There is a ton of really good music out there that goes unappreciated by most people because they stick to a certain genre. Here is your chance to enlighten us all by turning us on to your favorite lesser known bands.
Here's a few of mine
Blind Mellon: Sleepy house, Change
The Black Crows: Wiser Time, She Gave Good Sunflower
Theory of a deadman: All or nothing, Wait for me [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
If you are into old school rock n roll then you need to check out Rival Sons. Badass band, been around a while but no major fame.
I'll provide a few that I believe are criminally underrated or relatively unknown - it's hard to decipher which is which sometimes.
Thank You Scientist This is incredible modern prog - complex, fun, layered, wonderful instrumentation (horns!) along with mesmerizing vocals. I saw them at The Bottleneck in Lawrence with about TWENTY other people in total, which is insane and, really, an insult to them and their work.
City & Colour Deriving fame from post-metalcore's Alexisonfire, Dallas Green (City & Colour - get it?) shells out stripped-down, acoustic-type tracks like no one's business. He is an incredible singer-songwriter with a nice catalog.
Ongkara Russian band. Their self-titled debut is magical - this is the first track.
Ceterum Very under-the-radar prog band out of Cleveland. I think they're slowly (and I mean slowly) working on new music. The album they have released is really damn good, though. This is my favorite track: