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What lesser known music artists do you recommend based on my list of favorites?

Asked by rockfan (14632points) June 25th, 2017 from iPhone

Beck
Wilco
St. Vincent
Vampire Weekend
The White Stripes
Arctic Monkeys
Arcade Fire
The Roots
Mos Def
OutKast
Tori Amos
Kate Bush
Bjork
Jeff Buckley
Megadeth
The Beatles
Talking Heads
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Tom Waits
Donovan
Harry Nilsson
Joni Mitchell
Dolly Parton
Randy Newman
Gram Parsons
Roy Orbison
Otis Redding
Howlin’ Wolf
Sarah Vaughan
Buddy Holly
Miles Davis
Count Basie
Louis Prima

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ARE_you_kidding_me's avatar

Probably some other 90’s lesser knowns:
SLOAN
YO LA TENGO
BUILT TO SPILL
BLUES EXPLOSION
SUPERCHUNK
GUIDED BY VOICES

A little more recent:
BLUE STATES
THE FUCKING CHAMPS
GHOST
SUPERDRAG
GRANDADDY
GOLDFRAPP (FIRST ALBUM)

seawulf575's avatar

A pretty eclectic mix. Might want to try The Jive Aces (along the Louis Prima style), The Dropkick Murphys, Weezer, Oasis, the Temptations (if you like Roy Orbison and Otis Redding), Roxy Music, Jack Johnson, the Black Keys.
You could also go onto something like I Heart Radio and put in a selection from your list and see what they come up with. I have found some good music that way.

tinyfaery's avatar

If you like Bjork you might like her first band, The Sugar Cubes.

I really like Harry Styles album.
People give me shit for it though.

Bastillle
Wintersleep
Pete Yorn
Hozier
Courtney Barnett

I love Lorde. Her new album is great.

funkdaddy's avatar

The Roots
Mos Def
OutKast

Blackstar (and maybe Talib Kweli)
Atmosphere/Slug
k-os

And from the rest

Bob Schneider
Al Green (not exactly lesser known, but not a lot of people pull him out in 2017 unless they already know, and he hits on a lot of what you seem to have)

anniereborn's avatar

Might want to try Placebo or Porcupine Tree.

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