# Recommend some music from this century **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 20, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914 "2024-12-20T07:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/1 "2024-12-20T07:36:04Z")
Some of my favorites are Neil Young, Dylan, Graham Parker, Lucinda Williams etc. Haven’t listened to much new stuff for the past couple of decades, but I know Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Big Thief, Jason Molina, John Doe and the Sadies ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/2 "2024-12-20T07:52:55Z")
I’m a big fan of the first 3 that you mention. So assuming that the other stuff that I like you may like, Recent listening includes these albums: Kurt Vile’s old band, _The War On Drugs_. I really like the live album _Live Drugs_. Justin Townes Earle _The Saint of Lost Causes_ Lord Huron _Long Lost_ Johnny Blue Skies _Passage Du Desir_ ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/3 "2024-12-20T08:21:02Z")
I’ll check those out. If you like Justin, you’ll like Lucinda - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/4 "2024-12-20T10:25:36Z")
Hey, you’re dead right. Thanks for that. She’s got some great covers too. And I love a good cover. JTE’ s _Dreams_ is one of the latest. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eqvO0KHf6ZY/maxresdefault.jpg "Justin Townes Earle - "Dreams" [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqvO0KHf6ZY) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/5 "2024-12-20T13:58:09Z")
[Brian Vander Ark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Vander_Ark) from 2004: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2yCqFAO6xt0/maxresdefault.jpg "Brian Vander Ark - A Million Things") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yCqFAO6xt0&t=0) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/6 "2024-12-20T14:13:12Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ka6A1dXzqiE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Logical Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka6A1dXzqiE) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/7 "2024-12-20T14:13:54Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mw-D5qjxxSQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Fall Down as the Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw-D5qjxxSQ) ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/8 "2024-12-20T14:58:22Z")
Based on your OP, you might like the following singer/songwriters: [Sierra Ferrell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fPqmceCf90) (an early tune) [Grace Potter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paeNnR33i5Q) (Live performance of Cortez the Killer) [Colter Wall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sKoSs0I024) (a murder ballad) And I would be remiss not to mention a series of song polls @Mean_Mr.Mustard ran asking about the best songs from this century: [https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/mmm-song-poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/mmm-song-poll) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/9 "2024-12-20T15:08:08Z")
How about some Jason Isbell? Check out “Live from Alabama” or “Southeastern”. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/10 "2024-12-21T14:41:19Z")
If you like wordsmiths, try out Elbow, a band from North West England. They’ve been around for about 25 years now and achieved critical acclaim, but never really been as popular as their music merits. They did get one big hit on the back of it being a bit of a theme for the 2012 London Olympics. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mCJ7keVBj6Y/hqdefault.jpg "One Day Like This - Elbow ♪") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCJ7keVBj6Y) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cqdU2wnl9Sw/maxresdefault.jpg "Scattered Black and Whites") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqdU2wnl9Sw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jxczVhG0os8/maxresdefault.jpg "Elbow - Grounds For Divorce") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxczVhG0os8) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/11 "2024-12-21T15:43:53Z")
[What made Milwaukee famous](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMgOnKYgIa4) [Calexico](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t46dvudrp8) [Band of Horses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZo7pLnL7c) [Patrick Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRGLdecGIwI) [Deer Tick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clPuXL_doOA) [22-20s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TihM0czcx60) ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/12 "2024-12-21T15:49:41Z")
A few performers/bands I like: Iron and Wine Gregory Alan Isakov The Dead South ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/13 "2024-12-22T01:54:30Z")
Sohn [SOHN LIVE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpFPQLYF3o) ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/14 "2024-12-22T02:04:29Z")
Eric Darius **FIRED UP** Breakthru Album ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/15 "2024-12-22T03:29:58Z")
I don’t know if he’s done much recently, but James Blunt had a good run as a melancholy British blue-eyed soul singer about 15-20 years ago or so. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uWeqeQkjLto/maxresdefault.jpg "James Blunt - 1973 (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWeqeQkjLto) ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/16 "2024-12-23T02:19:59Z")
I’m a Baby Boomer (in my 70s). I listen to a lot of Classic Rock from the 60s & 70s. However, I also listen to some 80s music, a little 90s music, & a smattering of 21st Century music. Around 2015 I discovered **Dawes**. I like only a few of their songs but I REALLY like those songs. My 2 favorites are _A Little Bit of Everything_ & _All Your Favorite Bands._ BTW, this message is a partial copy of a message I previously posted in a different thread. ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/17 "2024-12-23T02:22:45Z")
Nelson Rangell **OLD SCHOOL** “By Light” Album ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914/18 "2024-12-23T04:23:42Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > Around 2015 I discovered **Dawes**. I like only a few of their songs but I REALLY like those songs. My 2 favorites are _A Little Bit of Everything_ & _All Your Favorite Bands._ Dawes has a great song called “Never Gonna Say Goodbye”.