Scott Dolan Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 So I've been in somewhat of a new music funk recently. What I mean by that is I'm having a hard time finding a new album to get into. Who's heard a great new Rock/Pop album recently? It can be an older album I suppose, but I've been in a Rock/Pop mood lately, so I would like something from those genres. Recent faves have been The River from Izzy Stradlin, Circuital from My Morning Jacket, Modern Vampires Of The City from Vampire Weekend, and How Was Tomorrow from The Cash Brothers. Any suggestions would be truly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 John Mayer: Continuum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Have it... Very good album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddha the Magnificent Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Scott, from 2014 I've been enjoying The War on Drugs album Lost in the Dream, but then again I'm an alt country whore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I'm a huge Alt. Country fan! I've of that group, just haven't actually heard their music. Thanks for the rec, I'm definitely going to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Check out Parquet Courts / Parkay Quartz. May sound a bit too much like Pavement on Thorazine to some, but LIGHT UP GOLD (recent, though not 2014) is, IMO, a great scum rock philosophical tract. On a more gentle, shoegazey trip, I highly recommend Crushed Stars' FAREWELL YOUNG LOVERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Spoon - Girls Can Tell The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret The National - Alligator Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Spoon - Girls Can Tell The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret The National - Alligator Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway Anything by Spoon ... Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is a good entry point as is their latest, They Want My Soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Mike Keneally w/ Andy Partridge-Wing Beat Fantastic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sug4hC3Ysb0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) Walk Off The Earth - R.E.V.O. This would definitely be on the pop side of things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHvl6z56zGc Edited December 8, 2014 by mikelz777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Michael Franti & Spearhead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMQm02Ffzc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 The Blue Shadows were a Vancouver, Canada-based band that were only together from 1992-1996. I think this album is one of the best "albums you've never heard of" type of discoveries I've ever made. There are some good live performances up on Youtube, also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsIDyIV9p28 The majority of their material had a country-rock flavor to it, but with an edge. Very good songwriting, nice tight harmonies between Bill Cowsill and Jeff Hatcher, and Hatcher's distinctive and polished rhythm and solo guitar playing. An excerpt from an article about Bill Cowsill, after he passed away in 2006 (his brother Barry had passed away in 2005, a victim of Katrina)... "In the early ’90s, Cowsill joined forces with singer-songwriter Jeffrey Hatcher to form the Blue Shadows. Cowsill called it the best creative partnership of his life. Their vocal blend drew justified comparisons to the Everlys. The pair, along with drummer J.B. Johnson and bassist Barry Muir (who replaced Elmar Spanier), fused hardcore honky-tonk, British Invasion pop, R&B and soul. Acclaim came easy; commercial fortune proved elusive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Dolan, did you get the latest Drive-By Truckers? It's probably their best yet. Also check out Sturgill Simpson. He's got a Waylon voice and is a good songwriter with contemporary sensibilities, made obvious by the title of his latest: "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music" In Rock/Pop, my favorite new bands of 2014 are Temples and Syd Arthur: Brit bands with heavy 60s influences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 CRAP! I forgot all about the latest DBT! Thanks for reminding me. I'm a huge Cooley fan, so this one should appeal to me more than most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 I am not a hardcore Dylan fan by any stretch, but really enjoy this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 J.P. Harris & The Tough Choices: Home Is Where The Hurt Is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Michael Franti & Spearhead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMQm02Ffzc Haven't gotten a chance to check out all the recs just yet, but THIS was fucking awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) Jim, that's exactly how I feel about How Was Tomorrow from the Cash Brothers. They were also a Canadian Alt. Country act that wasn't together for very long. Based on those two tunes you posted from The Blue Shadows (which were excellent), I'd be willing to bet you'd really dig that album as well. Not the best tune on the album, but there isn't much to choose from on Youtube. Still pretty good, though: Here's another really good one: Edited December 8, 2014 by Scott Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 You might also like The Barr Brothers. Two albums under this name, formerly 2/3 of The Slip, which was a rock trio. I'd also recommend anything coming out of Spacebomb. http://spacebombrecords.com/releases I really loved/love Caveman's last album. Keeps growing with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 That is Volume 8 of Dylan's Bootleg Series, and Volume 11 was released this November. So Volume 8 has been around for a while. I agree that it is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) You might also like The Barr Brothers. Two albums under this name, formerly 2/3 of The Slip, which was a rock trio. That was outstanding! It really reminded me of Shut-In Tourist from Band Of Horses. Haven't heard the Caveman stuff yet. Edited December 8, 2014 by Scott Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 CRAP! I forgot all about the latest DBT! Thanks for reminding me. I'm a huge Cooley fan, so this one should appeal to me more than most. I think you'll like it. There's a deluxe edition with live stuff, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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