Okay, so before I respond to some of the other posts in here, I had to contribute some from my own list here. I debated with myself for a bit over what I would share. I went through a pretty angsty teen phase where I listened to some more pop-punky music that I am not entirely proud of, but I still love to this day. I still listen to metal and punk, but I'm way more picky about it then I used to be. I decided not to post them, and instead decided to post some of my other favourites:

Passenger is pretty high on my list. He tends to play live, completely alone with just his guitar.

Passenger - Things That Stop Your Dreaming

I saw him live randomly with a friend. She bought the tickets and told me she thought I would like him. I never heard any of his music before, and didn't listen to it on the train ride to his concert at the Phoenix Theatre in Toronto. It was a small show, and at the time his following was under 10k. We saw him again the next year and he had exploded to 200k follows. His following is much larger now.


Another artist I really like is Oh Land. I noticed I don't actually have a lot of female vocalists I listen to. I'm not sure why that's the case, but Oh Land is lovely. She has a string quartet version of one of her songs that is really lovely.

Oh Land - Head Held High

And then the one I mentioned about it being live with the string quartet (which is insanely beautiful):

Oh Land - Lean (Live with String Quartet)

And a small nod to symphonic metal. I really like Epica because of how diverse their sound is. Yes, they play metal music. But the female vocalist can sing beautifully, and she also experiments with operatic vocals. They do have a few growlers, so if you're not a fan of that style of vocals maybe not the right kinda music to sample:

Epica - Holographic Principle Album


But for those who are curious, The Used (anything newer then In Love and Death), Red (favourite album is Of Beauty and Rage) were some of the more angsty ones I mentioned that I still love to this day. I also rather enjoy Ludo as well. I also really enjoy Twenty One Pilots.

Twenty One Pilots - Message Man

I have heard Twenty One Pilots has made it on to the radio recently. Music seems to always be evolving.

Last edited by Ember - PG Music; 04/12/18 08:50 AM.
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