Unknown songs that are tunes - give me your wisdom

[Deleted User] · 05/03/14 - 22:16

I love the feeling of hearing a song for the first time and it soon becoming a favourite,

has anyone else experienced that recently?

I came across these songs that hit me like a tonne of bricks:

Claudia Kane - Residents of Darkness

Eurielle - Gold

FKA Twigs - Water me

Send me some pearls of wisdom below of any unknown songs you want to share...

mrkite77 · 05/03/14 - 22:34

I loved this song at first listen, and it's not super popular (<100k views):

The Swell Season - High Horses

BarnacleHead12 · 05/03/14 - 22:50

mrkite77 wrote: »

I loved this song at first listen, and it's not super popular (<100k views):

The Swell Season - High Horses

I like this one.

This is one I recently discovered which I think is instantly accessible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5tPrmvEbpQ

They have one called Pompeii too which is very moving -but it isn't so unknown.

STeely · 05/03/14 - 23:02

Whats The Drawback - The Silver Seas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AcI0VgEX4E

Everything But The Girl - Lullaby Of Clubland

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

Squealer_Mahony · 05/03/14 - 23:26

Daithi - Chameleon life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sudz86KFnIE

[Deleted User] · 06/03/14 - 11:13

mrkite77 wrote: »

I loved this song at first listen, and it's not super popular (<100k views):

The Swell Season - High Horses

Oh wow this one gets you straight away! good find

where did you hear about them ?

player1 · 06/03/14 - 13:47

Feeder5 wrote: »

Oh wow this one gets you straight away! good find

where did you hear about them ?

I hope the OP will forgive me for jumping in. The Swell Season are Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. I learned of them via the movie "Once" which features them and is a 5 * must watch ( it's also now a top rated Broadway musical )

I cannot recommend the movie and the soundtrack highly enough

bbclassics · 06/03/14 - 22:10

I recently discovered a band called London Grammar and they're pretty good.
Their debut album has impressed me, it's got a haunting yet chilled vibe to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMEHJPuggHQ&index=8&list=LLGkwDPE_UW0gAyjheAn5cZQ
(Hey Now - London Grammar)

Idk if they're obscure exactly but they were unknown to me

Irishguy123 · 06/03/14 - 23:01

The Middle East - Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWlIEBPKl7M

robo2 · 06/03/14 - 23:47

Molly Nilsson "A Song They Won't Be Playing On The Radio"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OorN6XCKRqo

Summer Camp - Round The Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twIiFKa6vWE

goodbye mr mackenzie-the rattler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDe3fngwIXk&list=PLztn40vKpHiGq8QI6rSxsv3BHk8iSOD_e

Coastal Cities - The Voyage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDLPF-1L51Y&list=LLPYCP1_yawOIxP_f6vFSTYg&index=4

Majical Cloudz - Bugs Don't Buzz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CLrDPtFjPI

Coen · 06/03/14 - 23:49

My favourite recent discovery - Scottish band by the name of There Will Be Fireworks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3k7ZC0-4qE

Robertfitz · 07/03/14 - 00:54

Melanie Fiona - Gone and Never Coming Back

[Deleted User] · 07/03/14 - 11:26

player1 wrote: »

I hope the OP will forgive me for jumping in. The Swell Season are Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. I learned of them via the movie "Once" which features them and is a 5 * must watch ( it's also now a top rated Broadway musical )

I cannot recommend the movie and the soundtrack highly enough

Ah brilliant thanks for the heads up ! must watch it

I think that the soundtrack to a movie is so important.

Have you seen the film 'Practical Magic' ? - I saw it years ago and thats where i discovered Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks. the soundtrack is wicked - highly recommend!

