Ghost. Square Hammer is the song that initially melted my face off.
Edit: Almost forgot, I think I got into Dirt Poor Robins even more recently. I just love their sound, it's like nothing I've heard before. A lot of their songs possess religious undertones, but not obnoxiously so. Some faves:
Kyuss
Greta van Fleet
A timely question! I've been listening to Neutral Milk Hotel a lot recently, and for the first time. I'd heard of the band back in the day, but somehow never listened. The Wikipedia entry lists a number of my favorite bands as influenced by them, so I guess it's no surprise that I enjoy it so much.
Igorr . Ils sont fous, les Français!
Vendredi sur Mer (Switzerland) - catchy, original electropop with a lot of lullaby-ish spoken word. Much of Charline's early work was co-written by wunderkind Lewis Ofman.
Latest band I got really into has gotta be Viagra Boys
Electric Callboy!!
They’re a German electronicore band who fuses metal, EDM and techno and they’re pretty fun/funny
I just found out about fleshgod apocalypse, they're fantastic. If symphonic death metal speaks to you it's worth checking them out!
A few choices:
A friend told me about Bad Omens (metal) and I’ve been listening to them. I don’t usually like heavy music these days, but sometimes it can be cool and they have some clever lyrics.
Igorrr - can't understand no one around me have ever heard about them.
The last one is Lord of the Lost. Scratched the itch of getting a metal band that I don't have to worry about being a nazi cult in the future.
They've been around or several years now, but I just discovered Brothers of Metal a month or so ago from one of their tracks being in the game Pistol Whip, and I'm slowly becoming obsessed.
They're such a fun balance of epic viking fantasy and tongue in cheek humor.
POWERSNAKE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpiK6ncKQfM
The Other Son of Odin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGkutszRFA
Death of the God of Light - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469fV_JzIwM
Brothers Unite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWAC0Dw6JE
Yggdrasil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5yYMjU8xDg
Bloodywood - A Bollywood themed metal band. Great fun!
In This Moment - alternative metal (?)
Just finished listening through their discography last week.
Kaleo - rock and roll from Iceland
Amigo the Devil - found on a murderfolk playlist
Parov Stellar - techno-swing
Bridge City Sinners - murderfolk
Mariache el Bronx - mariache cover band
Plastic Bertrand - French surf rock (?)
I’m currently waiting for Jesse Welles to take the stage. His song “RED” hooked me hard.
They kinda blew up recently because of their KEXP performance, but I discovered Angine de Poitrine like 2 weeks before that.
I also discovered 88Kasyo Junrei around the same time. Fantastic band.
Castle Rat: Medieval Fantasy Heavy Metal. I would say more Rock than metal, and kind of an 80s feel.
They are incredible. Great music, fun lyrics, presence and themes to their shows.
Also shout out to MIRE and their new album. Heavy metal.
I probably heard stuff on the radio (CBC-1) and even on Lemmy that I've taken a liking to the first time I've heard them, but have yet to search for them. But here are a few relatively recent stuff. I pretty sure I've listened to each of the first 3 at least 10x, maybe ≥20x.
Clarissa - Ela [might be "bedroom pop"/lo-fi/dream pop/techno-pop/soft] (2021)
https://lemmy.world/post/18462542
ELA - Clarissa
2:52
(You can probably download this directly from Vimeo.)
Yeah, I know, 2 young attractive barefoot women who kiss in the end and the translation, IIUC, indicates that her parents wouldn't understand their relationship, but I've taken quite a liking to the music.
Ivana Máchová & Miriam Hrušková - Terezka [sounds a bit like ABBA] (1979)
https://lemmy.world/post/35969218
Cold Showers - "Sliver" (Official Video) (they sound a bit like Depeche Mode)
https://lemmy.world/post/31824931
[21st dekaday, 2787 YAE] Laura (music by Nick Gudgeon; Dancer Laura Beanland Stephens) [the music has a bit of a Tycho feel to it] (2018)
https://lemmy.world/post/33108498
[R&B pop]
American Bandstand 1963 – TOP 10 – Sally, Go 'Round The Roses, The Jaynetts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwIuMLQe2A&list=RDPOwIuMLQe2A&start_radio=1
3:31
"Sally go round the roses
(Sally go round the pretty roses)
They won't tell your secret
(they won't tell your secret)"
Also, this sounds like great My Bloody Valentine: 😁🙂
How to make Shoegaze in 2 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN67L4LJxgw
2:17
Men I Trust
Fcukers have been putting out an astonishing amount of music in the last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyJat1RGPi4
Which is awesome, Nora wasn't going to be able to keep Vengaboys vibe alive alone forever.
