# Older Dopers: What new musical artists do you listen to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 4, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632 "2021-01-04T12:39:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/82 "2021-01-27T23:24:02Z")
A great newish band I discovered just three days ago is [King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-mn0003085959/discography), the name alone was enough to pique my interest. And I was not disappointed. It’s a psych-prog-jazz-heavy-metal combo from Australia that has released more than twenty albums since their debut in 2012, and every album sounds different, but glorious. The only bands I can compare them to are the mighty Motorpsycho and the Flaming Lips. And Zappa. Two other newer acts I adore are German neo kraut rock bands, [Urlaub in Polen](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/urlaub-in-polen-mn0002114934) and [Camera](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/camera-mn0003291338). I’ve got some more favorite bands from the last ten years, but they all have in common that they build on former sounds, though they are not totally retro, but use those influences in modern, very eclectic ways. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/83 "2021-01-27T23:37:59Z")
Trombone Shorty: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B0x1zzQBeX0/hqdefault.jpg "Trombone Shorty - Hurricane Season") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0x1zzQBeX0) Foo Fighters Adele Lady Gaga ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/84 "2021-01-29T20:24:13Z")
Just found another one I think I’m going to like: Black Nail Cabaret. A friend suggested them to me last night. I’ve only listened to a small number of their songs but so far I like them. Will be trying more. [Black Nail Cabaret - Bête Noire - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdY6UfVCbdE) ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/85 "2021-01-29T20:56:56Z")
I love the Spotify recommendations. They know exactly what I like—but I listen to Spotify all day every day at work, and every time I hear something I like I add it to my playlist…which has several thousand songs in it at this point. I’m 48, and I’m always looking for new music (before pandemic, I went to a lot of shows, and always get there for the opening act, because I’ve found a lot of great bands that way). Anyway…one of my favorite ‘new’ bands is Massive Wagons, who I found on Spotify. Anyone else listening to these guys? Samantha Fish almost counts—her 1st album was apparently 2009. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/86 "2021-01-30T06:39:40Z")
50 years old… The newest artists in my files and playlists that I enjoy are: Superorganism - happy shoegaze, to coin a genre? Tacocat - throwback Seattle sound The Regrettes - solid guitar pop Otherwise I struggle to think of any band founded post-2000 that I listen to ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/87 "2021-02-03T20:27:52Z")
I’ll third (fourth?) Sofi Tukker - I LOVE them. Vampire Weekend - “Cousins.” Fire Tiger for a real eighties sound. Of Monsters and Men I was born in 1966, and I listen to new music all the time. I love pop, I have for 50 years, and I make no apologies for it. I’ll be listening to these recommendations. Rick Beato talks about what makes Boomers hate modern music, but he also talks about what is good today, too. [Why BOOMERS Hate POP Music - YouTube](https://youtu.be/yDUSFpek0PM) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/88 "2021-02-03T21:51:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Rick Beato talks about what makes Boomers hate modern music, but he also talks about what is good today, too. [https://youtu.be/yDUSFpek0PM](https://youtu.be/yDUSFpek0PM) I second the Rick Beato recommendation. He also has other videos, like [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OX8JWjf5998/maxresdefault.jpg "My Latest Top 10 Spotify Review...Has It Gotten Worse?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX8JWjf5998) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/89 "2021-02-04T23:00:32Z")
I’m loving The Dead South (they’re from Saskatchewan even!), and then I find out about the cello player’s sexual misconduct allegations. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/90 "2021-02-05T13:41:22Z")
I was recommended them recently, a friend thought that they would be right up my alley, but hard pass. The music is OK, kind of generic synthwave-y, but her voice does absolutely nothing for me. It’s not weak, or anything, but it just doesn’t work for me. I was primed to basically expect the second coming of Wolfsheim with Annie Lennox singing and it just … wasn’t. In the club, it’s the kind of music I use to take a bar break. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/91 "2021-02-05T13:57:34Z")
Agnes Obel Angel Olsen Anna von Hauswolff Lana Del Rey These are the ones that came to mind first. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/92 "2021-02-05T14:00:21Z")
I like Superorganism, but shoegaze (of any mood) they ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![mheine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mheine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mheine)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/93 "2021-02-05T21:53:55Z")
The Aristocrats - [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/enrF_qXvXIk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Aristocrats - Pressure Relief") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enrF_qXvXIk) ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/94 "2021-02-05T22:38:59Z")
Electromumble? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/95 "2021-02-06T00:39:53Z")
Joywave. ---
**Author:** ![Dadtheinhaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/96 "2021-02-06T02:00:52Z")
Born in 1962. I watched a vein of dark European supernatural miniseries (The Dark, The Innocents, The Rain) and Agnes Obel had some songs there as did Eefje de Visser. I really got into them. Other new(ish) artists I’ve gotten into: Aoife O’Donovan Chris Pandolfi Aldous Harding Becca Stevens Adrianne Lenker/Big Thief Gabriel Kahane Billie Marten Sufjan Stevens Jacob Collier Olafur Arnalds Phoebe Hunt Sam Amidon Spotify’s radio function has been a gold mine. Sorry if I broke the rules! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/97 "2021-02-06T10:02:25Z")
Naah, the lyrics are way too clear. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Joywave. I love that one. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/98 "2021-02-07T18:51:05Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Phoebe Bridgers, both her new album “Punisher” and her work with Connor Oberst in Better Oblivion Community Center, singer-songwriter genre > -Hallelujah the Hills, a Boston band, “I’m You” is a good album, thoughtful rock She was great on SNL last night. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/99 "2021-02-07T19:21:14Z")
Rick Beato reviewed the current Spotify top ten. Most of the songs were very basic and uninteresting. IMHO The Partridge Family sang more challenging pop material. 🙂 Rick pointed out a couple songs with better production. They were noticably better than the other material. I like some of Luke Bryan’s stuff. Luke Combs is very good. Both men write and perform their own material. Combs hit big in 2017. I have Blake Shelton’s greatest hits. It’s pretty good. I miss the days when my radio was permanently tuned to the Top 40 stations. Casey Kasem’s show was a weekend ritual that I continued well into my twenties. I’ve tried listening to the top 40 country stations. I dislike at least half of the material. I watch the Grand Ole Opry almost every Sat night. The older artists are staying home during the pandemic. I hear a lot of new artists on the Opry. Some of it is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/100 "2021-02-09T09:37:31Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > She was great on SNL last night. I know, wasn’t she? I’d never heard of her before, and now I’m really intrigued. It’s good to see some actual passion in music. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/101 "2021-02-09T11:42:32Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > It’s good to see some actual passion in music. Two words : Meg Myers. See my earlier post. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=6)