40 More Bands You’ve Never Heard Of But Should
By: JamesH | Posted: 29th May 2009
Flyleaf
American heavy rock band with female lead
Jumpers Knee
Indie-electro-rock band from Glasgow. Clever electric beat-mixes coupled with danceable tunes
5ive
From Boston, USA, experimental rock band with heavy use of instrumentals
Miss The Occupier
Glasgow indie-punk band, honest-sounding female lead
Rosalita
English fast-paced indie band, uses synthesisers and good multi-vocals
The Anomalies
Hereford-based ‘new rap' rock group. Very original and catchy
Rumspringa
Steady pop-like band from LA. Like Cold War Kids but slower.
The Bloodsugars
Quirky NY band, does clever covers with good dancy backbeat
The Fazed
"in a daze"-sounding band from Leicester, repetitive guitaring with effortless vocals
Little Boots
One-to-watch for 2009, disco-pop mixed with dance
Porcelain and the Tramps
Hard rock swirled with industrial electronica from Detriot, USA. Female lead with full-powered vocals
Soho Dolls
Simple electric pop with funky pauses and changes in tune.
Sufjan Stevens
Happy go lucky male from USA, easy and slow with piano accompaniment
Uh Huh Her
Actress Leisha Harvey makes up one half of this rocking electric-pop duo.
The Weakerthans
Indie band from USA, their track "Aside" featured in film Wedding Crashers
Young Love
Rocking-beat band from NY, alike to, and supported, Academy Is
Marnie Stern
Obscurely progressive indie-pop artist with influential drumming and quirky beats
Beat Union
Punk-rock male band from Birmingham. Debut album out in Japan
Cocteau Twins
From Grangemouth, Scotland. Sometimes-Christmassy trio with easy-listening vocals and and epic-sound.
Collective Soul
Featured on the ‘Twilight' soundtrack. Pure-of-heart classic-rock/pop band from Atlanta, Georgia.
Giant Drag
Female artist from LA. Uses weird lyrics and usually-constant musical backing
Camera Obscura
Upbeat classic indie band with ingenious lyrics and warming female vocals
Hollywood Undead
Band made of a third rock, third hip hop, and third metal. Slightly distorted vocals, easily make a crowd rowdy. From LA, USA.
Voluntary Butler Scheme
Lounge/house music-makers from Stourbridge. Simplistic and seemingly-meaningless vocals
My Dying Bride
UK version of Rammstein. Gothic death metal, medium speed
Johnny Foreigner
Small, quirky, random three-some from Birmingham. Jamming sound with very original and easily recogniseable vocals.
Fastlane
Typical emo-pop-indie band, sounds like the younger brother of New Found Glory
Midget and Giant
Acoustic duo from the UK. Low vocals with plucky guitaring and a slow pace.
Surfact
Metal band from Denmark. Starts slow but gets faster. Think Nickelback mixed with Switchfoot.
Ejectorseat
Electric indie band from Derby. Conjures images of manga and retro computer games. Had radio play from Steve Lamacq and Jonathan Ross.
Linchpin
Hotly tipped by Kerrang, kid emo band from London. Despite being in the emo category, can be generically liked.
Your New Escape Plan
Mix of Placebo and Angels and Airwaves with a slower pace. From England.
Janet and the Boowalks
Melodramatic acousticy pop by a group of upbeat females.
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Set for stardom Glasgow foursome. Arctic-Monkeys x Futureheads indie band signed to FatCat Records
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