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

  • Kalvin Carefour Johnny@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 hours 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.

  • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
    1·
    4 hours 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.

  • OnYourLeft@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 hours ago

    Saul Williams is a favorite for me. I think he wrote Black Stacey when he was a teenager. Good stuff!

    Pretty sure everyone’s heard of every band I enjoy, but I think Andy Shauf, Damien Jurado (especially Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son), and Doomtree should be more widely enjoyed.

  • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 hours 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.

  • TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    9 hours 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
        1·
        5 hours 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.

    • Darren@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      5 hours 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.

  • eightpix@lemmy.world
    7·
    4 hours 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
        1·
        4 hours 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.

  • bonn2@lemm.ee
    4·
    9 hours 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.

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 hours ago

    Omg. I had never heard of Saul Williams. Adding him to my playlists. Thank you for this!

    Interpol is one of my favorites. I like to think they took over from Joy Division.

    No I in Threesome : https://youtu.be/eAaXS_wioYg

  • novibe@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 hours ago

    JMSN.

    He started out in the dreamy hazy r&b vibes of early weeknd, and now is more in the soul funk area.

    He got a bit of hype on TikTok recently with his song Soft Spot, and him dancing in the music video for it. But dude is SO talented. Makes such good music. And is such a massive vibe.

    I still listen to and watch his Blue Album stuff. He made old school homemade 90s R&B videos for all the songs on the album. And it’s SO good.

    Soft Spot: https://youtu.be/LKKrnjfH3nQ

    Bout it: https://youtu.be/LKKrnjfH3nQ