Top 57 new bands for 2011
LOUDER THAN WAR! top 57 new band tips for 2011
Of course this cannot be definitive, how could it be? These are pointers. We want to know more – if you have any more tips please add them to the comments section.
Top 57 new bands for 2012 list is here.
Top 10 best new bands to listen to July 2011
Here is our latest list of new bands for May 2011
also check this…20 great new bands for 2011 from NE England
Some of the bands are less new than others but with this being our first month, we want to shout about the bands we’ve been following for the past few months.
But it’s more than bands, there’s one-off tunes that we can’t even fit into the list. There’s loads of great mental sounding dubstep tunes that slip in and out of the ether, snatches of great sound and mad beats in clubs that tear past – how do we list those?
57 to start, in no particular order:
1. Deadbeat Echoes - classic northern guitar band with experimental twist and love of the Standells and punk rock- interesting mix link link
2. Fraser King - like no other band on the planet. Doo wop meets new folk meets intense punk rock meets eccentric genius with attitude. Will be massive. http://www.myspace.com/frazerking
3. Mothercoat - genius twisted Japanese band who manage to cram free jazz hardcore and pristine beach Boys style melodies all into the same song. http://www.myspace.com/mothercoat
4. Shining - Ok they are five albums in but their skronk jazz meets dark metal riffing is new to our ears. http://www.myspace.com/shininghalmstad
5. Ricochet - Istanbul based melancholic post rockers. http://www.myspace.com/wericochet
6. We Came Out Like Tigers - Liverpool based scream thrash agitators….make a brilliant noise http://www.myspace.com/wecameoutliketigers
7. The Chasms - brooding post indie from the Isle Of Man. http://www.myspace.com/thechasms
8. Bronto Skylift - they play proper guerilla gigs in parks with a generator. There are two of them and they play Nirvana tinged with free jazz discordant Death To Trad Rock exuberant free rock like the late eighties genius Glasgow bands like Badgewearer and Stretcheads etc- who they haven’t heard of. Genius. http://www.myspace.com/brontoskylift
9. Black Sun - dark hearted Glasgow noisecore noiseniks, like Black Flag on acid. http://www.myspace.com/black_sun_1000
10. The Seventeenth Century - neo folk with melodies that make the heart sore. http://www.myspace.com/theseventeenthcentury
11. Y Niwl - intriguing Welsh twangers with charming disheveled energy and a knack of capturing the dark heart of the magnificent Shadows. Such a great band. http://www.myspace.com/yniwl
12. War Hound - Chicago based old school hardcore crew. Sound very pissed off. Perfect. http://www.myspace.com/warhoundhardcore
13. Jamie Woon - a protegé of Burial twisting post dubstep into new shapes. http://www.myspace.com/jamiewoon
14. Raised On Replicas - what happens when Ballroom glam meet skuzzy guitar, bed-sit indie and vintage amps get abused and then shackled by motronik drums and love of guitar noise and sardonic vocals. http://www.myspace.com/raisedonreplicas
15. Japanther - what Brooklyn singalong indie punk crossover – sound like if Beck turned up with some loops instead of using 4/4 punk beats. http://www.myspace.com/japanther
16. Cripple Bastards - brutal Italian hardcore, controversial hate grind/grindcore. Sound like a road drill on heat. http://www.cripple-bastards.com/
17. Janice Graham Band – Mancunian dub and dope fused short ,sharp songs of bedsit tension. Every song sounds like a hit. http://www.myspace.com/janicegrahamband
18. Killahurtz - Manchester dubstep with high IQ twist. It’s like listening to the future on speed. http://soundcloud.com/killahurtz
19. Adestria - more of that techno blast beast mash up. Screamo post hardcore with machine gun drums. http://www.myspace.com/adestriamusic
20. The Temps - Liverpool post Horrors crew back in the garage with addictive songs. http://www.myspace.com/thetempsliv
21. Chanteuse And The Crippled Claw – dark hearted brooding classic melancholia with electronic beats. http://www.myspace.com/chanteusenthecrippledclaw
22. Scribe - from Mumbai and just one of the many great new Indian metal bands along with Infernal Wrath, Bhayanak Maut and Demonic Resurrection. http://www.myspace.com/scribecore
24. Kong - not so new but you need to know about their neo Shallac/Fugazi complex post punk intensity dressed up in bizarre costumes…http://www.myspace.com/scribecore
25. Drunken Sailor records – Stoke based vinyl only punk rock label with great rosta. http://www.myspace.com/drunkensailorrec
26. James Blake – lo fi in the best way dubstep shenanigans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vEXpbCMxc0
27. the Watchers - supporting the Charlatans this spring ‘darkly, progressive indie rock’. A dark and brooding soundscape. http://louderthanwar.com/blogs/new-band-12-the-watchers-by-cath-aubergine
28. Anna Calvi - the ghost of PJ Harvey and similar brooding musics has attracted the ear of Nick Cave. http://www.myspace.com/annacalvi
29. Mr Kil - Scottish cross between Muse and the Killers…lets hope common sense prevails and it ends up more like Muse. http://www.myspace.com/mrkil
330. Global Parasite – North Wales punks totally fierce twin vocal assault…perfect anecdote for these tough times. http://www.myspace.com/globalparasite
31. Dirty North - sounds of scuzzy bedsits and the chip pan of rainy day real life made into endless brilliant demos of Bob Marley fused class guitar indie, should be massive. http://www.myspace.dirtynorthband
32. Thallie - Manchester based dubstepper singer http://www.myspace.com/thallieonline
33. Bear Claw - Steve Albini produced scoopy noiseniks with Shellac styled dislocated riffing. http://www.myspace.com/bearclaw
34. New York Junk - against the grain old school New York garage rock. The anti Williamsburg band? http://www.myspace.com/newyorkjunk
35. Senium - Steve Albini produced New Jersey rock with the powerful intensity of Curt Cobain. http://www.myspace.com/senium1
36. Bombers – Birmingham based spirit of Captain Beefheart raised in frenetic and glorious riffing. Out on their own.
37. D/R/U/G/S – Manc based neo Orbital dusk to dawn trancers http://www.myspace.com/drugsdogoodthings.
38. Hanggai - Chinese band. Former punks who put down their guitars and picked up traditional Chinese instruments. Amazing. http://www.myspace.com/hanggaiband
39. Kim Ki O - atmospheric, tranced out, indie pop from Istanbul http://www.myspace.com/kimkio
40.OFF! – Awesome new band from ex Black Flag singer Keith Morris. http://www.myspace.com/off
41. The Minx – Mancunian new skins with great line in tight gutsy modern take on tight melodic guitar pop with ska inflexion. http://www.myspace.com/youminx
42. Naked Veins – dark heavy take on British street rock n roll http://www.myspace.com/nakedveins
43. Exit Calm – brooding Sheffield psychedelic http://www.myspace.com/exitcalm
44. The Skarsoles – bouncy ska from Scotland…their name is amusing. Perennially popular music ska still influences countless young bands. http://www.myspace.com/skarsoles
45. Black Spiders – pure Sheffield steel- old school rockers, you can smell the grease in their riffs. http://www.myspace.com/theblackspiders
46. the Black Knights - Salford trash noiseniks. Distorted vocals colliding rocking riffs…you know the drill http://www.myspace.com/theblackknightsuk
47. Missing Andy – Chelmsford based plaintive real life indie rock. http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/2730140
48. Straight Arrows - primal garage blues from Sydney Australia. Snotty, bratty, thrilling. Their debut single is 22 minutes long! http://www.myspace.com/thestraightarrows
49. Middle Class Rut - heavy, melodic polished indie pop breaking out in the USA http://www.myspace.com/middleclassrut
50. Humanizer - hardworking Manchester electronic soundscapes. http://www.myspace.com/humanizer
51. Calling All Astronauts - dark electro indie punk with politics, hints of early Human league but 21st century. http://www.myspace.com/callingallastronauts
52. Suicide Party - This is what happens when you lock people in the cupboard under the stairs for a month with nothing but the complete works of Joy Division and The Velvet Underground for company. http://www.myspace.com/suicidepartyuk
53. Morbid Grape - ‘were only a duo, both on guitars, me singin, no stuff to send u yet,but we are dump rock, death underground metal prog punk, describes us well!’
