Recommend A Small Artist - Lorpoint Activity

[opaque field]

For the Lorpoint activity

[eager plank]

yas

[pallid imp]

Peepeepoopoo

Alr time to give some recommendations

[fleet owl]

I like GIRLI. she’s a pop rock singer and she’s just really enjoyable to listen to. i suggest the song “more than a friend.” you might know it already. i think if you like pop rock music you will like her. @/avril lavigne fans. “i really f**ked it up” is a good song too!

[eager plank]

me trying to think of someone other than pink floyd

[opaque field]

Smaller artist lorpoint activity

[tribal turtle]

Hey, include at least a song/album so that I can make a spotify playlist at the end

[pallid imp]

Ooh

[civic bronze]

Recommend A Small Artist - Lorpoint Activity

[winter cedar]

Aw that's so nice

[fleet owl]

done!

[sonic mason]

OMGGG ok so samia would be my go-to since rina sawayama is like a pop girlie and more well known while samia is an indie folk/rock girlie, but im sure some of the pharbs and taylanas mightve heard her. ok so. she just released her next albums presingle "kill her freak out" from honey, and its like giving 2 slow dancers by mitski, its like organ and then just like heartwrenching lyrics. i would recommend that OR "does not heal" for the nothing new girlies
https://open.spotify.com/track/52k45PRM4dPM8r4JLsmfVo?si=5025e9f25ff04fa6

[eternal gale]

I'm gonna suggest Tri.be

[winter cedar]

I'd say Joshua Bassett, one of the sweetest kindest most generous people ever. He started off around the same time as Olivia Rodrigo with the High School Musical series but to this date he's the underrated one, and unfortunately a lot of people seem to only connect him to her. So far he's only got EPs, but an album is on the way soon. From that, for a first time listener, I'd love to recommend his entire discography so far, but if I had to narrow it down, I'd recommend Crisis/Secret/Set Me Free, Do It All Again, Feel Something (single), would you love me now? (single) and his entire EP Sad Songs In A Hotel Room. Lifeline, in particular, is one of my favourites. It's a very personal song about a terrifying experience in his life, and he wrote it to thank his mum for supporting him through it. All his songs are truly lovely and they're written from the heart and he's a wonderful person too who just does not get enough love

https://open.spotify.com/album/3myn4byRnfljbPqfO6FBss?si=bulkj3JrRbqHnNjm3wHX4w
https://open.spotify.com/track/0JU7KoyKSFgY1zJV2ex6Ee?si=abb13f6baca24713
https://open.spotify.com/album/62JmTTk0wLV4Y5XB5yFIt0?si=_LYuCOPASAmltgRiOgadrw
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PKKGrBkNB8bV8Vv4hwB2j?si=c5109f36f1ba4558

[obsidian cape]

i'm gonna recommend singer-songwriter lizzy mcalpine! I like her lyrics and the overall composition of the songs! For first time listeners, i'd rec same boat, to the mountains, hate to be lame and firearm!

[pallid imp]

I WAS GONNA SUGGEST HIM BGE

[winter cedar]

😢

[sonic mason]

wait im an idiot i should be recommending a local artist since yall are an international community. anyway if u love bedroom pop Shye is for you!! shes a singer-songwriter-producer she makes it all by herself, shes from singapore and coincidentally is having a show tonight I CANT GO TO BECAUSE OF EXAMS and she just released an EP yesterday called "idk... its complicated" and my fav from there might just be "hi, hello" or "walk away"
https://open.spotify.com/track/2yUQFrY6fu4YeQPb7pWFGM?si=91f1fba580d0451a

[winter cedar]

You can suggest same idk

[sonic mason]

LOVE feel somethign

[winter cedar]

Taste

[sonic mason]

LOVELOVELOVE

[gentle grove]

i really love chloe x halle, most people i ask don’t know who they are. they currently have 2 albums and a mixtape. the mixtape “the two of us” is a treasure, having 17 songs iirc and only being 25 minutes long. it’s fun to listen to in order as all the tracks flow onto each other smoothly. album wise, i really love their sophomore album, “ungodly hour”. the songs on this album are to die for, so i definitely recommend giving it a listen.

fun little fact about chloe x halle: they were discovered by beyoncé, and they got signed to her label after she discovered one of their viral covers of her song on youtube!

[sonic mason]

keeping my notifs on for this thread

[sonic mason]

and one of thems the ariel girl right!

[gentle grove]

yes, halle is

[indigo bough]

Lately I've been obsessed with the band Wolf Alice.
I love a good rock band and their music is just so refreshing. Their album Blue Weekend is one of my favourite albums. They may very well end up being my top artist of the year.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4g0yqS7sBgZGA3VWBOj1Kk?si=sm-oLzr9R6GIYT8erob4_g&utm_source=copy-link

[pallid imp]

We all know Olivia Rodrigo here. A 19 Year Old who's an artist and an actress, today I'm not talking about her, I'm talking about her ex, Joshua Bassett.

Joshua Bassett is a singer and an actor, born in 2000 (21 Years Old) who played as Ricky Bowen in HSMTMTS.

Let's talk about his songs, istg he's literally a holy water of artist 😭 He makes Folk-Pop, Pop and Rock Pop. He doesn't have an album yet, But maybe soon. So far, he only makes 3 EPs. Joshua Bassett, Crisis/Secret/Set Me Free and Sad Songs in a Hotel Room. My favs from him are Lifeline, Would You Love Me Now?, Lie Lie Lie (Acoustic Piano) and Set Me Free. His songs could literally make you cry as the lyrics and music are just deep to his heart. He's kind, generous and lovely. I definitely recommend you to check him out.

Joshua Bassett is my favorite singer of all time. So you should definitely check him out!

Stream wylmn?: https://joshuatbassett.lnk.to/wylmn
Stream Joshua Bassett: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VdV2qRAYBLINR6uU72V1J
Joshua Bassett's website: https://www.joshuatbassett.com/

[sonic mason]

YUMMMM i like delicious things and my dad loves that band

[wispy ingot]

Bad try

[earnest void]

TASTEEE

[fickle trench]

Based and so true

[pallid imp]

Speaking of wylmn?, this just suddenly come out of nowhere lmao

[pine hound]

UK hiphop artist Little Simz definitely deserves every praise she gets
her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert was probably my favorite record dropped in 2021, she really delivers some amazing lyricism with great production on every single one of these tracks
people more familiar with rap will probably recognize her but I don't think thats the case with most users here so i'm picking her for this
https://open.spotify.com/album/0DBoWQ52XUHtrZQdfAqOVj?si=LGimkKAPTKKyewN7xpMKZQ

[split sinew]

The artist is recommend is BIBI. Bibi is a k-pop solo artist who sings and raps both and has a very calming voice. Calming to the extent that i used to listen to one of her songs every night for over a month to sleep. She has one album and a few singles out, all with a complete different vibes. She writes her own songs and raps and even helps producing music. My favourite song of her is Very, slowly which actually part of the soundtrack for my fav kdrama 25 21. Bibi is slowly getting recognition in south korea hence she performed in a few festivals there. But she hasn't done any world tour. I would be happy to attend if she visits india 😦 however i have seen a whole 2 hour concert of hers lol.
Here's the song i recommend:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GkHIsnziYgk6j1lx2TK6H?si=Plxeq-YsRQ2xPvYntjVFAQ&utm_source=copy-link&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DZ06evO45ajpD

[wispy ingot]

Twenty Five Twenty One

[tribal turtle]

I have two artists I wanted to feature.

First, you've probably heard of her because I very vocally stan her, Tessa Violet. I wasn't quite sure whether to count her as small, but her last tour was in a 500 capacity venue in NYC and 750 in Seattle, so I'd count it. I love Tessa's music nearly as much as I do Taylor, and her music is so catchy and fun! For starters, I recommend Kitchen Song (a very cute love song), Bored (basically the perfect 2020 anthem even though she wrote it before), and YES MOM (a song about self empowerment). The entire Bad Ideas album is great, and it's just full of bops. I saw her live three times this year (as an opener for Cavetown, and two shows on her headline tour) and she's amazing live!

Second, I would like to recommend Sara Watkins. She shows up so often on my daily spotify-generated playlists, and her music's great. She makes bluegrass/folk/country music and it's very calming. Her newest album is Under the Pepper Tree, although her 2016 album Young In the Wrong Ways is what I've listened to the most. If you want one song, give Without a Word a listen!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6nEQeVxSS1nPm0AUlfBYU4?si=faf7712d8b0e4248
https://open.spotify.com/track/0H2aPW6EdKHfOZ9AzVnod4?si=db7e03fcace54a35
https://open.spotify.com/track/6NTIKfyWCP3Nm2zWB16o88?si=fc5c399031784d8d

[raw kayak]

im not sure if shes a small artist but i like Sara Kays !! she is an indie-pop artist and has a light voice which sounds especially pretty in her higher register. her most well known song is 'Remember That Night?' that a lot of people probably heard.

two songs i like from her is 'Backseat Rider', which talks about growing apart from a friend and watching someone else take your place, and watching TV (a song that was released a month ago !!) which is about a relationship that seemed to have suddenly fallen apart.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7fAn052aR5ah3RvrANPEQd?si=9d0a1d47065c482f

[tribal turtle]

we sure love saras it appears

one of my all-time favorite artists other than tay is Sara Bareilles too 😂

[pallid imp]

Do we get lorpoints by suggesting this?

[tribal turtle]

yeah, this is today's actvity. as long as you made a thoughtful post featuring an artist, you will get a poing

[pallid imp]

Oh alr

[pine hound]

Tessa Violet is a good one

used to have a few of her songs on repeat some time ago

I'll revisit her stuff to see what she's been doing recently

[tribal turtle]

tessa is my #2 artist this year

oh, tessa is a huge swiftie too

[pine hound]

I think Crush was my favorite song back then

[faint comet]

YES I LOVE HER TOO!!

[fickle trench]

Tessa Violet my beloved

[tribal turtle]

i met tessa in nyc!

[fickle trench]

I found her from youtube recommended for Crush MV which was around the time she was about to drop her album

Ladies and gents prepare to meet Canadian Indie Artist Allie X.

Allie X (formerly; Alexandra Hughes) flew under the radars with her presence back in 2017. Her synth, bubblegum, indie pop music graced the hearts of some shows like; Canada's Drag Race, Love Victor, YOU, Ginny & Georgia, Shadowhunters, & just recently this past Wednesday on Chucky's season premiere. With little success with mainstream publication in shows like those mention. Allie X also took part in helping out with Netflix's own Sierra Burgess Is a Loser soundtrack; giving her vocals for two original songs; Kid Wonder & Sunflower (Synth Reprise).

Allie X to me is very much a open minded artist who puts her words into her work pieces as Taylor Swift does as well. Allie X is one of those indie artists who just pull you in with one song and you instantly grow into her with more listens. For any of the bubblegum pop listeners out there you would love Allie X. And sadly I have not been to any in person Allie X shows as she is currently focusing on her health for the past 3-8 months. But she recently joined District X which is a server based for her and interacted with her fellow fans.

I went for a more recent approach which I feel like will give a jist of Ms. X in her prime which is my personal favorite off her recent album Cape God; Sarah Come Home or if you want a more mainstream song which did get popular from Tiktok called; Bitch
https://open.spotify.com/track/7IELGOblNxX2SvRcsNVo1u
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RHACQ60QdCc5rPtM5NciW

[quaint adder]

I’d recommend Kina Grannis. She’s an acoustic singer and songwriter from California. Her voice is soothing, she is the sweetest to her fans, and has some bops. To start, I’d suggest listening to Valentine, In Your Arms, Without Me, and her Last Christmas cover. In Your Arms has a unique music video of using stop motion with jellybeans! If you like her vibe, then listen to her other covers and albums. She is underrated and has a voice of an angel.

