# Ok help me out here. 70's vs. music of the last 10 years. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278 "2016-03-08T14:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/61 "2016-03-13T00:12:34Z")
So something like Iron and Wine might be up your alley? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xg_Xxcv5VLs/hqdefault.jpg "Passing Afternoon - Iron & Wine - With Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_Xxcv5VLs) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kh09MuIfIU) How about Deathcab for Cutie [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NDHY1D0tKRA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBGaa_chMBJnraVv7X-tfrzZJuABA "Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark +Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDHY1D0tKRA) How about Bright Eyes? Connor can’t sing but he has great melodies and solid lyrics. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zwFS69nA-1w/hqdefault.jpg "Bright Eyes "First Day Of My Life"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwFS69nA-1w) The Shins [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-AzbQmUaYc) In the ballpark? All too acoustic? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/62 "2016-03-13T02:30:18Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > So something like Iron and Wine might be up your alley? > > [https://youtu.be/xg\_Xxcv5VLs](https://youtu.be/xg_Xxcv5VLs) > [https://youtu.be/3Kh09MuIfIU](https://youtu.be/3Kh09MuIfIU) > > How about Deathcab for Cutie > > [https://youtu.be/NDHY1D0tKRA](https://youtu.be/NDHY1D0tKRA) > > How about Bright Eyes? Connor can’t sing but he has great melodies and solid lyrics. > > [https://youtu.be/zwFS69nA-1w](https://youtu.be/zwFS69nA-1w) > > The Shins > [https://youtu.be/Q-AzbQmUaYc](https://youtu.be/Q-AzbQmUaYc) > > In the ballpark? > > All too acoustic? Thanks for posting. Nothing can be “too acoustic.” I think Iron and Wine can be quite intriguing. I like the second one of these. Have listened in the past. but he has a “sound” that he sticks to a lot. The Deathcab and Bright Eyes I just couldn’t get a strong melody out of for me. I just felt like they just went by. I have listened to them a bit. In terms of acoustic I love elliot Smith. he can play acoustic and you think your hearing the Beatles play punk somehow. I like a twisted vision. I love the Shins. I know that guys second cousin. I haven’t paid enough attention to them. Good call. I forgot about my best candidate for the thread: Kurt Vile. Anyone else heard him? Also Amy Winehouse: One of the all time greats to me. She must qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/63 "2016-03-13T06:04:54Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > I’ve tried and I’ll put those in the bin for another spin. It hasn’t grabbed hold yet. I know Bowie was a big fan. > > I’m going to go back to the new pornographers of the bands here to see more. > > I’m sure that everyone here has experienced the “grade inflation” in record reviews and public opinions. It’s hard to get through it with so much product. When I “got” the Fleet Foxes after hearing them by chance on the radio, a year after I listened to the first LP, it just about put me on the floor. I worry important stuff just gets lost. But someone thinks everyone is important. Since you appear to be digging the New Pornographers (and just because I feel like listening to it again), try ‘War on the East Coast’ off their most recent album. And good luck getting the chorus out of your head! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WMcumbSMY_8/maxresdefault.jpg "The New Pornographers - War On The East Coast") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMcumbSMY_8) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/64 "2016-03-13T06:21:05Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > My GF is friends with [Horse Thief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29xkbSSqgOI) > > A band operating out of OKC right now. I like them, but another example of the vocal using effects…at least i think it is. I saw Horse Thief a couple months ago supporting Elle King. I wanted to like them but I couldn’t hear any of the words! The lead singer came out during Elle’s set and was super sexy and saucy dancing around the stage so I am re-intrigued lol ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/65 "2016-03-13T06:26:10Z")
PS You should give Courtney Barnett a serious listen. Two of her songs were recommended here but she is worth a full immersion. I’m normally a lyrics girl myself, and don’t always get the lyrics right away just due to poor listening skills. But even without getting everything right off the bat I fell totally in love with her last fall. Like, listening every day love. There’s nothing really new about her music, it’s classic and clean. Her lyrics are pretty great when you really give them a listen. It’s music for everyone, I think. Give her a good chance. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/66 "2016-03-13T09:17:31Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > And I would put that Natalie Prass song up there. Great that you like it! I think it’s not a widely known song, maybe the least (or second least) known song on my list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278.md?page=3)