What music did you discover this year?

[James Judson]

Rap

Still not my favorite but playing with "Da Berry Brothers" gave me an appreciation for the stuff. We played all freestyle (meaning we made it up as we go).

[bassist4dalord]

Landon Pigg- Coffee Shop

That's all I can think of off the top of my head..

[zachoff]

Heavy Blanket - Another J Mascis project
Japandroids - No bass, but awesome nonetheless
Henry Clay People - Good, fun indie pop
Goat - Still don't love this band, but they're good.
Black Cobra - No bass, but awesome nonetheless
The Avett Brothers - Folky good stuff

[5StringFool]

Dirty Loops and Allen Stone have been my two favorites.

[Kmonk]

I usually listen to classic rock, blues, some country and some newer rock. This year I started listening to some old jazz records by artists such as Count Basie, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, etc.

Sadly, there hasn't been anything in rock in more 20 years that has interested me enough to want to buy it.

[Chromer]

I rediscovered the melodic dark side this year:

Johnathan|Christian
The Golden Apes
Aeon Sable
Berlin Black
Passion Play
Red Sun Revival

[bootsox]

The most notable discovery I've made would have to be ミドリ (Midori). It's a Japanese band that plays a sort of jazz/noise rock fusion, like Kenny G meets Hole. I never thought it would work, but I have to say it seems to be working pretty great.

[dalahorse]

I've been a fan of Nightwish since they replaced the original singer. After seeing them live a few months ago, my wife and I are now both way into them!

[charliefreak]

Just to name a few that i discovered (that I like) at shows..

pappadosio
Phish
Wiz Khalifa
Gov't Mule
FutureRock
G Love and Special Sauce
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Yonder mtn string ban
Ultraviolet Hippo


lmao- dang! anyone wanna guess what i've been up to this year?

[DeathFromBelow]

Originally Posted by zachoff

Black Cobra - No bass, but awesome nonetheless

Like you I just recently discovered these guys, but to me it sounds like there's some bass on the albums? At least on some of the tracks from Invernal?
But as allways, I could be wrong... Anyhoo, great band!

[LouisV]

Estonian composer Arvo Part. Romanian composer Adina Spire.

[fivestringgecko]

Subscribed to check out new music.

I'll add some contributions:

Jazz-Hop
Gramatik
Mushroom Jazz albums (jazz-hop stuff similar to Gramatik)
Praful
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra - Unfinished Symphony

Prog rock/metal
Rush (been around for a while I know, but I didn't start actually listening to them til this year. Clockwork Angels kills.)
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events (vocals on the new album are tamed down a bit, I can actually listen now...)

Jazz fusion
Snarky Puppy

Electronic
Deadmau5
Skrillex
Kascade
Nero

Rock
Chickenfoot

Motown
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Various Artists - Hitsville USA: Motown Singles
Various Artists - Motown 1's
The Temptations
The Four Tops
Smokey Robinson
Standing in the Shadows of Motown

5sg.

[Catbuster]

Dorje...

[BassFuzz24]

Modest Mouse...I can't believe it has taken me so long to discover them. I really can't recommend them enough

Cosmosquad

M83

Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores

[zachoff]

Originally Posted by DeathFromBelow

Like you I just recently discovered these guys, but to me it sounds like there's some bass on the albums? At least on some of the tracks from Invernal?
But as allways, I could be wrong... Anyhoo, great band!

It's just two guys so no formal bass player. Could be the guitar player is splitting his signal and running it through an octave pedal and a bass rig though. I've not seen them live to know one way or another, but I know it's just two guys.

[Buslady7803]

Kamelot!!!!!

[Landy67]

A couple of my favorite songs from this year.

Yonder Mountain String Band – Shake me up
Railroad Earth – Warhead Boogie (cool bass line)

I also learned to play most of Eddie Vedder’s “Into the Wild” soundtrack on mandolin.

[Trayster2]

Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced cd. Never heard the whole thing before this year.

[hieronymous]

Been listening to a lot of "soul jazz" that I never really gave credence to before, including Jimmy McGriff, Brother Jack McDuff (my favorite stuff has Richard Davis on electric bass), Johnny Hammond, Freddie Hubbard's First Light, Lonnie Smith, etc.

But the album that hit me the hardest is McLemore Avenue, Booker T. & the MGs' tribute to the Beatles's Abbey Road!

[onosson]

Lianne la Havas

Cold Specks

Chihiro Nakayama

Gillian Welch

Bola Sete

Asa

Y'Akoto