Team Avatar Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I know this is kind of silly, but I have 70 free album downloads on what.cd and they all expire on January 30th. Thus, I want to download 70 albums by then. However, I want to download stuff I will actually like! Here is a link to my last.fm so you can get a feel for the type of music I listen to. I'm looking for music that is similar to what I like. http://www.last.fm/user/skankandmosh Recently however, I've been playing a ton of dubstep which is all too funny, but if you know of any good, cool, underground dubstep stuff I'd be down for that too! Also, if anyone is looking for something that is hard to find, I'd be willing to help out! My top relevant artists: Decemberists Okkervil River The Flashbulb La Dispute Brand New Kevin Devine RX Bandits Hostage Calm The Dear Hunter Right Away, Great Captain Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I might recommend something you already know: Seems like you know more about Ska than I do. I really like the MU330 - Winter Wonderland album. The Toh Kay / Dan Potthast split with them covering each others songs is pretty good. The Peacocks album on Asian Man is really good. More rockabilly I guess. Mean Jeans - On Mars was my #1 last year. I'm not seeing a ton of Ramones style pop-punk in your taste but I loved that album so much I have to recommend it. I like about one or two rap/hip-hop albums a year and I know you don't have much rap in there but Doomtree - No Kings is good enough to deserve a recommendation to anyone except people who just won't listen to rap. The Lillingtons - Death By Television. The negatives -- the first verse and second are almost always the same. The songs sound similar. But after you get over those, it's so freaking good. I don't know if you follow Teenage Bottlerocket now but it's the same singer. Everything he puts out is golden (if you like this kinda music). I feel like you have to be aware of Tegan and Sara but I don't see them. I'd still recommend "the con". That is my favorite album of theirs. Based on some of the indie rock that is really high on your list, it should be something you would like. That's all I can think of right now. A lot of what I listen to is already in your list and then I have a lot of obscurer pop-punk stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomfortunepa Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Similar Punkish === Smoking Popes - Born to Quit Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers Osker - Idle Will Kill Smoke or Fire - Above the City The Loved Ones - Keep Your Heart Hold Tight! - Can't Take this Away Similar Ska === One Cool Guy - From Downtown Kemuri - Little Playmate Common Rider - Last Wave Rockers Inspecter 7 - The Infamous Stubborn All-Stars - Back with a New Batch The Impossibles - Anthology Similar Indie === Karate - Unsolved Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates Portugal. The Man - Satanic Satanist Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret As Tall as Lions - As Tall as Lions Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary Similar Emo === The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good Braid - Frame and Canvas Look Mexico - This Is Animal Music Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary Piebald - We are the Only Friends We Have The Impossibles - Return (Same band, different spin) A Few (random) Personal Recommendations === Bear Vs. Shark - Terrohawk Dead to Me - Cuban Ballerina Screaming Females - Ugly Q and Not U - Different Damage Bigwig - An Invitation to Tragedy Love You Moon - Waxwane (Matt Embree from Rx Bandits) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidel08 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 im sure youve heard of these but oh well envy on the coast - they only put an ep and two albums out before they broke up glassJAw - Worship & Tribute and Our color green the singles clutch - blast tyrant and from beale street to oblivion jaya the cat - basement style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers Smoke or Fire - Above the City The Loved Ones - Keep Your Heart Dead to Me - Cuban Ballerina I'll second these as good / great albums. Especially Pennybridge. Cuban Ballerina / Little Brother is like Sink or Swim / Senor and the Queen to me. Little Brother is better on a per song basis (as is Senor) but I never know how to compare an album and an EP fairly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Built to Spill - Keep It Like a SecretCan't go wrong with any BtS. I would check out There's Nothing Wrong With Love first though.Perfect From Now On is easily their best album but I couldn't see you being too into it based on your tastes. michaelmanfredi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Check out Laura Stevenson and the Cans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 http://www.last.fm/user/theLchord/journal/2013/01/02/5plxk8_2012_review there's my top 30 of 2012. everything all fancy and linked up for easy access for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Since you are all dubstepped out, download some New Order: New Order - Movement New Order - Low Life New Order - Brotherhood New Order - Power, Corruption, and LIes For my punk suggestions, find the "hardcore brethren" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videogamesandvinyl Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If you like ska, check out Mrs Skannotto. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebistro Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If you like ska: graduate high school. JK. robotfactory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotfactory Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If you like ska: graduate high school. JK. I lol'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 here's a couple things i liked this past year Bowerbirds - The ClearingThe Dandelion War - We Were Always Loyal To Lost CausesPentimento - PentimentoBrendan Rivera - No Ocean in Ireland Swear and Shake - Maple Ridge veggiecorecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Avatar Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks everyone, so far, for all the music recommendations! Please keep them coming! I used to be in a ska band, but when I graduated high school I did stop listening to ska and after a year in college I left the now-defunct band. I don't listen to ska much anymore, but stuff like Westbound Train really gets me stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebistro Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I was just messing with you. I was also in a ska band in high school. I stopped listening to ska right after high school, but still enjoy the ska bands I listened to then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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