5 MORE Albums to Expand Your Taste in Music
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Hey everybody! Thanks for watching this video on "5 MORE Albums to Expand Your Taste in Music". This is a little sequel to last week's video because the reception was so warm. I loved seeing everyone be helpful in the comments & giving their own recommendations, etc. In this video, we're going to do our "window shopping" for 5 genres/subgenres that the average person might not know suuuper well. This time, we've got gothic rock, neo-soul, singer-songwriter, funk, and chamber folk. Keep that comment section as wholesome as it was last time and thanks for watching!
Albums / Expand / Music / Taste / Tastes / Educational / Genres / Subgenres / Indie / Favorite / Intro / Gothic Rock / Neo Soul / Singer Songwriter / Funk / Chamber Folk / The Cure / Erykah Badu / Neil Young / Prince / Joanna Newsom / Disintegration / Mama's Gun / After the Gold Rush / 1999 / Ys 
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listen to him talk in 2x speed. he sounds like ben shapiro
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HOLY SHIT HE DOES
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Why did you do this to me.
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I love this "series" so far!
He forget Skylarking by XTC.
Xiu Xiu love❤️
Plays the music of twin peaks might be my favorite album of theira
xiu xiu for life
Ivan Outkine my favourite is Forget
Sub-genre suggestions: Psychedelic and Grime.
@@fleurr.11 I've never found any psychedelic that I've been fond of so I was fishing for recos. Grime, I know Slowthai and Stormzy. Also looking for other recos.
UK garage, drumNbass, and jungle
@@ronkohudic wouldn't call slowthai grime but stormzy for sure
@@stephenhorgan7110 Then what genre is Slowthai? Asking because I really don't know the distinctions between hip-hop genres from the UK. Recently watched the British comedy People Just Do Nothing (a hip-hop Office type show) and that didn't clear up the genres for me.
Listen to the album called Wicked City by Jockstrap. You have to listen to the full thing as every song sounds like a completely different band (kinda the opposite of a concept album but there is still a strong theme). Watch MGMT's when you die music video and then you won't be able to stop yourself from listening to little dark age, their full album. Also 13th floor elevators, pink floyd and jimi hendrix are the of artists that got me into psychedelic rock!
You need to talk about Anderson .Paak. I’d love to hear you thoughts on him and his music.
One of my favs love him so much
Everyone knows about Paak, so no thanks
@@romeonetili6658 If the popularity of some good music turns you away from enjoying it, then you aren't a fan of music, you're a fan of being a contrarian asshole.
@@romeonetili6658 bro you sound like that nigga that hates music that’s popular, you’re trying way to hard to be different
Some genres that would be cool could be: jazz rap, progressive pop, indie folk, noise rock, IDM
ye man wud luv to know more bout jazz rap
@@tp4883 loyal carner saba and noname are all incredible jazz rappers and are easy enough to listen to without being blasted with jazz
Yeah! Let’s see some electronic genres on here.
any recs for progressive pop?
@@jordanbate7370 animal collective are really good and i would recommend them. also electric light orchestra and kate bush are great
One album I'd recommend is David Bowie's Low. This album is great
Agreed, agreed and once again... agreed. A wonderful collaboration between Bowie and Brian Eno. It's one of those albums that you simply can't listen on shuffle. It's incredibly cohesive, deeply introspective and personal and utterly amazing. The themes presented in this album such as trying to get your life back together, lack of motivation and loneliness are undeniably relevant up to this day.
i was going to comment this!!! i love low so much
@@ivicavilica292 Glad to see people putting respect on Eno's name possibly one of, if not the biggest influence on music today
Low is so fukin good
Neo Soul expansion pack:
-Oshun
-Jill Scott
-Floetry
-Sza
-Jorja Smith
-Ari Lennox
-Leon Bridges
-Moses Sumney
-IAMDDB
-Cleo Soul
-Sampa the Great
The D'Angelo disrespect is unreal
Yesss!!!! I was like where the heck is Jill Scott?!?!
Where is Kiana Ledé & Ella Mai
Feel free to add whomever you think should be on the list of recognition
Kirby!
The fact you mentioned The Cure made my day
BTW: Robert Smith (lead singer) was featured on a Gorillaz song recently titled Strange Timez
i love the cure my dad showed me them when I was young, Friday I'm in love is a bop.
Oh, I do love me my Gorillaz!
The Gorillaz track is so good!
