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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: betarhoalphadelta on January 22, 2026, 02:22:54 PM
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So the discussion from @MikeDeTiger (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1588) in the Grumpy thread got me thinking... He said that there might be some good modern music out there, but he's not really coming across it. Which makes sense... Finding new good music other than what's on mainstream radio can be difficult. And even moreso if you only listen to classic rock stations :57:
So I thought that maybe a thread to introduce artists you like that are less well known might be fun.
"Obscure" is whatever you want it to be, BTW. It doesn't mean they've never charted. There's no objective criteria.
That said, my first post is going to be something that's quite obscure...
But feel free to have fun with it.
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This band is called Out For Hours. They're a band that might be classified in the range of rock to light rock, maybe alternative... They only have 3 full albums available on Spotify. But it's pretty melodic, solid vocals, and overall a good listen. I'm not sure they're doing much any more--the last single was 2017. So they definitely are obscure...
I found out about them because the guitarist was one of my fraternity brothers... But they're pretty good.
Here's one off their debut album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SykJD9W0Zlc
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Black Sabbath.
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So the discussion from @MikeDeTiger (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1588) in the Grumpy thread got me thinking... He said that there might be some good modern music out there, but he's not really coming across it. Which makes sense... Finding new good music other than what's on mainstream radio can be difficult. And even moreso if you only listen to classic rock stations :57:
So I thought that maybe a thread to introduce artists you like that are less well known might be fun.
"Obscure" is whatever you want it to be, BTW. It doesn't mean they've never charted. There's no objective criteria.
That said, my first post is going to be something that's quite obscure...
But feel free to have fun with it.
Good idea for a thread. Should be a pretty broad range of potential candidates since anything released after 1982 is going to be "obscure" to most of these old fuddy duddies.
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If you can't dance the Charleston to it, cincy hasn't heard of it
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Given the loose constraints on thread topic, I don't think my particular aim here is going to be to focus on "obscure" music so much as "new music that is good or at least interesting."
And for this crowd I'm going to call pretty much anything in the last 20 years, "new music."
But my first entry will actually be a pretty new band, only 5 years old or so, and in the "indie rock" subgenre.
This song is very theatrical, it could almost be from a Broadway musical rock opera kind of show. It's also an all-girl band. Theyre called "The Last Dinner Party." Check it out, if you dare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfVpq86tOw8&list=RDIfVpq86tOw8&start_radio=1
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This band is called Out For Hours. They're a band that might be classified in the range of rock to light rock, maybe alternative... They only have 3 full albums available on Spotify. But it's pretty melodic, solid vocals, and overall a good listen. I'm not sure they're doing much any more--the last single was 2017. So they definitely are obscure...
I found out about them because the guitarist was one of my fraternity brothers... But they're pretty good.
Here's one off their debut album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SykJD9W0Zlc
It's like Gin Blossoms and Dishwalla had a baby!
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Catchy tune. Pretty new.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQEpknjUeZg
on a theme of paganini
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Given the loose constraints on thread topic, I don't think my particular aim here is going to be to focus on "obscure" music so much as "new music that is good or at least interesting."
And for this crowd I'm going to call pretty much anything in the last 20 years, "new music."
But my first entry will actually be a pretty new band, only 5 years old or so, and in the "indie rock" subgenre.
This song is very theatrical, it could almost be from a Broadway musical rock opera kind of show. It's also an all-girl band. Theyre called "The Last Dinner Party." Check it out, if you dare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfVpq86tOw8&list=RDIfVpq86tOw8&start_radio=1
Feels a bit like a reboot of Sleater-Kinney.
I know it's not off the beaten path for Gen-Z, but I enjoy IDKHow (I Don't Know How But They Found Me):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzPxBhhmY8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzPxBhhmY8)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asSd8NZmFq4
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Good idea for a thread. Should be a pretty broad range of potential candidates since anything released after 1982 is going to be "obscure" to most of these old fuddy duddies.
What's the best country song about Texas from this decade?