[tribal turtle]

oh yeah! i forgot about her! i listened to her quite a bit back in the day

[balmy lantern]

When will this end? I’m about to go to bed and I want to do it in the morning since I’m exhausted does this end soon?

[tribal turtle]

24 hours

all daily activities are a minimum 23h1m (and that's if i post at 00:59)

[balmy lantern]

Well it was posted at 11:11 pm yesterday so in my time it would be past 24 hours. Im just confused maybe it’s a time difference

[serene flame]

Ok I'm gonna unveil my trash tendencies and recommend Phemiec, who makes mainly Homestuck fansongs (but personally I think they can be enjoyed on their own) as well as some newer stuff I'm not familiar with. Their Homestuck albums are called Songs for Sad Trolls and Songs for Doomed Timelines! My favorites are "Our Aftermath", "Save You", and "Ugly Story"!
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Tro5uUj0EaJZJi7X15lin?si=6b14d8df27d54503
https://open.spotify.com/track/5n8DWRAxkSXyprzrCbmmQ4?si=0d207f2b2a334d86
https://open.spotify.com/track/4nbhJrsjUQ3QAOypDKnRQD?si=1fdb94c1c0fa4318

[cosmic nexus]

So, hello I'm not best at describing stuff so this is gonna be short. The artist i wanna recommend is emotional oranges I'm not sure whether they're a small artist but I've not seen anyone in the server play them so maybe. Anyway emotional oranges are a POP/R&B duo i like the vibes their song gives sometimes it's funky for example in Personal or calming like in down to Miami and i think my favourite song from them is west coast love:
https://open.spotify.com/track/4NFD9ea0uH0MtoC30yNYE1?si=v4I9ijQNRSa41Qx5Nx33Rg&utm_source=copy-link
The song itself is amazing( as I said not best at describing stuff 😅) and so as most of their songs.

[sonic mason]

I LOVED SUSIE SAVE YOUR LOVE WITH MITSKI

[hoary prairie]

for my artist, i enjoy listening to Izabel a lot, she recently released an ep and i think its super cool! https://open.spotify.com/album/0USiFav7oOkHJXQFApIX47?si=D4fDj4kwT7GN2Uwu68e34w and a song i recommended would be one from the ep :)

[eternal gale]

I know I recommended one artist already, but here's another one
Skyle don't have a lot in their discography, but their songs are soo good
https://open.spotify.com/track/1IjjKAqGyCbIa0rbpOArV8?si=8637d15bd1234b6e

[blissful shard]

AAAAAAA so much taste I was gonna recommend her too

Rachel are we allowed to write about the same artist 👀

[tribal turtle]

Sure! If you have more insights to bring to the table, go ahead!

[opaque field]

LÉON - Lotta Lindgren, Swedish singer. Lot of people might have already heard me rumble about her on the server already so here I go again. She is an Indie Pop, Pop singer with 3 EPs and 3 Albums. I started listening to her in 2019 when her debut album LÉON was released. Not a lot at the beginning. But I just couldn't stop listening to her during lockdown. Since then she released 2 more albums Apart and Circles.

Her music style is somewhat similar to Florence + The Machine or Adele one can say. Her live performances are filled with energy and she is just a mood to see in live. I recommend starting with the album Apart if anyone wants to start listening to her. I saw her live in Copenhagen this August and I honestly can't wait to see her again next tour and possibly for multiple dates. https://open.spotify.com/album/0x7mfCEXV2oWxFabJlD3uj?si=CasBoLocTVaNNb45tvY9gA

And a small clip from when I saw her live:

[woeful oxide]

Honestly most of my music is stuff that people have already heard but a small artist that I'd like to share is Lily Kincade. Got to know about her from a book playlist which has the main character with the same name as her, a few of my favourite songs are "Wish you would've" and "Real" from her album "LA Doesn't Miss Me"
https://open.spotify.com/track/1KpGB9t72BND4s0l6bgvH6?si=EU5ooLusQlGE-o-P9MpUlw&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/4qpCS4y7ZxjPlBgKuCIMJ5?si=JUtazVxWSY2VC1nwmW5rIg&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/album/6WpNxA0X9sRpQrRNSCEvFQ?si=z_-2BuGuQYymufA2anlx1A&utm_source=copy-link

[tribal turtle]

⬆️ all music posted above this message are available in the spotify playlist ⬆️

all individual songs named so far are in this playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WnTjAq2KHsuiEk4IHlyJX?si=2d416f42e3be4689

albums and EPs named so far are in this playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sFaRJYs2G8YtIhJqLn5IV?si=5a3733bbad954743

I'll update these throughout the day as more get posted

[pallid imp]

Slay

SSiaHR 🙏

[tribal turtle]

I'm listening through Cape God while building these playlists and I'm really enjoying it! (Currently on Susie Save Your Love)

[eager plank]

can it be a 60s artist

[pallid imp]

Ya

!fm

[plush thunder]

NatTaylorsV

Artist

Joshua Bassett

Track

Telling Myself

Most Recent Track | Total Scrobbles: 10079

[pallid imp]

i

[tribal turtle]

absolutely!

[eager plank]

noice

[opaque field]

Bob Dylan or Pink Floyd is not small though.

[eager plank]

pls 💢 i was thinking love

[tribal turtle]

^

[fickle trench]

You should let me know your favorite when you finish!

[opaque field]

Jk

[pallid imp]

did i just summon taylorbot

[opaque field]

[eager plank]

or nick drake

[tribal turtle]

honestly really like sarah come home but i'm a bit biased because i have many friends named sara(h) 😂

[fickle trench]

Question.

If we already suggested one artist can we suggest another one for more exposure? (I 99% believe no one will know the person I would say if its okay to.)

[indigo bough]

I'd like to recommend another artist I've recently discovered: Laufey. She has such a great voice and her music feels very calm and warm and jazzy. If you loved folklore, you'd probably love her album.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3t4SFDwWJlt7A3RQS2YT1c?si=HglqRKOeQwCLgNlEwC2W5Q&utm_source=copy-link

[tribal turtle]

i mean... i did 2

playlists updated to all albums above here

[fickle trench]

[tribal turtle]

listening now and it's definitely the type of music i'm into 😂

[eager plank]

One of my all time fav albums is 'Forever Changes' by a 60s band called 'Love'. There are elements of psychedelic rock and folk in the album and listening to this album was one of the best decisions i ever made 🥺 The songwriting (exploration of themes of pain and confusion and helplessness) and the production is sublime. It is a great album to start exploring this genre and 60s rock music scene. I can't choose a fav but if someone wants to get a general feel for the album, i recommend listening to 'alone again or' and 'a house is not a motel'.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2amHBpP8C0EUy6yBNy6nN6?si=oxqMovx7QaKLeTpuaGTVtA

[raw kayak]

omg i should listen to your recommendations too then

[lost apex]

My favorite lesser known artist is Freelance Whales.
They're an indie pop band based in New York (tbh I think they stopped making music). But I love their offbeat lyricism that feels light, but has that thread of introspection and authentic rawness you look for in indie folk.

I guess the closest they'd be to a main pop girlie is Phoebe Bridgers? They're definitely of the same vein of Sufjan Stevens. I'd really only recommend their first album, but "Hannah" and "Broken Horse," are their most popular. I'd say start with Hannah between the two of those

https://open.spotify.com/track/5jE2zX35pwQIXPYkdDY1gL?si=900270e94b4a4735

[tribal turtle]

going forward, i'll star react if i added them to one or both of the playlists

[primal sail]

the artist im going to recommend is offonoff
offonoff is a krnb duo ! They haven’t release anything since 2017 but their music is really good. their music is so comforting and calming for me, i really wish they would release more music
my favorite song by them is Photograph. Their voice are super calming so it’s definitely worth to listen if you’re under a lot of pressure! https://open.spotify.com/track/0PkpRtJqrwuXhbdtJuQm7E?si=9lvVGhVjR2CrOSioLELMlw

[opaque field]

And if you don't want to listen to the entire album, I would suggest these 2 songs:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZeEmefG4BI3iFss1AcJxC?si=513ef422f9d14841
https://open.spotify.com/track/4P1EGoXLWQ1YF6Nsmr1pfy?si=7ada6bf96d64421a

[fickle trench]

Thought you would have done Eric Nam

[mossy ember]

One of my currently fav artist is Tove lo (she's probably very known tho 😭), she's a swedish pop/dance-pop artist, I rlly love her music and my fav album from hers is "Sunshine Kitty" it is a great album for someone who likes synthpop/electropop, to get started with her I would recommend listening to some of her hit songs "Habits", "Talking Body", etc. I think I would recommend this artist to people who like reputation or 1989.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5kaCqETtik8oE7M9D8wxrW?si=JW6mODDeT9OyOpm93V8Rrg&utm_source=copy-link

Do I need to put thr link for habits and talking body?

[vestal kiln]

One of my favorite lesser known artists is Citizen Queen! 💜 Founded in 2018 by Pentatonix's Scott Hoying, these ladies started as an all-female a cappella group, but have since expanded their horizons by incorporating instruments into their music. I love the vocal range of this group, the female empowerment themes in their music, and their exquisitely executed music videos

Though they have yet to release a full album, they have several a cappella covers, as well as a few original songs all put out as singles. I would definitely recommend their songs "No Ego," "Call Me Queen," and their most recent single released just this week, "Break Up"

I think anyone that enjoys pop and R&B, a cappella vocals & harmonies, and music about female empowerment will enjoy their music - it's giving Little Mix, it's giving reputation, it's giving bad b*tch energy

When I saw Pentatonix live in 2019, Citizen Queen opened for them, and I was absolutely blown away by their raw talent and stage presence

I highly recommend! please support this all-female a cappella group

Break Up: https://open.spotify.com/track/1gp97syO65VxKgH8ew19tb?si=eeebfcd423ec46fb
No Ego: https://open.spotify.com/track/5vry5PGDwyFvc6z8l5vqM7?si=8b98319bd30648f5
Call Me Queen: https://open.spotify.com/track/7iI1gI1Z236IOm2siWNh1L?si=136495a3e58140f5

they also released an Evolution Of Girl Groups video on YouTube back in 2019, which showcases their talent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfJivZm3Xo

[fickle trench]

omg Citizen Queen

[fickle trench]

Adding onto Allie X. Someone I always wish she does a collab with:
Jaira Burns. Who has a much lesser mainstream attention besides her features on K/DA's songs POP/STARS & MORE (proving mostly for the chorus vocals and the later second verse for MORE.) These were the songs which were ultimately for League of Legends back in 2018.

Jaira Burns is solely pop yet with a touch of smoke and blaze to her lyrics. To my fellow Swifites who love summer vibes or care free music. Jaira Burns is probably for you. I love Jaira so much because her music is just that kind of music you can probably relate or just blast in your car while driving. Plus her blue hair is just

The song I always recommend to people to listen to is; Ugly her first single and blow up hit; which was used in a headphones commercial starring Kylie Jenner. Also her only album to date and hopefully not her last. Burn Slow.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1COYJVkWo2wHdz5UehGouY
https://open.spotify.com/track/28RluRGmXQFTG2oSgFtR5u

[fiery field]

Been listening to his music for as long as I can remember, found Joshua Radin for the first time in the tv-show scrubs soundtrack! Seen him live about 6 times and he’s absolutely amazing. Singer songwriter acoustic music so I recommend for anyone who likes that sound.

You might know the song paperweight from the movie Dear John which is also by him. This is one of his newer songs that I really like:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3tU0pRrSItMfXh0CpvnySs?si=7dYrlNH6Re2Ab_1VufO9KA

[split sinew]

Quickly wanted to mention Kang Seulgi . She is a member of red velvet and made her solo debut last week. 28 reasons is one of my favourite mini albums this year already!
She is a vocalist and main dancer in red velvet, a prominent villain in the smcu and one of the best performers ever!
https://open.spotify.com/album/1t5a29WYbJj83iy3RNICHw?si=sQmDVPnfQJui2lSQZMuf1Q&utm_source=copy-link

[real forge]

Joywave is an indie/alternative rock band which is my favourite band of all time but is extremely rarely mentioned anywhere so not very well known at all.

The highlight of the band's music is definitely the production. The combination of electric sounds and rock instruments creates a really unique product. Their sound has changed a fair bit through the years with 4 albums, 2 mixtapes and an EP but it maintains being incredibly well produced and interesting.

If you're a fan of alt rock I'd definitely suggest them. These songs below are what I'd recommend but the first is enough to give you a rough idea. If you wanted to try an album then Content would be the best option.
https://sptfy.com/LMeB
https://sptfy.com/LMeJ
https://sptfy.com/LMeM

[mellow meteor]

omg I recommend the most underrated artist "taylor swift"

[mellow meteor]

I'd love to recommend Abi Ocia, her songs are the perfect blend of calm and masterful melodies. Abi has captivated audiences with her silky lyricism and heavy production. Some might even describe it as "Dreamy music". The mixture of nice soulful R&B and pop.
Her debut single was out in 2016 and since then she has been known for "taking her sweet time" when it comes to her own content. Growing up in a church, worship music seems to have a lot of influence when it comes to her own music.
Abi says, "its all about leaving clues and building worlds, a technique that encourages the listener to take their time to get to know her via her music."

I'd definitely suggest listening to her EP 'Where are you?' it came cloaked in mystery, with the artwork inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2lUjLinIvYGLIEz4Zn0zOa?si=hj-G127hRjGAGGhnLYJAWQ

[kindred geyser]

I recommend Lindsey Stirling. She has quite a lot of listeners and gained fame for her dancing violinist act, especially on AGT. But I don't think many people listen to her music. She has been a favourite artist of mine for 3 years and is very talented.

Not only is she able to dance and play violin, but she can capture emotions and meaning in her songs, even if it's without words. She has a nice voice as well. She also has great music videos which are beautiful. She has 6 albums (including two holiday albums), several eps and singles and many covers.

If you are a fan of instrumentals and classical music, I highly suggest her. Even though she produces quite modern songs. For those who are interested, I recommend the albums, "Shattered" and "Artemis". Her music videos are a must watch.
https://open.spotify.com/album/07DvcMYxY3RKulpG4EtDhz?si=pfrAi-peRt-fX3aukFCi_Q
https://open.spotify.com/album/4YAtGpNUwcHesLlyYUIxur?si=ZjAIeGveTcyK-QbjVeoHsw

[fickle trench]

Lindsey Stirling's music is so calming

[kindred geyser]

I agree! I love her so much.

[mint belfry]

If you like Fearless Taylor then Catherine McGrath’s debut album is definitely along those lines. Catherine lives locally to me and I’ve seen her live once before, she’s really good and she’s also a huge swiftie.

She’s also written songs with Liz Rose who has co-written a bunch of songs with Taylor like You Belong With Me, White Horse and All Too Well 🧣

It also seems like she’s currently working on a new album 👀

https://open.spotify.com/album/4FOXoSMs7DuooDJUJJrWes?si=ZEcLB8VbSySy8vxMT_Elkw

[neat flax]

I'm going to recommend Mimi Webb. Mimi is 22 and from the UK. She is best known for 'emotional pop ballads' and cites Adele as an influence. She released her debut EP 'Seven Shades of Heartbreak' last year, featuring the UK top 10 single 'Good Without'. If you want something more upbeat, listen to her new single 'Ghost of You.'
https://open.spotify.com/album/7kYQPT7i8PrKsTG3dsXe4r?si=GMT-FX9iQByIwrTeJqVl6A&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/album/3tDXcAFGzJelw2FvjDP9aI?si=L12CLettQX28S-tO84jMXg&utm_source=copy-link

[sonic mason]

adored this album! esp above the chinese restaurant

[pulsar sequoia]

Lizzy

[faint comet]

I’d like to recommend Dylan. her actual name is Natasha Woods but she does by Dylan professionally. she’s 22 and English. she makes pop music and my favorite album of hers is “Purple” although I haven’t heard her more recent music yet so I need to catch up on those. I would say Purple is along the lines of Melodrama by Lorde so if u like Melodrama then I’d recommend Purple as a starting point: more specifically my favs are Sour Milk, Masquerade, and IKWYDLN :)

apparently she’s also on tour rn!! and Spotify says that she’ll be on tour with Ed Sheeran and Khalid around May and June in 2023 which is rlly exciting im so happy for her <3

https://open.spotify.com/album/50CvFOqxoJoON0SuJGw802?si=3A5DOdd1SvWxe_ckuD-umg

[minor skiff]

This one is for the sad girl indie pop stans -
Holly Humberstone is one of my favourite newer and lesser known artists currently
She's similar to Maisie Peters, Gracie Abrams, Lorde, Phoebe Bridgers etc. Her songwriting and vocals are so incredible and she has extremely cute lyrics, very relatable !
"Falling Asleep At The Wheel" is definetely one of my favourite songs from her - https://open.spotify.com/track/5rqQv5jUcg58xsi1nuZDl9?si=530d7da022ac4dfc
Along with "London Is Lonely" - https://open.spotify.com/track/5dXiKFepHXZktud7z5635H?si=4aa04f3e680942a8
She released her 2nd EP in 2021 and its so vibey
https://open.spotify.com/album/3fnXTtLgkjHv2HmqOODSW8?si=vap3SqNRRDKxP4obr_awAw

I'd love for more people to get into her music ❤️

[opaque field]

Holly

[pulsar sequoia]

Japanese Breakfast is one of my favourite bands, and I’m glad to be recommending them. Headed by Michelle Zauner, a Korean-American musician, Japanese Breakfast is an alternative indie pop band with 3 excellent albums. I love each of their albums; they all have an ethereal feeling, whilst also having incredible, genre-bending production. My favourite Japanese Breakfast album is Jubilee, their most recent release. It incorporates all the things they do best, and do it even better than before, resulting in a brilliantly composed album with great storytelling. It received widespread praise upon release and is one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2021. I love each and every song from it, each one with a different vibe but still forming a cohesive work. If I had to pick a favourite song, it would be Paprika, the opener from the album. It has an amazing production combined with great lyrics to create one the my favourite songs of all time. I can’t wait to see what they put out in the future

https://open.spotify.com/album/1uD1kdwTWH1DZQZqGKz6rY?si=UNV0M0QoQ62K0dFu2BLrdA

[opaque field]

Japanese Breakfast is really good.

[surreal vortex]

I've yet to see anyone on here recommend Bjork in this thread so that's exactly what I'm going to do.

Bjork is an Icelandic solo artpop artist active from 1990 until now. Bjork's music is definitely not for everyone and will not click for everyone at first, but once it does, you are in for a new world of musical possibility and taste. Everything from the production, to the lyrics, to the vocals is other worldly and transcendental. Bjork in her time pathed the way for many artists. People like Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Hayley Williams, Arca, and even Travis Scott have all been inspired by from one way or another by Bjork and her music. and My favorite album of hers is her 2004 album, Vespertine, the most beautiful piece of music I have ever listened to. It encompasses every feeling of being in love flawlessly with what I can only describe as "micro-electronic production". If you are considering getting into her music, a good starting point in my opinion is her sophomore album, Post.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5vBpIxm8ws6pWyVmTWiGE1?si=XeoivFb8T1-FcA730nAzfA
https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ul7B1LEHxXzYubtkTMENs?si=_dlVgfhORNiFNYDK0gQwWQ

[mossy ember]

TASTE

[weary island]

id recommend Wasia Project; formed by the siblings will gao (yes, the heartstopper actor) and olivia hardy. im really fond of bedroom-pop, but they have a jazz-y sound along with the pretty vocals and relatable lyrics. their discography currently only consists of seven songs lol but i highly recommend their four-song ep- 'how can i pretend'
my favorites by them are 'impossible' and 'how can i pretend' from the same ep !

https://open.spotify.com/album/2MLGMYV56ySz3AZShc92L1?si=PSnKddv8QO26vcfWnBGDIQ

[spare flint]

my taste is basic

[pulsar sequoia]

I was thinking about doing Bjork cause she was so huge before but I don’t see people talk about her much anymore

Stream fossora

[mossy ember]

Stream Ovule

[wanton stump]

My current obsession is Tan Weiwei. She is quite famous in China but I don't think people here will know her. She's really talented, she can sing, dance, rap and do a killer high note (I recommend her performances on Sisters Who Make Waves 3, especially 山海，孤勇者and 玉). She's also got a great personality, besides being a really funny person, she's quite kindhearted based on her reality shows.

My favourite song of hers is 小娟（化名）off her excellent album 3811. (TW: domestic or sexual abuse) ||this song basically discusses the oppression of women in Chinese society, which is apparent from its title: 小娟 is a pseudonym commonly used by victims of abuse, similar to Jane Doe. A lot of vivid imagery and metaphors are used in this song which is apparent from the first verse. One of the most impactful lines (and possibly my favourite line in all of Chinese music) will make little sense in English, but is apparent in Chinese: "奻 奸 妖 婊 嫖 姘 娼 妓 奴 / 耍 婪 佞 妄 娱 嫌 妨 嫉 妒", a list of derogatory words in Chinese that all contain the word 女 for woman, and basically questions the way Chinese is structured to portray women. This culminates in the chorus which speaks for itself: "Erase my name, forget my name / The same tragedy repeats itself / Imprison my body, cut off my tongue / Silently weave my tears into silken clothes" Unfortunately I really don't feel like I'm doing justice for the song explaining this way, because a lot of it hinges on subverting the poetic nature of Chinese, but I hope this analysis has kinda showed you why I love this song a lot||
Some of my favs:
小娟（化名）：https://open.spotify.com/track/6qlEgkjMbVNAIUbHKl8QLh?si=PEoqN7IlTgi2MG93UhwuPQ
钱夫人：https://open.spotify.com/track/24mGnAALfvUBzJJoPF1A7s?si=gPk9BHakTeOUx0KrQYadXw
但求疼：https://open.spotify.com/track/3PSDy761sAjIS1FiPme5Uk?si=pmB72GhNTM-Gog2-UTZM8w

[tough gorge]

Some of you will not be surprised about this recommendation as I've not shut up about them 😂 But definitely check out Ber she's currently on tour supporting Sigrid's north american tour. She's got a similar vibe to Sigrid musically, and a similar writing style to Maisie Peters, and has thrown a lot of unreleased stuff on TikTok like Maisie has. She has both bops and more thoughtful reflective sad songs. I really love the energy she brings both to her music, and her live show. Her back story is pretty interesting too, grew up in Minnesota, but lived in Norway for a gap year, and the UK for 4 years of Uni. This has given her a pretty unique perspective on life. She's a really sweet human and her set was so much fun .

For a slower song https://open.spotify.com/track/136J2Jkg8sG7P5wilO9P1R?si=5cad07d608434ab0&nd=1
For a bop https://open.spotify.com/track/36tSVRFlsdxAUtWODAAIpx?si=7fb93188eb884b5c&nd=1
bop x2 https://open.spotify.com/track/76CDrLAyiq8vqKyyaS5U6S?si=3b09b7fa1e0944d3&nd=1
Her EP https://open.spotify.com/album/5OfSLeae51B6fEflQ08R3g?si=qFV_PJFvTeW86ww2vDSGgA&nd=1

[wanton stump]

Also ‼️ it happens to be her birthday today which is quite serendipitous!

[vale lion]

Okay no ones prolly heard of them but im going to nominate a band called When Chai Met Toast ( yes the name sounds like a troll ). They have some very soothing songs which i find myself playing on repeat for a long time. They also have songs which are a mix of english n hindi even though theyre mainly a english pop band but hey theyre def worth giving a try . To start with I'd suggest one of their singles , Joy of Little Things .
https://open.spotify.com/track/6osLH2yLhpwuESclKx84sg?si=2688f139d1044457

[opaque field]

I love When Chai Met Toast.

[opaque chasm]

is grimes small artist

[pulsar sequoia]

What’s a grimes? 😂

[winter cedar]

Omg the pfp is gone

[pulsar sequoia]

?

[blissful lynx]

heavy breathing

Need to control my urge to reccomend 50 bands. Choices must be made lol

[winter cedar]

Bye..

[minor skiff]

L

[vale lion]

OOO TASTE KART

[opaque chasm]

im struggling to find any smal artist 💀

doing taylor swift she isnt that popular :htink

[blissful lynx]

!g judge

[candid fossil]

Palem#0457

judge

Created: a long time ago

[blissful shard]

I gave you so many😔😔

[opaque chasm]

bts yes !

[pulsar sequoia]

Scad do marina or something

[blissful shard]

🥺yw

Who’s Marina?

[winter cedar]

No one knows

[opaque chasm]

ty

[pulsar sequoia]

That’s the point

[winter cedar]

Smart 😢

[pulsar sequoia]

No one knows marina but everyone knows marinaslay

[winter cedar]

Help

[opaque chasm]

ok im do marina

[umbral hedge]

Holly humberstone, Isabel pleas, CLAIRE ROSINKRANZ, zoë bracken, cupcaKke https://open.spotify.com/track/74zL64y7LxmSDF01BB8tG5?si=Ln6El3NDRG6laIxwbCqAvg https://open.spotify.com/track/0YAmsr4FqG6on8KNfwxx76?si=Lbl2nD9HQsmc3PQLlQPLzw https://open.spotify.com/track/4cKKXsPQDXpDbO27lJZQYl?si=PIC-5liOR8iBHYe8zEzh5w https://open.spotify.com/track/3xyr2xfbSZiZWWGsjLyMFh?si=XAkdanr_RM2ZzeKPC7L_MA

[pulsar sequoia]

Wow such a description 😍

[umbral hedge]

😍

[opaque chasm]

MARINA also known by her old stage name "Marina & the diamonds" is an indie artist with a vaste range of genres. Every one of her album has a totally different vibe / genre / message. I've known her for a year and she is not particularly underground but she still slays!

I think a beginner should start listening from either Electra heart or Froot album as it is one of her best albums with catchy songs and great vibes overall.
And one of her best songs are:
Froot : https://open.spotify.com/track/5UBeEw8u5VurDhPo1klAPY?si=b17c7bc1858a4eea
Bubblegum Bitch: https://open.spotify.com/track/6IbnUaczZBT34DhaD6S18F?si=7913d4b927334fea
Venus Flytrap: https://open.spotify.com/track/6h7AmUi3ghBeEfsZygAxOd?si=f52afc8e64a14fa2

[blissful shard]

Does this mean I can do shakira?😱

[sonic mason]

LOOOOOVE LOVE LOVE BE SWEET ESP KOREAN VERSIONNN

[sonic mason]

DELISHH

[opaque chasm]

no no you can do catherine zeta

[blissful shard]

I would like to recommend one of my favourite artists that I unfortunately never see enough people talk about😔 and that is Catherine Zeta ! Shes such an underrated singer and deserves so much more recognition !! Some of my favourite songs by her are -

https://open.spotify.com/track/6ig2r8kFzCLLRbF6t7cli3?si=qNFrOlt9Ti6BtCnejuBjsw

https://open.spotify.com/track/6T55v3KYHIuIPu8KTbOEFh?si=1ChcCri4RYirr3oAL8akBQ

[blissful shard]

Thank you🥺

[faint comet]

same it took me like 15 mins scrolling through my Spotify 💀

[winter cedar]

Rip original plan 😔

[faint comet]

i do genuinely love Dylan tho I just haven’t listened to her in a while which is why I haven’t listened to her newer albums but I’ll eventually get to listening to them

[blissful shard]

I’ll still do it probably

[winter cedar]

Ahh good

[blissful shard]

You’re allowed to do more than one

[sonic mason]

HAHAHA CHICAGO

[winter cedar]

I know

[somber spear]

I recently discovered a local artist who goes by Cinema Hearts! She only has one EP out, but it’a great! Power/punkish pop. I discovered her after her listening party that was held nearby, but I’m excited to follow her along as a new artist! https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qRBD6pXdVNopjHNlOnxKY?si=XdW3R39_SEW7DmrlaN88Lw

Also if you have never listened to Sufjan stevens before pls do yourself a favor and listen to Carrie and Lowell. An amazing album! https://open.spotify.com/album/64xtjfsPHNHch0CZ7fPTjS?si=Bo8348OkQIqzERvlTGY47w

[opaque chasm]

BYEEEEEEEEE

STOPPPP

[blissful lynx]

Alright, here we go. I'm gonna start off with the one that's probably of the most relevance here to most people who are mainly interested in pop artists. She's not all that unknown, but I almost never see people talk about her. I'm about the insanely talented Birdy. She has just under 8 million monthly Spotify listeners, so again, not really that obscure, but I did want to put forth a reccomendation that wouldn't be completely ignored by 99% of people here lol. Her cover of Bon Iver's Skinny Love is probably her most famous song, but I would rather share songs that she wrote, as she truly is a wonderful songwriter along with a hauntingly beautiful voice

https://open.spotify.com/track/4wUr3CC6567Z0cF8KfkAUQ?si=_I2Lte_tS_2H7YLbdoplPg&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Xpvr0uY1qMA5gABUdsbUW?si=Nyt_VDq7RPKDzimmZXITUw&utm_source=copy-link

[blissful shard]

TASTE !! I love young heart soo much

[blissful lynx]

Next up, is a band I absolutely love to pound the table for and since they are quite obscure, with less than 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify it seems like the perfect opportunity to talk about one of my favorite bands, The Dø. They are an indie/pop/rock band but what they are proud of is being a band that was never afraid to experiment with different sounds. Recently someone you may have heard of, a pretty small and obscure artist known as Billie Eilish credited The Dø as being an inspiration for her newest album, she even met them backstage when she did a concert in Paris. I'm going to reccomend their live album because it stays on the more pop side of things and I know that's what people here like, but they really are such an interesting and multidimensional band
https://open.spotify.com/album/5TGAFIJ6rwRJokMiaFgWrn?si=8hd82dW1TqydqC0x0Dz0FA&utm_source=copy-link

And finally, for something completely different. Billy Strings is a Grammy winning, bluegrass sensation. Rolling Stones has called Billy Strings one of music's most dynamic young stars. However outside of the bluegrass circles he seems to be fairly unknown as he has just over 1 million monthly Spotify listeners. He and his band have become very famous for their jam sessions which feature stringed instruments of all kinds of varieties. If you like bluegrass music, or you're just a lover of stringed instruments, Billy Strings is a must listen.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6oPDKGwBri4OLQX5IYu02T?si=MbXcmGNaRtCIr_mULq3yEw&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/3kipE3F3ghfvZHPxDvbNQF?si=zEPKUODTRcSwDWN27x2Qow&utm_source=copy-link

I promise I'll stop at 3

[pulsar sequoia]

💀

[split sinew]

Omg Katherine

[frail dune]

My favorite lesser known artist is actually a band that doesn't exist anymore called The Hush Sound. I love them so much. They were my favorite band in high school and my first concert.

This is probably their most popular track. It was featured on Snakes on a plane back in the day. 😂

https://open.spotify.com/track/5ypWqYw34KK2BggUh4iSvP?si=SOEJdIqATWmwzt3qoEEAhw&utm_source=copy-link

I've seen them at least four times and met them three different times.

I'm bad at describing music and why people would like them so this is the best I can do. Emotionally they are important to me and I love them and you should listen.

[formal stream]

Ok gonna recommend more than one because i couldn't choose

1. nobody likes you pat (yes that's the name he goes by, no i'm not trolling 😭)
   Discovered him a while back and definitely my new fav artist! My fav songs from him are Songs about you(absolute bop), Maybe money, and Things i wish you said
   If you're listening to him for the first time, definitely start with his EP 'spinning' , it's beautiful
   https://open.spotify.com/album/0CWaaTm8Tso8YtlM2REPcc?si=LYlYYNADT8u_DSro-MGRyw

2. Allison Leah
   She's a Folk-Pop artist and i feel more people should know about her because she has amazing songs 😤 My favourite song by her is What I'm Missing, it's a really pretty song and such a mood lifter. It's also the song which got me into her so i feel that's a good place to start if you want to try out her music! Her latest single I Gave You My Number is also a BOP. Also recommend Fly Home - it has Matilda(by Harry Styles) vibes so if you love that song i feel you're gonna like this one too
   https://open.spotify.com/track/2U2EJAJitEQoEwLOljUw4l?si=eRK3DqbfREWscomXUfa2dA

3. Also recommend Ber! My personal favourites from her are I'm Not in Love, Feels So Easy, Meant to Be and Superspreader If you want to get into her music i think you should start with either Superspreader or Dead Dear (Deer)
   https://open.spotify.com/track/6q0RXGkwh6qH9aeAezNA68?si=p-gIdXtNQK6DGHLIAjStrg

[opaque chasm]

Slay 🥺

[split sinew]

Nobody likes you @last bear

[blissful lynx]

I like pat

[split sinew]

Lies 😔

[last bear]

https://tenor.com/view/what-the-fuck-richard-vine-funny-frisbee-throw-gif-16142534

but since I’m here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6jQALCbfH7gYSN46Ns839Q?si=7UFBLtOCTCeAjJL7lHIVsw

check out Ripe, they have a number of great songs and started as a band from Berklee college

They got some proper funky songs, most if not all songs have trumpets and other brass instruments which give it all some jazzy flair, the singer has an incredible voice and they produce their own songs but also have covered some, like On my mind by ellie Goulding https://open.spotify.com/track/7tGNhNFeSROPQFMIDq5oty?si=se_xIbQ5RL-VI9nXHALSeQ)

[formal stream]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-umm-what-what-gif-14694719

[brazen stirrup]

The artist's name is Shuba and she has a youtube channel. Honestly she has a few songs but i like them. And yea her songs are kind of dirty. Her spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Uios5Yyv4i8EBs9H3DUY5?si=pVryINhjTdmU47tAqFMVrw

[shy canyon]

hey, if you haven't heard of Julia Wolf yet, you should check them out. They mix hip hop beats with more poppy lyrics. They have about 20 ish songs out but are all bangers https://open.spotify.com/track/2QQg583OMn6TGQKMvWEruR?si=oErE3svySLacKLRsHrNnhw

[sonic sand]

I would like to recommend Cimorelli! They are a group of 5 sisters (well used to be 6 but one of them left the band sad) and they post covers of songs as well as original music. They've been a band for more than 10 years now and started off with posting covers but now also release original music. They also post tons of medleys as well! Some of my favourite songs by them are Kills Me Just the Same and Fall Back. I've been a fan of theirs for over 3 years now Some of the sisters also post their own music like Lauren. (she's released 2 albums till now- i'll be linking my fav album by hers as well cuz why not )
https://open.spotify.com/track/4rS8NzslE23GHmUnE4HBHu?si=7ab1f6f05ae34c6b
https://open.spotify.com/track/3TicKqDyHE58WXQM580Qx8?si=6201dcecd35f4c60
https://open.spotify.com/album/443M5miUbCKgmWAHrlduV2?si=VX41sbY_TfqbSz__vonO6Q

[patent marsh]

maya hawke isn't that small of an artist because she's an actor but she's still small and i want to recommend her because her songs are so relaxing and remind me of folklore. she said her most recent album was inspired by folklore and the genre is folk, she has good meanings to her songs too and they make me feel like i should be walking through a meadow or something while i'm listening to them, her voice is just so nice and she has two albums that are just beautiful. i could sleep to her songs but in a good way, here are some of her best songs in my opinion but for some reason she doesn't miss in any of them
https://open.spotify.com/track/46KDhb0puoTbMNui2qNBmj?si=0666fee7551f45e8
https://open.spotify.com/track/0QBJK0TDT5WudD1dj5UpdD?si=829b94a8d5e44a19
https://open.spotify.com/track/4R7m6ZnA6GpuVikRKj2DGY?si=ed65f598e0174e71

[narrow drum]

Hey!!
I'd like to recommend an artist called Matt Cooper, you might know him from tiktok ig (pretty cringe honestly the tiktoks). He came up on a random spotify playlist, he is a country artist his voice is aaahhhh.
you may or may not know that he also has a song called Taylor Swift for taylor where he referenced a lot of her stuff it slaps so hard
he has great slow songs as well as absolute bops!! linking some of my favs over here
https://open.spotify.com/track/5V8EfI4NMnq1G74CGUhYuS?si=96922d32177140dc
https://open.spotify.com/track/6tw5sOYJ6NCyBEflF8fVuD?si=3420e436bfc64f53
https://open.spotify.com/track/5znMHq52OEJBTA3iJ1uf9l?si=876714ff982449c2 aint met us yet got very popular!

also someone recommended Dylan i think
this is a song for all the harries!! lmao
https://open.spotify.com/track/1yCrrZwlYPS3AqQHsJvFlu?si=4cc0b67f3a9147e6

[wispy ingot]

@charred parcel when you're done please lmk

[charred parcel]

Okay, it will be a long essay (I'm describing the career of the 1st recommended artist/project lmao) but it will be worth the wait lmao

[wispy ingot]

Sure thing

[fervent condor]

I would like to recommend EASHA, she’s a brown TikTok artist. She’s relatively new to making songs, maybe 2-3 years. I love her songs because of the sweet melancholic lyrics, and the coming of age love they remind me of, particularly her debut song “Dying is a beautiful thing to do” https://open.spotify.com/track/1LhCEGscbx07mgfOUZVsZm?si=6yLlejIhSZO9w9cpRIVwdw

[wispy ingot]

My taste is quite mainstream, still there are two artists that I put forward:

• Laura Marano : Some of you guys might know her for starring in the Disney series, “Austin & Ally” or from the Netflix film, “The Royal Treatment”.
Her discography is mainly pop music and currently has 3 EPs out, which are 1- Me, 2- You, and 3- Us. Songs that I love are Can’t Hold On Forever (My favourite), Breakup Song, Smoke Alarm, Dance With You, Something To Believe In, F.E.O.U. (Fuck Each Other Up), Worst Kind Of Hurt, A Little Closer, and more. 

Check these out! -
https://open.spotify.com/track/4HpaoD2VcnhDjVxYr2lGCm?si=c8ee9fd0069f4988&nd=1
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RoYboeKygy6YcJr7O1dN8?si=4665d22d72c94ed6&nd=1
https://open.spotify.com/track/0bP9628gPpp5VRUqwerEAJ?si=b8ec66de558b4633
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RzqXgIdMLSGasOdD6MP7x?si=036bfa4e119742fd
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Ina40ylkJ2TtmcHXZz5dp?si=f6a30f5e7d5148cc
Do check out others besides these 👀
F.E.O.U -
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ocvZQwLl2xM9XPdgIwbP9?si=e5b2a694e4e74224&nd=1

[charred parcel]

finally my time to shine
I would LOVE to recommend 2 artists in this thread (I'll separate in 2 messages, but both are different projects by the same person)
First one is iamamiwhoami, which is an experimental and audiovisual project led by Swedish musician Jonna Lee and her longtime producer (since her solo career as Jonna Lee way back in 2000s) Claes Björklund, the project started in 2009 with some bizarre videos known as preludes... Many ppl initially thought it was a project linked to names such as Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilera, but in the end it was Jonna Lee all along... In 2010 they released the first 7 songs (b, o, u-1, u-2, n, t and y) that would later be released on the album bounty (which was only commercially released in 2013, but as I said songs were released between 2010 and 2011), and then in 2011 they released the final songs from bounty album ; john and clump, finishing their 1st audiovisual album which is worth the listen!
In 2012 they released the 2nd audiovisual album kin, which by now it's their most acclaimed project by music critics to this day (and considered #4 best audiovisual project, according to this ranking https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_definitive_ranking_of_every_visual_album/s1__37140956) and features the songs sever, drops, good worker, play, in due order, idle talk, rascal, kill and goods, this album imo is a gem and really worth the listen/watch (spotify link and youtube playlist link can be found in the end of this message)!
In 2014 they released their 3rd audiovisual album BLUE, which is my personal favorite project bc it was the one I found out about their music and instantly fell in love with, all of their albums by far have strong electronic/synthpop, but BLUE is the one most inclined to synthpop and even mainstream pop elements, and the visuals of this album are particularly stunning! This album features the songs fountain, hunting for pearls, vista, tap your glass, blue blue, thin, chasing kites, ripple, the last dancer and shadowshow (PS: shadowshow was the 1st song ever written by Jonna for iamamiwhoami, being featured as an unreleased song in the 2010s live album in concert, which can only be found in yt unfortunately)... BLUE is another album 100% worth the listen!
And after an almost 8 year hiatus, iamamiwhoami came back in 2022 with their 4th project Be Here Soon, which by far is their most experimental project with hints of folk and electronic music, such a beautiful album and very personal for both Jonna and Claes, who became parents recently (Claes in January 2022 and Jonna welcomed her son Bauer in May 2022, approximately a week before the album release in June 3rd) and the album gravitates around the struggles of being an independent artist, the pandemic and also becoming a parent being an artist and how this can be incorporated into their artistry... BHS features the songs don't wait for me, canyon, zeven, i tenacious, changes, flying or falling, a thousand years, thunder lightning, call my name and walking on air and I strongly recommend listening, especially if you are into folklore/evermore by Taylor!
Well, I became a huge fan of iam bc of how innovative they are and how their artistry helped me towards very hard times in my life, I think iamamiwhoami is really underrated and it should be given a chance by everyone who reads this ❤
Links to Spotify
bounty: https://open.spotify.com/album/67Gt8fh4sBgkLnAYChZTz4?si=71Ymj3ovTMaKjuBHDnVrOA&utm_source=copy-link
kin: https://open.spotify.com/album/4zvurcEdNNGMeg9kSjNOBT?si=LOEirhToQKyiUI-DoZ30AA&utm_source=copy-link
BLUE: https://open.spotify.com/album/0mECQjDNmBl1vThYWBQX5D?si=w9c-SO4lS0C7tL-3H3pAKQ&utm_source=copy-link
Be Here Soon: https://open.spotify.com/album/76GU37as8GBPpZdauuS6EW?si=aS40MwRhSnmWC4y8YEeJLA&utm_source=copy-link

[wispy ingot]

I-

oh my god

**CONTINUATION TO MY RECOMMENDATIONS 😭 **
2. Chloe Adams: Might've seen me mention her once or twice in the server. She has a wonderful voice and great songs. Songs that I like:
https://open.spotify.com/track/60BoYGp95vtdGxTkIXGozq?si=1d9819db09524b3b
https://open.spotify.com/track/5JcCgAFbjlZbeaq9hyrYSM?si=a68853b520994d85
https://open.spotify.com/track/7h527qmJ2Zw9kM001ZlCQV?si=6026555e71ee4783
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mpEYZNOPVdInmRE0CUKq7?si=e93df56fe42149f7
https://open.spotify.com/track/0MFcHhvR5m18zHafeLSqob?si=a1fe95dbebe2466a

forgive me if you figure out any grammatical, syntax or spelling errors 🏃‍♂️

I'm off to sleep

[charred parcel]

Youtube playlist links, for those who wants to see the audiovisuals
bounty: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B1328A38C80B191
kin: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6DD8243FD1E3C7E4
BLUE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTUPKieI2a3s6sNE5pSt8d0QLX6iXFwqK
Be Here Soon: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTUPKieI2a3v2yoJfReAfuVNGB9gE43Ra

[mossy ember]

[charred parcel]

And now I'm going to write the recommendation part 2: electric boogaloo

[wispy ingot]

Paloma getting bonus lorpoints for extreme on-another-planet efforts istg

😭

[mossy ember]

I'll recommend one more because I want and I can.
Tahliah Debrett Barnett also known has FKA twigs is a british-jamaican singer, writer, producer and dancer. I rlly love the amazing vocals this artist has and my fav album of hers is "MAGDALENE" and my fav song is "honda" featuring pa salieu! For someone who is interested in her music I recommend listening to "MAGDALENE" first, it's an amazing eletronic/pop/rnb album! At first I found her songs rlly strange but after more listens she's definitely a grower and she also has an AMAZING voice!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3DMR3yM5crnt1dG9lLaMTZ?si=ehvmO88gS0KZQ8WwFCQAxw&utm_source=copy-link
https://open.spotify.com/track/6kZsTttxl7h4BLGSRWQnTp?si=xdr4f4VGTby91J7D6gLk0Q&utm_source=copy-link

[dusk mason]

My favourite small(ish) artist is Tamzene! I found out about her a couple of years ago when she performed at a festival last year and then I actually had the honour of interviewing her last year, and she is truly one of the most genuine and lovely musicians i’ve ever spoken to. She comes from Scotland (like myself) and plays a number of instruments alongside singing. If anyone’s looking to give her a listen and support her work i’d highly recommend her Home Tapes ep, my favourite being cherry blossom 🌸 🤍 https://open.spotify.com/album/5jsREy8uHU31ps84AQ96H9?si=i2aQdYAiQQqwbL5QbuLlVw

[tough gorge]

yasss good call on Laura mate, I got to see her in NYC on her tour this summer

[charred parcel]

Second artist recommendation is ionnalee, which is a solo project also made by Swedish musician Jonna Lee, but at this time she's the one also 100% in charge of song production so it's even more exciting to see her artistry blooming into all stages of song creation ❤
First album she released was Everyone Afraid To Be Forgotten, after an almost 3 year hiatus between iamamiwhoami's BLUE, this is also (sort of) an audiovisual album and it was very anticipated by iam (and now ionnalee) fans, it has a darker synthpop aspects and it's a must listen! It's also her longest album with 15 tracks, tracklist includes watches watches, joy, work, like hell, not human, temple, samaritan, dunes of sand, blazing, simmer down, here is a warning, gone, memento, harvest and fold... This album is also very special to me bc this was the 1st and only tour (by now, she announced she's trying to book and announce dates in Brazil and in Latam in general again for BHS Tour) she went to Brazil and I attended her concert in August 23rd 2018 and it was MAGICAL, I can securely say that Jonna is such a talented artist and she has such a powerful stage presence, she's mesmerising on the stage I'll try to find a video of her in this day, unfortunately my videos are really bad
For EATBF Tour she made a kickstarter in early 2018, and when she reached a certain point she promised a new album for 2019... This happened, so she released the album Remember the Future... Unfortunately this album was her first and only non-audiovisual project, but it doesn't make it less amazing - Her music video for Open Sea, the lead single, is one of the best of her career imho... This album features the songs open sea, wipe it off, some body, matters, islander, remember the future, crystal, race against, silence my drum, mysteries of love and i keep, definitely worth a listen!
And fun fact: Mysteries of Love was co-produced by Norwegian duo Röyksopp, she toured with them in 2016-2017 and performed with them at Coachella in 2017!
And finally, she released an isolation album with unreleased tracks she already sang it before during concerts called Kronologi, released a live album called Konsert and some non-album singles between 2020-2021... Kronologi features the tracks shadowshow (kronologi version), u, down by the lake, telesvar, long ; john, mouth's open sea, violent playground, summer samaritan, the deadlock, paramount, swallow and dive, and the singles are Machinee + Anywhere i Roam and sommaren är min och jag kommer tillbaka (her first Swedish song) + summer never ended the damage was all mine, which are all amazing songs and worth the listen!
Spotify links
Everyone Afraid To Be Forgotten: https://open.spotify.com/album/32JcsS9OF7pZmqa2uixPGP?si=ASeDxMzQRIyWX3tBcCBGKg&utm_source=copy-link
Remember the Future: https://open.spotify.com/album/5xyWsAqswCJa5sF2Lm7h5T?si=ikbG-2nUSHKKtLKuwGMypQ&utm_source=copy-link
Kronologi: https://open.spotify.com/album/3fL634YLlefqnOf570kW52?si=8kc45RLKTt6SoED0U7melw&utm_source=copy-link
Machinee + Anywhere I Roam: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZCp0UG7C0DxXd4sWSLQQq?si=vCWGFQxtSTu8xTv02SndNA&utm_source=copy-link
sommaren + summer: https://open.spotify.com/album/4y2yzF6NBdpmx4Z173yY8W?si=S13ypAUFRH6Q8I5atOfIqg&utm_source=copy-link
EATBF Youtube playlist links
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTUPKieI2a3vit9gWyq_EuNmMKf7449gm
https://youtu.be/iQI6aXmBY-M

[charred parcel]

Finishing my artists recommendations with the live albums:
iamamiwhoami + ionnalee live albums links
In Concert (youtube only): https://youtu.be/HIJEzrfXdGY
Concert in BLUE (spotify only): https://open.spotify.com/album/0W12EbEu0Hbn1yeimBV3s4?si=vb9Q_UcvSAemmqOygN-Vag&utm_source=copy-link
Konsert (youtube + spotify): https://youtu.be/t35giAjdXpw
https://open.spotify.com/album/1WypTHPm1KY7KlWIBwo2UC?si=ZrK4U-CeS_a_zAT4PiJK5A&utm_source=copy-link
isolation live in Ödeshög (youtube + spotify):
https://youtu.be/53kv-A4Wi_o
https://open.spotify.com/album/2ryVWFfMdn37Lwo8lAnNVL?si=Use3xbY0Q5uxs0g28qAZ5g&utm_source=copy-link
Sorry for the massive texts, but I really wanted to make a deep dive into Jonna Lee's complete work as iamamiwhoami and ionnalee (unfortunately there's some stuff missing from her career pre-iamamiwhoami, but I wish I could make a part 3 recommendation on this), hope y'all like it

[charred parcel]

Finally finished writing everything, I really wanted to do a lengthy deep dive on Jonna Lee's body of work, both as iamamiwhoami and ionnalee... I hope you and everyone likes it

[primal sail]

omg i love her

[mossy ember]

Taste

[tawny marten]

An artist I’d recommend is Derivakat!!! I love her music and it was actually based on minecraft stories (lol the Dream SMP) but her music is fantastic. It’s really poppy but she does a lot of the production by herself which is super cool!!! I’ve not seen her live, but she just performed at Twitchcon today and she streamed it on her channel!! You wouldn’t even realize she’s singing about Minecraft which I love, because then a wider audience can enjoy it!

this is my favorite album of hers: https://open.spotify.com/album/6ks45W8ykLFRr1lgoUj9mW?si=IkK0ffdLRo2Xn7B4z4jOaA

and this is one of my favorite songs from her!!! https://open.spotify.com/track/42kUY2Cvl9Fy9ccg30dx0j?si=d15YO4xJTPKZ4exGuJMAMQ

[pulsar sequoia]

I love the diversity of all the artists being recommended

[tawny marten]

facts

[winter cedar]

Same

[kindred geyser]

I am recommending a second artist because I love them.

MALINDA is a singer from America. She has a large following on TikTok as well as YT where you might know her "Google Translate Sings" videos. But there is more to her than that. She posts many covers of songs, both traditional and modern, but often with either a Celtic or Old Folk twist. Her voice is absolutely haunting and a pleasure to listen to. She can also play her own instruments - most of them traditional.

She also releases her own songs and has one album and several singles/eps. Her own music is quite modern but with Celtic/Folk/Irish influence. Her personality is just as enjoyable as her singing and she is humorous and sweet. I highly recommend her for people who love Indie-Folk music. It's worth checking out her YouTube and TikTok as well.

Album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/10UUuDuQsFlLNfiE9iYzWm?si=YARNo1agQTqYl5Gh4cNfhg
Latest Single:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3qAFi30gvYYEnEM5rCCtqp?si=29cb2f3ccb2543a7
Covers:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2HgFHk1Rb7YdnkGYB9TEWo?si=PHJLSnjBRzeu12wY_dUM3w
https://open.spotify.com/album/1PAxC4UQ1HQzCbfoDMpFIZ?si=1SFSSl25SPu_qv4rCUfZVA

[pulsar sequoia]

Malinda

[half harbor]

A small artist/group I recommend is Bug Hunter. I found one of their songs through a cover posted on reddit and it’s pretty good. very good lyrics and funny storytelling. I have to be honest and say the main singer’s voice isn’t my fave but it’s definitely worth a listen. it’s called dear mccracken: https://open.spotify.com/track/6spNMZ5CIqjITkRDhI3xMP?si=T5VJkf7rTEuCKXo05ASNxw

[quaint delta]

An artist I love listening to is Griff. She released her mixtape One Foot In Front Of The Other last year and it has some really nice songs on it . My favourites are probably Shade of Yellow and Walk. She also released a song with Sigrid earlier this year . One thing I really respect about her music is that a lot of it is written and produced solely by her. Oh, and she’s has a shoutout from Taylor https://open.spotify.com/album/6CR4ozv4yOdaA3f6PPQepA https://open.spotify.com/track/6QLNcOI6YCqdLAS6GLWXMj

[pulsar sequoia]

Not Sigrid?

Incredible

Actually half of the message is about Sigrid nvm

[faint comet]

aaaa I just checked and they have less than 500k monthly listeners and I thought they were WAY more popular whaaaattt they definitely deserve more listeners 🥺

[charred parcel]

And I forgot to link a video from the ionnalee concert I went to in São Paulo, it was amazing
She's playing goods from iamamiwhoami's album kin here, this day was MAGICAL and when she got to shake my hand and smile to me I almost lost my senses from happiness
https://youtu.be/_l0vCDaUCEQ

[eager plank]

[tribal turtle]

i'm bad at talking about music too 😂

i'll listen through an album and my thoughts would be "it's good, i like the vibes" 😂

[frail dune]

People always be like why do you like Taylor? And I'm like. She's my comfort person I DON'T KNOW SHE'S A GOOD SONGWRITER AND SHE'S INTERESTING

[eager plank]

Same 😭

[coarse leaf]

i’m giving y’all two very different artists lol. thom yorke is not that small or unknown, but i feel like a lot of people have only listened to radiohead and none of his solo stuff. this is one of my fave songs ever, off one of his solo albums: https://open.spotify.com/track/2iQPembmg5KvkqXU0sd6xo?si=NrDMY9laSXSJXFyizTtq6A

My other rec is Yury, absolutely fire shit to listen to while you’re driving or as pump up music. this is my fave, but his new singles slap too: https://open.spotify.com/track/29GEI5firc7obgvi20ldLW?si=raMxl3wZQfGj-WC7ACBdiA

[tribal turtle]

lol my sister is at twitchcon as we speak

anyway, the spotify playlists have been updated to everything up until this point

All Albums/EPs named so far
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sFaRJYs2G8YtIhJqLn5IV?si=88c3aa4d5f8c4312

Songs named so far
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WnTjAq2KHsuiEk4IHlyJX?si=96c206df66a14f41

131 songs on the song playlist, 632 on the album, wow

[tawny marten]

IM SO JEALOUS

[untold bear]

I don’t listen to him often but there’s this guy called Mikey Votano who takes popular songs and turns them into 80’s swing. As a musician I really appreciate the level of detail he puts into the songs. His version of Shake it Off is so different and cool and I’d love to see him live

https://open.spotify.com/track/4vNsrct2d8A5L5tWC5E1cN?si=YV2U2s9bSI-NoqYb7G5fwg

This is another versions of his

[tepid sage]

An artists I'd recommend is Marie-Mai. She's a French-Canadian singer songwriter from Quebec who I discovered when I was in French Immersion in 5th grade. Her older stuff is more pop-rock with an electronic flair, while her newer stuff is more chill electro-pop. I think that people who like "reputation" will also like her music. I recommend her albums "Miroir", "M" and "Elle et Moi".

Some songs in particular I like:

https://open.spotify.com/track/00OUzsXeCnYyK5kytaJhtC?si=ca3ef270ed8a4ee2

https://open.spotify.com/track/2nkjqzXz5l9xEaf5XyXBZ1?si=f734eeb7c5674522

https://open.spotify.com/track/2q3ChG1spGKXtqg6Ihe4pw?si=6e2bb22dd77e40d6

https://open.spotify.com/track/0rfuPVvByk6vZdApkx924e?si=ba346d73f3544bfd

https://open.spotify.com/track/644hQQ8FyGcnkHtFGNJq6s?si=31bfb9bc95f04b0d

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Gead2QOLLfMYIqaVSv3RG?si=72ec71f090444583

https://open.spotify.com/track/0BL3eK24zhI5PNnpkhwyOC?si=6271f70424b64f35

https://open.spotify.com/track/1YNycCjsnVbL836l85EDpZ?si=be1eed56738b491b

https://open.spotify.com/track/6DuaHeTbEeRFNOAbzhCJps?si=2702062340a34bd6

https://open.spotify.com/track/7wxCfkS9mTPFUzwfgxYvIU?si=b6e9dafb95c34e97

https://open.spotify.com/track/7o1tktvLFio9nCNp0lcHUP?si=6e9b5956a6a342ca

https://open.spotify.com/track/55iKnkCbozEZkwkFuZqz3c?si=b1483bd69f3f47a8

[coarse leaf]

@real forge a joywave fan

[tribal turtle]

loving all your posts so far! this has been quite a successful activity

[sonic sand]

yessss they definitely deserve more they're amazing 😭😭

[warm minnow]

an artist I would recommend is dayglow. idk if he counts as a small artist but he's not super well-known so he's pretty underrated imo. idrk how to describe his genre but its kinda like indie pop. i really love dayglow's album 'fuzzybrain' especially the songs hot rod, can i call you tonight, and fair game. they also just released their third album a couple days ago, 'people in motion'.
https://open.spotify.com/album/7GYzQIMfdDWo2XC4BDLHPk?si=bfLPnBQmQdSdm-CafZGTag

[dreamy nest]

yooo I was listening to marie mai today

[split sinew]

Here before the thread is closed

[tribal turtle]

!alp 1 @fleet owl@sonic mason@winter cedar@obsidian cape@sonic mason@gentle grove@indigo bough@pallid imp@pine hound@split sinew@tribal turtle@raw kayak@fickle trench@quaint adder@serene flame@cosmic nexus@hoary prairie@eternal gale@opaque field@woeful oxide@indigo bough@eager plank@lost apex@primal sail@mossy ember@vestal kiln@fiery field@split sinew@real forge@mellow meteor@kindred geyser@mint belfry@neat flax@faint comet@minor skiff@pulsar sequoia@surreal vortex@weary island@wanton stump@tough gorge@vale lion@umbral hedge@opaque chasm@blissful shard@somber spear@blissful lynx@blissful lynx@blissful lynx@frail dune@formal stream@last bear@shy canyon@sonic sand@patent marsh@narrow drum@fervent condor@wispy ingot@charred parcel@wispy ingot@dusk mason@tawny marten@half harbor@quaint delta@coarse leaf@untold bear@tepid sage@warm minnow

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[split sinew]

SLAY

[brazen stirrup]

but i recommended, how does this exactly work?

[tribal turtle]

did I miss you?

[brazen stirrup]

yes

[woeful oxide]

[tribal turtle]

!alp 1 @brazen stirrup

[candid fossil]

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[brazen stirrup]

thnxxx

[tribal turtle]

these ones where i have to build the list manually can be tricky 😂 if i missed anyone, let me know!