54 Smacksoft - part of a burgeoning Korean rock scene. Great vocals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3EtuEsQl0A&feature=related
55. Odd Future - LA rap crew who deal in dark controversy whilst making groundbreaking future hip hop http://www.muzu.tv/nme/odd-future-tyler-the-creator-whats-odd-future-music-video/804037?country=gb&locale=en
56. the Happy Soul - plaintive northern blues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtOwSRGBMG8
57. Hendrik Weber- brooding German electro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSa4Kg_eEI&feature=related
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thanks, will check…
It’s great to see so many varied bands around…and it’s probably a great time to catch some of these bands…whilst they are still growing. Excellent list, John :-)
thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-RtB6AMW1M&feature=related
Oh dear, I was late. You already covered many of my niminations but I’m going to stick a few extras down:
LETTERS TO FIESTA – http://www.myspace.com/letterstofiesta – synths, choppy guitars and swooping octave-skipping vocals, think a darker Wild Beasts only with a strong female lead singer.
CHI LIMPIROJ – http://www.myspace.com/chimusic07 – one lady and one guitar from Warrington dishing up lovely little two-minute nuggets of wistful, folky acoustic pop
FORM THE KITES OF SAN QUENTIN – http://www.myspace.com/kitesglitch – cinematic multi-faceted glitchy progressive electronics, as comfortable (and suitable) supporting 65daysofstatic as playing at dubstep nights
CHAPTER 24 – http://www.myspace.com/chapter24 – Rockabilly meets Afrobeat meets early post-punk, the first time I saw them I was stunned by how much the singer reminded me of Ari Up – unaware at the time that the latter had sadly passed away that very day.
WILD PALMS – http://www.myspace.com/wearewildpalms – expansive effects-drenched indie brooding, echoes of Bunnymen and Chameleons but in a 21st century context
STILL CORNERS – http://www.myspace.com/stillcorners – floaty shoegazey dreamwave with echoes of classic era 4AD Records
SOMETIMES ALWAYS – They nicked their name from a Mary Chain song and specialise in fizzy dirty two minute pop – and they are from Jakarta Indonesia – FREE download EP here: http://eardrumsmusic.com/2010/07/06/sometimes-always-beautiful-noise-pop-from-jakarta/
PATTERNS – Gorgeous electrogaze with dark undercurrents, FREE download EP here: http://www.pullyourselftogetherzine.co.uk/2010/12/patterns-new-noise-ep.html
PIG VILLAGE – http://www.myspace.com/pigvillage – Brutal post-hardcore with song titles like “Dead Egyptian Boyfriend” and “This Is What The End Of The World Sounds Like”, and lots of shouting and crunchy riffs
THE KILL VAN KULLS – http://www.myspace.com/thekillvankulls – Newe Mancunian synthpop: great big tunes, delicious little OMD-ish synth riffs, simple thumping beats and lyrics just the right side of rubbish (in a good way)
UNCLE ROTTER – http://www.myspace.com/unclerotter – with titles like “Alien Sex Farm” they play what they call ‘twisted disco metal’. It’s like a cross between 80’s Glam Metal, Alice Cooper, and Punk.
There might be more later…
Typo in above post – FROM THE KITES OF SAN QUENTIN (not “Form” as I wrote)
Thee Faction – Socialist R’n'B (PROPER R’n'B) from Reigate. ‘Nuff said.
Lots to check out, just listening to Mothercoat’s ‘Waltzheimer’ now – great mix of bizarre guitar riffs and then dreamy vocals. Lush.
