# 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:** 6
**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, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/102 "2021-02-09T12:12:16Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Two words : Meg Myers. See my earlier post. Not bad at all. She has a certain Shirley Manson quality to her, which from me is a huge compliment. ---
**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 9, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/103 "2021-02-09T14:18:07Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > She was great on SNL last night. That was the first time I’d heard of her, let alone seen or heard her. I was intrigued, but not completely won over—thought her vocals were a bit week (but they could grow on me, or could be stronger elsewhere). ---
**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, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/104 "2021-02-09T14:19:44Z")
The acoustics at SNL are legendarily bad. Lots of first-time musical guests have a hard time getting their voices heard. ---
**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, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/105 "2021-02-09T14:35:11Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > thought her vocals were a bit week Give it a few days, then watch it again. Say, seven or so. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/106 "2021-02-09T14:56:32Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I hope this isn’t seen as a threadshit attempt, but I can’t get into any new music. We _probably_ listen to new artists, but we listen by genre, not artist. “Alexa, play zydeco” or “Alexa, play reggae”, and she plays music. I’m never told who the artist is. ---
**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 9, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/107 "2021-02-09T15:24:31Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Give it a few days, then watch it again. Say, seven or so. I deserved that. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/108 "2021-02-09T18:30:02Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I like to start off my week with what I affectionately call “Shitty Music Mondays” – Spotify refreshes their weekly recommendations, I listen to them on my commute and think “WTF does Spotify think I even enjoy?” Mid-to-late Gen-X. Spotify doesn’t understand me either. I gave up after getting way too many songs that sounded like crap. Until last March, I still listened to top 40 radio (or whatever they call it these days) on my commute. I also took dance classes for exercise, so I’d hear new music that way. I tend to like radio friendly stuff that has a beat that you can dance to. Nothing too avant garde (I’m just not that type of music person). Looking at the past few years of billboard, I’ve liked some of the songs by Lizzo, Sam Smith, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Chainsmokers, Halsey, (who I think are all “newer”). I kind of like a few k-pop songs, too - but because I can’t understand the lyrics, those are harder for me to get into. There are a lot of artists that are still recording (they were popular 10, 20, & 30 years ago) that I still listen to, too. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/109 "2021-02-10T15:06:58Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > See if you can spot the pattern… Heh. I saw an interview on youtube where a female jazz singer said she envied men’s voices. Why? Because she had no problem singing high, but she could not reach those low notes. So as an antidote to those links I have to post this (even though he was long dead by 2010 so does not really belong in this thread): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YJWihxRM9bU/maxresdefault.jpg "Oktavist Mikhail Zlatopolsky with Russian Choir - Great Singers of Russia Vol. 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWihxRM9bU) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/110 "2021-02-10T15:45:36Z")
60 yrs old. Used to have 1000s of albums, was in a rock band, attended concerts nearly every weekend growing up in Chicago at the Riv/the Brawlroom/the Uptown… Some of the later replies represent my current tastes/purchases: Rhiannon Giddens, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle - check, check, check. All of the new music I’ve purchased in the past few years has been from roots/oldtime/bluegrass performers. Off the top of my head: Hawktail, Tui, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Special Consensus, Rayna Gellert, Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards, Lucas Poole, Mike Block… Most bought following live shows. Not a heckuva lot of airplay among them. 😃 As far as popular music, my exposure is largely limited to SNL. I used to watch The Daily Show which had occasional music guests, and on occasion I’ve been in the room while my wife watched the Grammies. I do not appreciate most of what I’ve seen. Folk mention Phoebe Bridgers on SNL. My reaction was different. I didn’t find her vocals or music terribly impressive, and the guitar smash seemed very staged and awkward. Obviously she appeals to tastes other than mine. Which is fine. I was similarly underwhelmed by the very popular Billie Ellish and, most recently, The Weeknd on the Superbowl. The one artist I saw recently whom quite impressed me was St Vincent - but I get the feeling I would have appreciated her music more at an earlier stage in my life. On the infrequent occasions that I want it loud and rough, The Clash/Jason and the Scorchers/Living Colour… serve my purposes just fine. At this stage in my life, I’m much more interested in making music than listening to it. To the extent I listen to and buy music, it is almost exclusively related to the music I like to play. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/111 "2021-02-11T00:58:19Z")
I rarely find an entire album’s worth on “new” music that I like well enough to spring for the whole album, but [The Record Company](http://therecordcompany.net/) is one of them. Mostly, I hear a song on the radio that I like, and look up the artist when I get home. Usually, it’s just the single I heard on the radio that I like. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/112 "2021-02-12T16:49:45Z")