[wanton stump]

Thank uuu

[obsidian cape]

you missed me /s

[sonic mason]

I REALLY LIKE FAR AWAYYYYY

[tribal turtle]

anyway, feel free to continue discussing, especially as you check out these artists and share your thoughts. no new lorpoints will be awarded though!

[sonic mason]

i love their second album the most ESP BALCONYY

[warm minnow]

ahaha i havent properly like sat down and listened to that yet

will do tho

[sonic mason]

ngl not that fond of the third 💀

[faint comet]

i listened to her yesterday thanks to ur recommendation and I like her music!! it’s really calm and soothing and I love the overall vibe :) thank u for the recommendation!!

[wispy ingot]

SLAY! That must be amazing

[opaque chasm]

closing thread soon

[kindred geyser]

Sad. It was so much fun

[opaque chasm]

yes 😭

[pallid imp]

India

[split sinew]

True

[real forge]

YES
didn't think there were any other fans in the server
what are your favourite songs and albums 👀
also how long have you been a fan

[wispy ingot]

is this thread closing or will continue for people to keep recommending artists? just curious

[pulsar sequoia]

You can continue to ig

[opaque chasm]

i really recommend taylor swift!!

[rare scarab]

https://open.spotify.com/track/64lsIF5pw0sJY0gV5kz0RN?si=1f6edc9aab4f4183 i think this one is the best from this guy's list xD

https://open.spotify.com/track/3iA17mt62GoXeiSynp1xbv?si=3500929f74cc49f7 i know just 1 song by the artist but worth it

[warm minnow]

i love that song haha

[split sinew]

!fm

[plush thunder]

Sandman13_Oct

Artist

Bibi

Track

Animal Farm

Now Playing | Total Scrobbles: 32447

[split sinew]

Bibi my beloved 💖

[worldly aurora]

SHYE TASTE

i'd like to recommend cehryl https://open.spotify.com/track/3jBimHN9fDN99JeJJxd48F?si=218df422b32148c2

[kindred geyser]

I know that the activity is over, but I am kicking myself over not recommending this artist.

[worldly aurora]

the activity is over? oh shit :run:

[pulsar sequoia]

McD on McD Wi-Fi

As always

[earnest void]

[split sinew]

[opaque chasm]

LMFAO

[kindred geyser]

Can I recommend another artist?

[tough gorge]

Yes

You don't get lorpoints but you can keep sharing people

[kindred geyser]

Thanks!

Her name is Mali-Koa and she's from Australia! She has Maori/Scottish heritage but currently lives in England. She made it through several levels of "The Voice" here, and although she didn't win, she has immense talent and writes beautiful songs. Her voice is amazing.

She has one album and several singles/eps. Her latest release is a single called "Higher Than Before". My favourite songs from her are, "Get it wrong" and "Shoebox". I suggest her to people who like Amy Shark, Only The Poets, IV Dante or just slow pop in general.

Album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/16t2OtzcshZ9wcDMk75hw1?si=oKxQ_mDGQceSuvOzkzmrBQ
Latest Release:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7wbTPfZuz84xiRJZcfILEH?si=AhefRkJGQ6qINSkR2Gb0Rw

[sonic mason]

SG GANGGANG

[lost apex]

Calum Hood's sister mbmb

[kindred geyser]

Yes!

[blissful shard]

OMG

[kindred geyser]

She's great

[balmy lantern]

Idk if someone already mentioned this but here it goes. Conan Gray. period just right there. Tay send him white horse Taylor’s version before it came out and then he proceeded to make a tiktok with Olivia about the song which was iconic. he is also best friends with Olivia and have the same producer (Dan Nigro). anyways he has 2 albums out the first one (kid crow) is where the iconic heather(single) is from. that album as bops and its produced super well. Superache (album) is literally sooo goood it as both slow and pop songs. He also as singles and one EP which I really recommend. the song I fell in love with is called Look Alike on hes EP. He’s lyrics are a combination of everything from Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey, Lorde, and Adele.

Another artist I would recommend with more of a pop/produced songs but also with some slow and depressing songs is Maisie Peters. she recently put out 3 singles which are 2 (Blonde and Rockstar) songs inspired by “picture to burn” and “should’ve said no” but like in a good mood/funny. The other song is called Good Enough which is produced my Dan Nigro. It’s beautifully sang. She is part of the TCU (Taylor Cinematic Universe) becuase she goes on tour with Ed Sheeran. Anyways beside she has 1 album 1 ep. her concepts and idea are super unique. btw she is from UK.

Last paragraph for today is for the only and only Gracie Abrams. She is also part of the TCU. She went to Taylor’s house on her birthday and is very connected to tay and her friends. She has also one album and one ep. Her album is the saddest thing ever LITERALY so depressing but a mood. and her ep is also depressing but not that depressing but still iconic. I recomend I miss you I’m sorry of the ep (stay) and feels like of the album This is what is feels like.

[woeful oxide]

literally my top 3 favourite artists after tay

So much taste

[balmy lantern]

oop

we twining

[woeful oxide]

Yas

[balmy lantern]

I lied I have one more paragraph to write. I’ll make this one shorter hehe. She is called Ashe and recently released a new album called rae. She kinda blew up between 2020-2021 on tiktok with the song Moral of the Story. I believe she is a swiftie just like the others I mentioned. She has 2 albums rae and Ashlyn. Ashlyn is just iconic and so very well written and produced. Sadly she does not have ep but has multiple singles between the albums (not from the album) and also before the first album. I didn’t listen to the new album bc I’m a fake fan 🫢🫢 but as soon as I have time I’ll recomend song from there.

[narrow drum]

is he a small artist tho

conan

[winter cedar]

Gracie has no album yet This Is What It Feels Like is an EP too

[split sinew]

Conan is a small artist idkher

Minnie is a member of k-pop girl group (g)i-dle. (G)i-dle release their 5th mini album on 17th October! Here's a Minnie and lauv Collab stage released TODAY

https://youtu.be/jO_d7z0AL2U

[shy canyon]

Love lauv

[narrow drum]

ITS A HIM OMG😭 and ik youre lying bitch

[split sinew]

[narrow drum]

[finite harness]

OMG

FINALLY

MY TIME TO SHINE

[earnest void]

idkher refers to the emote

[finite harness]

https://youtube.com/c/faouziaofficial

SHES SO GOOD PLEASE CHECK HER OUT

HER VOICE IS LITERAL MAGIC

[narrow drum]

oh

shit

[earnest void]

ive heard about faouzia

and ive seen some of the vocal showcases on yt

she has a really good voice

[finite harness]

Ikr

Shes so good

[finite harness]

Btw if you dont know

Fun fact: she never had any professional vocal training

Shes self taught and can also play on multiple musical instruments

[earnest void]

oooo

[finite harness]

She released a new song like a few days ago

So good

Lemme send

https://open.spotify.com/track/7IZ5mUwsHLULx7vTHLzIHE?si=O7teIat8STO09PGE3Y5ACA

[balmy lantern]

OMG I FORGOTTT

that’s true

She’s working on her album

Her recent single is called difficult

[finite harness]

@earnest void LISTEN PLS

[earnest void]

o

SOON

[balmy lantern]

idk he’s getting bigger plus a lot of people still don’t know about him and only know him bc of heather

[broken flare]

https://open.spotify.com/track/1brCcNd370w96u2tFVgbIV?si=c5285a67af0c43bc

is this artist too small..

955 monthly listeners

[real forge]

there's this really small artist who has great music but hardly any listeners and whose latest album is releasing next week. please support her https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02

[split sinew]

58.2 Mini monthly listeners

[earnest void]

Theres this small artist named samyonce.... they only have one track, but its gold 🙏 its called deja vu @fast fable

[real forge]

yep only 58.2 listeners per month
the 0.2 is from a guy who's just a head

[narrow drum]

[brazen stirrup]

poor girl

her songs are so good

guys i hope you support her

[fast fable]

Skinny pls 😂😂😭

[earnest void]

what 😭

[fast fable]

Stream vendetta

[earnest void]

her debut album is dropping soon 🙏

[brazen stirrup]

slay

[fast fable]

vendetta is already out and skinny ate fr

[brazen stirrup]

stan SKINNY yall

[earnest void]

please

[earnest void]

not as much as you ate on deja vu

🙏

[fast fable]

So true 🛐

[earnest void]

🙏

[split sinew]

🤌✨

[worldly aurora]

live laugh lauv

[worldly aurora]

her collab with john legend

[worldly aurora]

^^^^^^^

[shy canyon]

so true

[umbral hedge]

There’s this small indie artist named skinny

Idk if his music is good tho you gotta find out yourself

[earnest void]

[balmy lantern]

🤨🤨🤨 Spotify account??

[umbral hedge]

Doesn’t exist

[balmy lantern]

are they that gooood???

[umbral hedge]

Eh @earnest void is ok ig

[earnest void]

Girl

Don't make me get the ss

stop hating and stream vendetta 🥱

[kindred geyser]

Are you on Spotify?

[umbral hedge]

Skinny wishes

[kindred geyser]

Oh

[earnest void]

No 😭but I can send you the download link if you'd like

[kindred geyser]

That'd be great

[pallid imp]

it's a virus link

[earnest void]

Stop

[elfin belfry]

A small artist I'd recommend is Sabrina Carpenter.
Her new album "emails i can't send" is phonemical and really shows the trauma she endured through.

[balmy lantern]

it’s really good I liked the first half haven’t listened to the rest

[elfin belfry]

"because i liked a boy" is soooo good! funny thats its a track 5

[scarlet saffron]

Zella Day

[pallid imp]

a small artist i'd recommend is taylor swift

her 10th album midnights will be released tmr

[narrow drum]

ikr i found her through spotify and saw she only had like 58 mil streamers😭 so underrated i cant evennn

[brazen stirrup]

exactly

she is so talented

lets stream midnights

[elfin belfry]

i've never heard of her. sounds like a cool artist

[coarse leaf]

omg i hear she just released a new album, will have to check it out

[plucky lintel]

Idk if this is still open but marina / marina and the diamonds

[eager plank]

@opaque chasm

[opaque chasm]

YESS!

[opaque chasm]

ty.

[elfin belfry]

wait really! omg, the album is so underrated lol

[pulsar sequoia]

Yeah the album didn’t perform very well on streaming platforms 😔

[eager plank]

Stream it please 🥺

[real forge]

imagine how happy they'll be if their album manages to reach the hot 100

[half harbor]

albums don’t go on the hot 100 silly beast

[split sinew]

😭💀

Silly beast smh

[narrow drum]

she's such a small artist im so glad ive found other people who know her!!!

[real forge]

shhhh

you're on your own, yoshi

[half harbor]

😂

[tepid sage]

This was a great listen! I love her smoky and expressive voice on these songs and she delivers some beautiful melodies. I also love the production on songs like "Shade of Yellow", "Heart of Gold" and "Remember My Dreams". A mix of lush synth-scapes and more minimalist, lo-fi songs makes this a perfect album to just put on and vibe to. Also I looked it up and apparently she wrote and produced some of these songs entirely by herself, which makes me love this even more. Definitely adding it to my library.

[faint comet]

omg I’m listening to griff rn as well lmaooo

[fickle trench]

Currently listening to Tove Lo's Sunshine Kitty album and all I can say is; she is just amazing me. Yeah if you only know Tove from her pop break out song "Habits." She will just be a one hit wonder who faded into the shadows with the rest of her music credentials. However, after 3 long years of never even listening to her at all. It feel very good to finally embrace her sound, music, and style. My favorites from Sunshine Kitty as I'm still listening are: Glad He's Gone, Bad as the Boys, & Mistaken (which is later in the album but I knew about it from one of my friends when she used to play Lo all the time.) Lo's style, vocals, and lyrical values all resemble artists I listen to already like; Allie X, Jaira Burns, & even a little of Alessia Cara in a sense of some songs Lo presents. I really can't believe after her song Habits I never played her other music. I really hit the fan with that. But now I appreciate her a lot more now.

