Well there’s anxiety, neurotic obsession, compulsive eating, unhealthy relationships, sleepless nights…

Did I miss anything?

Tamper the anxiety and enjoy the show. Nobody is going to be paying any attention to you. I'm saying this as someone who used to think that way. Let loose, dance, sing what you know and have a great time

Looking for new prog artists.

I also found your post to be a very well written and though provoking take on why music is the way it that it is lately

Listen to Barkmarket. Start with “The Visible Cow,” “I Drown”, “Dig In,” Falling,” “Feed Me” and “Redundant”. I find that their singer/guitarist Dave Sardy (who incidentally went on to become one of the biggest rock engineer/producers of the last quarter century) has an uncanny knack for articulating indignance and righteous anger. His lyrics can be a bit inscrutable, but that kind of helps, because you can imagine that he’s directing his vitriol toward your annoyance of choice. And the music absolutely slaps; super heavy, like Zeppelin meets The Jesus Lizard. Oh, and their drummer’s name is Rock Savage. Need I say more?

Other stuff: “Exactly What You Wanted” and “Like I Care” by Helmet (coincidentally produced by Sardy). Two great sonic middle fingers.

Old school: Big Black. One of the most deliciously misanthropic bands of all time (led by Steve Albini, pre super-producer career).

Play them all VERY LOUDLY. Enjoy.

Dig Lazarus, Dig!! - I really liked that whole album. He's a weird dude, but I like his music.

Long ago at a Garth Brooks concert, for one song he just played guitar alone on stage and let the audience sing the words. It was neat, but generally, individual audience members aren't expected to know every lyric. Some songs are more singalong than others.

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EDM

• SG Lewis
• Channel Tres
• Ross From Friends
• Bicep
• SebastiAn

Rock

• Dosser
• Swiss Army Wife
• Mom Jeans.
• Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
• Viagra Boys
• Fontaines DC

49F, originally from UK but in the US for 30 years. Fan since ~1990.

I was listening "As I sat Sadly by Her Side" to bits just yesterday. His music is phenomenal and meaningful in their own way

Why are you not saying who you’re seeing?

Rap is a new type of music, the artist that's right for you hasn't come along yet, stay tuned, you never know what you'll find! Exciting really

u definitely should check out 100 gecs' new album, 10,000 gecs

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XS5McKf3zdJWpcZ4OkZPZ?si=v-0iYtDDSU-WgjLA4z9zsw

A particular favorite entry.

My brother, early 50's American, is a big Nick Cave fan.

that says more about u lmao

year of the snitch by death grips

Yeah, but it's 1973, I'll just listen to the man himself.

Ghost (Rock)

Allen Stone (R&B)

Emily King (R&B)

Lianne La Havas (R&B)

The Blue Stones (Rock)

Twin Temple (Satanic Doo-Wop)

Goodbye June (Rock)

The Glorious Sons (Rock)

32 year old nursing home administrator / social worker in Chicago. Love Nick Cave and just got tickets to his show at the Auditorium Theatre in September.

My wife nearly walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of Into My Arms, but that was nixed shortly beforehand when the church’s main musician wasn’t available.

...you do realize they probably said the exact same thing about punk rock in the 90s, right?

Have it on Vinyl, just amazing. 40 this year.

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just wanna preface this, not trying to hate on u or anything, i just wanna give u some stuff to broaden your horizons a bit

i could go over a bunch of stuff in ur argument that i strongly disagree with, but instead i'll give u a few suggestions of modern music (most of which is very popular) that i think you might, at the very least, appreciate

1. "currents" by tame impala
2. "to pimp a butterfly" by kendrick lamar
3. "random access memories" by daft punk
4. "plastic beach" by the gorillaz
5. "igor" by tyler, the creator
6. "awaken, my love!" by childish gambino
7. "year of the snitch" by death grips
8. "untrue" by burial

all of this music appeals to me personally and i hope you'll find something that u like c:

Love Grinderman!!