OT: What are you listening to?

I am one who subscribes to the theory that, sadly, rock is basically dead, at least to millenials and teens.  Aside from a couple of okay indy bands not much has come out in the last 5 or 6 years that has really caught my ear. 

One exception I've found is Highly Suspect - a Cape Cod band by way of Brooklyn.  Their current album, The Boy Who Died Wolf, reminds me of alot of the harder edged guitar based rock I grew up with in the 80s and 90s.  I'd recommend checking it out if you haven't heard them.

Marillion  Clutching at straws. They had a huge hit with the song Kaylie. Britsh band that credits Grand Rapids with really giving them there big push here in the states.

UFO  Lights out.  Rock album and another band that should have had more success.

Been digging on Blackstone Cherry and Reckless Kelly lately, with Cross Canadian Ragweed always on the playlist.

Basically, it's updated Southern Rock.  Blackstone Cherry is heavier while Reckless Kelly and Cross Canadian Ragweed have a stronger country flavor.

This new band I found.

Local Natives: Sunlit Youth

STRFKR: Being No One, Going Nowhere

Empire of the Sun: Two Vines

Great Good Fine Ok: III

Kishi Bashi: Sonderlust

Saint Motel: Saintmotelevision

Roosevelt: Roosevelt

All of this is considered indie pop, I think. I'm not good at identifying genres, but the music is wonderful.

I've been a fan of Portishead since forever. I bought Dummy in college the same week that it was released (1994) and have been a fan ever since. The Roseland NYC Live album is absurdly good.

Really enjoying the new Kendrick albums as well.

Can't stand Glass Animals tho - way too saccharin for me. 

Sonny Clark: Blues in the Night

I've been re-listening to the new Project/Object release of the Zappa/Mother's album "Uncle Meat", called "Meat Light".  Many remixes/remasters don't seem to be all that different from the versions that came before them, but the Rykodisc masters of Uncle Meat must have been pretty bad.  Hearing this latest version is making me reevalute Uncle Meat's place in the Zappa hierarchy.  It's amazing.  

I ordered the Project/Object treatment of "Cruising with Rueben and the Jets", called "Greasy Love Songs".  It should be waiting for me when I get home today.  I'm pretty excited to put that one on too and see what they did to it.

Opeth

EDM is the best music on Earth. Above and Beyond are the greatest DJs on Earth. They have their weekly podcast radio show called Group Therapy and play music from some of the best DJs around the world, along with some of their own tracks. They're due for another solo album, I think. That said , they recently had their second acoustic album, which I'm not really into. I'm hoping by the end of the year, they will have announced another album that isn't acoustic tracks.

Every Time I Die discography on shuffle

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Alternating between:

Volbeat: A Danish heavy metal-ish band. 

Lord Huron: An Indie band (with Michigan roots), who are FINALLY getting radio time due to one of their songs appearing on Netflix 13 Reasons Why. 

The Head and the Heart: Another awesome Indie rock band that's been getting more radio time, but I like their older stuff more than their current radio hits. 

Justice - Woman

Mark Barrott - Sketches from an Island 2

Carpenter Brut - Trilogy

Townes Van Zandt -- when I can.

Lisa Loeb Nursery Rhymes (a million times a day)

Bach. The only music anyone needs!

I bought a few tunes off of Todd Rundgren's new album - White Knight.  He's a bit hit or miss these days with his new stuff.  I saw Todd last summer and really enjoyed the show.  Exceeded expectations, because sometimes you never know what you'll get with older performers.  Did not expect him to play his homage to Jimi Hendrix "#1 Lowest Denominator". If you were a teenage in the 70s, you heard Todd's music a lot.

A mix of old and new:

Goin' out of my head - Little Anthony and the Imperials

S.O.B - Daniel Ratliff

The Wanton Song - Led Zeppelin

Grinder - Gary Clark, Jr.  (he does electric blues quite well)

Feels like summer - Weezer

Set me free - The Heavy

Some old Yes (Fragile), some tunes from the Guardians of the Galaxy (first one) soundtrack and some ulitimate stoner hippy music from the 70s by Caravan (from Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night)

I'm at a strange age where I still like to listen to music (maybe that never stops) but have limited interest in the current "scene".  

I've been listening to A LOT of Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, Old 97's, Ryan Adams, Avett Brothers, Lucero, Drive-By Truckers and American Aquarium.....with some Johnny Cash sprinkled in for good measure.

The Goo Goo Dolls. #SorryNotSorry

DEATH

METAL

The old-school stuff! Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Incantation, Monstrosity ect. It's the perfect thing to wake up to and get ready to attack the day. CRANK IT!

Plus, "Outta My Head," by The Dream Syndicate in advance of the September release of the first new album in almost 30 years by Steve Wynn’s reorganized and re-formed band (LINK to The Dream Syndicate’s “Outta My Head”), Josh Ritter’s “Homecoming” as a reminder of the final episode from the second season of “Billions” and Chuck Berry’s “Big Boys” as a reminder of how great he was.