Check out Altïn Gun! It's fun Turkish psychodelic rock by a Dutch band! Upbeat and groovy! There shows give off major Bomba Estereo vibes. Currently on tour in US!

Any early Deftones album

Any early Sum 41 album

Undertow by TOOL

Sublime’s debut album

Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith

Most songs from Guitar Hero 3 lol

if you like rap or wanna check it out…

Black on Both Sides by Mos Def

Mind Over Matter by Zion I

Any early MF Doom album

I mainly listen to punk and metal but my library is everywhere. These are just some albums I think may resonate with ya.

Love Trio. One of my favorite punk bands for sure. Maybe even top five

Boston - More Than a Feeling hits VERY different 40+ years later

> What should I listen to?

Whatever music you enjoy, no matter how "old" or "new" it is. Not continuously finding "new" music doesn't mean you're in a "slump". Asking internet strangers for music recommendations seems forced, not a natural way to find something you like. How did you discover you liked Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins? My feeling is if there's music out there that you'd enjoy then you'd find it on your own eventually; no need to force things.

Maybe not all in the same package. I think of groups like Beach House, Sigur Ros, or Odesza even. A wide sense of atmosphere and layers. Yet M83 has a vibe they capture quite well, it's kinda their lane.

Every album by Blowfly.

I appreciate the alkaline trio inclusion

Billy Idol Christmas album

Loved Metallica's Garage Days (the EP at least) and Annie Lennox knocked one out of the park with her cover album, but pretty much every other one I've ever heard was hot garbage.

Every She and Him recording...

Wow, that lineup looks limp. Aren't there any modern acts that better fit the original vibe of this festival?

Any album containing any song by any former member of Pink Floyd about any other former member of Pink Floyd unless maybe it's another one about Syd then obviously it's fine and if they do it all together then that would be pretty sweet, actually.

More than 99% of covers albums, period

Idk if this will be your cup of tea but the band Ghost has been my favorite band I’ve found in 20 years and I grew up and still idolize 90s alt and rock. I think odds are you’ll find songs you like by them. They have some harder style of songs but they also have a lot of more poppyish songs too.

I’d suggest Mary on a Cross and Dance Macabre to dip your toes into it with. Hope you enjoy, I found them two months ago and will going to my first concert in over a decade thanks to them.

I absolutely love CHVRCHES and VNV Nation. I have Screen Violence on vinyl and I love every second of it. It sits right next to my Arch Enemy and Spiritbox vinyls, heh.

To be honest, I've only ever heard one or two tracks from Maneskin, and I thought they were alright. As long as it was rock, I was happy hearing it mainstream. But, I agree that a lot of the more popular rock bands these days are simply just mimicking 60s and 70s rock trends, it's one of the reasons I've been looking outside of the Western world for rock. Apparently, Japan has a massive rock band population, and it's pretty amazing. Like I said in my response above, BAND-MAID is playing Lolla - if you haven't heard them, check them out. They're excellent rock and hard rock, and sound phenomenal live. Definitely check out the JP rock scene, there are a ton of gems in there.

I, honestly, haven't heard of any good straight up rock bands come out of the West outside of Volbeat and Ghost (and I love both, though Ghost is its own genre, imo). It's to the point where I don't really actively search out new rock bands and stick with metal, synth pop, and industrial (Covenant is touring the US!).

Just check this live show of theirs to get a general idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssX6p6EgNOU

Pink Floyd's 'Time'

"And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking

racing around to come up behind you again

The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older

shorter of breath and one day closer to death."

A good U-turn in music that I had recently was the 70's band "Japan", and that band's frontmans solo music by the name of "David Sylvian."

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I loved Greta Van Fleet from the first time I heard them. Highway Tune was my introduction, and I haven't looked back.

There’s quite a few for me, but the two that have really hit me lately are king park by la dispute, specifically near the end where the singer repeats “can I still get into heaven if I kill myself”, which as someone with a modicum of faith that has been struggling with suicidal thoughts, hits me hard. The second is How to survive a funeral by Make them Suffer. The song is beautiful as a whole, but it speaks about a young man who succumb to drug or alcohol addiction and it ultimately killed him. “Through a combination of alcohol and the chemicals you consumed, laid a broken path before a stoic man” is the intro, laying out the concept. The middle chorus is also beautiful, laying out how the people at the funeral never realised how much they cared for him until he was gone. The ending verse says “The funeral was in full bloom, you always knew how to fill a room” x2, then goes on to say “the funeral was in full bloom, to send you home. While the crowd remained composed they put a crown upon your throne, I guess you finally found a place to rest those bones”. My uncle died when I was about 19, and he was only in his mid 30’s. The cause of death was much the same, and because of all his work in the community (he did home repairs for cheap or free) his funeral was packed. It was a chilling experience to hear the song for the first time.

I had on a Tom Misch playlist on as I was trying to sleep. I'm not sure if I couldn't sleep because of my usual issues or if I was too into the music. Incredible stuff. Thank you.

Try something completely different? I've never been that into Jazz. After I got a fairly decent HiFI stereo system, I can't stop listening to it.

I'm nearing 50 and I agree.

Nothing stays the same forever and if you're close-minded about what's happening now, you're just cheating yourself.

The only thing that gives me pause is all these festivals that are 4-day events now. Maybe that's just a sign of me getting old or I've been conditioned to 3 day events. Just seems like too much.