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Maybe Tomorrow by Abby Simons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkKi4CbWN0
This is from an old Youtube channel, Abby would write, record, edit, and post a new song every week for a year... almost.
When the song pops into my head from time to time, I miss the way that youtube felt.
Whatcha Doin to Me by The Reds
https://youtu.be/EqG_PN6Gt3E?si=bfgDl1RkCRnID4ov
I've been listening to it for over 40 years and it still fucking rocks.
A song about the infamous East of Adelaide area of London, Ontario which is notoriously run-down compared to the rest of the city. A lot of the things mentioned in the song will sound very familiar to others who have lived in similar trashy neighbourhoods. The song became popular enough in London that one of London's former mayors, Joe Fantana, played the song with the band on the drums.
Showbread - Mouth Like a Magazine
https://youtu.be/RPviF7Wp_bw?si=pv5vnQFFPNRMoD1o
The band dropped off the map years ago. I barely understand the words, and that's when I read the lyrics. But from the chorus, I gather that the song is about hypocrisy, and that scratches an itch of yelling at people for being hypocritical
Not sure if it's obscure since I don't go out much, but "Tastes like Candy" by Kissing Violet and "Wolf" by AlicebanD.
First thing that came to mind is a song by a band that I can't even find online. I have the song as an .mp2 file. How's that for obscure?
Here's one that is online: Technical Jelly (Live) - Honor Among Thieves
Was not expecting to see anyone else talk about Library Takeout.
I like a lot of obscure songs. Here's one of my random faves: Swamp - Mid-Air Thief
https://open.spotify.com/track/48Wf7PdYe7oqi55nEFxTJC?si=i_LWRGENTF23CWTHG8CC2A
Anxiety attack by Jeffrey Lewis
Yes, of course! Half of the music i listen to is instrumental.
That was a good song. It gives me vibes of melancholy and longing.
Memo From Turner from the soundtrack of the movie Performance.
It sounds like The Rolling Stones but it's only Mick, plus Ry Cooder on slide guitar.
I like the mix of speaking voice and singing here. Also the pitch "issues" of both the slide and Jagger add to the song---almost microtonal vibes.
Agreed. I love the drums too, really loose vibe to them.
Idk how obscure it is but FIGURE IN THE BACKGROUND by Snake Pool
This is a fun one. The driving beat from the drums and the bouncing bass make me smile and it's impossible not to tilt my head back and forth to the beat.
Isotopic shift
By pyromed
This almost gives me horror vibes due to being very busy and the wavering pitches on the synths. Reminds me of Stranger Things. lol
Abortive Gasp - Psychogod. Someone posted this to !gothindustrial@lemmy.world last year. I was the only person to upvote and comment on it. 1K people upvoted it on youtube, but that's over 6 years. I don't know anything else about this group.
This is interesting. It's like dark-trance music. Also, is it Psychgod or Psychogod? Sounds like they're saying Psychgod and that's what's in the background as well.
I have no idea what they're saying or why. That's part of the charm. I have this in my "favorites" and always get hyped when it comes on.
Most music I like is considered obscure by my friends...
The Forgetting Room by Seeming
The build in the beginning of this song is so good. It's also interesting how vocals-focused the mix is, that's something i'm not used to.
My favourite "obscure" artist right now is a Vancouver band called Slightest Clue. Post/Punk alternative group.
This is good, big fan. I like the changes in intensity throughout the song.
They have two EPs right now and I'm quite a fan of both. If you liked that one, definitely check out the rest of their discography
This is hilarious, i love it. My favorite Jonathan Coulton song is Sticking It to Myself.
That one is great!
I keep mis-remembering one line as "I'm not unreasonable, I mean at some point you're gonna hafta die"
I dunno if it would be classed as obscure any more seen as it now has over 2m plays, but when I first heard it 4 years ago it was for sure obscure.
I also remember when it was obscure but i keep seeing it pop up as a meme of absurdity, which it is, of course. I think most people don't realize the level of virtuosity on display.
Alopecia by Why? (Surprise it's an entire album)
But if you only want one song from it try Torpedo or Chron's
I don't know how obscure this is because it was on the Skate 3 soundtrack. However, I've never met a person that knew the song, and it's not on any music streaming services, so I think it's a little obscure.
A great one for your Halloween playlists is "The Crazy" by The Children MacNuggits.
But if you want even more obscure, a college friend of mine started a homebrew record label and got every band on campus to submit their best track for a compilation... and then he did it five more times
Twenty years later, I still listen to some of these songs daily, but especially: (warning, these are download links, not streaming)
Cold Heaven - "Eurydice"
The Heavy Pets - "(A Dragon's Just) A Dinosaur in Drag"
Zinc Finger and the Major Groove - "Too Much of a Girl"
The Passerines - "Young"
Shefferville, le dernier train by Michel Rivard
Not sure if the last one counts as a song since there's no singing, but Def one of my favourite musiques ever.
eh el ibara
Nice!
Probably not obscure per se, as it is the main theme of Raziel and Kain's conflict in Soul Reaver, but Ozar Midrashim - Information Society, is one piece that I deeply enjoy.
There's a metal cover of the game's music, "Between the Zones", with Wasteland Midrashim and Forgotten Lament being some I enjoy a lot.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7uhfJ11SoxlwREvTV80QA5? Lucy(Hurt People Hurt People) by Olivver the Kid
There are so many:
Ramsey Midwood, Feed my Monkey
Damn near every song by Joshua Ray Walker
Yannis and the Yaw, Clementine
