Obscure go to band

[VikingsGuy]

Despite having hundreds of curated playlists, 95% of the time I am on a long flight I listen to my QuietDrive playlist - 4h 3m of every song they ever released in order of release. A local Hopkins, MN band I have loved from the beginning, but never really caught on.

What is your go to band no one else has heard of?

 

[Schaaf]

Willy Tea Taylor

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Good thread idea. Couple of these maybe borderline too well known depending on what you’re into.

—Melvins
—Ednaswap
—Hard Working Americans
—Kyuss
—Pride ‘n Glory
—The Breeders
—Mad Season

 

[VikingsGuy]

Good thread idea. Couple of these maybe borderline too well known depending on what you’re into.

—Melvins
—Ednaswap
—Hard Working Americans
—Kyuss
—Pride ‘n Glory
—The Breeders
—Mad Season

Listening to Ednaswap at this moment just because of the name. I think one of their songs was covered by somebody, as it sounds familiar (torn).

 

[BackofBeyond]

Good thread idea. Couple of these maybe borderline too well known depending on what you’re into.

—Melvins
—Ednaswap
—Hard Working Americans
—Kyuss
—Pride ‘n Glory
—The Breeders
—Mad Season

Mmmmm… Melvins. Good stuff.

My favorite no name band is Uncle Tupelo - spawned two other great bands, Son Volt and Wilco.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Listening to Ednaswap at this moment just because of the name. I think one of their songs was covered by somebody, as it sounds familiar (torn).

If I recall it was covered by a few different random bands and then hit in a poppy iteration with Natalie Imbruglia.

 

[Sytes]

QuietDrive playlist

Took a second take... My first glance read led me to believe you said Quiet Riot and I thought... Who jacked VG's UserID??? 4hrs 3 minutes... Forced me to actually read your post. My apologies.

I really like: Tom Catmull and the Clerics. Montana band low level though smooth music.
Others: Jill Barber - Canadian Jazz singer.

 

[David658]

The Parson Redheads

They remind me of what I loved about Oregon.


David
NM

 

[VikingsGuy]

The Parson Redheads

They remind me of what I loved about Oregon.


David
NM

Methadone clinics?

 

[Nameless Range]

- Chris Jones and the Flycatchers
- Tyler Lyle
-Ben Bullington

Also, I don’t think these guys are together anymore. But they are Clancy, MT kids and put out some good tunes.

 

[LuketheDog]

Shane Smith and the Saints

...I honestly have no idea if they qualify but nobody else I know has heard of them. They did have a song on Yellowstone though apparently, so maybe not too obscure.

 

[Beignet]

Obscurity is all kind of relative to one’s milieu, but…

-Dirty Projectors - the old stuff, maybe not that obscure, but they’re reinterpretation on Black Flag’s “Rise Above” is still the chit
-The Birthday Party - OG Nick Cave band
-Department of Eagles - “In Ear Park” was a tremendous album
-Magnetic Fields - are they obscure? Sure seem to be with the youngin’s, but they’re great

Kinda obscure international stuff that’s tops:
-Abdel Halim Hafez - Egypt’s old boy wonder crooner
-Oum Kalthoum - Egypt’s “fourth pyramid,” perhaps their greatest export since papyrus
-Docteur Nico - Congolese rhumba, some of the best summertime music I can imagine

 

[BigHornRam]

The Two Tracks out of Sheridan Wyoming.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kXvr1LDs60YAhqjYVmLyONn2P01L6u8So

They have a new album coming out soon that I am looking forward to hearing.

 

[gwhunter]

Was turned on to Kung Fu Diesel as the opening act at the Livingston County (MI) Fair in the mid 90s.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

Hüsker Dü​

 

[Phaseolus]

 

[Doublecluck]

Rancid

 

[Hammsolo]

A couple of my absolute favorites!

The Sword - She Wore a Cloak of Feathers

Fozzy - Judas

 

[Tikka06]

Not super obscure and are currently touring, but Ryan Adams and the Cardinals are one of my all time favorites.

 

[Gr8bawana]