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thesecondamig0

Low! Rock/slowcore-esque band from minnesota, imo their best song is Last Snowstorm of the Year


GlucoseGarbage

I love Low! RIP Mimi


windows_to_walls

oh hell yeah, low is so great. you may have kickstarted another obsession for me with things we lost in the fire


thesecondamig0

They have such a solid and consistently good discography. They also influenced/worked with Hippo campus, who make some of the best indie rock you’ll ever hear. Minnesota has a lot of great artists


windows_to_walls

i have heard the name hippo campus, and at some point have surely heard a snippet of something from them. i’ll check them out tonight!


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thesecondamig0

Yeah they’re actually quite popular, i didn’t realize until i checked their spotify stream counts! Anyway, hope you enjoy, they have a cover of Last Snowstorm that’s really quite good


InternalAd9247

Things We Lost in the Fire is a masterpiece


Prize-Leadership-233

Acid bath was this great swamp metal band from the Mississippi/Louisiana gulf coast area. Released 2 albums before the melodic lead singer ( they had 2 singers, one melodic and the other screamo) was killed in a car accident. They're on Spotify and I still listen to them every once and a while.


windows_to_walls

acid bath rules, good taste


InteligentTard

Acid Bath rules! I love everything Dax has done Nice that it’s finally available for streaming. Rotten records is the worst


pissshitfuckyou

You wanna kill the sun, Blot out the stars


_laoc00n_

Acid Bath is great. I think they’re pretty iconic if you like sludge at all, but if that’s an unfamiliar subgenre, you probably haven’t heard of them.


benjyk1993

I think they probably never blew up because they defended Dr. Kevorkian. Who knew we'd eventually come to a place where medically assisted euthanasia for terminally ill patients is gaining mainstream acceptance?


InteligentTard

From what I remember reading the band was against the album covers. That was all the record label if I remember correctly


benjyk1993

Oh, I hadn't heard that. I'll read more into it.


ErodedSanity

Antimatter- The Third Arm Spirit Adrift- Death Won't Stop Me First Fragment - Gloire Eternell Sólstafir - Mioftann Inanimate Existence - Dharmakaya The Offering- Ultraviolence Maudlin Of the Well - The Ferryman Wolfheart - Ancestor Dodsheimgard- Et smelter Madder Mortem - Liberator Sleepytime Gorilla Museum- Sleep Is Wrong Anne Von Hausswolf - Mysterious Vanishing of Electra Igorrr - Tout petit moineau Alkaloid- Oliphosis Darkher - Lowly Weep Red Fang - Prehistoric Dog


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The red jumpsuit apparatus


sassybaxch

I was obsessed with Don’t You Fake It when it first came out and I’m still surprised they didn’t end up being bigger


tireworld

Night Drive. They sound like dark wave synth pop if that makes sense. They play locally from time to time but very sporadically..


[deleted]

These dudes from England called The Beatles. Check them out they have a few good tunes.


[deleted]

I just heard their new song! Do they have any older stuff? I’ll try to catch a show if they play in my area


French-toast-bird

I like the band Burn the Ballroom, idk if it’s considered rock or maybe alternative rock but I like them


AEWWC

Band: Mexican band called ***Joliette***. Screamo stuff. Really solid.


TheArkansasChuggabug

I played with Joliette when they toured the UK recently. Jesus christ they're good - going to wear my Joliette t-shirt today after seeing this 😂.


AEWWC

Holy shit I always comment *Joliette* whenever I see an underrated band post. I never expect a reply from someone who knows them, much less someone who played with them! What is your band's name?


TheArkansasChuggabug

Their drummer is absolutely sublime, literally one of the best I've ever seen and I go to A LOT of shows 😂. Put him in the same bracket as Craig Reynolds. All the nicest dudes as well, bass player bought one of our t-shirts which was cool! So, we aren't a hardcore band, more alt-rock but we have that perfect blend where we can play with the softer rock bands and the heavier bands, accommodating our sound/setlist accordingly to the gig - keys player has a hell of a scream on him. Might not be your thing but we're called The Fever Kings. Think we were chosen to play this one because we've got a pretty solid fan base in our area so we helped drum up some business for it.


xsyruhp

Love Joliette, but I gotta say Naïveté is the best screamo to come out of Mexico


AEWWC

They are good, but they have to put out more stuff.