[Deleted User] · 07/03/14 - 18:16

bbclassics wrote: »

I recently discovered a band called London Grammar and they're pretty good.
Their debut album has impressed me, it's got a haunting yet chilled vibe to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMEHJPuggHQ&index=8&list=LLGkwDPE_UW0gAyjheAn5cZQ
(Hey Now - London Grammar)

Idk if they're obscure exactly but they were unknown to me

I love London Grammar they are like a breath of fresh air

have a look at their live set on KEXP :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-cmmT3YoF0

Im just so fed up of a lot of the rubbish that has made it into mainstream but London Grammar are one of the few exceptions

I really like this singer Claudia Kane at the moment, apparently she's going to blow up next year - she had a lot more of her music up but she's only got her video Residents of Darkness now which is a shame, some of her songs were quite similar to London Grammar.

Check below
Claudia Kane - Residents of Darkness

Dandem · 07/03/14 - 18:27

Black Light Dinner Party - Small Boxes

yorkieUK · 07/03/14 - 19:28

How about this? It is the theme music, written by John Barry, to the film Midnight Cowboy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGORPUzLxtU

[Deleted User] · 07/03/14 - 20:53

San Fermin-Sonsick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW8EhsxwPJA

I heard this on Radio2 a few months ago,had to whip shazam right out!!!Brilliant song:)

Kosciusko · 08/03/14 - 06:44

Im loving this song, and it been played by radio 1 dj Jen Long and Ally McCrae, Huw Stephens

Holy Esque - Silences

[Deleted User] · 08/03/14 - 10:48

I was too young to appreciate the New Romantic era in the early 80s, but I've been discovering a lot of the lesser-known songs from back then thanks to the blog that has scans of Smash Hits magazines of the time - I look at the reviews, Indie charts and adverts for new releases.

http://www.likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.co.uk/

Have discovered such artists as Peter Godwin, Fallout Club (Thomas Dolby's early project) and Ronny through this, so it's like getting a stream of new music through, even though I don't like the R n B sound of many of today's releases.

AdamDowds · 08/03/14 - 13:48

The Bilinda Butchers - Crystal Tears

Minks - Margot

Bye Bye Bicycle - Haby Bay

Boat Club - Spanish Castles

Studio - Self Service

[Deleted User] · 08/03/14 - 19:49

This song is so much fun :

Gwen Guthrie - The rent

player1 · 08/03/14 - 22:44

Feeder5 wrote: »

Ah brilliant thanks for the heads up ! must watch it

I think that the soundtrack to a movie is so important.

Have you seen the film 'Practical Magic' ? - I saw it years ago and thats where i discovered Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks. the soundtrack is wicked - highly recommend!

I haven't seen the movie, but the reviews look good...and that is quite an outstanding choice of soundtrack - Elvis - Nilsson - Joni Mitchell - Stevie nicks ....will check that out too , thanks

[Deleted User] · 09/03/14 - 10:00

hot.like.fire wrote: »

San Fermin-Sonsick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW8EhsxwPJA

I heard this on Radio2 a few months ago,had to whip shazam right out!!!Brilliant song:)

Yes you got it ! this got me straight away id be trying to shazam to if i heard it. its amazing i LOVE it !

Shazam is always such a traumatic experience for me because i can never get the song in time or someone starts talking all over it and it doesnt work ! haha

Hitstastic · 09/03/14 - 22:53

I'd like to nominate me.

The track is called Wow! and is an experimental dance track with a Euphoric breakdown about halfway through. Me and my mate put together the music video although it was all filmed ages ago for a different project.

Hitstastic - Wow!

barbeler · 10/03/14 - 01:40

Stronger Than Jesus, by A Camp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmCYDwJTvQ
I didn't link to the official video because it has one of those bloody adverts preceding it.

[Deleted User] · 10/03/14 - 11:54

barbeler wrote: »

Stronger Than Jesus, by A Camp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzmCYDwJTvQ
I didn't link to the official video because it has one of those bloody adverts preceding it.

Oh wicked, i didn't know that the lead from the Cardigans had a new band.

Hey there!

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