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OT: New Music (Released January 2020 or Later)

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The “Rock is Dead” lament has been around just about as long as Rock music has existed. The tragic plane crash in 1959 that took the lives of Buddy Holley, Richie Valens and JP “Big Bopper” Richardson resulted in an early obituary for the musical genre. Referred to as “The Day The Music Died”. Holly in particular was regarded as the future, a fabulously talented and creative musician. Later at the end of the 1960s with the demise of The Beatles followed by the deaths of Jimi Hendrix,Janice Joplin and Jim Morrison over the 1970-1971 period led to speculation that Rock was done. For people like me who grew up listening to the great era from 1965 - 1974, the direction of Rock waned with the death of John Lennon in 1980 and the demise (before later reformations) of bands like The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Bros. Band, The Doobie Brothers etc seem to signal the beginning of the end in the 1980s. Again with the deaths of talented musicians and songwriters like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kurt Cobain in the early 1990s seemed to seal the fate of Rock. Today, Rock may never attain the overall popularity it once had but there is a lot of organic, good rock music being made by young people. There are more ways then ever to find it if people look for it. In the end, it’s not about fame and fortune, it’s about new music being made that has meaning and helps people.
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Excellent post.
Rock may never be able to match its popularity from its heyday, but there's still plenty of new stuff out there and some great bands. Off the top of my head, I like The War on Drugs, Drive-By Truckers, Gary Clark Jr., Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, and My Morning Jacket.
 
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RUGuitarMan said:
The “Rock is Dead” lament has been around just about as long as Rock music has existed. The tragic plane crash in 1959 that took the lives of Buddy Holley, Richie Valens and JP “Big Bopper” Richardson resulted in an early obituary for the musical genre. Referred to as “The Day The Music Died”. Holly in particular was regarded as the future, a fabulously talented and creative musician. Later at the end of the 1960s with the demise of The Beatles followed by the deaths of Jimi Hendrix,Janice Joplin and Jim Morrison over the 1970-1971 period led to speculation that Rock was done. For people like me who grew up listening to the great era from 1965 - 1974, the direction of Rock waned with the death of John Lennon in 1980 and the demise (before later reformations) of bands like The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Bros. Band, The Doobie Brothers etc seem to signal the beginning of the end in the 1980s. Again with the deaths of talented musicians and songwriters like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Kurt Cobain in the early 1990s seemed to seal the fate of Rock. Today, Rock may never attain the overall popularity it once had but there is a lot of organic, good rock music being made by young people. There are more ways then ever to find it if people look for it. In the end, it’s not about fame and fortune, it’s about new music being made that has meaning and helps people.
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Agree with all of this, but IMO, there is no doubt that the variety of musical styles that comprise popular music has decreased significantly over the past 25 years and especially the past 10 years. Big hits 25+ years ago were from almost every genre, including rock, hip-hop, R&B, punk, soft rock, soul, dance, country, etc. Nowadays, the top 40 is mostly pop and pop-inflected R&B and hip-hop and rarely includes any of the other genres.

Those genres are still going strong with tons of great examples from each out there, but they're not top 40 hits for the most part, which is a shame and it means one has to put some effort into finding them. When I was a kid, teenager, and adult until about my late 40s, I could listen to a top 40 station (even if it was just on in the mall or a restaurant) and hear all kinds of musical styles with very little effort. Not any more.

As an aside, the oddest charting hit of late has been the resurrection of Kate Bush's 1985 alt classic, "Running Up that Hill" which is now a top 5 hit, thanks to its use in Stranger Things. The power of the internet...

 
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Here's one from Australian duo, Good Morning from last fall, which really started getting airplay early this year. One of my favorites of this year - good, melodic guitar rock...

 
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Nice. Like the Beths a lot, ever since their debut single got a lot of play on SiriusXMU. Might've been my favorite song of 2018...

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Do like stuff like this.. and the wrecks above too... but when I watched these two I kept seeing the Rivals 7on7 highlights to top-right and kept seeing this dance to the music... looks like joy (which would be a great name for a song). Play either song above... Beths of Wrecks and watch this gif.. it works.. especially the wrecks... and. man, their fans love them.. especially the chicks (I assume they identify as chicks.. could be wrong).
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gotta like the way The Wrecks posted their recent album to youtube song by song. seems like it should be the whole thing..

And it looks like they play July 1 at Asbury Lanes.
 
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Band called Kiwi Jr. heard on altrok.com . Thought it was the Strokes. First comment under the video nails it:

"If Interpol, The Stills and The Strokes had a baby"

Apparently that comment triggered someone.

