Singers/bands in your country that we should check out

CHEAPandCHIC · 08-10-2006

I thought it would be cool to have a post where we talk about our favourite less well known/'indie' bands where we live.

So post the name of a band/singer you love
and then say who they sound like
and maybe why you like them/what they remind you of.

I'm mainly doing this because I want to widen my music interests and not just listen to english bands and hopefully a lot of you are the same!

**MulletProof** · 08-10-2006

great thread, cheapandchic!.
I'll have to think on this one for quite a while...there arent many bands from my country that i like..or that are good...

strawberry daiquiri · 08-10-2006

the immediate (+ obligatory picture that follows them everywhere

)
probably the best dublin band i've ever heard.

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Just when you think you have them pegged as '60s revivalists with a bit of a modern edge, they morph over the course of three minutes into a sabre-toothed rock beast capable of eating your children and having indecent carnal knowledge of (or should that be with?) your pets.

plenty to listen to at http://www.theimmediate.tv/newsite/index.php?q=previews

theimmediate.tv

CHEAPandCHIC · 08-10-2006

^ I like them! Thanks

strawberry daiquiri · 08-10-2006

^ oh, that's good then

if experimental gals are your kind of thing;

julie feeney

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A multi-instrumentalist, Feeney plays eleven instruments on 13 songs, including keyboards, alto recorder, treble recorder, harmonium, accordion, violin, harmonica, melodica and xylophone.

She had no manager, no PR, no agents or shadowy figures in the background discreetly helping to plan her next move. From the very first jotting down of ideas in her "thought copy" (exercise book) for the lyrics and music, right through to the eventual sending out of the finished CDs to reviewers and radio stations, Julie micro-managed the entire project on her own. She composed, arranged, produced and sang all thirteen songs and played most of the instruments on the album herself. She designed the cover art-work. And she financed the recording and manufacturing costs by a succession of bank loans, eventually setting up her own record label - mittens - named after her mother's favourite cat.

(www.juliefeeney.com)

jennifer~ · 08-10-2006

We have Bright Eyes, Tilly & The Wall, The Faint... and those are all I know from memory. Plus 311, which are one of the worst bands in musical history (almost as bad as Bright Eyes...)

And those are all city-specific, since a comprehensive list of American musicians would require more research than I'm willing to do...

lusia · 27-10-2006

WELL THERES A GREAT BAND CALLED "HAYEHUDIM" ITS A ROCK BAND AND THEIR SONGS ARE... REALLY INTRESTING... I LIKE THEM SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL... THEY HAVE 2 SINGERS... SO ITS A LITTLE DIFFERENT...

EONLINE.CO.IL
ALSO THERES A GREAT SINGER ...HER STYLE IS LIKE GWEN STEFANIS... SHE IS REALLY GREAT... I REALLY LIKE HER...HER NAME IS IGGY WAXMAN

tapuz.co.il
SHE HAS A MYSPACE ALSO : http://myspace.com/iggywaxman

Whitelinen · 27-10-2006

Carola Standertskjöld (23rd of March 1941 - 12th of November 1997) was one of the most popular singers in Finland in the 60s. She was very intelligent, cultured and spoke many languages fluently - and also sang on those languages. Her music was very jazzy schlager and often with motifs from blues and soul. Carola was also very interested about French chansons. She mostly sang on Finnish, Swedish, English and French (I think she went to Sorbonne University at some point - and she loved Courvoisier!). She was very exotic to be a Finnish artist.

She had a heartbrakingly beautiful voice, perfect for someone who sings jazz. She put her heart to everything she sang

After the mid-70s her stagefright got a hold of her and she stopped touring and therefore didn't publish anything very often. She did a very short-lived comeback in the 80s, but wasn't, again, interested about touring. Sadly she died of Alzheimer's at a very young age.

I'd post sound clips if I'd just find some...I love her songs to death.

Oh, I just noticed the "who they sounded like"-question...well in Carola's case I would think of those great jazz singers from the past, aswell as some of the 60s French artists.

kanita · 27-10-2006

Good thread.

Whitelinen · 27-10-2006

Here are some photographs of her

[yle.fi, meteli.fi]

Found a clip of her singing Chain of Fools:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iokg_BY3RHI

Does not exactly bring all of her talent out, but it's something.

kanita · 29-10-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteLinen

Carola Standertskjöld (23rd of March 1941 - 12th of November 1997) was one of the most popular singers in Finland in the 60s. She was very intelligent, cultured and spoke many languages fluently - and also sang on those languages. Her music was very jazzy schlager and often with motifs from blues and soul. Carola was also very interested about French chansons. She mostly sang on Finnish, Swedish, English and French (I think she went to Sorbonne University at some point - and she loved Courvoisier!). She was very exotic to be a Finnish artist.

She had a heartbrakingly beautiful voice, perfect for someone who sings jazz. She put her heart to everything she sang

After the mid-70s her stagefright got a hold of her and she stopped touring and therefore didn't publish anything very often. She did a very short-lived comeback in the 80s, but wasn't, again, interested about touring. Sadly she died of Alzheimer's at a very young age.

I'd post sound clips if I'd just find some...I love her songs to death.

Oh, I just noticed the "who they sounded like"-question...well in Carola's case I would think of those great jazz singers from the past, aswell as some of the 60s French artists.

