(A fluffy departure from Eileen’s more serious post from earlier today.)
Every now and again I worry that my musical tastes are getting stale. I’ve always considered lack of interest in new music as a sign of getting old, so whenever I go on an 80s and 90s music bender, I start to worry that I’m stuck in the past. Today, to break out of the rut, I decided to turn to the Internet for recommendations. That, surely, must be a a sign I’m not that old, right? That I turned to Facebook and Twitter?
I got a couple of suggestions for artists I already like (Brandi Carlile and Adele) as well as quite a few who are new to me. Among the recommendations were:
- Fleet Foxes
- Frightened Rabbit
- I’m From Barcelona
- Josh Rouse
- Wild Flag
- The Fruit Bats
- The Head and the Heart
- Josh Ritter
- Mesomena
- Wanda Jackson
(I’m now wondering if animal-related band names are to the 20-teens as band names with numbers in them were to the late 1990s/early 2000s.)
I’ve heard of a few of these groups/singers, but not many, so I’ll have plenty of new stuff to listen to at work this week, provided I can find them on Spotify or Last.fm. I’m really looking forward to it!
Of course, the first couple of bands I opted to listen to today (Fleet Foxes and Frightened Rabbit) were pretty mellow, which just wasn’t working for me on what was a draggy, slow Monday, so I ended up listening to Eminem to get me through the end of the day. Not my usual, that’s for sure, but sometimes rage with a beat is just what it takes to power through the to-do list. And after I copped to the Eminem on Twitter, I did get Korn and Tool as suggestions for other harder-edged options.
I’d be happy for any additional suggestions, of course, so have at it in the comments. I like a little of everything, but pretty much not all of anything.
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* The fact that Ten is turning twenty this week isn’t helping me feel like I’m not getting old.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
Not to be dense, but is that one band (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) or two, (Grace Potter, the Nocturnals)? Either way, it/they will now be on the list. Thanks!
One. Grace Potter is the front woman. Like Bruuuuuce!
Gave them a listen on Spotify and liked them. Thanks for the recommendation!
Sorry, darling! I am stuck in the “oldies” rut, I guess, given my age and all !! I hope some of these “artists” achieve that status. What will you be listening to 20+ years from now ??
Um, I cannot get past the idea of you listening to Eminem!
I don’t listen very closely to the words, because they’re awful. But I bought the album because I really like that song he did w/ Rhianna.
Oh, I meant to mention, the monikers of some of these newbies are so unique … Will they endure ??
I dunno, Ma. I bet back in the day “The Beatles” sounded like a pretty odd name too…
Rage with a beat…nothing says I love my coworkers more, my cubicle is your cubicle more than that! 😉
Haha. I actually really like my coworkers. I think I was more angry at my to-do list than anything else.