Music Recommendations
 

Heya!

I have almost 19 gigs of music on my computer, accumulated over the years. However, much of these are tunes that I've found I just don't like. I got an iTunes gift certficate, and would like some help in finding music to fit my tastes. I'm hoping the audiophiles here at TFP can help.

Here are some artists that I tend to like. Granted, some of them are more for the music than lyrics (think John Mayer).

(Really like):
Dispatch !
Belle & Sebastian !
The Polyphonic Spree !
Jack Johnson
O.A.R.
Sublime
Common !
Tom Petty !
Crash Test Dummies !
Rage Against The Machine !

(Listen to alot):
311
Presidents of the United States of America (Yeah!)
Nirvana
Weezer
The Beatles
String Cheese Incident

(Pop junkie music):
Dashboard Confessional
Dave Matthews
Kanye West
John Mayer

I know some of these are all over the place, switching from Rage to Kanye to Dispatch, but I'm hoping there are some correlations in there. I'm mainly looking to expand my horizons in the direction of Dispatch, B&S, and bands of that nature. I've been hearing B&S on MTV the past week or so. Eek! Any TFP help on establishing indie music street cred?

If you like rap as well
there is a song I really like that features Sublime
its called Summertime by Pharcyde feat. Sublime
its a good song
Maybe look into a band called Muse as well

Guster
Death Cab for Cutie
Oasis
The Postal Service (one of my new found favs.)
O.A.R.
Interpol
The Shins
Head Automatica (soooo catchy!)

Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Alien Ant Farm
Something Corporate
Shuvel (from here, yippee)
Incubus (Enjoy and S.C.I.E.N.C.E. mainly)
Mos Def

Zant, that's actually a Sublime song, but it's been remixed and put out so many different ways it's sad.

Before I spend money on new music, I like to go to sites like Amazon.com to read the reviews of people who bought the music. It gives you a good idea of what the music sounds like in relation to other bands you may like.

I suggest:
Bloc Party
The Von Bondies
Rilo Kiley
Snow Patrol
Iron & Wine
Lovedrug
Ben Harper
Kimya Dawson

I've been enjoying all of these people lately.

Nick Drake - influence on Belle & Sebastian
Stew - nice mellow/bouncy stuff with strong vocals
The Shins - their first album bore strong resemblances to Pet Sounds, their most recent is more distinct, poppy, and just plain fun.

Pepper - Band that sounds a lot like Sublime
Elvis Costello
The Pixies

The pixies
The shins
The Flaming Lips
Rilo Kiley has a nice sound
The Postal Service has a really awesome debut album
The Weakerthans
Beck

If you like Common check out some of his good friends. You can check em out together as the group Blackstar or seperate as Mos Def & Talib Kweli.

The Roots
Sub-Conscious
Brand Nubian
Pete Rock (Like Kanye but first)
Pharcyde
De La Soul
Tribe Called Quest
Slum Village

Damien Rice
David Gray
Josh Ritter
Travis
Peter Gabriel

Theres other people I'm just throwin sumfin at ya quick like.

Asta!!

From facebook:

Nirvana, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, Cake, 311, U2, Wilco, Pixies, Talib Kweli, Interpol, Massive Attack, Blur, The Futureheads, Lucero, Uncle Tupelo, Radiohead, Oasis, Coldplay, Rage Against the Machine, Outkast, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson, REM, Jurassic 5, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, The Wu Tang Clan, Idlewild, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jay-Z, Mogwai, etc.

good stuff already mentioned
here's more; i like all of these bands, most have a laid back indie sound

built to spill
black heart procession
air
mellow
autolux
devotchka
yo la tengo
luna
spiritualized
castanets
elliott smith
kasabian

Tool, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, The Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Notorious BIG, Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-One, Mos Def, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, R.E.M., Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Rage Against The Machine

Thank you for the comments and replies. I will now have plenty of music to check out in the coming weeks and months. I may have to buy a new iPod! :D

howie day
jump little children
pat mcgee band
marc broussard
robert randolph and the family band!!!!

well here's more just in case you've listened to everything already

rock--
the eels
ugly cassanova
the verve (older stuff)
dandy warhols
grandaddy

rap--
aceyalone
dilated peoples

I suggest The Arcade Fire and the Walkmen.

Yea, recently found that out myself, I just recently started listening to Sublime

2 groups that I mainly listen to is The Mars Volta and Audioslave

their music is amazing in my opinion

Green Day
Nirvana
Metallica
Slipknot
NoFX
Yellowcard

They are all necessities, and they all kick ass.

The Stills
Holly Golightly
Superchunk
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Dahlia Seed
X-Ray Spex