Discovering New Music

So I've decided to share new music I find with whomever decides to read my blog. You may or may not like any of the bands, and you may only like one out of the many I post.  But if you have the time, they are all worth checking out. I have an eclectic taste in music, so most people should be able to find at least one musician they find interesting on here. There will be more postings to come showcasing underground artists, new or old, because good music deserves to be heard and shared around the world.  And I will be posting entries fairly often as to not be overwhelmed by too many artists as I was this time.  Below shows only a few artists I have recently discovered out of the many, but these were the ones that are really starting to hit the scene and make an impact with their music.

 I have also discovered a website that is very useful in seeing who these bands are, called MusicTonic.com. It is like Pandora, YouTube, and Grooveshark all rolled in to one with added features that makes browsing very convenient and discovering new music and catching videos very easy. So check it out,  Musictonic.com. Jukesy,com is also convenient in viewing videos of artists and catching all of their songs and even discovering new music, but MusicTonic is a better version of that.

 Now, I've never been too good at describing music, but below I have tried to the best of my ability to give a brief description of the sound of the artist, including artists that might relate. I also included a couple of songs of each artist that I believe are the most popular or that best summarizes the artists' sound. As my friend Bob once said, "I don't know anything about music, I just get it when it hits me."

So like I said, I recommend checking these musicians out on MusicTonic.com.


NEW MUSIC I FOUND:


Matt & Kim:  Similar to Crystal Castles, Passion Pit, and Vampire Weekend. 2 person band made up of brother and sister. Kim plays drums while Matt plays the Keys. Pretty good show, awesome energy.
Songs: Daylight, Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare, Don't Slow Down

Foster The People: Vocals are very similar to MGMT. Also a little similar to Vampire Weekend and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. They only have a 3 song EP album out right now, but those 3 songs are very good.  If you like MGMT, then you will like these guys.

Songs: Pumped Up Kicks, Houdini, Helena Beat

The Temper Trap:  Similar to Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and The Band of Horses. High pitched vocals similar to Passion Pit. Music in the refrains a little similar to Keane. Lead vocal is an upbeat version of the Fleet Foxes.
Songs: Sweet Disposition, Resurrection, Love Lost

Two Door Cinema Club: Alternative Indie Rock, with elements of Electronica. From Northern Ireland,. Similar to Friendly Fires with a touch of Phoenix in their sound.
Songs: What You Know, Something Good Can Work


Lissie: Indie folk music. Strong vocals similar to Adele. Also similar to Feist and Sara Bareilles (although not as Poppy). Has an undertone of old-fashioned country in her slow songs

Songs: Little Lovin', Look Away, Everywhere I Go

Laura Marling: Plays acoustic guitar, has a husky voice, Mumford & Sons style folk songs. Received Best female solo artist brit 2011 award. Mumford & Sons actually just did a collaboration with her.

Songs: Devil's Spoke, Rambling Man

Timmy Curran: Plays acoustical guitar and writes slower songs. Similar to Amos Lee, Brett Dennen, Griffin House, Sufjan Stevens.

Songs: Daylight's Comin', Comatose

Three Legged Fox: Rock music with a Reggae vibe. Strong vocals. Similar to The Movement, G.Love, and Pepper, with a touch of Ben Harper soul and Widespread Panic rock to them.

Songs: Easier Way, Maybe I'm Sorry

Simplified: Guitar style is very similar to O.A.R. and lead vocals are similar to Darius Rucker from Hootie & The Blowfish but a little higher.  Sings like Cas Haley.  Could be grouped with Slightly Stoopid, Barefoot Truth, Benjy Davis Project. A little undertones from Hootie & The Blowfish.
Songs: Wake 'n Bake, Don't Change, Uh-Huh


The Dirty Heads: California Reggae mixed with some light rock and some fast rhymes mixed up with some slow refrains.  Similar to Michael Franti & Spearhead, Pepper (but less rockish), and Slightly Stoopid. Recorded with Rome Ramirez of Sublime.

 Songs: Lay Me Down, Stand Tall

Mattafix:  Hip Hop with an electronic twist. It's like Gorillaz meets Matisyahu. Male and Female vocalist.
Songs: Big City Life, Things Have Changed, Living Darfur


Oh Land: Indie/Electronica. Female lead vocalist, who before teaming with producers, made her own contraption at home that looped her voice to record her first songs. She was literally a one-woman band.She is so talented she can do limitless things with her voice, whether it beat boxing or laying down futuristic techno beats. She uses her voice as a real instrument.

Songs: Son Of A Gun, Wolf & I, Perfection, Heavy Eyes

La Roux: Good dance beats,  female vocalist, similar to Lady GaGa but more techno. This is good club music by far. 

Songs: Bulletproof, Quicksand

Snarky Puppy: Jazz band out of North Texas in Denton. Have toured SC and got rave reviews. If you like jazz then you'll probably dig them. (Darce's actually played with one of the guitarist) Good keys, nice sax. Slight MMW vibe.

Songs: Ready Wendsday, The World is Getting Smaller

Ladysmith Black Mambazu: African music they call Zulu. Very light and relaxing, this is the band that Paul Simon features in some of his music (Graceland), very good stuff. The band sings in both English and their native tongue.  They do a good cover of Knockin on Heaven's Door and one recorded with Dolly Parton.
Songs: Homeless, Amabutho (Warriors), Sisesiqhingini (Everything Is So Stupid... Stupid... Stupid)

Bands you should already know and be listening to that are fairly new but totally OFF THE CHARTS:
Florence + The Machine
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Brett Dennen (not that new, but still not very well known)
Fleet Foxes
Company of Theives
Cas Haley
Sean Hayes