I’m watching “The real reason algorithms are bad for art” by Digging the greats and can’t remember the last time I asked real humans for recommendations for music. At one point, he is going around asking people of artists/albums that they recommend. I thought that was a cool idea. Then I thought, what if I asked lemmy/mastodon/ect and see what you all recommend?
Who is your favorite artist and what song/album would you recommend?
I’m looking to expand my horizons a bit.
I’ll start.
There’s a local band called the red coats. I think they only have one album. I can’t find a Bandcamp link but their music is here should you like to hear them. My wife and I saw them live at tiny little shops.
Blanco White, British artist with Spanish/Latin influence. ‘The wind rose’ from his EP is such a good song and I think it reflects his style still. https://open.spotify.com/track/2B2iGPBD6RBWJ11uxtb34t?si=GidmWC2uSoSiDvwbw8XmyQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A18WIUFEZRfWSRDhfnmO9NB
“Giordano’s dream” (both parts) are an amazing listen too. https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZiiZQCm1aez7Kt77j78QG?si=5e5wSsbETP2dNLOLlMVxhg
AURORA!!
I’d recommend The Gods We Can Touch, and when you’re done with that What Happened to The Heart. If you’re wondering who she is, maybe listen runaway, you’ll probably recognize that. Hope you enjoy! :)
You might also enjoy Infections of a Different Kind and A Different Type of Human. I’m a bit of a fan :)
Hey that’s cool. I get my music from “all songs considered” (new music Friday), the NPR podcast.
Last thing I enjoyed was the new album “embers” by God is an astronaut.
The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Hotel California - The Eagles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Boston - Boston
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Abbey Road - The BeatlesArtist: BONES Album: WITHERED
This is one of my favorites, i enjoy the dungeon core vibe.
I don’t know if I can pick a favorite artist, my tastes are too varied. There’s a ton of good suggestions in this thread, so a couple album recommendations I have that I don’t see are:
Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II
Rheostatics - Melville
Rammstein - Mutter - Spieluhr
Chopin - Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 № 1
REM - Monster - Bang and Blame
Jon Lajoie - You Want Some of This? - Show Me Your Genitals
Pearl Jam - Yield - Push Me Pull Me
Lindemann - Frau und Mann - Knebel
Ария - Химера - Вампир
Gamma Ray - Power Plant - Empress
Kurban - İnsanlar - Yine
Crowded House - Together Alone - Nails in my Feet
If someone couldn’t find at least one song on that list that they like, I’d be very surprised.
One of the few bands that have stuck with me for years, I give you Foreign Air. I recommend their album Hello Sunshine, most of them are bangers. My favourite songs include Your Touch and Hello Sunshine Pt 2.
Neko Case in either her solo career or with The New Pornographers. The voice of God with red hair. I would listen to Brill Bruisers by TNP or Middle Cyclone by Neko…
Older rock: Red hot chili peppers- Zephyr song, or, Dark Necessities.
Goofy/fun: Ninja sex party (NSP)- Parent’s house
The problem for me with suggesting music is that I really like all my music so I just want to recommend it all. There’s too many to suggest!
Dark Necessities just came out a few years ago. Blood Sugar Sex Magic is still my favorite album from them, and that you can safely call older rock, although I’d categorize it more as funk.
I dont have favorites but I’d recommend the following
The Gets/Gilberto album. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getz/Gilberto
Also Coltrane for lovers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltrane_for_Lovers
Bee Gee’s greatest hits https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_(Bee_Gees_album)
Also Thievery Corporation’s discography
And if you want hip hop I’d recommend BlackThought of the roots, MF DOOM, a tribe called quest and Nas…
Country Curious by Lola Kirke
Suffer in Heaven by Chelsea Grin
Hard Groove by The RH Factor
Empress Rising by Monolord
Old RockHounds Never Die by Odetta Hartman
Barefoot Surrender by Barefoot Surrender
Yours Until the War is Over by Amigo the Devil
Science Fiction by Church of the Cosmic Skull
Bilo IV by David Maxim Micic
Quiet World by Native Construct
More Power. More Pain. by Gideon
Here are some of my favorites in no particular order from no particular genre that aren’t generally well known as far as I am aware. I hope you enjoy some of them!
You can never ever go wrong with the Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue.
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Dire Straights, On Every Street.
Picking a favorite artist is hard, but I recently got a CD for the For Squirrels album Example a few days ago. Absolutely in love with it, every single song on it. Especially the CD version of Mighty K.C., which feels like an extended version of what plays during the official music video on yt.
Can’t say who’s my favorite, but they’re definitely up there.
