Music recommendations - diversify my playlist

[kslight]

For those that know, know, this year has been about a reset for me. And I feel like some new tunes would help. Especially to possibly reinspire me to make music. What great albums have I missed or forgotten, from big or unknown artists? Tape Op (the mag) has sometimes lead me down a great path musically, most recently with Beauty Pill.

I would say I am fairly genre agnostic, but I’m not a fan of pop country, modern rap / pop production styles, or spiritual music. But could be literally anything else. Has to be found on Apple Music.

I prefer albums not shuffle, so if you have a favorite artist give me the favorite album title also…

[Nick Sevilla]

KRISTEEN YOUNG.

Tony Visconti has produced some of her music.

Super cool and different.

[digitaldrummer]

check out Khruangbin. Tape Op even did a podcast on their album with Vieux Farka Toure, but the band on their own is pretty cool. I saw the band in Austin, but it's been a few years now.

something to get you started down the rabbit hole -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWLJeqLPfSU&t=10s


edit: also check out Black Pumas

[kslight]

KRISTEEN YOUNG.

Tony Visconti has produced some of her music.

Super cool and different.

This is a great suggestion, I started listening on the way home yesterday. In a way it reminds me of my business partner’s former band (dirty little rabbits) - key driven female fronted rock. Though DLR’s studio recordings never captured the energy of the band and were produced to death, imho.

[winky dinglehoffer]

I don't listen to a lot of whole albums from new artists these days, but some bands where I'd go for at least half an album:
Slow Pulp
Glintshake
Land of Talk (the new album is a little sleepy for my tastes though)
Yard Act (whom I sadly missed because I got the covid)
Wet Leg.
Dummy

[vvv]

Slow Dive's latest is ... Slow Dive
The Foo Fighters latest is really good in cans; they use rock songs and pop arrangements, with Cheap Trick (Grohl would say Beatles) influence
The Viagra Boys are hilarious, and they rock
The latest Bush is a tight band, some interesting arrangements, great voice, usual insipid lyrics
The Afghan Whigs latest is much like Twilight Singers, but heavier - some cool wall-of-sound mixes
The recent Joe Strummer/Mescaleros is my fave live album recently - does some great Clash songs, too
The Wilco double country, and the latest, are both good
Of course, Isbells' stuff is great - I been buyin' up the older stuff
As well, I'm very into Drive By Truckers, who just release a re-mastered Southern ...
Another great and also funny writer is James McMurtry
I liked the last Psych Furs record of a year or two ago
I'm lovin' the re-constituted Dream Syndicate
just got a limited- release live house solo performance of Steve Wynn offa bandcamp - I'm a pretty big fan of his stuff
There's a new live UFO out that's like 3 shows after their famous live one, a few new songs, Schenker is amazing
I recently bought Miles Davis' Nefertiti and am enjoying it
Peter Hook has done a cuppla live records with this band with his son, The Light - respectable Joy Division "covers"
I went back and listened to the Metallic-Lour reed collab; would been better as a single record, not as bad as ya might predict
the latest cuppla Neil Youngs are great, including two releases of older un-released stuff (Silverado, Chrome Dreams) but I especially enjoy the recent live record from the dry-run shows for The Ragged Glory tour
I bought one of those cheap box sets of Larry Graham - some great stuff, some schmaltz
the cheap P-Funk box is better
I keep goin' thru my Lanegan stuff (the Screaming Trees release of a year or two back rocks - Homme on second guitar)
Dino, Jr. is always good, a few boxes out now
the last cuppla Lucinda Williams are great, especially the black jacket one (the second latest)
the latest QOTSA is growing on me - Homme is such a weird writer
the Time Out of Mind box set (Fragments) is excellent, altho' I still like the original mixes
listening to the Who's Next box right now - terrific re-master so far