OT: Most underrated/unknown or favorite new album?
Being the offseason, I know board material is a little lacking and there isn't always a lot to talk about. I love listenening to some of the old favorites, but at some point everyone wants something new. I honeslty can't say I know a ton of new artists, but I am open to pretty much any genre. Any help finding some new artists/songs/albums to check out from my MGoBrethren? Any albums you feel are underrated or some unkowns you feel other people should check out? And my personal "Most Underrated" albums go to
Saigon-'The Greatest Story Never Told'
Sean Price-'Jesus Price Superstar'
Common-'Like Water for Chocolate'
AZ-'Doe or Die'
Thrice-'The Illusion of Safety'
Minus the Bear-"Menos El Oso'
And my favorite unknown is Elzhi-"Elmatic". A remake of Nas 'Illmatic' from Detroit's best rapper.
I dont have any current favorites, so help an MGoBrother out.
LOVE me some Black Keys. Auerbach is that dude!
I'm a Coheed and Cambria fanboy, so I'll throw their 2 newest albums in the ring:
Afterman:Ascension
Afterman: Descension
They offer great variety within each album, but still have flairs of that traditional Coheed sound.
Coheed 4eva. The Afterman albums are damned good music.
I have fairly eclectic music tastes, but I trend more towards indie-rock. Some of my current favorites are:
- Broken Bells: Broken Bells
- Sufjan Stevens: Illinois and Michigan are both great albums
- Dale Earnhard Jr. Jr.'s new album It's a Corporate World is worth a definitely listen.
- Alt-J: An Awesome Wave
Favorite albums of all time for me is a tie between
- Sgt. Peppers by the Beatles. Not to bold of a choice, but a great/revolutionary album
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye. Kanye might be a douche, but he can make really really good music.
I know a few of their songs. I'm a huge fan of Rivers and Roads and Down in the Valley, but I haven't listened to the full album yet. I really have to get around to that.
The whole album is solid. Rivers and Roads probably is the best track.
Also I forgot to add it to my list of favorites, but you should definitely listen to Frightened Rabbit's Midnight Organ Fight if you like indie-folk like the Head and the Heart.
Check out:
The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Helvetia - Gladness (Is in the Heart)
The Sea and Cake - Weekend
And for those "dream pop" fans, check out
Beach House - Teen Dream
Are you me? I think you might be me. Good to know my alter ego's mgoaccount is loaded in karma.
I second the Alt-J rec.
Also, quite a few tracks off of AVAN LAVA - Flex Fantasy. Funky as shit.
Also one more I should add is Listener. He does spoken word folk music, which sound weird, but it's phenomenal. Definitely worth a listen. Check out Wooden Heart and Building Better Bridges.
Loved the stuff you steered me to before.
Some groups I've been to a lot recently (which isn't new for others)
- Blue Scholars - North By Northwest
- Atmosphere - Yesterday
- Jurrasic 5 - A Day at the Races
- Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks
...from beginning to end. Agreed on Kanye, douche...but makes great music.
It'll be interesting to see what his next album is like in a couple of weeks. Coming out alongside J. Cole's - Born Sinner.
I'm really excited for Yeezus. Did you see his performance on SNL?
Crazy direction, but not bad...I'll wait for the entire album though. That's the best part about MBDTF, it flows so well together that songs don't truly standout over each other.
Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D City was the same way...
Joe Budden and Royce mixtapes. So Mood Muzik 3 and The Bar Exam 3.
Big fan of Royce. I like Bar Exam 1 out of the Bar Exam mixtapes.
I was going to put for underrated:
Royce da 5'9 - Death is Certain
Hootie & the Blowfish - Looking for Lucky
Also, Elmatic is damn good, I'd check it out if you're a fan of Royce. Elzhi, also from Detroit, does a lot of work with him. Every time they've worked together it's been on point.
Elmatic is amazing. One of my favorite mixtapes by far. Slum Village has an album coming out on the 25th.
The Appleseed Cast's new album "Illumination Ritual" is amazing.
Edit: Also, "Hurry up, we're dreaming" by M83 may be my favorite album released in the last 5 years.
I wouldn't say they're underrated, but CHON is a purely instrumental group that is finally releasing a full album. After years of fans having to live off of their home-produced EP that they put on youtube, the new material sounds just as good as the old stuff. You may like this band if you enjoy:
Fall of Troy
Animals as Leaders
Favorite Album - A Night at the Opera by Queen.
*Saruman the White
Joey Bada$$ - 1999
defiantly underrated. Heard his album last year;in fact,16 year old when he made it,too.
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i love these threads, i just spend hours on youtube afterwards
I'm a big fan of Silence Yourself by Savages. I know it has been hyped a lot, but I think in this case the hype is well deserved. If you like great post-punk pick it up.
New:
Savages - Silence Yourself
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Kendrick Lamarr - m.A.A.d. city
Excited for new Black Sabbath album - 13
Good stuff-
Led Zeppelin - House of the Holy
RadioHead - OK Computer
The National - High Violet
ALL TIME BEST - http://youtu.be/euS0IRl3qAQ
I've heard/read good things about BRMC, I'm definitely going to have to give them a listen...Any tips or preferences on where to start?
Whiskeytown is great, there are a ton of great Ryan Adams albums as well.
Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Bieber, Macklemore and Psy
Alkaline Trio and The Used are good alternative rock/punk bands