# What is an Awesome Group/Artist That I've Never Heard Of?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 2, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-awesome-group-artist-that-ive-never-heard-of/237846 "2004-04-02T03:30:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-awesome-group-artist-that-ive-never-heard-of/237846/21 "2004-04-03T00:05:37Z")

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[Jen Foster](http://www.jenfoster.com), a finalist in the John Lennon songwriting contest, and winner of First Prize in the Great American Songwriting Contest.

[Lemon Jelly](http://www.epitonic.com/artists/lemonjelly.html)

[Jem](http://store.artistdirect.com/music/artist/card/0,,2675435,00.html) ( **not** the 80’s cartoon!)

[Zero 7](http://www.epitonic.com/artists/zero7.html)

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**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-awesome-group-artist-that-ive-never-heard-of/237846/22 "2004-04-03T00:53:36Z")

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If ya like indie-ish folk-like stuff, check out [Rilo Kiley](http://www.rilokiley.net). I found them accidentally, and haven’t taken the CD out yet. Their lead singer, Jenny Lewis, is piece of pure singing perfection.

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**Author:** ![Ludo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ludo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludo)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-awesome-group-artist-that-ive-never-heard-of/237846/23 "2004-04-03T00:56:52Z")

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Oops, almost forgot [Kate MacLeod](http://www.katemacleod.com) .

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**Author:** ![Marlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Marlow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlow)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-awesome-group-artist-that-ive-never-heard-of/237846/24 "2004-04-03T01:28:45Z")

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Jim O’Rourke - halfway to a threeway or insignifigance. Both are awesome records, one pop, one rock.

Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets. Essential 70’s rock.

Magnetic Fields - 69 love songs. It’s an ambitious and stunning concept that works. Highly recommended.

Botch - We Are The Romans. Hardcore / Heavy metal. Kinda like coalesce.

M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts. They remind me a bit of explosions in the sky, do make say think, and some electronic bands.

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing. [Pitchforkmedia.com](http://Pitchforkmedia.com) put this in their top 10 cd’s of the 90’s. I agree.

Do make say think. Everything they’ve done is great; their last one was winter hymn, secret hymn, or something like that. It’s instrumental post rock, and pretty cheap. Get it.

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