Another singer/songwriter rec i would give people is My Woman by Angel Olsen. Gets folky and dreamy and its so underrated
Thanks I'm looking for artist like that!
Some of her best songs imo are: “Intern”, “Spring” for her dreamiest side
“Lark”, “Shut Up Kiss Me” for her roughest, more ragged kinda dramatic sound
I would even say All Mirror is way more dreamy and baroque pop
Bro god bless for this recommendation I’ve been trying to find something like this for sooo long
I love Mama's gun and Erykah, but if we're talking about Neo Soul, nothing comes close to D'Angelo's Voodoo. That is not only the best album within that genre, but one of the best albums you will ever experience.
That album cover always turns me off but ill have to listen some time hahaha
I have heard too many D'Angelo tracks at random and my first thought is "that sounds like Prince".
Nujabes
Also, Funk must listens: James Brown - Sex Machine, Parliament - Mothership Connection, and Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
Earth Wind & Fire - (LITERALLY ANYTHING FROM EARTH WIND & FIRE)
Nah, There's A Riot Goin On and Fresh are the best examples of Funk from Sly.
@@slystone4892 I'd agree to consider These as some of "The Greatest FUNK ALBUMS" of all time to reference. Yet Still, EARTH WIND & FIRE is still "THE GREATEST FUNK BAND" in history. Prince is "The greatest FUNK POP STAR" of all time. I never said they have the greatest "FUNK ALBUMS" in history. Well noted.
Nah, Parliament, Flash Light, Bootsy Collins,Knee-Deep, Atomic Dog, they're all superficial and worthless in my opinion. But I’ll try and explain in a mainly less colloquial way as to what I think the best thing to come out of George Clinton is;
In my opinion, George Clinton's greatest achievement is Maggot Brain by the Rock oriented band from his P-Funk collective; Funkadelic. Many people often agree that the guitar solo on the opening title track of the album is some of the most devastating Omniversal Blues to ever be played. While Eddie Hazel was inevitably only hired for his merit as the closest George could find to a Jimi Hendrix rip-off, Maggot Brain's guitar solo appears to have a far deeper meaning than most think. People say the solo is just someone reacting to their mother's death judging by Eddie’s recollection of when he wrote the solo, but the interpretation I want to explore is one that might give the guitar solo a deeper meaning which can get people’s interests.
It can be argued that the Maggot Brain guitar solo is one that tells a story; the story of a member of the black community in the early to mid 1970s doubling down on the disappointment he and many other members of the community felt when the Hippie Dream which would've brought peace and prosperity was put paid by Altamont and Manson, and that they will continue to face injustice in their life, made even worse by the draft, and incidents like the Kent-State Ohio massacre disposing of those advocating for peace. That's the first 5 minutes, but the last 5 explore the small inch of hope that remains in the protagonist; the feeling that no matter what happens, people will still fight for him, his brothers, and sisters for a better world with peace, love, kindness, and injustice.
In the opening monologue; Clinton tells us how Mother Earth is; "Pregnant for The Third time", since we as a human race, the ones living on this small planet have "knocked her up". It can be said Clinton's metaphor of Earth as a woman raped and impregnated for the third time in a row, can be seen as a reference to 2 prior incidents of racism in the 20th century; the resurgence of the KKK following the release of the infamous “Birth of a Nation” film in 1915, and The Holocaust. The Earth is torn and damaged from unkindness and cruelty, it can no longer sustain itself as a clean and positive environment from this.
The narrator then says that he has tasted the “maggots in the mind of the universe”, but is not in the least bit offended since his intention is to rise above it all or “drown in his own shit”. The narrator of the monologue is likely to be the main protagonist from the interpretation, close to death after commiting suicide due to him snapping at the new way of life he faces; being constantly persecuted and beaten physically and emotionally by the injustice he and the other members of his black community faces. The maggots mentioned in the monologue could possibly be a metaphor, for reality coming to bring down the hippie dream, to tell them that no matter what they do, there will always be injustice. People will always act cruel and malicious towards others, and the behavior of others is beyond their control.