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Last Dinner Party is good (some sniff that they are purposefully curated 'super indy band'). 'This is the Killer Speaking' is my favorite track
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https://youtu.be/nu6OGU0WlCA?list=RDnu6OGU0WlCA
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possibly obscure if you're not from Sioux City, IA
https://youtu.be/A7FOTBdbPN8?list=RDA7FOTBdbPN8
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I definitely have an affinity for female lead Alt Rock type bands. (old school: Bjork, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Sleater-Kinney, Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, to more recent: St. Vincent, Courtney Barnett, Japanese Breakfast, 'Alvvays', Big Thief, Wet Leg.
Alvvays is Canadian, sublime bubble gum, shoe gazing rock. Seen them a few times, even my youngest (teen) was a big fan. Wet Leg is super fun (BFE) UK based band.
here's a good one, South Bend/Chicago origins, they've been around for a little bit, but a new album lately. Ratboys.
https://ratboys.bandcamp.com/track/light-night-mountains-all-that
https://youtu.be/SgF8ugvCbr0?si=z2w2dfHY5gJZI4TO
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What's the best country song about Texas from this decade?
You tell us, apparently you're the expert on country songs about Texas. You made a whole thread about it!
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I'm asking you, not telling you.
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I got one about Tennessee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD9v-jBEt3o
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I'm asking you, not telling you.
You should ask the expert-- yourself!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=238Z4YaAr1g
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I think even the fuddiest of duddies on this site have probably heard of Beyonce'.
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You were provided ample opportunity to provide a better country song about Texas from this decade.
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You were provided ample opportunity to provide a better country song about Texas from this decade.
I don't know any, I don't listen to country music from this decade. That's your area of expertise.
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I ran across this band 4 or 5 years ago, they're an Italian rock band and apparently they won Eurovision in 2021. They're no ABBA of course, but they've got a couple of bangers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZnNt9nnEhw
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does it hafta be a country and/or western song?
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does it hafta be a country and/or western song?
(https://i.imgur.com/ucJgot7.png)
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There aren't any western songs from this century, let alone this decade.
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https://youtu.be/FAtiKZKT0jk
(https://i.imgur.com/Z82wdV9.png)
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I don't know any, I don't listen to country music from this decade. That's your area of expertise.
You are a country music fan adamantly insisting that there is a lot of great modern music, but you don't like any country music from this decade?
Did you swallow mercury when you were a child?
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You are a country music fan adamantly insisting that there is a lot of great modern music, but you don't like any country music from this decade?
Did you swallow mercury when you were a child?
Maybe. My parents lost track of me for about 4 months when I was 3 or 4. Anything is possible.
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Back in the good ol days folks all had a favorite radio station and were on top of the latest music.
Most folks over25 dont do that today. If they have a radio on its to listen to a talk or sports show not to the latest top ten
Thats why I kind of agree with Utee on this. Most of our music likes and dislikes were formed back in the good ol days and not today.
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Hmm...I'd have to really think to come up with "obscure" since most of the stuff I like, diverse though it may be, was mostly fairly well known or popular at some point.
Only thing that comes to mind right now is Mutemath, a band from New Orleans I saw several times in Austin. I liked a couple of songs in particular off their first album, but it just barely makes utee's added rule for the last 20 years. I think this came out in 2006.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVWR-5fiG0
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The other song I liked best from that album, "Chaos," which pretty accurately described their live shows. The place was a mess by the time they were done. Never saw a band move around so much, so constantly. Can't imagine how many calories they burned. First time I saw them was at Stubbs BBQ and the drummer came out on stage and began duct taping his headphones to his head in multiple layers. I was like "WTH?" and then when he started playing, I understood. The guy thrashed about like a fox being electrocuted.....but damn, could he play. The lead singer was quite a good keyboardist, he just had a propensity to jump around like a cocained monkey and start doing one-armed handstands on his own keyboard while playing with the other hand. It was impressive as hell. They pretty much ruined all their equipment every show. I always figured they made 0 money because every penny from a show had to go to replacing all the instruments they damaged and lights they broke. Plus whatever they owed the club owner for tearing up the place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTV0Aa4lC04
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Hmm...I'd have to really think to come up with "obscure" since most of the stuff I like, diverse though it may be, was mostly fairly well known or popular at some point.
