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Norman Pain

Frontier Ruckus is a band that I grew up alongside. I shamelessly plug them whenever I get a chance. They make music about the places I grew up and sing about it in a way that makes me feel so close to it. Their new album just came out, but their first 2 albums are their standout. The Orion Songbook and Deadmalls and Nightfalls.

https://youtu.be/3tPsJoJp3HA?si=Q5HH0cQ6DskxWEuN

Bloodywood, an Indian folk/rap/metal group. Great stuff!

• Anderson .Paak: I know he's pretty popular but I feel like it's mostly because of his Silk Sonic stuff. His solo albums are great, especially Malibu. He's an incredibly talented musician and entertainer. I would strongly recommend anyone watch his Tiny Desk if you haven't already.

• Atlus: Pumps out a lot of music, not all of them are bangers. But he has a lot of good songs.

• Josh A / iamjakehill: I grouped them because they do a lot of music together but they are each fantastic on their own. Save Our Souls is such a great album.

• Brothers of Metal: Fun power metal band that makes music about Norse mythology. Makes you want to ride out into battle. I've shown this band to multiple people who are not metal/power metal fans and they love it.

• Lorna Shore: I know Through the Hellfire went viral and they are pretty popular for a Deathcore band. But they definitely deserve more recognition. I used to listen to a lot of Deathcore in high school 15 years ago and Lorna Shore single handedly got me back into it. I must've listened to all of Pain Remains at least 50 times. I can't get enough of Ramos's vocals and Archey's drumming.

• Light the Torch: If you loved Killswitch Engage with Howard Jones vocals then you will love this.

My kids say I don't have a good handle on which bands are popular, just listen to what I like and then get surprised when one band comes to play the stadium and another a little bar. So they taught me to look at the count of YouTube subscribers and these guys are way more good than popular

Joshua Ray Walker

Ramsay Midwood

And famous but not nearly as popular as they are good?

Janelle Monae

Parker Millsap

Inhaler

Gone but never got the success they really ought to have gotten. We saw these guys any chance we got they were so freaking amazing.

J Roddy Walston and the Business

Dirt Poor Robins, Fish in a Birdcage, and Burn The Ballroom.

Death grips

Has anyone heard the French band Deluxe?

Really really different, jazz funk? Dunno, bit of hip-hop in there too

Produced by a guy called Chinese Man, who himself is a really talented guy

Dead Posey I think needs more awareness.

https://youtu.be/kCLWf_DVDmA?si=tIz6pgKy_dwv7miZ

Emma Ruth Rundle

TR/ST

Ionnalee

Keosz

Rival Consoles

I Will Keep Your Ghost

Moon Cathedral

Russian Circles

Jason Molina, particularly his last act, "Songs: Ohia". Singer, songwriter, sad bastard indie rock artist who died in his early thirties from complications of alcoholism. Like Will Oldham with more bluesy pop influences instead of bluegrass and folk.

https://songsohia.bandcamp.com/album/magnolia-electric-co-deluxe-edition

https://songsohia.bandcamp.com/album/love-work-the-lioness-sessions

Taylor Swift