in this thread you will list bands that are really good but less known

rock:
matt pond PA (deserves another mention here)
matthew sweet
matt marque
the libertines
echobelly
gary jules (gaining popularity but still a rad singer-songwriter)
the breakup society
rooney (getting popular, but whatev, they remind me of the beach boys)
zero 7
belle & sebastian
the new pornographers
jesus and mary chain
the twilight babies
le concorde
fountains of wayne (sure they had the breakout hit "stacy's mom" but real fans know their older stuff )
ozma (weezer-like nerd rock)
the shins
modest mouse
dan bern
nick cave and the bad seeRAB

electronic / experimental:
the art of noise
deepsky

hip hop:
dead prez (older stuff)
talib kweli / mos def / blackstar
del tha funkee homosapien
oldominion
soul position
Aesop Rock
 
A Whisper in the Noise
Appleseed Cast
Bedroom Heroes
Chore
Clann Zu
Clinic
Cog
Denali
Dredg
Explosions in the Sky
Kaddisfly
Kashmir
Kitchens and Bathrooms
Les Savy Fav
Murder by Death
Nuclear Rabbit
Oceansize
OSI
Porcupine tree
Portal
Quitter
Shun
Sigur Ros
Soli i Sombra
Sovenskya
The Fire Theft
The Grand Silent System
The Postman Syndrome
Three Mile Pilot
Trephines
Wintersleep
Woven

All fucking awesome.
 
Animals As Leaders
Periphery
Threat Signal
Mercenary
Scar Symmetry
Sybreed
Etna
Soilwork
Meshuggah (very underrated, I think Nuclear Blast poorly promotes them)
Dark Tranquillity (better then In Flames and very underrated)
Darkane
Mnemic
 
Avenged Sevenfold
Onlinedrawing
Walls of Jericho
Stretch Arm Strong
Fall Out Boy
Evergreen Terrace
Engine Down
Denali
Hand to Hand
Swift
Minus Driver
Alexisonfire
Choking Victim/Leftover Crack/Morning Glory
God Forbid
Her Space Holiday
Kenna
Kid Dynamite/None More Black/Paint it Black
Mindless Self Indulgence
More Than a Thousand
Muse
Pretty Girls Make Graves
She Cries on Monday
Remembering Never
Swift
Velvet Caliber
Zao
The Hope Conspiracy
Zombie Apocalypse
 
Dude has the weakest flow on all of Def Jux. Everyone else on his label can rap circles around him though, especially the fellas from Canibal Ox.

I reccomend Canibal Ox.
Also, Murs.
 
Dude Pitchshifter is AWESOME!

Murder By Death.........nice to see them get mentioned on here.
"i'll drink whiskey instead of water cuz I can't stand to be sober in this place"
 
I wouldnt considered them well know. They are very underrated to say the least. I'll take them as not so well known though. You see what happens to banRAB when they get too much fame (In Flames is a prime example)
 
- Rise Against
- Anatomy of a Ghost (if you like coheed, you will like this)
- Mates of State... err they are getting MTV exposure now.
- Spoon
- Matt Pond PA
- Modest Mouse
- Hotel Lights
 
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