# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/142 "2022-01-28T02:53:40Z")
I’m glad I paused and looked back up the thread, because I already posted about a year ago. So, restricting myself to the OP’s criteria and limiting my choices to new musical artists I’ve found in the last year(both are singer-songwriters): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m_s3NVI1res/maxresdefault.jpg "Kassi Valazza | "Johnny Dear" | Western AF") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_s3NVI1res) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T7G5iaZZW4U/hqdefault.jpg "Sierra Ferrell - "In Dreams" (Live from Jaan's House)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7G5iaZZW4U) ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/143 "2022-01-28T04:38:59Z")
Re-Posting w/ embedded vids Khruangbin [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vWLJeqLPfSU/maxresdefault.jpg "Khruangbin: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWLJeqLPfSU) Starcrawler [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mwzlySJJJQQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Starcrawler - Bet My Brains") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwzlySJJJQQ) Kasami Washington [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3DM9fGXHhlk/maxresdefault.jpg "Kamasi Washington - 'Cherokee'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DM9fGXHhlk) Earlier this century (???) no idea who I was trying to refer to… The Yoshida Brothers [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/w8sGJ2hR4Wc/maxresdefault.jpg "Yoshida Brothers - Nikata") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sGJ2hR4Wc) Oresund Space Collective [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uwj-ch-XX3w/maxresdefault.jpg "Øresund Space Collective - The River Flows Thru Me (FINALE!) - live 2012") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwj-ch-XX3w) Beats Antique [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TEe6WcT4GFA/maxresdefault.jpg "Beats Antique - Surges (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEe6WcT4GFA) Anything with Punk Rock Percussionist Mike Dillon (Critters Buggin, Les Claypoool’s Fancy Band, Garage A Trois, Dead Kenny G’s, Hairy Apes BMX, Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle The Mike Dillon Band Of Outsiders [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ASPBgY7XnyM/maxresdefault.jpg "THE MIKE DILLON BAND OF OUTSIDERS - "Hero the Burro" (Live in New Orleans) #JAMINTHEVAN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASPBgY7XnyM) Airtist is a unique music project that creates the atmosphere of electronic dance music with ancient instruments and human voice. The didgeridoo, the Jew’s harp and the human beatbox together create an unmatchable sound-world that is so typical to Airtist. The band don’t use any electronically produced sound. Only the natural vibration of their AIR- fueled instruments is what makes people dance. This music could have been played thousands of years ago the same way. Szabolcs Gimesi: Jew’s harps Markus Meurer: Didgeridoo Döme: Beatbox [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cZgScwqscyU/hqdefault.jpg "Airtist: Simcha - Virtuoso Didge, Beatbox, Jew's harp") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZgScwqscyU) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/144 "2022-01-28T13:27:07Z")
These days I typically listen to classical music with a sprinkling of pop and rock from the 60s – 70s. I consider music less than 20 years old “new.” My youngest daughter tortures me with a genre of music I don’t know the name of but features singers who scream incoherent lyrics in a deep, throat-shredding, almost demonic manner. She explains that the vocalists have to do something with their vocal cords in order to get their voices into that inhuman range. She loves it and blasts my eardrums with it whenever I’m in her car. Lucky me. But, she also introduced me to a band that’s been around a while that I like very much, named _My Chemical Romance_. Vocalist, Gerard Way, in particular, is quite talented and their songwriting is solid: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RRKJiM9Njr8/maxresdefault.jpg "My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade [Official Music Video] [HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8) I also liked when my oldest daughter went through a **Skrillex** phase years ago. The genre is not normally my cup of tea, but I gotta admit, the beat of Skrillex’s music is addictive. ---
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[Shovels & Rope](https://shovelsandrope.com/) [John Moreland](https://johnmoreland.net/) [SG Goodman](http://www.sggoodman.net/) [Jade Bird](http://www.jade-bird.com/) [The Record Company](https://therecordcompany.net/) … just off the top of my head. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/146 "2022-01-28T14:47:34Z")
Posting this ballad feels almost like cheating, because to me it sounds so Seventies. However, Lana Del Rey released it in 2018. And she released her first album on… wait for it… January 4, 2010. (So take that, OP!!) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1uFv9Ts7Sdw/maxresdefault.jpg "Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFv9Ts7Sdw) ---
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I just discovered these guys yesterday – they’re from Bristol and have been around for a few years, but I’ve been out of the loop for a bit. I’m going to have to explore them a little more. Great performance here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wMehItNQKAA/maxresdefault.jpg "IDLES: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMehItNQKAA) Favorite lyric from the first song: “Me, oh me, oh my, Roy You look like a walking thyroid You’re not a man, you’re a gland” and “He hates me. I LIKE that.” Absolutely nutty looking bunch having fun. ---
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I believe that Tiny Desk concert is how I learned of them. I love their first album, _Brutalism_. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/149 "2022-01-28T15:25:57Z")
> [@journeyman\_southpaw](#): > > Monster Truck The first, and so far only, time I’ve been in a mosh pit was at a Monster Truck show, a month or two before my 60th birthday. They are a fantastic live act. ---
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LOL, now that I have no kids in the house, I listen to my boring old standards, spa music, jazz, show tunes, big band, and oldies from every decade. I have no urge to ‘search out new musical artists.’ What I’ve heard has left me unimpressed. So, sue me. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/151 "2022-01-28T16:53:53Z")
