting. Their song "Handlebars" is the best angry political statement I've heard in years.
Marty |
Rebelution from Santa Barbara these guys really groove. |
I vote for the last 15 years being a barren waste land as far as popular music. Since the Seattle grunge scene, it's really been derivative. When the best thing I can think of in the last 15 yrs are Dixie Chicks, Nora Jones, Teirney Sutton, Diana Krall and Green Day (I think they've actaully been around longer than that), it makes you pine for the music salad days of the 70's. Who knew they would be so well thought of??? |
For "newest and up and coming," try Two Cow Garage, out of Columbus Ohio. Pretty recently formed, on their third disc, and among the best working bands in America.
John |
Radiohead (survived Britpop).
Red Hot Chili Peppers (seem to get better and better with each album).
The Flaming Lips.
U2 (no better group live, night to night).
Steve Earle (sets the standard for Americana).
Calexico (perfect for that LA to Vegas midnight run).
Coldplay (set the standard for British Indie movement).
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Mybe not "the greatest", but try out the Norwegian world-music artist Øystein Sevåg. Beautiful, relaxed music, great sound, kind of modern classic. The album "Visual" with the Finish guitarplayer Lakki Patey is my favorite.
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Bongofury:
If you like Earle, and haven't already, try Hayes Carll, "Trouble in Mind." Like the earlier Earle, maybe better.
John |
Bongofury,
You are talking mostly mainstay classics that should be in everyone's collection - I completely agree with your selection - however these are not the "newest up and coming artists..." |
Ben Harper, Wilco, Porcupine Tree and Keb Mo. |
Radiohead
Coldplay
Bjork
Sigur Ros
Zero 7
Air
Damien Rice
Joanna Newsom
I'm glad to see people list some of my favorites. Good to see more progressive listings. :) |
Bjork is the most solid one on my list. She has created so many new environments, is so innovative, and the results are just so beautiful, I think she's up there in the pantheon.
Babyshambles/libertines - I think that guy is really tapping in, he's created some new spaces, he has a way with great lyrics and some new sounds, so he's in.
Moby did some nice electronic stuff, is he there though?
Any thoughts on Interpol? I love their music, I think they can do coldplay better than coldplay( on "pace is the trick"), their 3 records are solid, solid, solid. I don't know if they are too derivative of bauhaus, etc, so i'm on the fence about including them. I have similar concerns about the strokes, three addictive albums, but did they do anything new? |
Bjork is wonderful. I haven't really listened to her last album. I've started it a few times, but I haven't been able to "get my head around it"....yet.
I like Moby too. "Play" was worth the hype.
Here's a few other recommendations:
"Outrospective" & "To All New Arrivals" by Faithless
"Third" by Portishead
"Seventh Tree" by Goldfrapp
"New Amerykah" by Erykah Badu
"The Seldom Seen Kid" by Elbow
"Fleet Foxes" by Fleet Foxes |
I would add Tori Amos and I am sure there are others but she comes to mind first. Marc |
Fytunes, I prefer Portishead's Dummy to Thirds, I think it is a classic but glad they made thirds and did not try to duplicate their old sound.
btw what is your favorite Bjork?
How would you describe Fleet Foxes?
thanks... |
Shadorne
Here are some of the better "new" bands I like:
Manu Chao: Latin Punk with Reggae shadings: best live band = to the Clash on his best nights--blew Radiohead off the stage last Friday in SF
Lucinda Williams: nobody does "blue" better than her
Gotan Project: hypnotic mix of electronica and tango from Argentina
Paul Kelly: one of the best singer songwriters out of OZ
Hot Chip: best merging of UK electronica and Prince style funk
Jesus Alemany: best Afro-Cuban jazz
The Raveonettes: Buddy Holly meets Jesus and Mary Chain filtered with Danish cool
Los Lobos: world class musicians who play like they have been together four decades--which they have
Sigur Ros: dream like soundstages that reflect their Icelandic roots
Anthony & the Johnsons: a voice so fragile and emotive
Keren Ann: French torch singer who sounds like a smoke and beer in some distant cafe in Paris
Los Abandoned: multi-cultural punkers who recall X
Tokyo Police Club: one of the best emerging bands from Montreal
Rodrigo & Gabriela: Mexican buskers exiled in Ireland--acoustic like you have never heard it
Cold War Kids: best band out of Orange County--literate in style to Dylan and Waits |
There are so many. Hope I don't miss the key ones
Radiohead
The white stripes
Spoon
The Black keys
Ryan adams
Conor Oberst (Bright eyes)
Wilco
The flaming lips
The future sound of London (93+)
Goldfrapp
Basic Channel
Boards of Canada
Air
Death cab for cutie
Did I say The Black Keys? ;-)
Pole (Arty dub)
Deepchord( Dub made simple)
Massive attack
Bjork
Cat Power
Amon Tobin- there is nothing else like him
Tory Amos
Autechre- There is nothing else like them
Biosphere
Coldplay
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Medeski Martin and wood
Bill Frisell (could be more than 15 years)
The Raconteurs
Norah Jones
Stereolab ( unique)
Little Wayne
The Roots
Low
Dixie Chicks
Ladytron
Kings of Leon (highly underrated)
Beck
Sigur raus
Belle and Sabastian
The Kills
Tom Waits
M.I.A
K&D
Daft Punk
The Chemical brothers
Aphex twin ( could be more than 15 years)
mum
Elliot Smith |
These aren't in my top 15 necessarily but with a quick scan they didn't catch my eye:
Alexi Murdoch
Anjelique Kidjo
Carolyn Wonderland
Brett Dennen
Teddy Thompson
Radney Foster
Gomez
KT Tunstall
James Hunter
Ozomotli
Nickel Creek
Jakob Dylan
Ryan Adams
Kasey Chambers
Gabriel Y Rodriquez
I'm sure a few are previously mentioned but just to expand the list. |
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radiohead, the white stripes. |
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Zakk Wylde
Shadows Fall
Doro Pesch |
Even though his catalogue is very short I have to say my personal favorite is Jeff Buckley (just makes it with 'Grace' in 1994). Wish he was still around!
Radiohead
Ryan Adams
Wilco
Ben Harper
Jack Johnson
Shins
Death Cab
Nickel Creek/Chris Thile
Neko Case |
