r/MusicRecommendations

Let me get this clear, I am not claiming to know every artist in the industry. That is why I am making this post so hopefully by tomorrow I'll have some new appreciation of todays artists. I am autistic so it's been very difficult for me to get out of the lifelong hyperfixation of the era that my mind is clearly stuck in. But I want to start giving other artists a chance. When an artist dies it's hard for me to listen to them without feeling intense grief so I want to surround myself with creativity of this time and not just the past.

David Bowie, Kate Bush, Thomas Dolby, Robert Plant, Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, (and hear me out) Danny Elfman all fit into a similar category of creativity where they transport you to a different dimension of their world. Are there any artists of todays music that manage to do that but into the similiar vibe as any of them?

I don't want to be left with AI music, industry plants and radio friendly copy and paste in 30 or so years when these precious artists are gone. Yes there are artists that try to emulate these artists but not many who have that I have noticed that have that layer of depth to transport you.

The only artists I can think of that emerged of the past 20 years that I can compare at all would be Connan Mockasin/Soft Hair and Mac Demarco. Tame Impala is notable because Kevin is some other level of genuis that is untouchable but there is a level of vulnerability that I feel lacks in his music. He is one of the most popular artists of today and I find it hard to connect with him in the same way as Mac Demarco. When I listen to Mac I feel like I am listening to friend tell a story, but Tame Impala almost feels cold from the perfectionism.

Going to a different kind of vibe but Thundercat and Tyler, the Creator are two of the other most creative men in the industry of the past 20 years. Any recommendations of artists that go to their level of innovation too will be greatly appreciated.

Also Zero 7 is pretty transporting but most of their music relies on whoever works on the specific track. Kind of like Gorillaz.

I want to know who I can expect I can still see in concert still 30 years when everyone else is gone and I am left with the dread of grieving an era. Obviously can't predict who will still be alive, but you know what I mean.

When I look up artists similar to Bowie of the past 20 years I get Lady Gaga and Harry Styles. I won't say anything further but...hmm...

EDIT: To the person that just DM'd me saying Aurora that's honestly a great suggestion. I'll be deep diving her!!!

i'm writing a story (just a little project for myself, not a book) set in nyc 1999-early 2000 (not the decade, the specific year) and i have a main character who especially expresses herself through the music she listens to as it also reflects her character arc (mostly female artists, predominantly hiphop but also r&b, then she later incorporates more soul, techno and rock) except i was not born in 2000 nor in america

i thought this would be the best place to ask for some recommendations of where to start for her and what would have been popular/available at the time? i've of course been looking at the staples of the genre, but it's hard to know what would have been actually accessible to her at the time (what cds/cassettes there were, i mean)

i do have a side character who is also music centric (he's sort of a mirror for her so more male artists for him, likely more techno and rap) so really any recs would do! sorry this is a weird question, i know haha

Just like the post says, I'm currently in my Electric Light Orchestra discovery phase, and I can't stop! I need more bands with a similar sound! PLS! Anyone?

my fav genres are alt pop and dark pop

bonus points for people seeing you as a good person despite you knowing you aren't

putting together a playlist for a character and her fall from grace; only genre i'm not a huge fan of is rap, but i'm happy to branch out for character playlists. i'm most fond of what i call sad boy vibes (soft and acoustic) and emo/punk/goth, but theme is more important than genre

looking to expand from my mainstream taste

Ive been bouncing between flower man and you say run but the hype from them is beginning to run dry, and I need songs that will provide the hype I need to keep cooking up post it note doodles. Whatever you got, recommend it, I need fuel.

Hello. Lily chou chou is the only one who makes me feel when i listen to music. And mitski. Please give me recommendations.

This is for a playlist titled "60s and Early 70s" so please only suggest music from that era. As you will notice, the type of music that I listen to leans more on the "songy", "folksy", "artsy", "poppy", "psychedelic" side of things rather than the "bluesy", "soul", "motown", and even guitar driven hard rock stuff. But I am open to anything if it's good. So please feel free to take a quick glance at this list and if anything comes to mind please comment.

13th floor elevators

Janko Nilovic

Kaleidoscope

Bee Gees

Blossom Toes

Bob Dylan

Buffalo Springfield

Canned Heat

Cortex

Country Joe and the Fish

Creedence

David Bowie

Donovan

Eclection

Fairport Convention

Faust

Fleetwood Mac

Focus

Harpers Bizarre

Harry Nilson

Jefferson Airplane

Jimi Hendrix

Les Baxter

Little Feet

Magna Carta

Manfred Mann

Margo Guryan

Nick Drake

October Country

Paul Simon

Pentangle

Pink Floyd

Rare Earth

Rodriguez

Rotary Connection

Simon and Garfunkel

Spanky and Our Gang

Strawberry Alarm Clock

Syd Barrett

Beach Boys

Beatles

Hollies

Kinks

Insect Trust

The lemon pipers

The mamas and papas

The meters

Millennium

The Nickel Bag

The Pleasure Fair

The Pretty Things

The rolling stones

Spencer Davis group

The turtles

The velvet underground

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

The Zombies

Third Ear Band

Tommy James

Wool

The Who

Stevie Wonder

The Doors

Sly and the Family Stone

I'm trying to build a playlist with modern protest/anti-fascism songs. Back in the day we had stuff like "American Idiot" to protest Bush. That's the vibe.

So far I've got

• Don't Say No to Hitler by Seb Lowe
• No One to Kill in the Sky by Seb Lowe
• Backwoods Backwards by Bryan Andrews
• Rich People by Carsie Blanton

Edit: When I say "vibe" i don't mean limit it to punk like Green Day. All genres are welcome!

SEETHER, SUBLIME, NIRVANA, AC/DC, ALICE COOPER, WEEZER, OASIS, AND EVERCLEAR. THEN SOME ONE OF SONGS LIKE PARALYZER, DAY AFTER DAY, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE AND ETC…
Would love to hear some more music tn!

I wish I could post pics here but what i’m talking about is a song where it feels like you’re sinking, looking up towards the surface of the water and see the sun shining through in ripples as that sight slowly is fading.

My best examples are absolutely peak but:
The beginning instrumental of Wish you were here by pink floyd

The “guitar fill” or “transition” instrumental in Run by snow patrol. Tbh maybe the entire ending of this song

I want some similar albums like first strokes album is this it kinda like that. Or any heavy metal, melodeath or powermetar for long highway driving

So i guess space rock is welcome to from any ither artist. But i want this kinda vibe either dsotm(dark side of the moon album.) or thid specific vibe but its not by pink Floyd but kinda almost sounds like them (it can be band or space rock i am open to all.)

Hello all! Looking for some songs to do with time (in any capacity. As a concept, time travel, timepieces, etc.) I'm making a playlist based on a character I like whose story is very heavily centered around the idea of time travel with lots of clock imagery.

So far I have:

Monstrance Clock by Ghost

Ruler of Everything by Tally Hall

Clocks by Coldplay

My Time by Bo En

Hourglass by Set It Off

Time Machine by Miracle Musical

Any recommendations would be appreciated! Thank you!

im making a playlist to cry to. i need song recs for it. i dont typically listen to a lot of sad songs
edit: i need it to be AT LEAST 4 hours long

Anyone have recommendations of pop metal artists like Vana, Scene Queen, Poppy (I Disagree era), Baby Metal?

I have a really hard time finding artists with this style of music, but those are some of my favorites