Gen-X here. It’s hard to qualify which acts I “listen to” at a artist level that formed after 2010. A lot of it is various songs and tracks I hear randomly in a coffee shop or store or some show/movie I see on TV. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/152 "2022-01-28T17:23:36Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > My youngest daughter tortures me with a genre of music I don’t know the name of but features singers who scream incoherent lyrics in a deep, throat-shredding, almost demonic manner. Is it throat singing? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jM8dCGIm6yc/maxresdefault.jpg "The HU - Wolf Totem (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc) Or metal? (Ashnikko redoing her own pop song in a metal style) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VKJtByuJaw0/maxresdefault.jpg "Ashnikko - Cry (Heavy Metal Session) [ft. Employed To Serve]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKJtByuJaw0) (Also included because I forgot to include Ashnikko in the thread and I fucking _love_ her) ---
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The first time I heard of Monster Truck was when the internet was making fun of Kid “Truck Nuts Come to Life” Rock’s newest song featuring Monster Truck. That first impression has forever ruined any chance of me giving them another shot. BTW, I just learned that that song is originally from Monster Truck. ---
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> [@Odesio](#): > > It is cheeky. I’m starting to think the “Big D” she got wasn’t her diploma. 😲 🫢 I am shocked that you would think such a thing. Look at the innocent dresses and toys on the porch. Surely not! 😁 🤫 ---
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> [@pulykamell](#): > > I just discovered these guys yesterday – they’re from Bristol and have been around for a few years, but I’ve been out of the loop for a bit. I’m going to have to explore them a little more. Great performance here: Hehehe, my singer loves Idles. They’re pretty great. One band I was reminded of when reading a Wet Leg interview recently was The Chats. Simple, actually kind of clever punk. Their masterpiece “SMOKO” was everywhere a while ago, so you’re probably heard it before. But it bears linking here. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j58V2vC9EPc/maxresdefault.jpg "THE CHATS - SMOKO (OFFICIAL VIDEO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc) And “AC/DC CD” probably wrote itself after they stung those six letters together, but it’s rockin’. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9wJzzspiwK0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Chats - ACϟDC CD (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wJzzspiwK0) And I would be a jerkwad if I didn’t mention Clown Core - Van. I’ve listened to this album a LOT in the last year. It’s simultaneously amazing jazz, noise rock, metal, art rock and electronic music. If you like say, John Zorn, you _need_ to hear this record. Appropriately recorded in a moving van (previous record recorded in a port-a-san), it’s 17 minutes of heaven if you’re into that sort of thing. Oh, and it is terribly aggressive and a bit offensive. Though the naughty bits of the vid are blurred out, I still wouldn’t advise watching it on your work computer to avoid “those” conversations. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kdA0mW-9jRs/maxresdefault.jpg "Clown Core - Van (Visual Album)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdA0mW-9jRs) ---
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> [@scabpicker](#): > > Their masterpiece “SMOKO” was everywhere a while ago, so you’re probably heard it before. Nope, never heard of it or them, but thanks for the link. I’ll check them out. I am familiar with Clown Core’s port-a-potty oevre, though. Haven’t seen the van stuff yet. ---
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Oh, if you’ve seen Toilet, you’re well prepared for what you’re getting into, there. But, I still think Van is better. ---
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A few bands that are “new to me” since this thread’s first go-round: Pomplamoose – a husband-and-wife duo, who also bring in a number of friends and session musicians for their recordings. An old friend of mine posted one of their songs on Facebook a few months ago, and I went down the rabbit hole. Pomplamoose made their name with songs posted on YouTube, and do a lot of fun cover songs. Nataly, the main vocalist, is probably kind of polarizing (she has a very breathy voice), but I particularly like their covers of French songs. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gfiqW1WaGbw/maxresdefault.jpg "Les Yeux Noirs (Dark Eyes) | Django Reinhardt | Pomplamoose ft. The Vignes Rooftop Revival") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfiqW1WaGbw) Lord Huron – I like to listen to SiriusXM’s “The Spectrum” channel, since they play a mix of newer and older artists, and I hear performers with whom I’m not familiar. They’ve been playing Lord Huron a lot lately; they have a cool, folk-rock sound. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cuPhuGJToQE/maxresdefault.jpg "Lord Huron - Love Me Like You Used To (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuPhuGJToQE) Lake Street Dive – another group I first heard on The Spectrum. They have a cool, poppy sound, from the songs that I’ve heard. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pWFaKidyD70/maxresdefault.jpg "Lake Street Dive - Hypotheticals [From Phantom Studios]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWFaKidyD70) ---
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I realize I’m going back to my roots, but the best new music I’ve listened to are Broadway showtunes. _The Band’s Visit_ is a brilliant score (admittedly, I like songs in a minor key) and I just saw _Come from Away_ last night. Robert Lopez has both _The Book of Mormon_ and _Avenue Q_ to his credit. ---
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> [@peccavi](#): > > A lot of the “new” music I find is actually “old” music I just haven’t heard. this is me because I didn’t listen to music on my own until about 87 … > [@msmith537](#): > > Gen-X here. It’s hard to qualify which acts I “listen to” at a artist level that formed after 2010. A lot of it is various songs and tracks I hear randomly in a coffee shop or store or some show/movie I see on TV. this also ---
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> [@MrDibble](#): > > Or metal? \ You call that a throat shredding, demonic scream? _This_ is a throat shredding, demonic scream \<\Crocodile Dundee\> [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sunjOzTz30g/maxresdefault.jpg "JINJER - Pisces (Live at Wacken Open Air 2019) | Napalm Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sunjOzTz30g) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=9)