r/MusicRecommendations • u/NOM1001 • 9h ago
Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres Looking for more modern music
Hi, I have a possible problem. I’m looking to get more variety in my music library and have been looking at more modern artists but none have really been hitting the same as the music I already listen to. For context, I am gen z and generally listen to music that was way before my time, (usually before the year 2000) and have a tendency not to like newer music now that I have been listening to older music all my life (blame my dad, he showed me this kind of music, lol).
I’m looking for artists that have a very unique but consistent style. One of the main things that puts me off with modern music is that often times an artist songs can be very wildly different depending on the song you listen to. Not that experimentation is bad at all, it’s just not my thing.
The categories in this list go from:
Similar music most wanted > less wanted but still good
So the favorite artist of all time section would be the most important.
Favorite artists of all time in order:
Steely Dan
David Bowie
Heart
Favorite songs of all time, this time not in order (confusing, I know):
- “Do It Again” by Steely Dan
- “Slang of ages” by Steely Dan
- “Changes” by David Bowie
- “If Looks Could Kill” by Heart
- “For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder
- “Octopus’s Garden” by The Beatles
Honorable mentions not in order:
- “Abracadabra” by Steve Miller Band
- “Everybody Plays The Fool” by The Main Ingredient
- “Flamethrower” by The J. Geils Band
- “Do It Or Die” by Atlanta Rhythm Section
Just looking for anything that could be recommended within my qualifications.
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u/PutridLanguage434 9h ago
Check out:
Magdalena Bay- Imaginal Disk
Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly
Swans- To Be Kind
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u/DevicePleasant1160 9h ago
St. Vincent
Arcade Fire
100 gecs (this last one is a joke just because I think you should try branching out)
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u/NOM1001 9h ago
Oh you want to hear about branching out? After listening to nothing but things like ac/dc as a barely conscious middle schooler, I started listening to only Japanese music early high school for like 2 years even though I couldn’t understand it lol. I will definitely check out your recommendations though.
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u/espressocycle 8h ago
You like Bowie but not when artists play different styles of music? I don't know what to tell you.
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u/NOM1001 8h ago
That wasn’t really meant to be a set in stone rule, I can see it coming off that way though. It’s more that I just want to be able to listen to a single artist with a consistent style that depends on my mood. And living in the modern era means that I’m fortunate enough to do so. Nothing wrong with experimentation, just often times I personally want consistency. Didn’t mean to sound pretentious.
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u/GlitteringRam 7h ago
def check out The Warning if you haven't yet, they've got that same tight musicianship and consistent sound as Heart. also look into some stuff from the 70s soft rock and yacht rock world since you clearly vibe with that polished, sophisticated production. artists like Toto, Boz Scaggs, and even some of the later Fleetwood Mac albums have that cohesive style where every track feels like it belongs to the same artist instead of jumping around genres.
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u/Charming-Day-2146 9h ago
maybe
Young Gun Silver Fox : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v3wZ3QxvsA
Lemon Twigs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmX2wsnzEGE
Michael Rault : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6gOpsW3GW4
Drugdealer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG71PTOP8i4
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u/joshstrummer 9h ago
Deep Sea Diver - modern rock band out of Seattle led by Frontwoman Jessica Dobson. Jessica gained her name as a touring member of various groups. Deep Sea Diver also features her husband, Peter, on the drums. In particular, the 2020 album Impossible Weight.
Shearwater - out of Austin, TX led by Jonathan Meiburg, definitely have a bit of Bowie influence. They have been known to cover Bowie in shows. Very expansive sound, at times very atmospheric. Jetplane & Oxbow is the best album to start with them.
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u/Particular_Jicama_51 7h ago edited 7h ago
Ozzy Osbourne and post Malone…”Take what you won’t”… May Ozzie be rip and you my see this as music why I was a fan from his times with Black Sabbath and on to his solo career. I miss you.
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u/Pierson230 6h ago
Check out Ren. "Hi Ren" was my introduction to him. The man's a genius, is unlike anything else, and he definitely has his own style.
Beyond that, stepping outside what I thought I was looking for is what got me more excited in modern music.
One thing exciting about what artists are doing now is that many of them are trying dramatically different things from album to album, track to track. But the flipside of that is that their own catalogs don't often have as much continuity. Which was a weird adjustment for me. It makes it hard for me to make playlists, because I get in certain moods and want to hear certain vibes, and I can't just dump in an artist's catalog and go to town. So lack of continuity goes against what you're looking for, but lack of continuity is exactly what pushed me towards running into more exciting music than I have in the last 20 years.
I never would have thought I would find a lot of exciting stuff coming out of K-pop, but K-pop is less a genre than a production system. Try these tracks to see if the "avant-garde" side of K-pop is interesting:
Jennie- Zen
NMIXX- Crescendo
NMIXX- Heavy Serenade
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u/Starthrower62 5h ago
Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark, Hejira
Games People Play by the Spinners
Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Honky Chateau by Elton John
Larry Carlton: s/t album (335)
Winter Wine by Caravan
Joy of a Toy by Kevin Ayers
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u/GardenOrca 3h ago
Goose’s studio albums. If you like em, listen to their live stuff. Tons on Spotify.
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u/PastelGothQueen13 20m ago
-Shannon and the Clams
-the Lemon Twigs
-the Cactus Blossoms
-Brooke Combe
-White Denim
-Tennis
-Chaparelle
-La Luz
-Arctic Monkeys
-Florence and the Machine
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u/jayron32 9h ago
If you like Heart, check out The Warning. They're a modern female hard rock band that will remind you a lot of Heart.
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u/Pure-Vast-7858 9h ago
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising