Comments on: Looking for something a little different to listen to

Question: Looking for something a little different to listen to

psmealey — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:37:27 -0800

Looking for good, guitar-driven new music that rocks, but that's away from the early 80s influenced, quirky indie pop that's been so ubiquitous of late. Can you help?

So, I loved Interpol, the Stills, the Dears, Franz Ferdinand, British Sea Power, TV on the Radio, Arcade Fire and all that, but I'm done with it. Just plain bored. Is there any guitar-driven new music (on iTunes, eMusic, or elsewhere) that has really captured your imagination in the past year, that is cathartic and or just plain rocks? I am just feeling stagnant, and bored with what I've been listening to, and need help moving on.

By: quadog

quadog — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:48:33 -0800

When I get to feeling that way I always put in some AC/DC. For something more recent I'd suggest Ted Leo. The boy can definitely rock.

By: General Malaise

General Malaise — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:50:05 -0800

Check out Coheed & Cambria. I haven't gotten their brand-new album, but they do rock. Also, Brand New's new album (come to think of it) was pretty good too. Against Me!'s new album is pretty good too, although I prefer some of their older stuff.

And, in terms of guitar bands, you can't ignore Mastodon. And Baroness's new Red Album is pretty freakin sweet metal, soaked in bourbon and southern-rock riffs.

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:50:10 -0800

New music, you say. How about a MetaFilter Approved list of the best new music in 2007. How about 13 lists? Here you go.

By: pazazygeek

pazazygeek — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:52:24 -0800

Priestess, High on Fire, The Binges, The Sword, and seconding Mastodon.

By: Brocktoon

Brocktoon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:56:24 -0800

Circa Survive, Silversun Pickups, Mute Math, Flyleaf, The Starting Line, Anberlin, Angels & Airwaves, Chevelle, Deftones, Thrice.

By: General Malaise

General Malaise — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:57:18 -0800

Ooo...right, seconding Ted Leo. He can rock. You'll want to see the newer angry stuff. The older stuff is sort of like what you're trying to avoid, methinks.

By: umbú

umbú — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:02:57 -0800

Deerhoof is meatier and more unpredictable than the bands you're bored of. Track 3 'Believe E.S.P.'on the recording Friend Opportunity is a good place to start.

By: otolith

otolith — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:09:20 -0800

The Thermals might do you good. Awesome, rockin' tunes. Guitar, bass, drums and that's about it.

By: togdon

togdon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:13:24 -0800

Battles - Mirrored (there's a video preview).

By: atomly

atomly — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:13:59 -0800

Death to Our Enemies

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:18:44 -0800

I'm listening this very moment to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's most recent record, and it's awesome. Sure, it sounds a bit like Love & Rockets meets J&MC, but it ain't Interpol.

Try Eagles of Death Metal, if you like awesome and guitars. They have both.

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives isn't exactly new, but they seriously rock, and they're Swedish, which gives them bonus points. Also from Sweden, The Cardigans' recent stuff is very guitar-driven and amazing. And the Hellacopters. Basically, everyone from Sweden rules.

The Mooney Suzuki.

Ooh, and The Bronx. Definitely The Bronx

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:18:58 -0800

Look, we can pretend you asked whatever it was you just asked. But I think we can all read between the lines, and we all know that the real question here is: "Greg, will you please YSI me the track 'Ellytres' by the band the band Finntroll?" And the answer to that is: "Sure. Sure I will, psmealey."

By: docpops

docpops — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:21:25 -0800

Spoon.
The Concretes (some of it)
Nada Surf - I had a huge antipathy toward them after hearing Popular. The rest of their catalog is completely different and pretty incredible.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:23:29 -0800

How 'bout outside the US? Tankcsapda (x2 lawks! they rawks), Depresszió, Alhana, Nox, oh, and here's newest from Korpiklaani though I imagine you might know them already.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:25:38 -0800

Aberdeen City
The Automatic

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:25:54 -0800

Oh, I have to recommend the last Edguy album on this kind of question, too. I have no idea what that video's all about.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:26:08 -0800

seconding Spoon, as well.

By: phax

phax — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:31:15 -0800

Shellac (wiki) is one of those "now for something completely different" kind of rock bands for me. Works when I don't really want to listen to anything. Angry, sarcastic and cynical. "1000 Hurts" is my personal favourite. You can try to hunt down their BBC session from various P2P networks as an introduction as well.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:32:02 -0800

seconding Spoon, as well.

Spoon is awesome, but not exactly new. I saw them for the first time in 1995, and they had been around a little while at that point.

Some of these other selections are awesome. Also thanks to the person who yousendit'ed me an mp3, that was incredibly thoughtful. Thanks so much!

By: Nelsormensch

Nelsormensch — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:32:09 -0800

Away from scenester rock, eh? It's hard to get further away (and stay guitar-driven) then European power metal. Dragonforce is British and a great to start. It's utterly over the top, but for me, that makes it even more delicious.

From there, you can sail to Gamma Ray, Edguy, Helloween, Stratovarius,
Blind Guardian, Elvenking, Nightwish, Skyclad.

By: autojack

autojack — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:33:16 -0800

Oh damn, Aberdeen City. Great to see someone bigging up a Boston band. I miss that rock scene so much. San Francisco is, sadly, nothing like it. I crave guitars.

In the same vein, I can recommend The Luxury. I will also never get tired of The Damnwells. Their last record is slightly less guitar-driven than their first, but if you can listen to I Am A Leaver, you'll see what I'm getting at. The one band I _have_ found in SF that has some good guitar work is The May Fire. Give 'em a listen.

By: tundro

tundro — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:37:27 -0800

I second The Thermals. Excellent band with sing-along songs. If you like the punk vibe, check out The Bouncing Souls. Other good ones include Still Little Fingers, Lucero, The Sword and The Long Winters.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:55:46 -0800

Vaz

By: captaindistracto

captaindistracto — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:05:35 -0800

I highly recommend The Mars Volta, 400 Blows and The National. I second The Bronx too.

By: emd3737

emd3737 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:30:02 -0800

The Heartless Bastards. Great name, rockin' sound, and a female frontwoman.

By: borkingchikapa

borkingchikapa — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:35:54 -0800

I second Ted Leo, and would add The Black Keys.

By: blister

blister — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:36:59 -0800

Maybe a different perspective to what has been posted, but listen and watch in amazement to Rodrigo y Gabriela here and here. Also checkout the related videos on the right.

By: sneakin

sneakin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:37:37 -0800

American Princes are awesome rock n roll from Little Rock. Some tracks on that MySpace page and also on Seeqpod.

By: autojack

autojack — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:39:47 -0800

I second The National, they are my absolute favorite band, and have been for several years. But I don't think of them as being very "guitar-driven," so I didn't mention them earlier. They are utterly incredible though. I will say that, for some people, they seem to require 5-10 listens before it "clicks."

By: christy

christy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:52:47 -0800

Go forth and listen to The Hold Steady immediately. Fist-in-the-air rock with sweet lyrics. You do have to get used to finn's voice and delivery, but if it grabs you, you'll love it.

By: philad

philad — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:26:13 -0800

I'd like to recommend the Wildhearts. There are a couple of tracks from their 2007 release on their myspace page which I've linked to. Check out the song The Hard Way and Bi-Polar Baby. I went down a Wildhearts rabbit-hole of sorts this July and have yet to emerge.

By: tigerbelly

tigerbelly — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:34:07 -0800

Ted Leo, The Thermals, and by god YES The Hold Steady.

You might also want to dig into some of the non-Uncle-Tupelo-influenced alt-country, more along the lines of Drive-By Truckers, Slobberbone, Bottlerockets, etc. Not new, but perhaps new to you.

By: lilnemo

lilnemo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:36:55 -0800

Hard Rock, but a bit bluesy:
Clutch
Five Horse Johnson
Backyard Tire Fire

Straight up metal:
The Sword
Mastodon
High on Fire
Evergrey

By: lilnemo

lilnemo — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:44:41 -0800

And, ohbytheway:

Fu Manchu
Corrosion of Conformity
Spirit Caravan
Alabama Thunderpussy
Sheavy

By: ignignokt

ignignokt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:08:03 -0800

SLAYER!

It's definitely not quirky, shoegazing indie rock, and I know at least one that person likes Slayer but also Interpol and Franz Ferdinand.

And if you find that you thrash is as invigorating for you as it is for me, also check out Sepultura, The Haunted, and Municipal Waste. If you feel like something thrashy but more expansive, there's always Metallica and Megadeth.

By: Mrs. Buck Turgidson

Mrs. Buck Turgidson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:17:46 -0800

Sluts of Trust

By: philad

philad — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:42:03 -0800

One more: Slunt live video here. Not that this has anything to do with it, but the singer is hot and I've met the guitar player and he's a cool MF.

By: canoehead

canoehead — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:24:17 -0800

Steve Hill from Montreal is an unapologetic retro rocker and guitar god. Videos & sample tracks on the site.

By: C17H19NO3

C17H19NO3 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:11:33 -0800

Avenged Sevenfold.

By: SageLeVoid

SageLeVoid — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:30:07 -0800

The Black Lips
Seconding the earlier records of Against Me !
Boris
Converge
McLusky and Future of the Left

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:01:37 -0800

Seconding Priestess! I have been listening to their album non-stop for a few months now! I haven't heard a lot of the new album yet, but Monster Magnet could work for you.

By: loiseau

loiseau — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:20:12 -0800

I have to admit I am underwhelmed by some of the suggestions here. Not that my taste is better -- really -- it's just not exciting music to me, doesn't crank my tank.

Here are a few contributions:

Black Dice
Wizardzz
Think About Life
Aids Wolf
Japanther
Miracle Fortress

By: clearly

clearly — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:01:37 -0800

These are some new favorites that I came across recently. From the bands you listed, we have very similar taste in music. The first 3 are great especially MMJ, the Fratellis are ok but fit the mold and my roommate loves them.

My Morning Jacket

The Walkmen

seconding
The Hold Steady

The Fratellis

If you want to switch things up a little, I can't get enough of

LCD Soundsystem

By: TheSecretDecoderRing

TheSecretDecoderRing — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:20:54 -0800

Jackson United (1, 2, 3)