Then the instrumental begins. The bass and the second guitar play a very simple melody, which can be interpreted as the narrator having a flashback to the early to mid 1970s. It’s another usual day for him at this point, news reports of injustice, with systemic racism and police brutality following him every nook and cranny. After that, the drums come in, which can represent the young version of the narrator’s growing temper. His stoicism is deteriorating, as he starts to reflect on the past. When he was a young enthusiastic hippie participating in positive acts for change and watching his now perished idols like Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone at Monterey and Woodstock, thinking about how life would improve for him more sooner rather than later. Then the guitar kicks in, which can be interpreted as the protagonist crying and breaking down in tears, thinking about the circumstances which killed this positive environment which provided escapism for him.
The first 5 minutes are him crying and breaking down, lamenting everything that’s happened since. As the guitar becomes even more sad and violent, the protagonist completely breaks down and curses the cruel God he and his family worship that constantly promises him peace if the love between him and itself is mutual. Finally deciding he’s had enough, the protagonist chooses to commit suicide. He takes a sharp knife from his drawer and slashes his wrists, which brings the violent rage to a stop. The next 5 minutes have a much more positive and upbeat tone in comparison. In the case of the interpretation, the last 5 minutes are a return to the present day. The protagonist is near death, but as he breathes his last, he departs from the world with a hope. The hope that while he will not live to see it, more people will keep fighting for a better world for him, his brothers, and sisters, for us as a human race. A world where we’re all kind to each other, and can live together in peace. As he breathes his last though, we hear a man repeat; “Maggot Brain” more than one time. This is represented in the interpretation as the cruel God sending down a mob of the pessimistic maggots to kill the last remaining bit of happiness left within the soul of the protagonist. The protagonist pleads for help, but God turns away, and the soul melts into a void of non-existence, representing peace brought on by isolation, and the loneliness and apathy that comes with it as the song comes to an end.
In conclusion, Maggot Brain is among many things; a cry for help from the persecuted, ignored by the most privileged of human beings that have the power to help them. And ultimately, this is what makes the song most relevant today, and why it’s George Clinton’s greatest achievement. As of now, most people are starting to realize that Racism is still a big issue in the world thanks to undealt problems like Police Brutality. With people taking notice of extremely severe cases of police brutality like the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, everyone can agree that nobody deserves to be killed by the very thing that’s meant to protect them, be it due to the melanin on their skin or for any reason at all. And with the officers that murdered Taylor not being charged for taking her life, it’s definitely a sign of things to come. Black Lives Matter, because they’re being hurt. Those who say; “All Lives Matter” as a way to argue against organizations like BLM are ones that not only fail to realize that BLM wants to achieve equal significance for all lives by stopping Police Brutality and other issues, but they are also ones that have inevitably been taught biased lies about how Racism ended in the 60s and thanks to MLK, people started being nice to each other overnight.
While I don’t care too much about the organization itself, I stand with the message Black Lives Matter is trying to spread, and I will do anything in my power to express this. Fuck the rioters and looters who are only joining the protests to experience the glory and attention those participating in positive acts get. While I’m nervous about participating in public protests due to me being worried about social distancing being impossible, I shall do whatever I can to bring about positive change around the world if more injustices continue to take place, be it on Social Media, or any other way. I hope for everyone else to do the same. Cheers y'all!
There’s a riot going on is way better than Stand
I’m not the type of person who listens to albums. Obviously I’ve heard some albums but not that many. You’re channel makes me want to widen my taste and find new music
Psychedelic Pop/Folk/Rock
Baroque Pop
Experimental Pop/Rock
Chamber Pop
Sunshine Pop
Freak Folk
Hyper Pop
These genres change my life.
Who are your favorite chamber pop groups?
I’m interested, mind sharing albums for these genres?
So I need some music recommendations for these genres please
I need recommendations, I like all these genres but haven’t heard much from most of them
@@jonathanjones6177 check out Das Kope and Melodys echo chamber for psych pop
Mama's Gun is one of my favorite albums of all time. so happy to see it on here
'Pictures of You' gets me every time. Love it!
Ys and Have One On Me are both in my top 25 albums oat, Joanna Newsom is the only musician next to Gorillaz, Death Grips and Kendrick to do that.
Hope this turns into a series of some sorts. There’s so many sub genres and it’s really cool to get a recommendation on who to start listening to.
Wow!! Keep 'em coming!
I just love this kind of stuff! And these are some of my very favorite subgenres.
But again, seriously: Joni Mitchell, "Court and Spark," all the way through, front to back!
I love sharing music like this. Tear down the gates.
Lately my favorite artists are FKA Twigs, Burial, and Nick Cave. My brother loves Death Grips, Miles Davis, and Idles. It is so much fun to recommend artists to each other, teach each other how to appreciate new genres, and find similarities in different musical tastes.