Some great bands on here. We hosted Mothercoat when they came over (lent gear etc..) and we was blown away by there music, played a few gigs with them. Check out Naymedici. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2ppDTJ35O8
Heya OTHERNESS is the coolest new band I’ve ever heard. Their sound is fresh and original, the songwriting has BIG quality and the songs are diverse and catchy. OTHERNESS OTHERNESS OTHERNESS from La Patagonia Argentina. Pay attention to them. They are giggin’ in London right now.
Hey thanks for putting Drunken Sailor Records in….find us on facebook here
http://www.facebook.com/DrunkenSailorRecords
My boyfriend proposed to me at a Frazer King gig in Kro Bar (Oxford Road Manchester), i met the love of my life Alex at the gig, they are ridiculously good at what they do, Quite rightly in the top three! we are getting married in June. Hope they can play at our wedding if they can do it (Where can i get in touch with them apart from myspace?.
try their facebook? or their website?
Thanks for some tips on some great bands, good shout on the Black knights , Love those guys.
Check out Kindest Of Thieves – http://www.kindestofthieves.com / http://www.kindestofthieves.bandcamp.com
See what you think.
Chris Fox
Onions
http://www.myspace.com/onionstheband
Have always liked this under rated group and would say they are my favourite band to date. Have a listen to them and decide for yourself.
check out Shotaway
http://www.myspace.com/559815645
thats the link http://www.myspace.com/559815645
Smacksoft are good. Also from Korea, I recommend Apollo 18. The band won “Rookie of the Year” at the 2010 Korean Music Awards. They are playing at SXSW 2011 in March. MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/apollo18official
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Love the list check Black Pistol Fire http://wp.me/pOENo-we
If you want to hear some interesting music from Seoul, check out Arne Von Brill. Got full album downloads for a name your price scheme (includes free) on Bandcamp. Have a listen.
Wow, thank you for this list, I checked out every band on it. The only band that stood above the rest in my opinion is #35 – Produced by Steve Albini, Senium, absolutely amazing! I can’t believe a band like this exists today. Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for sharing! I am going to do my best to spread the word about this wonderful new band. I see that the list is not in any running order, but if it was, Senium would be my #1 pick. I am just completely amazed! I mean, I’ve been under the impression for years and years that rock music, the way we knew it was dead and pretty much a thing of the past, with no current bands around that are trying to bring it back to the way it used to be… But no way, this band proves that there are still hard working, kick ass rock bands still blasting through powerfully explosive and memorable songs. They don’t sound like Nirvana, they sound more like Nirvana is a big influence to them but they retain their own sound. They sound like the best band to come out since Nirvana in my opinion, and that’s quite a big statement because Nirvana is one of the best to ever exist! I’m searching like a mad man trying to find info and more music on the net from these guys, not much luck on my end. I would love to see them play live, I actually was lucky enough to find some live video of them on youtube. Again, I thank you very much for the heads up on this band, I feel this band is going to go somewhere soon and just can’t remain unknown for much longer sounding the way they do. I have a new favorite band now! Thank you!
-Josh
Thanks Josh,
They are a great band- spread the word about them!
Wish there was more of their ilk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTImmWlC_WU
Hello there josh, i have read the comments left to you, it is nice to see people voicing there opinions and still really loving and appreciating unsigned live music,and you seem very grateful for the comments, so here is mine… i do agree with you #35 are good but as a lover of good music i know the band i have left you a link to above (Victorian dad) will knock your socks off, i first witnessed there genius in my local pub in wigan a few years ago, and i have never looked back, i have followed there progression ever since.. and i look forward to them packing out stadiums in the near future!! have a listen!! xxx
NEW bands being the operative word here no? So let’s make it new….Don’t think James Blake, Anna Calvi nor Jamie Woon can be considered ‘new’, given two have their debut albums already out and the latter is on his first UK tour. So, let’s be moving along and find some more actual NEW stuff and refrain from just copying more from PR and Media minds.
Maybe you should have read the blog earlier no? – it’s been on this site for months…
Maybe you could come back in 12 months and tell everyone that none of the bands are new bands.