 
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So I shared the song Sonder off the new album with a friend, and he asked me if he could bring his girlfriend and go with us. We paid $20 for the tickets, which are now over $100. The friend is going to Paul McCartney tonight, and paid $300 for nosebleeds. Frankly, I'd rather see a new, up and coming band in an intimate venue for $20 instead of shelling out $300 to see an 80 (almost) year old legend from a mile away. We plan to go, and we are excited. The new album is outstanding. Thanks again for posting.

There are cheap tickets available for their NY and Philly shows.

While @bac2therac says rock is dead, The Wrecks are an excellent counter point to that narrative. The difference now is that you will not hear The Wrecks on FM Radio, but who listens to FM radio anymore?
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Got 2 tix today for the show with reasonable markup (some tix are going for 120 each!).
I will be there with my 16 yr old kid … should be fun.
 
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knight_ru said:
Got 2 tix today for the show with reasonable markup (some tix are going for 120 each!).
I will be there with my 16 yr old kid … should be fun.
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That is awesome. Big weekend in Asbury Park. Friday- The Wrecks. Saturday-Southside Johnny on the Stone Pony Summer Stage. Sunday- Flogging Molly and The Interrupters on the Stone Pony Summer Stage. We love living 15-20 minutes from Asbury Park, especially in the summer.

Spoiler alert- I wanted to see which songs they played, and this seems to be their standard setlist for the tour.

www.setlist.fm

The Wrecks Setlist at Soundwell, Salt Lake City

Get the The Wrecks Setlist of the concert at Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT, USA on June 16, 2022 from the Better Than Ever Tour 2022 Tour and other The Wrecks Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
www.setlist.fm www.setlist.fm
 
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Knight Shift said:
That is awesome. Big weekend in Asbury Park. Friday- The Wrecks. Saturday-Southside Johnny on the Stone Pony Summer Stage. Sunday- Flogging Molly and The Interrupters on the Stone Pony Summer Stage. We love living 15-20 minutes from Asbury Park, especially in the summer.

Spoiler alert- I wanted to see which songs they played, and this seems to be their standard setlist for the tour.

www.setlist.fm

The Wrecks Setlist at Soundwell, Salt Lake City

Get the The Wrecks Setlist of the concert at Soundwell, Salt Lake City, UT, USA on June 16, 2022 from the Better Than Ever Tour 2022 Tour and other The Wrecks Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
www.setlist.fm www.setlist.fm
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it looks like a good Setlist. Quick question, what are the sight lines for this venue? How early should we show up? Any advice is much appreciated.
 
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it looks like a good Setlist. Quick question, what are the sight lines for this venue? How early should we show up? Any advice is much appreciated.
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It's been a while since we have seen a show there- the last one we saw there was The Muffs (RIP Kim Shattuck), and IIRC, they put the stage over the bowling lanes. I think now the stage is on the East end of the building and the lanes are are on the north end. The recent reviews of shows have been very positive about the sightlines. Looking at that video of the Los Angeles show, expect a young and enthusiastic (largely female) crowd.

BTW, the few times we ate at the diner (on the southwest corner of the building), it was great.

"The venue was great. Everyone could see, here, and enjoy the show. It was comfortable. The bar was efficient and easy to access. A great venue and a great experience."

A couple of Instagram posts of the stage during shows are below- the second link makes the place look bigger. It is a small venue:




 
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Another early release single from Marcus King’s new album which comes out in late August. This is called “ Rescue Me”. This has a very interesting …kind of Psychedelic vibe to it.

 
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One of my favorite live, touring bands today is The Tedeschi Trucks Band. They have released the first album of a new 4 album set “I am the Moon”. This Is the most ambitious project in the band’s 12 year history. They will release the albums separately over the next several months with accompaning short films.. The concept for this project is a reimagining of the 12th century Persian poem “Layla and Majnun”. This poem was the inspiration for the Derek and Dominos classic “Layla”. They are a working, touring band and came up with this idea during the Pandemic shutdown. Below are a 3 of the 5 songs released on the first album entitled “Crescent”, including a beautiful 12 minute instrumental “Pasaquan”:

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Following up here with the 2nd album in this 4 album release. “Ascension” . This is just some outstanding stuff. This band can go to so many places musically. From Soul to classic R&B , Country Blues to Jazz to Rock. You need a musical attention span but really beautiful stuff.

 
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the wrecks was a great show but I was surprised by the number of ppl who needed help (kudos to the band for keeping an eye out). My kid and I hung out near the bowling lanes with a good line of sight due to the heat.

I have an extra ticket for the show in Philly if you are interested.
 
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