Respect to all the creators of all these various genres. It’s a joy to listen.
Dude you need to talk about Deftones the single most experimental and creative metal bands out there
The album is dropping today. 😎
I can't believe you mentioned Ys! A strong contender for my favourite album of all time and just an overall incredible feat of lyricism and orchestration. I wish it was recognized more 😌
I feel like Elliott smith kinda perfected the singer songwriter thing. He (especially the first half of his discography) is the pinnacle of what I imagine singer songwriter music as. He had some of the best chord progressions and harmonies ever with intricate acoustic playing and some of the most honest and intimate lyrics I’ve ever heard. I feel like anybody getting into singer songwriter type music should start with XO, or Either/Or. he definitely went beyond the singer songwriter category later in his life though.
These two videos have been AMAZING. PLEASE make more!!! Would love to see albums from genres like: folk, hardcore, hyperpop, vapor twitch, chillwave, and witch house.
I want synth funk to make a commercial comeback it's so beautiful
Tame Impala did bring back the synth funk.
i just wanna say thank you just thank you for sharing your favourites in the art world if i need new music i come to you and you never seem to disappoint me if i just need to watch quality content i come to you and again you never disappoint, ive found so many new music pieces from you and its trully a blessing i dont really have anyone to share music with or get music from and coming across you and your channel just makes me smile so thanks
Fiona Apple is also an amazing singer-songwriter! :)
WOW keep making these vids!!! We all need the blessing of more music during this Quarantine
I love neo-soul so much!! Thanks for bringing attention to it.
Pictures of You is my favorite song ever. Glad you chose it!
You gotta restart your music you may not have heard series! Love these type of videos. You’re the best man!
The Cure - Pornography is the masterpiece in Gothic Rock. While there are happier songs on Disintegration like "Pictures of You", "Lovesong", and even "Untitled" (if you don't read the lyrics.), Pornography is one of the saddest albums you will ever listen to. It is bathed in bloody acidic nihilism meshed with a Phil Spector-like wall of sound production, and is the first album to showcase Robert Smith's trademark messy hair, eyeliner and lipstick (influenced by Siouxsie Sioux). Nothing is happy or too poppy on Pornography. If you truly feel miserable, give this album a cathartic spin.
Thanks for this ❤️
I'm more of a Disintegration fan to be fair... Best album ever according to South Park, and fir once it wasn't satire.
Agreed completely. Disintegration is literally the most important album in my musical life - but calling it an introduction to Goth seems rather misaligned. Especially when placed in the same sentence as Bauhaus and the Banshees. That said, the majority of people even somewhat interested in music have at least heard of this album, so I can certainly see why it would be chosen as the lowest barrier to entry...... THAT said, when Pictures of You was chosen as the sample track for the album, I did have to cringe, as that track doesn't have even a passing resemblance to any era of Goth. Literally ANY other track on the album would have been a more appropriate choice.
Something else to keep in mind is the biggest problem with the album you mentioned - the title. Thanks to censorship and RUclips Filters, this video could be heavily suppressed if that was the album being promoted. As stupid as it is, that's how it goes. P-ography, if named something else, would likely be a RUclips darling of 'surprise album' compilations.
I really love both of these videos, I hope you make more!
Loving this series. Please keep it up!!
this is one of your best series', please keep this going if you can!
I really dig these videos! Thanks for making them!
I just reached the fifth and I somehow knew it was Joanna Newsom. Ys just brings me everything I expect when I’m transcending into Heaven.
Great video, after the gold rush is one of the prettiest and heartfelt albums ever
In anticipation of part 3 of this series... Post-Metal - some recommended bands being Alcest, Astronoid, Deafheaven, Alcest, and Ghost Bath (most of which also fit under the sub-subgenre of "Blackgaze")
I loved this videos! Would love if you recommended some more extreme music, I rarely see those kinds of things beyond metal and electronic. Another thing I would love to hear more is bands like Altin Gun that merge 2 very different concepts seamlessly (like traditional turkish folklore and psychedelic rock)
if you're a fan of chamber folk you have to listen to the album - loving by loving, I was hooked on it the moment I listened to it. I hope this music genre gets more popular.
