# Good new music thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643 "2007-01-04T04:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/1 "2007-01-04T04:10:56Z")
I recently found a couple of good ones I wanted to mention, so I thought I’d start this thread and if anyone else has some they want to share they can, as well. **Joe Bonamassa** - apparently he’s been around for a few years, but I haven’t ever seen him mentioned here. Hes a blues guitarist and is pretty good, in my opinion. His style is a bit lighter (a little more upbeat?) than the stereotypical blues that most people think of, but its got some good feeling. Out of the two albums of his I’ve heard (names escape me, sorry), I thought his 2001 album was good, but his 2006 album is really good. I hope he keeps improving. His myspace has some sample songs: > **[Featured Content on Myspace](https://myspace.com/discover/featured)** > > Featured Content on Myspace **Gill Landry** - some of his songs have been coming up on my streaming radio, and I’m having a hard time finding out anything much about him since they’re from his first album which isn’t out yet. I think its due out in February. His myspace says that he has been busking on the streets New Orleans for years and this album “The Ballad of Lawless Soirez” is his first recording. I would describe his music, what I’ve heard of it, as moody, dark, and twangy. His myspace also has some of his songs: > **[Featured Content on Myspace](https://myspace.com/discover/featured)** > > Featured Content on Myspace Anyone else? Jump right in! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/2 "2007-01-13T04:35:53Z")
Still no responses, huh? [Go to my blog](http://www.geocities.com/mulderscreek/blog/neoxblog.html) and find the entry for January 2nd (part two). Most of those bands are both new _and_ good…others like Greg Dulli, Poster Children, Black Lab and Placebo are merely good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![e-bow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@e-bow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e-bow)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/3 "2007-01-13T07:27:57Z")
[Lil’ Weezyana. Free Mixtape](http://youngmoneyent.com/ymaudio/) Kleerup and Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (Fantastic heartbroken Euro synth-pop) Ciara - Promise (What the Prince comeback should have been) ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/4 "2007-01-13T15:41:07Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] Still no responses, huh? [Go to my blog](http://www.geocities.com/mulderscreek/blog/neoxblog.html) and find the entry for January 2nd (part two). Most of those bands are both new _and_ good…others like Greg Dulli, Poster Children, Black Lab and Placebo are merely good 🙂 [/QUOTE] I suppose I should have given this thread a more dramatic title. “Music so good your ears fell off” or “New music that makes you shake your butt”. Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/5 "2007-01-13T15:47:14Z")
[QUOTE=e-bow] [Lil’ Weezyana. Free Mixtape](http://youngmoneyent.com/ymaudio/) Kleerup and Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (Fantastic heartbroken Euro synth-pop) Ciara - Promise (What the Prince comeback should have been) [/QUOTE] Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/6 "2007-01-13T19:01:44Z")
**The Islands** _Return to the Sea_ is a really good album. Its very light & upbeat indie pop, uses a lot of different instruments effectively not gratuitously. The album doesnt take off until the second half so stick with it, it’s one of my favorite albums of recent days. **Portastatic** _Bright Ideas_ came out in '05 so I dunno if that’s new enough for you, but its also really good. They have one that came out last year that didn’t wow me as much but was solid. **Califone** _Roots & Crowns_ is fantastic. Their sound is a little odd for some people, kind of minimal droney twangy indie, but I’ve always liked it. I just didn’t think they had reached their potential on previous albums. This album finally did it, and the results are fantastic. Easily my favorite album of the last 12 months. **The Paper Chase** wrote my favorite song of the last 12 months with _We Know Where You Sleep_. They have a creepy math rock sound, like an evil version of modest mouse. The album _Now You Are One of Us_ is fairly solid as well. Theres a lot of miscellaneous songs I’ve enjoyed (I think these are new, apologies if not), here they are in no particular order: Asobi Seksu - Thursday Benjy Ferree - In the Countryside Breaks Coop - Last Night Calexico - Panic Open String Down Home Southernaires - I Love You Both Falcon - The La-Z-Boy 500 Freeform Five - Electromagnetic Heartless Bastards - Into the Open MC Chris - PW/OM The Panda Band - Eyelashes ---
**Author:** ![TristramAiblins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@TristramAiblins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TristramAiblins)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/7 "2007-01-13T19:16:23Z")
**The Village Green** - I heard about them from this board, and have actually gone to a concert of them. A good new age classic rock band. [Myspace](http://www.myspace.com/villagegreen) **Math and Physics Club** - Heard about these guys just a few days ago. Remind me of a soft rock version of Belle & Sebastian. [Myspace](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=38550774) Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/8 "2007-01-13T21:41:09Z")
[QUOTE=HoboStew] **Califone** _Roots & Crowns_ is fantastic. Their sound is a little odd for some people, kind of minimal droney twangy indie, but I’ve always liked it. I just didn’t think they had reached their potential on previous albums. This album finally did it, and the results are fantastic. Easily my favorite album of the last 12 months. [/QUOTE] Great record, and really the first post-Red Red Meat thing that he’s done that I’ve really dug. He was namehecking stuff like Pyschic TV as an inspiration for this record, and it shows. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-music-thread/386643/9 "2007-01-13T21:42:48Z")
I’m currently really digging the debut record by [The Brothers Martin](http://myspace.com/brosmartin) - two of the most underrated yet consistently great songwriters around, Jason Martin (of Starflyer 59) and Ronnie Martin (of Joy Electric), team up to combine their talents and make a _hot_ record.