Only thing that comes to mind right now is Mutemath, a band from New Orleans I saw several times in Austin. I liked a couple of songs in particular off their first album, but it just barely makes utee's added rule for the last 20 years. I think this came out in 2006.
I like their sound and vibe. Good obscure find, indeed!
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I first heard Last Dinner Party with this (NSFW) song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pETz4IMmeDU&list=RDpETz4IMmeDU&start_radio=1
And Mutemath, this is the only one I knew... I'll check out the others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBefgm7hdpU&list=RDeBefgm7hdpU&start_radio=1
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Yeah I think "Nothing Matters" is TLDP's biggest hit. I opted for a different one for the NSFW purposes, plus I just like "Sinner" better.
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I don't know how obscure they are, but here's Wolfmother...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0SqIAFohk&list=RDNr0SqIAFohk&start_radio=1
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The subjectiveness of "obscure" makes this quite interesting. As a stress test, the first band I think of is Wilco. To some here, obscure / never heard of 'em! To others, very prominent.
Anyway, let's start with two from Dr. Dog.
I "think" this is a top 5 song for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkdD-PJ6xvo
Their second biggest song, and it's a cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqa588F9Vs
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I suppose I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that SFIrish has recorded a bunch of music, mostly down in Austin, which I hear sucks and you shouldn't go there.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/40F2u6s3AVU4kxbibdg9Yp
If you're into 1990s girls with guitars (not riot girl; Sarah McLachlan, Mary Chapin Carpenter), you would probably like it. A few of her more popular songs (amongst her fans--she's never been popular out there in the world):
I Bet She (this one got radio play for about a second out here):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GflNkVsikls&list=OLAK5uy_njlqxZTSl7VORfVnsCTTLedHmwBVd9lpY&index=1
Angelina (this one made her a hit around campus back in college):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujEa5HW8po&list=OLAK5uy_n3UVag2F1aSFAVpukzWgvhxcKlEt6n9BQ&index=1
Beautiful Old Friend (later in life stuff):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7zBWGs9XE&list=OLAK5uy_mI4ur6XJCLw8mr3j6AXMOU8gEoJThvA4A&index=1
Can't Kiss Me Casually:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIhTFz1LlM0&list=OLAK5uy_lHoyCsH5QCq4HViYfuTel_rLtPR9M0Lpo&index=2
One of my favorites, about serving overseas, Land of the Morning Calm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgbKURmrpgo&list=OLAK5uy_njlqxZTSl7VORfVnsCTTLedHmwBVd9lpY&index=9
And her cover of Like a Prayer, which I like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38L929TeASU&list=OLAK5uy_mI4ur6XJCLw8mr3j6AXMOU8gEoJThvA4A&index=4
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"I bet she doesn't like non-fiction because it complicates her mind" :57:
Stealing it.
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I first heard Last Dinner Party with this (NSFW) song:
Yeah, the chorus lyrics really take a left turn, don't they?
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My high school daughter listens to pretty much everything, from oldies to brand new stuff, from pop to rock to country to hip hop to show tunes.
If I had to name one specific genre of new music she plays more than any other, I'd say she tends toward what they call "indie pop" or "bedroom rock" and sometimes "lo-fi." It's hard for me to describe the sound, but it seems to me to be somewhat of a stylistic successor to what I called in the 90s, "dream rock." Mazzy Star was a favorite of mine and is an example of that kind of music.
And although that's one of her favorite styles, it was actually me that introduced her to it probably 7 or 8 years ago when I was searching for some new music and stumbled over this track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh1WeQxfCX0&list=RDhh1WeQxfCX0&start_radio=1
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And a newer song by a different band but in similar style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v18oySsS58&list=RD2v18oySsS58&start_radio=1