I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iokg_BY3RHI

Is this her? This sounds really good.

niandra · 29-10-2006

Anna Ternheim, she's a really good singer/songwriter type of artist from Sweden. Her english is kinda terrible... But she's good. Really good!

Yppe · 29-10-2006

I'm not good at describing how bands sound like, so you can listen to its music on myspace

Sybil Vane: A trio of young girls from Barcelona, they are not really good live, but I like their music, their first album "Mermelada de Tomate" was awesome!!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=55680114

They have supported bands like Le Tigre or The Rapture in their Spanish tour dates.

Yppe · 29-10-2006

Tokyo Sex Destruction:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=10457853

Soul, punk, they have some kind of retro sound

Whitelinen · 29-10-2006

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Originally Posted by kan-i-ta

I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iokg_BY3RHI

Is this her? This sounds really good.

It is her. It isn't exactly an example of her jazz songs, which I adore, but I don't think any of them are in the Net.

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CHEAPandCHIC trendsetter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Gender: femme Posts: 1,175	Singers/bands in your country that we should check out I thought it would be cool to have a post where we talk about our favourite less well known/'indie' bands where we live. So post the name of a band/singer you love and then say who they sound like and maybe why you like them/what they remind you of. I'm mainly doing this because I want to widen my music interests and not just listen to english bands and hopefully a lot of you are the same!

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MulletProof Take me drunk, I'm home Mod Squad Leader Join Date: Apr 2004 Gender: femme Posts: 24,460	great thread, cheapandchic!. I'll have to think on this one for quite a while...there arent many bands from my country that i like..or that are good... __________________ Metal teeth of carousels.

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jennifer~ V.I.P. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Long Island Gender: homme Posts: 8,276	We have Bright Eyes, Tilly & The Wall, The Faint... and those are all I know from memory. Plus 311, which are one of the worst bands in musical history (almost as bad as Bright Eyes...) And those are all city-specific, since a comprehensive list of American musicians would require more research than I'm willing to do... __________________ It flung up momently the sacred river. Last edited by jennifer~; 08-10-2006 at 09:54 PM.

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lusia backstage pass Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: israel Gender: femme Posts: 638	WELL THERES A GREAT BAND CALLED "HAYEHUDIM" ITS A ROCK BAND AND THEIR SONGS ARE... REALLY INTRESTING... I LIKE THEM SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL... THEY HAVE 2 SINGERS... SO ITS A LITTLE DIFFERENT... EONLINE.CO.IL ALSO THERES A GREAT SINGER ...HER STYLE IS LIKE GWEN STEFANIS... SHE IS REALLY GREAT... I REALLY LIKE HER...HER NAME IS IGGY WAXMAN tapuz.co.il SHE HAS A MYSPACE ALSO : http://myspace.com/iggywaxman __________________ Irina L. ♥ Freja E.♥ Kate M. ♥Gemma W. ♥SIENNA MILLR♥ ♥pattie boyd ♥ Myspace

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Whitelinen V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 5,773	Carola Standertskjöld (23rd of March 1941 - 12th of November 1997) was one of the most popular singers in Finland in the 60s. She was very intelligent, cultured and spoke many languages fluently - and also sang on those languages. Her music was very jazzy schlager and often with motifs from blues and soul. Carola was also very interested about French chansons. She mostly sang on Finnish, Swedish, English and French (I think she went to Sorbonne University at some point - and she loved Courvoisier!). She was very exotic to be a Finnish artist. She had a heartbrakingly beautiful voice, perfect for someone who sings jazz. She put her heart to everything she sang After the mid-70s her stagefright got a hold of her and she stopped touring and therefore didn't publish anything very often. She did a very short-lived comeback in the 80s, but wasn't, again, interested about touring. Sadly she died of Alzheimer's at a very young age. I'd post sound clips if I'd just find some...I love her songs to death. Oh, I just noticed the "who they sounded like"-question...well in Carola's case I would think of those great jazz singers from the past, aswell as some of the 60s French artists. __________________ "Because of all sorts of cloth have their motions, as well as Bodies, it must needs that they differ in themselves." -Lomazzo Last edited by Whitelinen; 27-10-2006 at 02:32 PM.

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kanita V.I.P. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: on the stairway to a void Gender: femme Posts: 4,922	Good thread.

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Whitelinen V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 5,773	Here are some photographs of her [yle.fi, meteli.fi] Found a clip of her singing Chain of Fools: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iokg_BY3RHI Does not exactly bring all of her talent out, but it's something. __________________ "Because of all sorts of cloth have their motions, as well as Bodies, it must needs that they differ in themselves." -Lomazzo Last edited by Whitelinen; 21-04-2007 at 12:41 PM.

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niandra windowshopping Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sweden Gender: femme Posts: 44	Anna Ternheim, she's a really good singer/songwriter type of artist from Sweden. Her english is kinda terrible... But she's good. Really good!

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Yppe trendsetter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paris Gender: femme Posts: 1,100	I'm not good at describing how bands sound like, so you can listen to its music on myspace Sybil Vane: A trio of young girls from Barcelona, they are not really good live, but I like their music, their first album "Mermelada de Tomate" was awesome!! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=55680114 They have supported bands like Le Tigre or The Rapture in their Spanish tour dates.