[proper tulip]

So, I'm currenty listening to the EP Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, and they are really sad, like for real. Despite of the sadness, his voice sounds like velvet, the lyrics are relatable and I love the acoustics, especially in Smoke Slow, which gives me Ed Sheeran/Niall Horan vibes. I perceive all of the songs of this EP are like so transparent and vulnerable. I'm really enjoying the EP, since right now I'm home alone, I feel like I can listen to it whenever I'm alone , like anywhere, and I'd feel less alone. Okay, the last song All In Due Time is just 😭 like, lyrically great! I'll give him an oportunity to the rest of the discography for sure.

[serene flame]

I listened to the EP by nobody likes you pat that you mentioned! I really loved nouns (it's all good) and better than. I super felt like I could relate to both, with nouns being how I feel about life in general, that you don't need to be super rich and have all the things society says you should have as long you have the things that make you happy. And better than made me tear up in the same way that Forever Winter did the first time i heard it, like these are the things I need to hear when i'm at my lowest and i am so lucky that the person i'm with cares about me and can help me through difficult times

[faint comet]

I’ve just listened to her album and i loved it!! My favorites are Heart of Gold, Black Hole, and Remembering My Dreams. Even though it is much shorter than other traditional albums, I can tell that the quality of each song she produces is really high and a lot of effort has been put into each song :) I added some songs to my long list of pop(ish) / bops that I like to hit play on whenever I’m in the mood to listen to anything and wanna dance and vibe to so I’m glad I got some new additions to my usual playlist! Thank you for the recommendation

[warm minnow]

i'd been meaning to listen to joshua bassett's music for a while but kinda forgot, so this reminded me to! i'm so glad i finally did bcs i really enjoyed his ep 'sad songs in a hotel room'. after my first listen, my favourites are 'all in due time' and 'sad songs in a hotel room'. i like the guitar-y, acoustic vibes, but also some of the more upbeat parts - it's like it all balances out to make a great ep! i'll have to listen to it some more, as well as the rest of joshua's songs. thank you for the recommendation

[mossy ember]

I just heard this band's music and I really enjoyed this album, my favs are sit and sidle tackle, the genre isn't really my cup of tea but I kinda enjoyed listening to it, maybe later I will listen more to their music 👀

[mossy ember]

TASTEE

[charred parcel]

I just finished listening to Jubilee for the 1st time, I must admit that I've never listened to Japanese Breakfast before (I was planning to bc of many positive reviews from my friends, but I completely forgot ☠) and I was really sleeping on their music because their work is so great I love how dreamy the album sound, and all this blend with alt-rock and storytelling that sounds so divine to me... Like you said, it's ethereal
My favorite tracks are Paprika, Be Sweet, Posing In Bondage and In Hell
Looking forward to listen to their other 2 albums later bc I adored Jubilee so much

i'm quickly writing this review at work lmao

!fm

[plush thunder]

saintreptilian

Artist

Japanese Breakfast

Track

Posing in Bondage

Now Playing | Total Scrobbles: 78518

[charred parcel]

This one is my favorite track of Jubilee

[sonic sand]

Omg okay so I just finished listening to LA Doesn't Miss Me and I'm in love with it! All songs are amazing and it has no skips My favourites are Real and At My Funeral. Especially At My Funeral, it really stood out to me and is incredible although the lyrics are I can already see myself playing it on repeat for a long time 😂 Another song which really stood out to me is Mean. I relate to this song so much, especially the lyrics "I need to know the rеason I can be nice to everybody but when it comes to me, yeah, I'm so fuckin mean" Although the entire song perfectly encapsulates how I feel pretty much everyday 💀 Her voice is really calm and soothing and is nice to play in the background whilst I'm doing some other work as well

[narrow drum]

Hey! Thank you for the reccomendation!
so i had been hearing gracie abrams a lot lately and i finally thought to give her a try for this activity lol
I listened to the the album: This is what it feels like by her
It was sooo my taste and was totally AMAZING i loved the experience the album as a whole is very well put without any times where you feel like it is monotonous and boring. I will totally be adding some of these to my personal playlists
Some favorites of mine in no specific order are "For real this time", "The bottom", "Wishful thinking " and "Hard to sleep" 😍
hard to sleep prolly my favorite lol, the lyrics are just Chef's Kiss!!
"I only thought it for a minute, but it got me down
That kind of feeling when you've got something to cry about
And all the talking turned to screaming that I couldn't help
This isn't me, me, me"
DEAD ASF

[primal sail]

just listened to MOSS, and im surprised! i heard that maya made msuic, but never really gave it a try because i didn't think it'll be good. i mean, shes an actress not a singer. but i am mind blown, i expected it to be bad but i really like it

[balmy lantern]

LMAO ur welcome

[blissful shard]

Omg listening to Allison Leah I love her sm🥺🥺 this is so my type of music I love her singer-songwriter style soo much favs were we can still sing, black and white, sorry for myself, what I’m missing, 24 years down, I gave u my number and where do hearts go

[mint belfry]

I'd kind of listened to Japanese Breakfast before as in listened but without really listening so I still count it as a new artist discovery. I really love this album and how chilled out it is. I also love the album artwork, I just think it looks super cool. My favourite tracks are Be Sweet and Kokomo, IN. Really need to check out the rest of what they have because I love their sound

[obsidian trellis]

i am a big stranger things fan but never knew maya made music as well
just listened to MOSS, and she didn't disappoint at all, loved the indie vibe and the lyrics were great as well
Sweet Tooth is my favorite song rn, and i can see myself obsessing over her songs in future

[patent marsh]

yeah i love maya's music

[somber spear]

I decided to listen to bounty! I wasn't really sure what to expect with the first word you used being "experimental", but I really enjoyed it. The songs are all giving such a clear vibe and sound and I can see how it would be an audiovisual project - no doubt the songwriters have a clear vision for the songs. I think my favorites are "o" and "y". I'm excited to watch the videos for them too! I am definitely interested in checking out the other albums and future releases, if they have more!

[split sinew]

Marina my beloved 💕
Bubblegum bitch and Venus flytrap are amazing songs! I watched her performances and i love them so much. Bubblegum bitch is a lovely song and i have downloaded it too
My fav part of these songs are the angry dancey vibes, to which you can do headbangs or just vibe or even dance or sleep to.
Marina slays

[opaque field]

I finally listened to Ber today. Was waiting for something. I guess this activity finally made it work. 😂 I liked her music. Pretty chill music. Except for Boys Who Kiss You In Their Car. That went hard. One more Scandinavian artist on the list. ✅

[tough gorge]

Omg yay!! I’m so glad to hear this! She’s got another song Ur Internet Sux which will be kinda like Boys Who Kiss You In Their Car which she did on tour, and the Halfway which is similar to her other sad songs which she did in only NY (cut for time reasons) and is pushing on TikTok now

[obsidian cape]

Japanese Breakfast’s frontwoman also wrote a memoir called Crying in H Mart would recommend! great read

[real forge]

listened to all her songs including the album and I really liked them!

falling asleep at the wheel is definitely my favourite out of all of them. such a vibe plus the melody, production, and lyrics are all amazing. the song reminds me of green light by lorde but better. btw I can't stop playing it on repeat, send help. oh and her voice is great. my other faves were scarlett, the walls are way too thin and drop dead - loved these four a lot. I also really liked friendly fire, thursday, sleep tight and london is lonely. I'll definitely continue listening to her

@umbral hedge ping cos recommended Holly too

[elfin belfry]

it did so poorly. her most streamed song has like what, 4k listens. i hope she sustains

[charred parcel]

I'm so glad you enjoyed bounty bounty is one of my favorite albums (all artists), I can't really rank all iam albums bc I love them all so much... I would recommend listen to kin next, the sound is kinda close to bounty (and the visuals are the best, it definitely adds a lot to the storytelling)... And I love o and y so much, I also love ; john a lot (actually it's my favorite iam song, of all albums) And yes, Jonna Lee is a great songwriter and storyteller (especially considering English isn't her 1st language), so happy to see more ppl liking her (and Claes) art
And for future releases, maybe it will take some time bc they will go out on tour for 'Be Here Soon' album next year and Jonna just had a son, but I would say to keep an eye on her solo project ionnalee bc maybe she'll release a new album (or an EP) in the near future, maybe even next year or 2024

[formal stream]

Listened to the EP 'idk it's complicated' by SHYE today and i loved it!! This is exactly the kind of music i want to listen to while doing my homework/studying (i actually checked out the ep while doing my maths homework ). Wasn't really paying attention to the lyrics but happened to glance at them during 'build a life' and i really liked the line, "And then I trust fall into every single beautiful mistake" . My favourites are phonecase, legally illegal and build a life. Don't have the time today but will definitely check out the whole discography soon

[covert thorn]

Oh I just listened to this album. I just clicked on the link with curiosity since you're a reader (mb I thought readers have the same taste as me XD). As soon as I heared the first track I love the drum lol. Their songs are so drummy ... I would say...?
And I like Lions Roars, LightHouse, Sweet Tangerine. I think the first track is my fav and I prefer male voice than females. I can see why you liked it so much when you're young. 😁
I'm glad I found a new band by you. And thank you for recommending. I've saved the artist. I'll try their other album laster. 💜

[frail dune]

Ahhh I love that you listened to them!

[fervent condor]

Hi!! Listened to this just now, and I love it. A lot of drums, also very quiet parts, lots of potential. A lot of rage but also staring at the ceiling kind of sadness. Reminded me of Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever album, plus a bit of girl in red. Thank you for recommending added to my playlist

[hoary prairie]

im so glad you like it! i kinda thought no one was gonna take my recommendation 😭 she really deserves more listeners!!

[tawny marten]

I really enjoyed listening to The Walls Are Way Too Thin! I’ve never listened to Holly Humberstone before, but now I want to listen to more of her music. I really loved Friendly Fire, her voice is so pretty. Haunted House is quite reminiscent of Halloween and I thought it was really beautiful. Overall her EP was really awesome and I would totally listen to more of her music !!

[woeful oxide]

omg so glad you enjoyed

[plucky lintel]

This artist was really fun to listen to! I listened to her album love letter today, and I will definitely have to check out more music from her. My favorite from the album was running, I felt like it was very unique and so so so underrated. My second favorite has to be surrender, I liked the slow first part and then the build up to the more upbeat. and for my third favorite I gotta say fearless, I loved the more upbeat style and it reminded me of Taylor because well, fearless This artist was great and I will be adding her to my playlists!

[kindred geyser]

I am so glad you enjoyed listening to her! She is very unique and equally underrated.

[kindred geyser]

I listened to Holly today and I am mad at myself for not listening to her before. Her voice is soulful and I could listen to her forever. "Falling Asleep At The Wheel" is probably my favourite and it's like I could feel exactly what she was going through. I will definitely be listening to more of her in the future and she is now in my library and playlists.

[woeful oxide]

Okay so, I had been meaning to listen to Joshua because of everyone talking about him. And I'm glad i finally did. I love his slow but catchy vibe. My favorite songs so far are Smoke Slow, LA and Lifeline

[eager plank]

Hi Diana! I decided to listen to this because I loved the way you described her songs having the dreamy vibe. I absolutely love this genre and I am so so glad I decided to listen to the ep- where are you? It was just gorgeous and the production was flawless. I am surprised why she hasn’t blown up yet. The song offspring is probably my favourite and once again ty for the rec. I really loved and have added her songs to my playlists ❤️

[scarlet sun]

"small" riiiiighhhhttttt

[scarlet sun]

@/Faye

[sonic mason]

yay!!!!

[sudden fractal]

Peepeepoopoo

[scarlet sun]

HELP 💀

[sudden fractal]

Anyways, stream Pale Waves

[eager plank]

listen to nick drake 🙏