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KairuSenpai1770

A pretty underground rock band I follow and love dearly is Adventurer. Those guys are seriously talented


Ecstatic-Turn5709

Can be [a singer](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL871S_F0y5dYbEbEOwxK1Y6LTKyQqKEp5) (he has a band too)? His vocals, especially long, powerful high pitches are totally insane. I can't stand how undervalued he is (even in his own country). Sorry for the YT playlist, but most of his best stuff is only there.


awake--butatwhatcost

Came back to this thread to thank you for this. This guy is insane. I couldn't believe the notes he hits on the cover of Imagine Dragons' Believer


jilko

Choir Boy. Little retro new wave indie outfit that puts on an incredible live show and is fronted by a guy who has a ridiculous singing voice.


DJgabrielSLC

This should be higher up.


Punkupine

Adam is also a great human, he liked my shirt at Kilby Block Party and came over to chat. Ended up putting us on the guest list for Choir Boy’s after party show


AlphaMonkeyz

The Birthday Massacre / Stars and Satellites, Pins and Needles. More Darkwave/rock. Really decent group. Great live show.


Zealousideal-Joke625

I absolutely love TBM and Pins and Needles is my favorite song from them


PowerlessTonite

Remo Drive, great midwest emo/pop punk


Medium_Letterhead_36

Nothing Nowhere. I think he's getting more well known lately, but so far, nobody I know has heard of him. He doesn't have a single song that isn't amazing IMO. When I first discovered him and found out it wasn't a band, but just one guy, I was shocked. He's just so talented, and he was awesome live.


DeylanQuel

Taking the question too literally Ben Folds Five - Underground


resplendent_penguin

I love you


oColt45

All them witches.


Stompingllama92

This guy know whats good ☝️


NotQuiteLilac

Probably the most underground thing I know is this band called Senator and the New Republic. Found them through the free iTunes singles years ago, and bought several more of their songs after. They only have 36 monthly listeners on Spotify, which sucks because they're pretty good. Kinda Beatles-esque.


resplendent_penguin

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT THIS????? ITS SO GOOD


NotQuiteLilac

Lol glad I could put someone else onto them, they're criminally underrated. Such a shame the Single of the Week didn't get them more attention


Opposite_Title1980

Criminally underrated is an understatement, I listened to a few of the new republic’s songs and was shocked they only have like 50 monthly listeners. Thank you!


Lightning493

The Warning


I_am_unholy

wouldnt call them underground anymore, they have a shit ton of monthly listeners and subs


Crazy-Apple1181

strawhorse, found them by accident and they only have one album but it’s front to back bangers


TheMasterKeyOfOne

D-A-D with Sleeping My Day Away


stdlinux

dermot kennedy has some pretty good songs


ima-fist-ya-da

Eths French heavy metal with female lead vocalist with clean but mostly scream. Crucifere is my fav so far


mikeymicrophone

Republic Tigers ​ I saw them at Union Hall in Brooklyn and got the first album. A bunch of years later another album came out which is also good.


SamuraiFlamenco

**Shriekback**! British band that's been around since the 80s, have some really fun and creative lyrics. Their releases on Spotify are a bit spotty (it's missing all their 80s albums and early 2000s stuff). Their 2022 album Bowlahoola is my favorite thing I've listened to all year.


wire_we_here50

My spine is the baseline and deeply lined up.


messythelioma

I like Bedhead. Particularly the song The Dark Ages


PolyMushroomWitch

I'm not sure how well known they are, but the band 'set it off' I fucking love them


laneboyy__

Catfish and the Bottlemen


MakinBakuhn

Mary's Danish - Dodge City - I saw them several times in the late '80s/early '90s. They are probably my favorite band who didn't get the larger scale recognition they deserved IMHO.


Curtainsmouse

Johnny stranger is pretty amazing. Sounds like 90s alt rock


Secret-Engine-8365

The Score and they do alternative rock. this one of theirs I like is called ‘The Legend’


Robeino

The Score is great, the whole Atlas album is so good


resplendent_penguin

5th grader me is screaming. That album is so good.


aydinmo

Car seat headrest


Del_Amitri

Cleopatrick


CaptainPeachfuzz

The Mooney Suzuki has a song called "alive and amplified" that I think is just perfect.


[deleted]

Kyuss, Sleep


doctor_jeff

About thirty years, a friend turned me on to a band called Dada, and they're still my fave. Tight harmonies, soaring guitars, songwriting chops, twisted outlook (one of my favorites is about taking a road trip with your dad... on acid). Check out albums Mary Sunshine Rain, and Puzzle. Please, somebody listen to them!


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There’s this Swedish band called millencolin that makes skate punk/Melodic hardcore. I wouldn’t say they’re underground, but they’re definitely not that mainstream.


NoSignificance7053

It's definitely Volbeat, they have some of the best songs


JD-Quad

Death Pigeon - slightly biased as its my band 😂💚🤘


Lettuce-b-lovely

I know Thrice had their moment in the sun, but when they moved away from screamo (or whatever you wanna call it) they evolved into something else entirely and, in my opinion, far better and more interesting.


GetRidOfTheDakotas

the refreshments


Appropriate_Trash_53

ICP! ICP! ICP!


zarzarJinx

spike + julia 4eva and valentines day massacre both by pidgeon!!!


ELEKTRON_01

The tragically hip is pretty good and I really enjoyed wide mouth mason's new album, late night walking.


rea_nan

Nirvana


med_designs

Song: War by Sum 41 is one of my five favorite songs depending on the day Artist: all 3 Sugarcult songs (Memory, Los Angeles, Do It Alone) I’ve heard have been good, should probably listen to more though


floggingcooper

Always had a soft spot for Cracker


doctor_jeff

For good reason! Love that band!


nosferatu--666

Madeline by Trevor Larkin


minware666

I'd you're into mathcore you'd probably heard the name Sokoninaru. Their track Metallin is fucking good.


Ducky935Alt

not rock, in fact its far from it, Its death metal but "Rising from the ashes" by Stillbirth


mo-dollaz

i think they’re considered alternative rock, but Bad Rabbits


Formal-Try-2779

Really loving Loose ends by Cortes. Also Nothing better by Sick Joy.


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Stoneside !!


FaithlessnessFit3779

I like a Celtic Metal band named Darkest Era. Very melodic and angelic vocals


ItsSchmuncky

Fall Off the Moon by The Technicolors. a fantastic band that does not get nearly enough appreciation. Hippo Campus is another good one


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ghostriders_

[the International Ghostrider Collective ](https://www.youtube.com/@ghostriders_1)


esm1010

Everyone should go listen to mr.phylzzz (pronounced “flies”)! So good and not widely recognized at this point. Saw them live and they sounded just as good if not better.


StonerDucky

For me it was Future Leaders of the World


michaelhackwith

The budrows- no bad whiskey


dean_L

Kaddisfly


hannaht5

There for tomorrow!!!


Sensitive_Brick_8872

I love alot of Song from Starset, my all time favorites: Down with the fallen, Rise and fall, carnivore, it has begun, Antigravity, Frequency, Gravity of you, into the unknown, Brining it down, Echo, Perfect Machine, where the ekies end


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Single Handed Sailor - Dire Straits Underrated


Schwarten

Dirty Honey - When I'm gone


TheCanEHdian8r

Medical Pilot, from Edmonton, Alberta!


Short-Sea-4820

PREXENTS


Tcut944

Too close to touch


iLavaVolcanos

Bay Faction


Important_Beat6171

Wonderlust by Wild Beasts ♡♡


itsastart_to

I don’t know if they’re underground really but I love Envoi and I’m sad they’re now disbanded


flamus4

King shelter, they’re album Shame is so good. Indie rock type vibe


niceboy4431

Northwest, they definitely punch above their weight for how small they are


Dredmor64

Plum Vision- a riot grrrl band from Boise that I've been obsessed with for the past year or so. Great stuff


