I’ll start with Saul Williams. I found out about him because he opened for NiN. He was great. I thought he was going to break through when I heard him in a Nike commerical, but nope his social conscious rap didn’t catch on.

What people or groups do you think should be more popular? Also name/link some songs.

No man is an island, but I often feel alone, so I find peace through…ooohhmmmm…

List of demands https://youtu.be/zDMtaIcrfQ0

Black Stacey https://youtu.be/kRsgavuG4sg

Act III Scene 2 https://youtu.be/IMfuQkwlpbk

Om Nia merican https://youtu.be/8gq0m29cADw

Tao Of Now https://youtu.be/DhQQseFcTGE

  • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
    31·
    1 day ago

    Janelle Monae has had some genius and beautiful sci fi going through all their music, as well as supreme bops, yet is absolutely nowhere near the pop queen she should be

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
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      1 day ago

      I love Janelle Monae. Lipstick lover, Make Me Feel, and I Like That are a few of her amazing catalogue.

  • eightpix@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 days ago

    The Roots in their pre-Jimmy Kimmel Fallon days, and even now, are my favourite musical group. Black Star is another duo I would raise to that level as well.

    Taking a look at this page, for the Last Poets, who influenced Saul Williams, it’s a veritable who’s who of artists I love: Wu-Tang, Public Enemy, Brand Nubian, KRS-ONE, Guru, Mos Def & Talib Kweli.

    e: I stand corrected.

      • eightpix@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I stand corrected.

        I knew they were on late night with one of the Jimmies. The band they are is not tied to how they pay the bills. Funny thing is, I can imagine Fallon’s face, but not Kimmel’s.

        The band they are is 1987 - 2007 for me. The last album of theirs I picked up was Undun in 2011.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Destiny Potato. Technically impressive, cool songs, catchy motifs, and at the same time they show that it’s possible to make fun music. Plus at the time of their first release, it was a refreshingly different kind of djenty progmetal.

    They’re known as Sordid Pink now, by the way.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      2·
      1 day ago

      I just checked out Destiny Potato. It feels like Sordid Pink is a more metal version or polished version. Either way, I enjoy the sound. Great songs. Thanks.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      1·
      1 day ago

      I heard this group before. I couldn’t tell you where. Maybe a show or something. I enjoy the relaxed grove.

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    Everything Everything

    They’ve written some of my favourite albums over the past decade or so

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      2·
      1 day ago

      At first I was just getting a movie, but I think I found them. Cold Reactor, Violent Sun and No Reptiles, and I Want a Love Like This are pretty good. The last one has a trippy video. Thanks.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        You’ve definitely found them and you’ve already picked a few of my favourite tracks—I’m happy to have introduced you

  • TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    Refused, I found out about them cause they were the band who did all the Samurai songs in cyberpunk 2077 and even though they had a bit of a bump they’re still really obscure

      • Darren@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Shape of Punk To Come is a straight up masterpiece. Blew my tiny mind in '98, when my world had come to revolve around whatever Epitaph and Fat Wreck were putting out.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      3·
      1 day ago

      Now this is a band I should have known about. They remind me of Weezer, if Weezer was more hardcore. The melodic metal songs remind me of Evergreen Terrace. New noise is great. The Shape of Punk to Come was awesome. This is the high energy rock, I need in my life. Thank you.

    • Darren@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I think Refused are one of those bands who don’t need to be big. They do their thing, then they disband for a while, work on other projects, then come back together.

  • Kalvin Carefour Johnny@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Greta Van Fleet is my favorite rock band. It is a modern rock band inspired by rock songs from the past, like those of the 1970s. They create blues rock songs and hard rock songs about resilience in life, as well as a progressive rock song that discusses humanity’s dependence on smartphone technologies. Other similar rock bands include Dirty Honey, with their heavy, relatable song “Won’t Take Me Alive,” which I believe is about difficult situations, and Rival Sons’ “Nobody Wants To Die,” which I interpret as expressing that despite hardship, we don’t want to die but rather seek a solution to resolve the problems more quickly.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      3·
      1 day ago

      I’ll have to check them out. I love rock, but I’m not familiar with the modern rock scene.

      I just watched a few videos. Not really for me, but they have some range. Meeting the Master, Highway Tune, and Heat Above. Highway Tune reminds me of the Doors. It was worth watching the music videos for me.

      • confuser@lemmy.zip
        3·
        1 day ago

        You must check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard, they are honestly rock and roll hall of fame material, they are I think what modern rock and roll has evolved into.

        They have a crazy track record of recording multiple albums per year for like 20 years straight and not a single one of them suck and they continue to get better everytime, idk how they do it but they do it well and i can confidently say this is not an exaggeration of my interest in them.

        They explore a lot of variety of genres but I think people mostly look at them and place them as rock and roll.

    • possiblyaperson@sh.itjust.works
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      23 hours ago

      Without a doubt my favourite band of all time. They’re 99% of what I listen to. Seriously: if someone reading this is nervous about the future and hasn’t listened to How To Leave Town, you’re missing out.

  • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
    6·
    2 days ago

    The Neighborhood Kids. They’re a small-ish rap group whose biggest song has a bit over quarter million streams on Spotify (Biddi Bomb). They’re really interesting because they sound and feel like politically active 90s west coast rap. Great beats, great lyrics, and very creative.

    A complete 180 from what tops the charts nowadays. Biddi bomb is their biggest song and is rap through and through, while Third World Problems feels RATM. I honestly hope they keep at it because I love what they’re doing.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      3·
      1 day ago

      You described The Neighborhood Kids perfectly. I took a quick look into their music and I am enjoying it. Thanks. This is the type of music I need in my life.

  • bonn2@lemm.ee
    5·
    2 days ago

    Fish in a Birdcage is one of my alltime favorites. Great for relaxed listening and tends to have really good stories in the songs as well.

  • SomGye@dormi.zone
    5·
    2 days ago

    I would say Dry Cell, who had a fantastic full album and lots of great demo EPs, and by extension their split-off bands, such as Acrylic and Band With No Name.

  • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 days ago

    Fish in a Birdcage. I suppose I understand why they’re not big, but their music is so eclectic, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.

    The Arcadian Wild feels like the perfect indie folk band.

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyzOP
      1·
      1 day ago

      I heard Drunk on Pride for Fish in a Birdcage. They remind me of that Franz Ferdinand band.