Shits too depressing these days to not have mindless party music.
ANIMA! Moving Mountains is my favorite.
In the span of like 2 weeks I discovered a bunch of new music. I never get why people cling onto the stereotype that you stop listening to new music once you hit a certain age. I'm finding new shit all the time.
Die Spitz - Doom/Punk/Grunge band from Texas. They have really wild shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01l-V_vAE
Tropical Fuck Storm - Aussie Rock & Roll. Kind of a sad boy druggy aesthetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t663s10WwPE
Earth Tongue - New Zealand classic Heavy Metal with Ozzy and Satan in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qUjVRe8fs
Spite - Deathcore. Kinda boring old school Myspace era stuff to be honest. Takes me back to 2007 when I was a wee lad though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qUjVRe8fs
Am I the crusty Deathmetal head now?
Haywire. Musically they might not hit me as deep and profound as say, Bad Religion. But for live show intensity… Fuck, it’s like the 90s again. A sweaty crush of humanity getting their eardrums blown while someone back-flipping off the balcony knocks their teeth out. Fun for all ages!
Really got into? The Strokes three or four years ago.
Don Broco. Nightmare Tripping released yesterday.
It's been a year or so but probably Reagan Youth
Been digging the Wee Hairy Beasties:
They are Gutting a Body of Water
More artists than bands, but:
Lubalin and Su Lee
A few recent ones are Ducks Ltd, Cindy Lee and MJ Lenderman/ Wednesday.
Sleep Theory - not to be confused with Sleep Token
I don’t know how new they are but band of horses and Lord Huron
Peeling Flesh: They don't have high production values, thought provoking lyrics or a coherent style, But it is an interesting mix of genres that fucking slams.
I need to check out if Ashnikko has anything other than Worms that is good. I found the song looking for songs specifically about BPD and the list I was using said most of her discography is about it.
Fluisteraars and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (specifically the microtonal albums).
Ladrones
I don't know Spanish.
I can’t stop listening to these two freaks from Belgium called La Jungle.
Super high intensity fun fast jams
I don’t understand why they aren’t huge
Wooze. Put their entire discography on a playlist, hit shuffle. You're welcome.
Battle Tapes. Their latest album is a few years old, but it's solid all the way through. Their entire discography is also worth it, though.
I think for me that might be Unleash the Archers. I ended up looking through their discography and while their earlier stuff was a tad rough, everything from the album "Apex" onward is great. The quintessential UtA single for me is Awakening.
Two that I just absolutely LOVE after I came across them:
Theocracy:
Uplifting Christian power metal. They SHRED and bring me hope in this dark world.
Smash Into Pieces:
I'm digging pretty much everything they do. "Trigger" is a favorite but I play the dopamine out of everything they make. That's a really rare and fantastic feeling to vibe so well with a group/artist. :D
Billy Talent
I've been getting into decades old music since.
Johnny booth
Mamalarkey their song Big Trouble is such a goddamn banger
Oh God so many
Lebrock
Fm84
Przm
Dylan Gossett
Ryan Birmingham
Billy strings
So many more but these are what comes immediately to mind.
I got really into Flopsy's Dream and their debut album Pleasant Pudding last summer.
It's the secondary project of Tom Davies, a Geoguessr YouTuber I've been following for years. Soft, laid-back rock that hit the spot just right for me.
The newest artist I got into is Amélie Farren, who came out with some singles and a debut album last year.
But the artist I got into most recently is Chicago's own Beach Bunny, whose 2025 album Tunnel Vision I've been listening to on repeat for weeks now, along with the single "Year of the Optimist", which: if you're going to check out one song from them, that's the one IMO.
Seconding Castle Rat and Unleash the Archers. To add diversity, I found Cellar Darling around the some time. Some type of metal, vague Scandinavian influence, ethereal vocals, and, now a necessity to life, hurdy-gurdy solos
Apes of the State, which is now sending me on a folk punk deep dive
King Kong
Mamaleek were a breath of fresh air when I discovered them around five years ago, after thinking I've heard basically all genres already. It was like hearing good music for the first time again.
Definitely Kalandra
Don't even know the genre (always a good sign in my book)...folky proggy post rock?
Royal Blood and Spoegwolf.
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