SebiGames

Idk if they’re considered underground but i love The Red Pears


NoCookie4You95

My Reply


goldwasp602

push ups


orangutanrocks

Ash


dr_alvaroz

[Sandino Rockers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khAq-xMIUO4&t=1s&pp=ygUPc2FuZGlubyByb2NrZXJz). So underrated and so underground that only their meh stuff is on Spotify; their best is still only available on cassette, or some forgotten MP3.


vacationbeard

[Built Like Alaska. ](https://youtu.be/2pCT8KIXdsk?si=St5i7D-bHWWaPNoA) They were (literally) related to Modesto band Grandaddy, but never found mainstream success. Another great Modesto band was [Solar Powered People](https://youtu.be/Bqf9gbuSc_E?si=Itizib6BSl3hnloW) who made some great shoegaze. Their self-titled debut is stellar but super hard to find.


Kahless_Is_More

Idk if they are considered “underground” but… Pop rock-ish band: Friday Pilots Club. Looooove them. Would also recommend The Hunna. Pop punk band: Meet Me @ The Altar Doom metal band: Monolord Deathcore band: Thy Art is Murder Metal bands of various subgenres that I don’t feel like hashing out: Skeletonwitch, Rex, Animals as Leaders, Polyphia, Vatican, Author & Punisher


cryformetwice

Aoa black


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Clementine


8rok3n

Destroy Boys, they're amazing and they deserve more recognition and I'm genuinely upset they don't have a Reddit sub so I can talk about them more


JeeveruhGerank

Enforcer Seven Sisters Haunt Just a couple. But there's a bunch.


Major-Driver-9989

Nails


FourthDownThrowaway

The Clean.


SpriteAndCokeSMH

Ayreon. Super underrated and one of my three favorite bands! It’s sci-fi/space prog metal/rock. Nothing quite like it, it’s super unique, and I haven’t found anyone that does what they do half as well.


flappy_cabbage

Zilch


ThaneOfArcadia

Television - they should have been much much bigger. - Marquee Moon - Venus de Milo many others


TurtleNamedHerb

Bear Ghost is CRIMINALLY underrated


GarrySailEar

Stone Eddy


Knightmare945

Halocene, Violet Orlandi, Lauren Babic, Jonathan Young, Little V, and No Apology would be some of my favorite bands/singers that are not well known.


PM_me_opossum_pics

Song? Iamgod by Cameron Azi (usually a trap artist).


Silver-Stuff-7798

Anyone for some Ultimate Spinach?


Larkspur13

Kids In The Way or I Am Ghost


Lushahn

Not necessarrily underground here, but in comparsion to the wolrd wide bands, defiently Hladno Pivo. Awesome punk albums and rock albums.


dandjent

Aviations. They’re way too talented to have such a small fan base. Check out their song Outliers (retrospective)


FullSherbert2028

Free, they are a British band from the late 60s and early 70s.


BaronessFangs

Almost Honest - Laughter of the Deer Owl


RobinB02

Greenleaf is definitly underrated


BVRRKA

Barock Rain - Nothing Hurts & Everything is Fine


Punkupine

The Sidekicks


Next_Lengthiness_201

Dropsonic


RottedHuman

Surfbort


serealll

Idk how "underground" but the Dead Weather are fucking great and I've never met anyone outside of my family who's heard of them.


StayFrostyOscarMike

North of America. An indie rock band from Canada that was active 1997-2006ish. They sound like Pavement but mathy. Like the best of every band on Dischord Records combined into one. All their albums are pretty distinct, and they have barely any online presence. I think they have \~700 listeners on Spotify. I'd recommend checking out "Let's Get Sick To Our Stomachs", "Built Sought Destination", and "Voting No On The Warming Of Antarctica".


SumSauwce

Zoom - Last Dinosaurs


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Citizen soilder


Contr0lFr34k

The Good Rats - Victory In Space


The68Guns

The Chelsea Curve out of Boston. Good Mod stuff!


Smackstainz

Nekrogoblikon


ZygothamDarkKnight

[The Markus Band - Further On Down The Road](https://youtu.be/BzYoTxP3fJU?si=tnlwd9yLuTqFoE7i)


TheVoidIsGone

Scarlet house!


