Underated Artists I Consider Essential...
So yeah, this is just a list i went through to speak out on some bands that i think might get pushed under all the rest out there. Some are probably not that underated, but i really do think that all these groups need more people jammin' them... |
| 1 | action patrol
chaotic screamo that's really catchy... |
| 2 | afghan whigs
needless to say, a very pleasurable band... |
| 3 | the aggrolites
how come i never here people mention them??? maybe i'm deaf... |
| 4 | airiel
a really great dream-pop/shoegaze band... |
| 5 | algernon cadwallader
sure, these guys may have some hype, but i don't think it's enough hype... |
| 6 | all natural lemon & lime flavors
one of my favorite lo-fi/shoegaze bands... |
| 7 | american music club
for some reason, devotchka always remind me of this band, which i think are the better group... |
| 8 | american steel
besides hot water music and against me!, these guys are my definition of "orgcore" bear punk... |
| 9 | anatomy of a ghost
not really that great of a band, but their version of middle/late 2000's post-hardcore was fresh and inspiring. members went on to portugal the man... |
| 10 | the apples in stereo
i first heard this band on the cult kids show pete and pete. a really awesome indie pop band from the elephant six collective... |
| 11 | the appleseed cast
90's emo, but taken to a much greater level in later releases. really awesome post-rock as well... |
| 12 | armsbendback
one of the few trustkill bands i liked... |
| 13 | autolux
my bloody valentine worship, but put to good use... |
| 14 | bad astronaut
a supergroup of fat style punk bands making more laid back and simple music thats heartfelt and humbling... |
| 15 | bailter space
robot world is one awesome album from this new zealand shoegaze band... |
| 16 | bardo pond
psychedelic shoegaze... |
| 17 | bear vs. shark
freekin' amazing band that died out to early. legends already and one of the few standouts from the 2000's post-hardcore/emo thing... |
| 18 | beat happening
twee indie pop that's simple, yet addictive... |
| 19 | bedouin soundclash
an awesome three piece from canada that makes summertime reggae/dub songs... |
| 20 | belly
great 90's dream-pop... |
| 21 | the bethany curve
some of the best shoegaze/dream-pop out there... |
| 22 | big star
it's a tragedy that these guys aren't well known. Simple, yet amazing rock music done right and way before all the bs that came in the 80's and 90's and present day... |
| 23 | boards of canada
I'm not sure about these guys, but when I mention them no one seems to know or give a flip. I guess it's only for the electronic people... |
| 24 | bomb the music industry!
ex-arrogant sons of bitches. Great ska-punk mixed with slight electronic influences and folk punk I guess. weird mix, but freekin' awesome!!! |
| 25 | the boo radleys
lo-fi shoegaze that I love... |
| 26 | botch
probably well known in the metal/hardcore community, but not as much as they should. Singlehandedly inspired the math rock/metalcore scene among other acts like coalesce and converge... |
| 27 | bowery electric
shoegaze and trip hop mixed together tightly... |
| 28 | boys life
probably my favorite of midwest 90's emo. and I don't say that lightly... |
| 29 | can
the best krautrock band ever. No doubt about it... |
| 30 | the chamelons (uk)
really awesome post-punk that sort of seems guilty of inspiring U2... |
| 31 | chavez
amazing 90's alternative rock. Think helmet mixed with fugazi perhaps... |
| 32 | chocolate kiss
great emo/indie pop from Atlanta that has ex members of the hal al shedad and car vs driver... |
| 33 | damezumari
screamo from oklahoma and other places that mixes together greatly... |
| 34 | discount
before she went to the kills and the dead weather, Allison mosshart sang in this pop-punk / emo band from florida. think lemuira and copper... |
| 35 | the drop nineteens
they onetime played on lollapalooza, but eh. a good shoegaze band... |
| 36 | eighties matchbox b-line disaster
the guys hated the darkness and I don't blame them. they make that band look like they belong on nickelodeon... |
| 37 | envy (jp)
a japanese screamo/post-rock band. very epic and beautiful chaos... |
| 38 | ester drang
an awesome dream-pop band form oklahoma.. |
| 39 | exotic animal petting zoo
post-rock and screamo mixed with a slight bit of shoegaze thrown in for good measure... |
| 40 | f-minus
political hardcore played very fast. Sort of thrashy, but not quite Charles bronson or d.r.i.... |
| 41 | favorite sons
awesome band from Brooklyn made up of members from rollerskate skinny... |
| 42 | felt (uk)
nice lo-fi dream pop... |
| 43 | fishbone
one of the best live bands around. Ska/ska-punk/soul/dub/rock/metal whatever. just get into them NOW!!! |
| 44 | frodus
forgotten screamo and one of the few good bands that fueled by ramen ever put out... |
| 45 | fuel
not the radio rock band, but a band that made one awesome album called, monuments to excess. They loved fugazi... |
| 46 | funeral diner
check out the underdark by this epic screamo band... |
| 47 | galaxy 500
simple, yet amazing dream-pop... |
| 48 | gameface
some of the best 90's emo/pop punk ever made. Very passionate and heartfelt... |
| 49 | girls against boys