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Thank you for this great list – it’ll take a while to properly go through it all. I don’t know if you’ve heard of Biting Elbows, but I saw their video and was shocked to discover an awesome band from Russia of all places.
Will search them out…theres lots of good bands in russia…
Some great bands on there, Naymedici are definitely worth a listen, top Manchester band, and there’s not much that sounds like them – gypsy folky punkish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIgkmfZCkIQ&feature=feedlik – they run a night every Thurs at B Lounge, and we try to get there whenever we can, always a mental do! Massive Janice Graham Band fans too!
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I’m particularly enjoying this duo from Manchester I think. Saw them play at the Tiger Lounge recently. Kinda very English yet other worldly at the same time. Great name too: LEONARD ROSSITER
There’s a bandspace/facebook thingy at
http://www.facebook.com/leonardrossiter
also
http://www.myspace.com/leonardrossitermusic
enjoy!
Worth it for the name alone…
PistonFunkMachine
Listen….
Tap your Feet….
We are here…. http://www.youtube.com/user/PistonFunkMachine
Please support this new band to win a competition. ‘The Project’ they are entering with one of their original songs. Lead singer/base player is only 14. Click here to view their video and to vote http://www.thetalenttour.co.uk/accesstomusicyork#!__accesstomusicyork/the-project
They also have a new facebook page and please like them.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Project/201059306596762
Thanks
You’ve put down the address for the Swedish band Shining. Not the Norweigan. Here’s the correct address: http://www.myspace.com/shiningofficial
Sharks///, Sauna Youth, Flats, Brain Killer, Brain F, B-Lines, Tyvek, Useless Eaters, Diet Cokeheads, Culo, Spastic Panthers, Glam, Crazy Spirit, Dawn Of Humans, Tenement, FyFan, Black Feet, Ydinperhe, Male Nurses, School Jerks, Urban Blight, Unlearn, Hoax, Coke Bust, Vaaska, Deskonocidos, Government Warning, Something Fierce, Smart Cops, Perdition . . .
http://www.eastvillageradio.com/content/content.php?id=1817
Live session VICTORIAN DAD
1st album out early 2012
wow
amazing
dont forgot. look my website : http://remajauptodate.wordpress.com/
wow. its website is cool.
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DEAD BARRENS:lo-fi, indie funk, “chill pop” group- 3 singles currently out, beginning work on a LP for 2012.
Check out the DEAD BARRENS @ deadbarrens.tumblr.com
Love the list, DB should probably be on there somewhere
some of mine would be Lostrites, Caulbearers, Honeyfeet, Ten Bears, Shere Khan, Dune, Age of Glass to name but a few
Exile Parade….you forgot Exile Parade….best band of them all….
43. EXIT CALM yes!
Glad to see you’ve got Deadbeat Echoes at No.1, they’re one of the bands I’ve been championing over the last 12-18 months, along with The Lost Boys and Shadow Exchange:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71eJjzx6Ew0
http://soundcloud.com/shadow-exchange
Rubbish, what a load of tosh! Half of these John are your friends / mates bands/acts. And havent had any airplay.
Deadbeat Echoes V Dirty North? Are you serious?
Like your tips count
Actually didn’t know most of the bands on the list. And a list of bands liked at the time. Not sure if having ‘airplay’ means they should be on a list or not…
Channeling dark, contemplative synths among whirring guitars and haunting vocals, The Great Last are a modern alternative.
The Great Last
http://www.myspace.com/thegreatlastband
Another couple of bands I’ve recently discovered who have blown me away and deserve adding to this list are… ‘The Method’ from Cardiff and ‘The Lucid Dream’ from Carlisle. Both can be found quite easily on facebook and are well worth checking out if you’re a fan of garage/psyche type stuff.
Calling All Astronauts debut single “Someone Like You” out now on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/someone-like-you-ep/id480852184
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greenday
greatest band for me is NEW FOUND GLORY
One Problem i encountered…..the “shining” that you listed are not responsible for that black jazz album, it was another band called shining from norway, wereas the one you listed is actually from sweden
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