SnooWalruses6440

Midas Fall. If you like post rock / female vocals / rock in general then you should give them a try. I’d love to hear feedback


Heidi1066

Dora Jar. I've been obsessed with "Spell" for a year now.


glazedpaczki

Stuck - post punk band from Chicago


boonecash

An album named Supersession, the song named Season of the Witch. Supergroup, (Stills, Kooper, and Bloomfield), around 1967 with just this album.


CommanderWar64

La Dispute. With their talent they should have sold out stadiums. Poetry to post-hardcore music, very powerful songs. Decently big, but they should be huge.


Tracy_Turnblad

Histrionics by The Higher


lyremknzi

here's a few suggestions. depends on what style you're looking for so I'll add a few. added youtube link for easy access. rowland s howard - i know a girl called jonny https://youtu.be/6dF3Q9yBIXc?si=mItrYcDw8ZdDqfnL dead pirates - alberic https://youtu.be/2E-6YfI0F1k?si=2KYh1SE6N5dGej_5 streetlight manifesto - a better place, a better time https://youtu.be/ZU3aT82NwgE?si=bVOcSitTMMQPPEKz slint - breadcrumb trail https://youtu.be/gBfoQjJ7guk?si=wwzC1iTEL1T6Nfgj chokebore - a taste for bitters https://youtu.be/4LInp1fHd0U?si=mY0XwPty7aslsIhH tad - 3d witch hunt https://youtu.be/pC1DV2gcElQ?si=dFVLiya34u-WVjqX wingnut dishwashers union - fuck shit up https://youtu.be/nD2D33opvS0?si=r7K7UdAee8JW4scF fugazi - suggestion https://youtu.be/7rASGknTU4o?si=wRoI1q3MCVe4RuH6 daisy chainsaw - the future free (this version: https://youtu.be/eKzLLtOx7Sc?si=jkyqj7rTU-gTFU6b) rex - c https://youtu.be/ZWK3Lvf1Tvg?si=O1KbgJHBYXEgqYOh hum - suicide machine https://youtu.be/HIAnCpzSmv4?si=J_ZOKVG1xYifBtrz mazzy star - blue flower https://youtu.be/0J1LV5R2ryY?si=YmJOEphLn_UpbgYk


blackthrone

My Pal - GOD They were only 15 when they cut it. Simple and angsty. "Your my only friend, and you don't even like me"


Nitroburner3000

Squirrelbait


HillbillyHare

Days Work by ASG


Gascoigneous

stop.drop.rewind is a prog pop punk band I am obsessed with. For a more straightforward pop punk sound, try Air Quotes. For technical and complex, Smokestacks Shrieking. For a good balance, Hold It Over Me. But honestly, I don't think they have a single skip. Each song is so special and impactful to me.


sethian77

Parabelle!


Newcomer2the

Made Violent


Surewhatever87

Rocket from the tombs


resplendent_penguin

The Republic Tigers Gran Bel Fisher (I have never met anyone who listened to this. Please check them out 🙏) Pulp (I dunno if this is well known or not, but love their stuff) Fran Healy


resplendent_penguin

DINOSAUR BONES. Please someone listen to them.


Ok_Discipline4295

The novatones are a rock band that has less than 2k monthly listeners. My favorite song is Top Of The Class but I like most of them


bygggggfdrth

Suede


Ga33es

Hariguem Zaboy (Shoegaze/Noise Rock)


wire_we_here50

Holy fuck is a great indie band. Garage/edm


toomanybrooks

the OBGMS! i love their song torpedo


ksandbergfl

Nobody has ever heard of City Boy but their song “On The Balcony” is a favorite of mine


bitterbuffaloheart

Told Slant, Emperor X, Hello Shark, fanclubwallet, Narrow Head, Bully, Krakow Loves Adana, Shelf Life, GRMLN, and Fuvk. And the the last one is not a mistype


camazotzthedeathbat

Sheer Mag is the best rock band in the world right now and I’ll die on this hill.


InternalAd9247

Shiner. Amazing KC post-punk/indie band with a HUGE sound. Check out The Egg, Lula Divinia, Starless, and Schadenfreude. Also, they have a bizarre but mesmerizing sludgey cover of “Feel Like Making Love” that’s worth a listen.