Your content inspired me to become an album and overall a music nomad, lmao thanks
ive been listening to the albums in the first video! excited to peep these ones
Andy Shauf also fits well into the "singer-songwriter" category and it's totally worth the listen. Also, Ys by Joanna is one of the most impactful albums I've ever listened to, I hold it very dearly.
i liked Prince a lot before i saw this video in October-ish. I listened to 5 of Prince's albums after this video, and it started an obsession that's still going now. Thank you for pushing me in the right direction towards one of my favourite artists, you've helped me find new ones too!
Is starting with sign o the times good?
@@jacobh2147 1999 or purple rain are his most popular for good reason, they have a lot of hits u'll recognise but all of the tracks are equally as good, i'd recommend starting there like Alfo says. Sign O The Times isn't my personal favourite but it is definitely one of his best, so it wouldn't be a bad place to start either :)
@@its_A2BS thanks!
Mama's Gun is up there with my favorite albums of all time, definitely top three. Neo-soul is the music I was raised on.
For people who can't get into Metal, there is also Post-Metal. I want to recommend this album :
Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway. The last 2 tracks especially are some of my favourite music.
10 albums of music discovery were spot on and some of my favorite music also. There are two albums that I've never listened to out of the ten and look forward to doing so (Danny Brown & Tricot). My top singer-songwriter pick would have been Joni Mitchell with Blue -- but I love Neil Young too. It might just be a shared female perspective that I find exquisitely moving. Wonderful series.
Happy 200K!
Interesting series! I would love if you could a comparison series between different geniuses like for example Prince and Michael Jackson and how & why they had such a big influence within their eras etc.
I love this video because of the neo soul and funk sections because I live for these genres. Sure I love other music a lot!!!!!! These genres just make me really happy.
I desperately need a third part of this
can u make ur favourite emotional/sad songs
YES PLEASE
Any Prince or Cure recommendation are always good for me! 💜🖤
for me, listening 22, a million helped to get me out of my rap tunnel vision and helped me to branch out into more genres
This is a great series!!!
trip hop for the next one? it influenced bjork in the 90s
Flying away by smoke city is always so fun to listen to for any occasion
It's ya boi back at it again with some albums that are kind of underground but not really.
Roland Kirk- I Talk with the Spirits (1965, jazz):
Cardiacs- Sing to God (1996, art rock)
Natural Snow Buildings- Daughter of Darkness (2009, drone)
Oneohtrix Point Never- Replica (2011, plunderphonics)
Standing on the Corner- Red Burns (2017, sound collage)
Having Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun, being in this video was a surprise to me! Listening to it gives you that vibe when you think of someone you used to love so perfectly.
Post punk is one of my favorite genres. It rides this fine line between new wave, goth, and snythpop, which are all some of my other favorite genres. If you are looking for a great post punk album, I recommend Strange Times by The Chameleons. The track that I recommend you start with is called Swamp Thing.
If you want something in the same vane as Neatral Milk Hotel, I recommend Beat the Champ by The Mountain Goats. This one is a concept album about pro wrestling. Enjoy!
aaaaaaaa i love goth rock and bauhaus is my fav band. im gonna see them in concert in november.
shoegaze, classic psychdelic rock, and new wave pls!!
If this is going to be a serie I would like to suggest another album: Ah Um - Charles Mingus. It's an incredibly enjoyable jazz album and I think easy to get into.
Hey nice video! Found you on accident and really like your content so far. Since I got interested in new music via this video im also missing something: titles/sources of the clips/videos used in the video. Most of all: what tiny desk concert is the one shown? Keep it up, ill stick around here! Stay healthy!
When I think of Neil Young my mind automatically goes to harvest, loved the unexpected pick of After the Gold Rush
one of my fav albums atm is Space Museum by Solid Space. highly recommend
I subscribed solely for this series
Will you be making a follow up to your metal video? I'm interested in seeing how far you got as a hip hop head who likes metal myself.
Jinx by Crumb, Modus Vivendi by 070 Shake, NOIR by Smino, Cherries EP by Layfullstop, Two Hands by Big Thief, HAN by Berhana. These aren't all apart of the same genre, but they are a chef's kiss. Try listening to them they are amazing!
For singer/songwriter check out Blitzen Trapper. Specifically the song Furr. Just amazing!
For singer/songwriter, I LOVED Tapestry by Carole Kine. I think it's especially fantastic for those who are beginning a new chapter of their life/moving away
does anyone know where the video snippets from 10:23 come from? The ones with all the wildflowers and grass?
Liked for "your very likable, wise friend, Neil."