great 90's alternative. For fands of helmet and such.. |
| 50 | grade
one of the bands on victory that ushered in the emo/hardcore of the 2000's. sort of like poison the well I suppose... |
| 51 | the happy mondays
manchester/madchester band whoes lead singer was shaun ryder. A poet/druggie that couldn't keep up. despite all that, the band was excellent and very danceable... |
| 52 | harvey danger
flag pole sonata was a great song, but the rest of their recorded output was miles ahead of that one track... |
| 53 | ignite
a very strange, yet awesome melodic hardcore band with singer zoli teglas who is an amazing vocalist and now sings for pennywise... |
| 54 | jets to brazil
blake schwarzenbach's band after jawbreaker... |
| 55 | juno
very great post-rock/emo... |
| 56 | keane
people seemed to have forgotten these guys. Their second album was very underrated and forgotten because of its lack of radio pop hits... |
| 57 | kind of like spitting
really emotional indie pop/emo... |
| 58 | kiss it goodbye
criminally forgotten metalcore... |
| 59 | latterman
great melodic pop punk band that broke up and sprouted billions of other acts... |
| 60 | leatherface
europe's answer to hot water music... |
| 61 | lemon jelly
just like boards of Canada, nobody else besides me and electronic kids seem to know of these guys... |
| 62 | lifetime
if it wasn't for this band, there would be no new found glory, set your goals, the wonder years, title fight, transit, four year strong, a day to remember, living with lions, such gold, daggermouth, energy, strike anywhere, the swellers, fireworks, saves the day, ect... |
| 63 | loop
electronic inspired shoegaze... |
| 64 | lotus crown
great alternative rock. Also contains kevin shields's bother. |
| 65 | lsd and the search for god
awesome psychedelic shoegaze... |
| 66 | manic street preachers
heavy brit-pop that wasn't listened to as much as the others... |
| 67 | the microphones
I'm putting this on here simply because not many have listened to the album, the glow part 2... |
| 68 | modern life is war
it's a shame these guys had to break up... |
| 69 | nasum
probably one of the best grindcore bands ever... |
| 70 | on the might of princess
forgotten 90's emo/screamo band... |
| 71 | orange 9mm
why people didn't latch on to this band is beyond me... |
| 72 | pegboy
these guys should have been more well-known during the 90's punk scene... |
| 73 | piglet
very awesome math rock band... |
| 74 | pissed jeans
you like black flag and the jesus lizard??? Well then you'll like these guys... |
| 75 | q and not u
not just for the letter q, but for the fact that these guys were an amazing dance punk/post-punk band mixing in 90's dischord style emo... |
| 76 | radio birdmen
garage rock that would have been huge had it come out in the 2000's with all that overseas trash like the vines and the hellacopters... |
| 77 | the replacements
sure they got enough coverage from the rags out there, but do you actually know a lot of people who jam them??? |
| 78 | scatter the ashes
they made only one album, but it sure did stand out from the rest of the epitaph catalogue when it came out. great post punk/post-hardcore... |
| 79 | seaweed
a sub pop band that graced the line between grunge and punk.. |
| 80 | settlefish
very amazing indie/emo band from Italy. An awesome mix of twinkly bits and post-hardcore angst... |
| 81 | the sidekicks
truly great pop punk that reminds me briefly of the replacements and the gaslight anthem... |
| 82 | slingshot dakota
the debate is whether this band is better than matt & kim or mates of state. Heck, maybe even lemuria... |
| 83 | streetlight manifesto
I'm putting these guys on here because the music they make is wonderful and ska at least has one great band still kickin' it... |
| 84 | sweep the leg johnny
post rock and 90's emo mixed together greatly... |
| 85 | swervedriver
a great band from creation records/brit-pop/shoegaze scene of the 90's... |
| 86 | thousand yard stare
not well known shoegaze... |
| 87 | tuesday
some guys from slaptick and alkaline trio making 90's emo pop... |
| 88 | unwound
awesome indie punk from back in the day... |
| 89 | the van pelt
before I first heard craig finn of the hold steady, there was lead singer/speaker chris leo, (ex- native nod and brother of ted leo) who sang/spoke in that weird sort of slam/scat/open mike type of poetry singing whatever style. very good 90's emo/indie band from new york... |
| 90 | velvet teen
awesome emo/indie pop... |
| 91 | venetian snares
totally insane drum n' bass plus loads of other stuff... |
| 92 | vex'd
pretty heavy dubstep that i think may have been buried under by all the new stuff these days... |
| 93 | voxtrot
really good indie pop... |
| 94 | westbound train
same as the aggrolites. not enough respect... |
| 95 | a wilhelm scream
the leftover dudes from smackin' isaiah doing great melodic punk/hardcore... |
| 96 | wire
one of the best post-punk bands ever. period... |
| 97 | wolf eyes
noise rock done right... |
| 98 | yaphet kotto
truly great screamo from yesteryear... |
| 99 | year of the rabbit
for fans of chavez and shiner... |
| 100 | you and i
early 90's emo/metalcore... |
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