Introduce your favourite obscure band or artist

[Professor]

Someone who has never headlined Glastonbury or Reading, or played arena tours. Never or rarely bothered the charts or appeared on TOTP. Not the weirdest or coolest, the one you really like but few know of.

For me : Kitchens of Distinction

 

[BrynCartwright]

These Norwegian fellers are very good...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjVX1d2ApmE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3h7sBFNlBPKalwBpApf1i7Vlu2dJl2mm79TXMausp6IPaxF_eA_wSpd6g

 

[J_B]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcLgvZBc-Y

 

[BrynCartwright]

Another Canadian band....loads of you guys will know these fellers tho.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTeg1txDv8w

 

[BrynCartwright]

Love these guys too...they supported James at Cardiff Uni in 1989...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8z8ROG80hM

 

[Best_loser]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MM2yqTzm7nw

 

[BrynCartwright]

This is a thing of tremendous beauty. Used at end of episode 1 series 4 of Narcos and in Spectre (James Bond).


It needs headphones...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFoT6UUNLZc&list=RDGFoT6UUNLZc&start_radio=1

 

[Itchysphincter]

I used to love Blue Aeroplanes.

Also Fugazi.

 

[Sherpa]

Dan Reed Network

These guys were predicted to be huge, Supported the rolling stones in the early 90's, but it never quite happened.

First 2 albums were magnificent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiD6E8q6zTA

 

[BrynCartwright]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxKjOOR9sPU

 

[dailew]

These Norwegian fellers are very good...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjVX1d2ApmE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3h7sBFNlBPKalwBpApf1i7Vlu2dJl2mm79TXMausp6IPaxF_eA_wSpd6g

Seen em at Reading. Very good indeed.

Virtually all the bands I like fill the OPs criteria.

Here's one. Not always great live, but love their recorded stuff. Like the way he keeps his accent when singing. Leaves no glottal unstopped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuXsesxK4rM

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w0AizvscYg

 

[Ebo]

The late great simply brilliant Elliott Smith.
He got a Grammy award for Good Will Hunting and is one of the best singer songwriters that’s ever been
https://youtu.be/afeAUndotas

 

[Ebo]

Modern Nature
https://youtu.be/hceTNlSye4k

 

[Ebo]

Another great songwriter that’s left us.
Richard Swift
https://youtu.be/mQ-o4jeYua0

 

[Ebo]

No obscure list can be without a bit of Krautrock
https://youtu.be/j_gEVeQlj5o

https://youtu.be/zndpi8tNZyQ