I’d love to hear you talk about electronic music more, especially with artists like Porter Robinson, Deadmau5 and Flume, it changed my life
You should talk about Jazz Rap with people like Loyle Carner, rejjie snow, the mouse outfit etc
my picks for each genre
head on the door - the cute
ventura - anderson paak
aware - front porch step
the commodores - the commodores
idk chamber folk:0 but i’m excited to listen
*the cure
Lorn - Acid Rain, its gloomy IDM
Man, you should listen to the track Namesez by Eryn Martin. Apparently she's a young canadian artist but I just feel like you especially would enjoy her style. Love them videos btw.
Please do one on post rock! Such a great, underrated genre
When you talk about Neo Soul you gotta talk about Jill Scott…and also the movie Love Jones…Neo Soul was a throw back to the music and style of the soul music from the 70s
For a great singer-songwriter album, listen to Pink Moon by Nick Drake, his guitar arrangements are absolutely incredible especially paired with his voice, this album is Nick’s final statement before his death in 1974
Immaculate taste in music Nick Drake is my all time favourite folk musician.
For those who choose to listen to Maggot Brain:
The opening/title track is one of the most beautiful pieces of music you will EVER hear
Honestly I feel one great place to start with funk is with bands like Kool & the Gang and Earth Wind, & Fire. They certainly have many emblematic songs of the funk genre while also being very accessible to a new listener. They may not necessarily have the classic album certifications, but they have the great tunes, grooves, and tight performances that really characterize the genre. My personal pick for an album would be "Wild & Peaceful" by Kool & the Gang. It has genuine funk classics ("Jungle Boogie," "Hollywood Swinging") and is just a fun listen overall.
I don't know about Earth Wind & Fire's album reputation and I know some may think that a greatest hits album is cheating a little bit, but truthfully their Greatest Hits (from 1998 with the pyramid and all of the Egyptian symbols on it) is a phenomenal introduction to them.
You should do an album of the day and then the next day talk about it. Or just week.
When he said Joanna Newsome-Ys and recommended the Emily track...I knew this dude was legit. One of my favorite songs and albums of all time.
Would love to see a snippet on Folk Punk and some point, vastly underrated genre in my opinion
I honestly think that folklore by Taylor Swift is amazing to start on the singer songwriter genre, and I say it as a person who started off with her and now I'm a huge fan of Joni and Joanna Newsom
That cure album is perfection 🤩
Thanks for doing Funk.
Post rock is probably my favorite genre, if I had to recommend a few to get into it I'd say
This Will Destroy You- Young Mountain
We Lost the Sea- Departure Songs
Godspeed you! Black Emperor- Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven
Mid-air thief - Crumbling
Not sure of the genre but definitely worth a listen
Probably IDM/Dream Pop. Wikipedia describes him as “folktronica” which definitely works too
We getting goth rock off the bat?? Let's fucking gooooooo
Not the first. But, Lady Cab Driver by Prince and Irresistible Bitch. Perfect songs. Oh and btw, Sign of the Times remastered was just released yesterday. An expanded 6 records!
I think it'd be better to give more deep recommendations, your past two videos I've been able to guess what artists you're going to pick just based on the genres you list at the start
Little Red Corvette to Delirious makes me soo happy man
Idk if this is an obscure subgenre or not but I want to mention britpop. Created during the 90’s, this genre was created by British artists who made catchy, 60’s inspired pop songs that often had darker meanings. The album I’d recommend is Blur’s Parklife; it is an excellent representation of the subgenre and is probably the most British album ever made.
Mama's Gun is (tied for) my favorite album ever and Times a Wastin' is my favorite song from the album ☺️
Please do more of these
Hey maybe also an interesting aspect, music in different languages. Germany has a huge rap scene, if you want to get a taste I would recommend Trettmann-#DIY, Bushido&Shindy-Cla$$ic and Haftbefehl-Russisch Roulette
Don’t get me wrong, these are not super experimental albums that nobody knows about. These were huge releases in Germany. I just thought music in different languages can be tough to access so a few concrete tips may help if you want to get a taste :)
Suggestion: artists that are truly unique... Usually a mixture of multiple genres.
For singer-songwriter i would've gone with Bon Iver - For Emma, forever ago
Such a beautiful and somber album, it's like hearing your drunk friend talk about his recent breakup but with lyrics, instrumentals and vocals that gives you goosebumps