# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/162 "2022-01-29T05:21:32Z")
Hehehe, I’m honestly really nitpick-y about guitar and bass sounds, and I dislike just about every tonal choice made by the stringed instruments in this recording. But damn, that woman defines having vocal range and flexibility. The drummer isn’t half bad either, and my disagreements with the stringed instrument sounds are ones of taste. Thankya! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/163 "2022-01-29T06:12:26Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > 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: Gerard Way has also written several comic book series. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/164 "2022-01-29T06:15:21Z")
I’m not sure she qualifies as a new artist since her first album came out in 2007 but I’ve started listening to St. Vincent in the last year. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/165 "2022-01-29T20:25:53Z")
Arooj Aftab [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iRZ98HX1MO8/maxresdefault.jpg "Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZ98HX1MO8) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/166 "2022-01-29T22:55:47Z")
Been listening to a bit of Zuzu lately [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rIqOpOx3U7Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Zuzu - The Van Is Evil (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIqOpOx3U7Y) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vo6P50B4698/maxresdefault.jpg "Zuzu - Skin And Bone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6P50B4698) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/167 "2022-01-31T03:30:08Z")
I love Lake Street Dive, though they’re arguably better as a cover band than for their original songs. Check out their take on “Don’t Let Me Down,” complete with a tribute to the Beatles’ final rooftop gig: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fPYm5cjP23Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Lake Street Dive - "Don't Let Me Down" [The Beatles cover]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYm5cjP23Q) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/168 "2022-01-31T21:09:35Z")
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss released their 2nd collaborative album in late 2021. _Raising the Roof_ is a follow up from their Grammy winning album _Raising Sand_ in 2007. I’m impressed Robert and Alison waited for the right material before returning to the studio. Both albums are excellent and I play them regularly. T-Bone Burnett produced them. > **[Just Give Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s New Album Every Eligible Grammy](https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/robert-plant-and-alison-krauss-reunite-for-new-album.html)** > > Surprise! Due out in November. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/169 "2022-01-31T23:45:21Z")
Well, this thread has got me exploring some recent music for the first time in awhile. Here’s another band I came across that I was unfamiliar with, UV-TV: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RZfgVN9I6pI/maxresdefault.jpg "Back to Nowhere") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZfgVN9I6pI) I do have to say, with this, Wet Leg, and somewhat IDLES, I’m gravitating towards stuff that feels firmly entrenched in Gen X music. It’s great; it’s fun; but I have a feeling I’m listening to “Dad rock” or something like that. (Not that it really matters, but I just have this odd feeling.) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/170 "2022-02-01T00:19:06Z")
I figure that, if the singers/bands are in their 20s, it counts as young people music to me even if the style is reminiscent of some earlier era. Or, to flip it the other way, if there’s a bunch of kids out there making music I like then more power to me! ---
**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:** [February 1, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/171 "2022-02-01T02:20:23Z")
'Nother singer/songwriter [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kzB3xMQdzeU/maxresdefault.jpg "Alexa Rose, "Human" // GemsOnVHS™") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzB3xMQdzeU) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/172 "2022-02-01T02:46:26Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > I love Lake Street Dive, though they’re arguably better as a cover band than for their original songs. Broadly I agree. But have you seen this (which is an original): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lcUeothSPyc/maxresdefault.jpg "Lake Street Dive in the Studio: Rachael Price Sings "What I'm Doing Here" In One Complete Take") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcUeothSPyc) Great Og on a pogo stick, can Rachael Price can sing? As to the OP, Joshua Lee Turner (and Carson McKee) and Sarah Jarosz are two current faves of mine. But to be fair, their style is quite traditional, so I can’t claim to listen to much “modern” music. ---
**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 1, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632/173 "2022-02-01T15:37:25Z")
Oh, Rachael Price’s voice is gold with honey on it, no doubt. And Sarah Jarosz is cool too, and also someone with a good ear for a cover. I love her version of “Shankill Butchers.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632.md?page=8)