...immediately shell out the $$$ for on vinyl (or cd/tape), on trust, sight unseen, unheard.

No hesitation.

Damn I am going to have to think about this. Mine might be a shockingly short list.

Actually think I can make a pretty decent sized list:

the Breeders
Shellac
Neurosis
Nina Nastasia (she hasn't put out a record in 10 years so I don't know if she counts as "active")
Helms Alee
FACS
Kowloon Walled City
Myriam Gendron
Mint Mile
Sleep

Damnit my list is even shorter than I imagined...

Chrch
Converge
Shellac

That's it.
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Relegation zone:

Neurosis (their last one left me totally flat)
Conan (new drummer plays too faaaaast)
Hot Snakes (the comeback lp just had something missing...)
Lamps (last LP went in new direction and ditched the caveman fart bass)
Torche (last lp didnt thrill much)

tallchris wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:11 pm Actually think I can make a pretty decent sized list:

the Breeders
Shellac
Neurosis
Nina Nastasia (she hasn't put out a record in 10 years so I don't know if she counts as "active")
Helms Alee
FACS
Kowloon Walled City
Myriam Gendron
Mint Mile
Sleep

I would use this list and add:

Yo La Tengo
The Body
OM
Holy Sons / Emil
Super Wolf/Chavez/Sweeney
Ufomammut
Part Chimp

I’ll think of others.

Low
Radiohead
PJ Harvey
Gojira
OM
Kristin Hersh
Kamasi Washington
Khruangbin
Dawn of Midi
Brant Bjork
Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
Carla Bley/Steve Swallow

See? I knew I’d forget some.

Add Low, DUH!

a few come to mind:

unknown mortal orchestra (longtime favorite)
oh sees (consistently good although too much output to keep up with for me)
parquet courts (still digesting the new album but wide awake is one of my favorite albums of the 10's)

Some great ones above. I'd add:

Emma Ruth Rundle
Wilco
Hot Snakes

Total Control
Ufomammut
The Heads
Dick Slessig Combo
The Horrors
Julia Holter

Prob others...

Pissed Jeans
Godspeed You! Black Emperor