If you could pick one newer performer or group that others should know more about, who would it be and why? Of course, there are many to choose from, but limit it to one. My choice would be these guys:



Nickel Creek - simply put, I think the three of them are great musicians, they sing well, and they write beautiful songs. Though they've been a group since they were in their early teens, but under the tutelage of Alison Krauss they really came into their own as performers. They're put into that confining category of progressive bluegrass, but they're more than that. Yes, they are bluegrass, but they're got an earnest pop leaning that's crafted with nice harmonies. So far, they're released two albums - their eponymous debut and its follow-up, This Side - and are working on another.

I know next to NOTHING about new performers. Sorry. I can't contribute to this thread.

minneapolisgenius said:

Well, you'll know a little once you go out and buy one of their albums. Nickel Creek are only really popular within certain circles (i.e., critics, people with taste). I actually listen to very little new stuff, but I follow it to see what the kids like these days.
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LCD Soundsystem

Rufus Wainwright.

Mojave 3 make very direct, pleasant, easy-to-enjoy rock with elements of country and (don't gag) folk. They've released four terrific albums that occasionally show elements of their noisy past (two band members used to be in UK shoe-gazer group Slowdive) but mostly are filled with wonderful songs that could be enjoyed by anyone - your grandma would probably tap her toes to them and say "aww, that's lovely".
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RipHer2Shreds said:

Isn't than an oxymoron?

Just kidding. Yeah, I'm either too bitter, cynical, or just downright lazy to get into new artists usually.

Friends of Ken (FoK).

If you liek your Blink 182, Greenday etc etc. these are the boys (and girl for you).

Steve (the guitarist) is one of my friends from uni and teh whole band are excellent - we all went along to support them at their first gig when they did battle of the bands in a wine bar. They won and since then have gone up and up, playing festivals in London ETC

Lovely lads, dont take themselves too seriously and very catchy songs that, years later, im still humming and assuming that its from one of those huge bands when its from FoK all along

Check out www.friendsofken.co.uk

SpcMs said:

ditto that, I just started spinning disk 1. Diggin' it so far.

I still wish more people knew who "The Music" are and checked them out too.

Later

i like this thread....


keep em coming y'all..ive got my pen handy....

Nellie Mckay. She's unclassifiable.

And I've got tix to see her live on the 30th!

Great thread but I honestly cannot think of even one. If there is one, it is so far underground that I've never heard of them.

I have one!! I have one!! Angela Mckluskey

http://www.amazon.com/exe...65-3607829

ughh!! amazon wont let me post a pic..who is Angela? Real earthy voice (ala toni childs)....pop/rock/folk....awesome album.

RipHer2Shreds said:

This sounds very interesting - I just checked their listing on the AMG site and saw that they recorded a cover of Pavement's Spit on a Stranger! I definitely think this warrants further investigation.

sosgemini said:

I hate it when Amazon don't have audio clips.

BinaryJustin said:

here ya go mate:

http://www.angelamccluskey.com/

sextonseven said:

Listening to samples on her site now. She reminds me a little of Amy Winehouse.

wow...i never knew Angela was a hefty girl..aint it funny when you listen and enjoy an artist before you know what they look like?

Kinda like the old days before MTV.

BinaryJustin said:

Who dat?

sextonseven said:

A potty-mouthed British Nu-Jazz chanteuse. Her lyrics are quite funny. Her whole album is basically about how much her ex-boyfriend pisses her off!

!!!

http://brainwashed.com/!!!/

MADVILLAIN. Architects of the greatest hip-hop album in a decade.

namepeace said:

i dont care...i refuse to buy music from someone who wears that mask...at least execute the damn thing from head to toe....

LOS LONELY BOYS!!!!!

SOULIVE!

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Xavier23 said:

They have a top 10 album in the U.S. and performed on the grammys. Everybody already knows about them.

Blamstrain.

GRAND NATIONAL

http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music

I'm digging Mars Volta, Kings of Leon and Scissor Sisters right now. My hippie friend likes Nickel Creek and someone told me Madvillain is boring.