I listen to a lot of music, mostly by well-known artists like Panic! At The Disco, Of Monsters and Men, and Sleeping At Last. But there is also a great deal of good songs by artists with varying degrees of obscurity. I'm always trying to point people towards these sorely underappreciated musicians, so here's my Odyssey article, exhorting you to take a listen.
1. Calm Your Soul - Paper Route.
Paper Route is a weird little group with viscerally bitter and Biblical themes. I like this song best for its bridge.
2. Liar - The Arcadian Wild.
You've heard me reference this one before. But here I am, referencing it again. So good.
3. Blood Stutter - Handsome Ghost.
I don't remember how I found Handsome Ghost. Their sound is soft but dark and very aesthetically pleasing.
4. All The King's Horses - Karmina.
Karmina kind of falls into that dark, moody female singer category. But unlike most of those dark, mood female singers, I actually like her.
5. My Dear - Kina Grannis.
Kina Grannis, a YouTube star with the likes of Tyler Ward, writes lovely, plain songs that are honest and endearing.
6, Elysium - Bear's Den.
I really like the themes in this song. The music video for this is interesting as well--footage from a trip, no posing or editing. Paired with the song, it's a powerful piece because of the lyrics fighting cynicism and raw video of people embracing and living their life, whatever that may mean to them.
7. Fire With Fire - The Night Terrors of 1927.
The only reason I gave this artist a listen was because of the name. But intriguing name aside, their music is quite good. I like the themes in this song especially--there are a lot of delicious lyric ironies.
8. Marigold - Mother Falcon.
Mother Falcon is a bit like The Arcadian Wild, insomuch lots of instruments and singing to match. This song is a bit of a whirlwind, and not something I'd normally like, but I like all of it--the music, the lyrics, and even the pace.
9. Fine on My Own - Trapdoor Social ft. The Pride of Mesa Ridge.
I just recently found this song. I'm still working my way through it in terms of lyrics and their meaning to me. But it's a fascinating and discordant piece of music and ideas, both sacrilegious and not. Also, the music video is pretty neat, with the Mesa Ridge High School Marching Band.
10. Gold - Former Vandal ft. Lauren Sanderson.
Former Vandal is one of my all time favourites in the world of obscure artists. Gold has a very different sound than their other work, like Wolves EP, but it's all good and dark work.