Born in 1971. Some of my faves who debuted in the previous decade: - **Young Gun Silver Fox.** Steely Dan/Doobies throwback. Check out [“So Bad”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrmmcDzing8&ab_channel=YoungGunSilverFox) - **Japanese Breakfast.** Indie pop. Try [“Machinist”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujw-FH2Itw&ab_channel=jbrekkieVEVO) - **Nick Waterhouse.** Pure roots. [“Katchi”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83eyUuL8fFk&ab_channel=InnovativeLeisure) will nestle its hooks in you. - **Lemon Twigs.** Art pop. I like [“Frank”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98JuAUCY6-k&ab_channel=Longhornzrock96) - **Lucius.** Terrific duo. Their originals are great, but [this Dylan cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DdRQFuba8&ab_channel=Lucius-Topic) kills - **The War on Drugs.** Art pop, I guess? Whatever, it’s just gorgeous, like late Roxy Music. [“Under the Pressure”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkLOg252KRE) - **Ultimate Painting.** Proof that Velvet Underground-style lo-fi never goes out of fashion. [“Three Piers”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8UFRQp4Rc&ab_channel=UltimatePainting-Topic) - **Thundercat.** R&B with a touch of neo-psychedelia. Wondering what Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald are doing? [They’re recording with this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zdIGxOJ4M&ab_channel=Brainfeeder). - **Chris Stapleton.** Best songwriter right now who’s not Jason Isbell. Listen to [“Traveler”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBnFgLP8po&ab_channel=ChrisStapletonVEVO) - **The Revivalists.** Aptly named. [“Keep Going”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJwyYOUN00&ab_channel=Trapitokalambres) has been my car jam for ages now. There’s so much good stuff out there … dive in and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/113 "2021-02-13T19:50:05Z")
I have a horrible time finding new music I like. I’m stuck in the 70’s-early 90’s, with occasional detours to the 50’s and 60’s. I love melody, guitar & keyboard solos, and I’m not fond of country music. I never find anything truly ‘new’ that I like. [Chuck Prophet](https://youtu.be/RPFK-3pGyjc?t=74) is the closest thing, but he’s been putting out albums for 20 years. Does old music count if it’s ‘new to you’? Not too long ago, I found an early 70’s band I’d never heard of: [Fanny.](https://youtu.be/imZUqkPlUaQ?t=89) New-to-me music, anyway. I’ll take it. I’m gonna hang out here and see if I can find some new music. ---
**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 13, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/114 "2021-02-13T21:07:20Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Does old music count if it’s ‘new to you’? Not according to the OP: > [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > Note: **By “new” I mean that the artist’s first album was released in the 2010s.** But it’s fun finding good new-to-you music either way. ---
**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 13, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/115 "2021-02-13T21:09:41Z")
You might like Khruangbin. Mostly instrumental, but _definitely_ got that 70s vibe going on. While meeting the OP’s criterion. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vWLJeqLPfSU/maxresdefault.jpg "Khruangbin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWLJeqLPfSU) ---
**Author:** ![julezz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@julezz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/julezz)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/116 "2021-02-15T22:06:31Z")
I’m from the Grunge era of the 90’s. Loved rock, but also a huge r&b fan. Snoh Alegra and Jhene Aiko are always playing when I’m driving. Also, Daniel Caesar, Frank Ocean, The Black Keys. There are so many good R&B artists right now. I can’t think of them all. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/117 "2021-02-15T22:10:50Z")
Any other fans of [Hurray for the Riff Raff](http://hurrayfortheriffraff.com/)? ---
**Author:** ![julezz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@julezz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/julezz)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/118 "2021-02-15T22:37:10Z")
That’s crazy. I listened to a podcast a few weeks ago about Fanny. They’re a couple of Korean sisters, right? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/119 "2021-02-15T23:27:05Z")
The parents of the guitarist, June, and the bassist, Jean, are an American serviceman and a woman from the Philippines. The group is getting more attention these days than they have in decades, thanks to a half-hour video of them performing for German TV that was posted to Youtube in 2019. [Here’s a thread I started last year about Fanny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-fanny-or-so-you-thought-you-knew-70s-rock/850741/26) My appreciation of them has grown as I’ve continued to listen to them, and I’m always happy to talk about them more. To get back to the ‘new musical artists’ premise of the thread - I’ve remembered that I like a couple songs by Hozier. “To Be Alone” is my favorite. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LE8ZUdbTlRE/maxresdefault.jpg "Hozier - To Be Alone Live at KROQ FM") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8ZUdbTlRE) ---
**Author:** ![julezz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@julezz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/julezz)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/120 "2021-02-16T03:00:12Z")
The Phillipines! That’s right. They were talking to one of the sisters in the podcast. I wish I could remember where I heard it so I could share the thread. I’ll look for it on my phone. Is Hozier still together? I know a lot of Rock artists tour Europe, because Rock still has a huge audience there, particularly the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden… ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/121 "2021-02-16T17:27:58Z")
One that I remembered while listening to Dan Deacon\* was Flavien Berger. I don’t understand much French, and I found them from a Apple commercial, so I know diddly about them other than their first release was in 2014, I love the songs, and some of their videos are so beautiful it hurts. So, if you like really well produced keyboard/synth-heavy psychedelic dance rock (and maybe even if you don’t), give them a listen. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KKUfXDlTfBQ/maxresdefault.jpg "FLAVIEN BERGER - LA FÊTE NOIRE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKUfXDlTfBQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vrQxXjzkIFU/maxresdefault.jpg "FLAVIEN BERGER - OCÉAN ROUGE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrQxXjzkIFU) Oh, and King Gizzard had a new record out last month. I’d love this song even it was just it’s guitar break, and it’s video’s pretty great, too. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lkZd2lBQb2c/maxresdefault.jpg "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - O.N.E. (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkZd2lBQb2c) \*Who’s awesome, but too old for this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=7)