TV on the Radio.
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Depending on how your tastes run, I'm going to suggest my "holy trinity:"
Lucero - southern rock influenced by Springsteen and such
Cory Branan - Southen folk - amazing songwriting
Corb Lund - Canadian cowboy music
is making notes
I have about half of these, and of those that I have, I do like them. So the other half are definite downloads!
Gaslight Anthem!
Flaming Lips just barely make the cut. Both Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Robots are necessary, I think.
The first Decembrists album is still my favorite of theirs.
The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
Some more (less essential, but still awesome):
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Nouvelle Vague
- Deerhunter
- Castanets
- Parts & Labor
- Jennifer Gentle
- Shapes and Sizes
- The Walkmen
- Electrelane
- Of Montreal
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
What are the things I should totally have listened to in the past 10 years?
Rasputina. My Chemical Romance. Emilie Autumn. Jill Tracy.
Paste just had 50 albums of the last decade list: [link] (link from stereogum 'cause I'm lazy.)
Indie-heavy list, as expected. My fave among those are prolly Arcade Fire, The National, Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Sigur Ros, and Libertines. Not on the list and (I think totally underrated) are my two favourite Manicunian bands -- Elbow and Doves.
Mika, Scissor Sisters, Pink Martini, Travis
Jay-Z
Kanye West (even though Kanye is RIDIC of late)
Green Day
John Legend (uneven but some real gems)