Bassists over 40 - what new music are you digging?

[BigOldHarry]

Just curious - folks I work with are always amused that I try to "keep up" - - So what are *you* listening to that's newer?

For me... Let's see: The Decemberists, Radiohead (not that new, but new for me!), Amy Winehouse (getting tired of it already, tho)...

And Green Day - - The first Green Day album I bought was "American Idiot" - and I bought it in a PX in Balad, Iraq of all places - - which is extra fun given how anti-Bush / anti-war the album is.... I *love* irony!

How about you other old dudes??

[voodoobassist]

I tend to switch off between plugging in my ipod on the way to work,....jazz,..funk,..bass heroes, etc,...and tuning in the local college station,....I rarely know what group I'm listening to on it,..but fresh sounds are always enjoyable,...well,...not ALWAYS,...but you get the idea......

[shamus63]

"New" music for me that I've been listening to for the past couple of years:

Jamiroquai and Beck.

EDIT: Also, The Soul Of John Black.

[debassr]

This is what pandora.com is for. Plug in a band you like and let it play you related stuff that you have never heard - skip the stuff that you don't like or already know.

[Barkless Dog]

Agitpop
The Locusts
Cannibal Corpse
Melt Banana
Elbow
Fleet Foxes
The Bordoms
Oreskaband
Gary Willis Slaughterhouse
Steve Lawson
Secret Chiefs 3
Polysics

[BigOldHarry]

Originally Posted by debassr

This is what pandora.com is for. Plug in a band you like and let it play you related stuff that you have never heard - skip the stuff that you don't like or already know.

I'm listening to Pandora right now - but I was curious about what other guys were into -- I know SO many guys my age who are stuck in the '70s - STILL listening to Skynard/Rush/Zep... ick ick ick!

[James Hart]

I listen to everything I can wrap my ears around... from old stuff I missed to new stuff just being recorded. I've NEVER been at a loss for finding new music I dig.

Some recent examples of purchases I've made:

Derek Trucks Band's new release "Already Free"
Sevara Nazarkhan (not English) - "Sen"
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Sia Furler
Zero 7
Rusty Truck
The Faint
Raconteurs
Sara Bareilles
Colbie Caillat
Little Feat
A Fine Frenzy
etc etc etc

[debassr]

Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

I'm listening to Pandora right now - but I was curious about what other guys were into -- I know SO many guys my age who are stuck in the '70s - STILL listening to Skynard/Rush/Zep... ick ick ick!

I see, and sorry - I hadn't intended that to be snarky. I don't quite qualify as over 40 (I'm 36) but lately I've been digging stuff from:

The Heavy
Kings of Leon
Death Cab
Elbow
The Raconteurs
Pinback
Cursive
The Wrens

Hope that helps.

[James Hart]

Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

STILL listening to Skynard/Rush/Zep

I still go back to them often... just today in my eclectic mix was Plant solo stuff (I still love Robbie Blunt's playing), a bunch of Rush and I think I put 'Pronounced' from Skynyrd in it too

[John Wentzien]

+1 to Derek Trucks band--
Umphrey's McGee is pretty darn good too!

[Floridabwoy]

Im not 40...

but you should check out Lotus
RxBandits - ... and the battle has begun
Sci Fi - http://www.scifimusic.net/
The Hypses (bassist on here)
Lotus
Lettuce
JJ Grey & Mofro
Organic Time Machine
Bob Wier & Ratdog

[blipndub]

Originally Posted by debassr

This is what pandora.com is for. Plug in a band you like and let it play you related stuff that you have never heard - skip the stuff that you don't like or already know.

Agreed. I also listen to itunes at work, since I work at a college there is always lots of new music on the shared playlists. I've enjoyed Interpol a lot lately.

[martyman5000]

I mainly listen to New music...

Magneta Lane
Arthur Yoria
The New Pornographers
Stars
Kevin Drew
Hayden
The Dears
Deerhoof
Wolf parade
Mogwai
God speed you black emporer
Don Cab
the Rheostatics
Neko Case


Just a selection of what I like...

[RHFusillo]

Esperanza Spalding
Dengue Fever
Howling Bells
Neko Case
The New Pornographers (my current favorite)
Nikka Costa

[Floridabwoy]

+1 on Deerhoof ... they rock.

Minus the Bear.

[martyman5000]

If I lived in Texas I would check out Arthur Yoria

Joel Plaskett
The Okkervil river
The Dudes
VHS or Beta
The Weakerthans
The Superfreindz
The Inbreds...
Death from above 1979

[jerry]

I listen to a lot of music but of the newer artist that have been in my player the last week or so:
Derek Trucks
Lettuce
Drive By Truckers
Kathleen Edwards
Wilco
Amp Fiddler with Sly & Robbie
Rachel Yamagata
Doug Johns
Hadrien Feraud
Anthony Setloa
Alex Bershadsky
Esperanza Spalding
Nikki Costa
Joss Stone

[emor]

Most of it is not that recent, but is new to me:

Greyboy Allstars
The New Mastersounds
Galactic
The Whitefield Brothers
Garage a Trois
Esperanza Spalding
The Budos Band

[gweimer]

Deerhoof
Muse
The Raconteurs
Shiny Toy Guns
QOTSA
Amy Winehouse
psychodots
Interpol
Social Distortion (not new, but I'm late to the game for these guys)
OK GO
Glenn Hughes (yeah, he's still putting out new material)
Starlight Mints
Jamie Lidell
The Addiction

[Hawaii Islander]

Are Stone Temple Pilots, Mr. Big and Metallica new? No? They're new to me!