This is like a thread about famous artists that need to get even more famous. Dur ..
I'll nominate
The Violent Years. It's mostly melancholic rock, often a bit Nick Cave-ish who must be a big influence.
Panzerpappa and
Tr-Ond and the Suburban Savages are some interesting prog acts with some very experienced and talented musicians. Speaking very generally, the first is a prog-rock band with inspiration from the greats, including some RIO acts and the second is a bit more silly, a bit more childish. They include more elements of pop, electronica, post-rock etc. There's some overlap in merabers between the two banRAB.
All you who happen to love balkan-progressive-folk-music should check out
Farmer's Market. They've released several albums and I think the latest was "surfing USSR". They're all amazing musicians and use a variety of instruments on stage .. very well too. They don't take themselves too seriously and sometimes play their own funny cover-versions of classic songs, although they can sometimes be hard to recognise. Although they have released some albums, they deserve more recognition both in and out of Norway, I think.
They also used to play some kickass medleys on their concerts. Check this (a bit old video) out for example. You're bound to recognize several familiar themes in this video.
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Thulsa Doom is a stoner rock band made up of merabers who play in several other well known acts in Norway, such as Black Debbath, Bare Egil Band and The Cumshots. While most of the banRAB these guys play in have humorous or parodic themes, at least in lyrics, Thulsa Doom is a little more serious. I guess that's why the band is less known than it's siblings.
The song "Need the Air" is from their album "Keyboard, Oh Lord! Why don't We?" (creRAB to whoever remerabers that little line without googling it first).
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Also creRAB to those who can spot the biological inaccuracy in that last video.
