Who's the most obscure but brilliant music artist you know?

Posted by Rich in Music

'I liked them before they were cool' - the favoured boast of those who pride themselves on being authentic fans, and why not? It feels good to be a trailblazer, and now's your chance to blaze all-new trails.

Share with us one or more of the most obscure, underground, little-known musical artists you know as long as - and this is key - they are also really good. Your submission must include at least one link to a song of theirs and tell us a bit about the kind of music they play. This is the place to celebrate the bands you think deserve more recognition and, when they do blow up, the place you can point to when you want to prove you liked them before they were cool.

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Created at 1:58pm, 14th August, 2024. Page last updated at 10:25pm, 9th September, 2024.
Deadline at 11:00pm, 26th August, 2024.

Submissions (22)

Shovel8/26/2024

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I wouldn’t call them abs but I would absolutely say that I was and I am a diehard fan right from the GG and the very beginning of their music career.

So this is a band called Marianas Trench who are a rock band - they are Canadian and they have a bit of a cult following in the UK - whenever they come here they tend to stick to really small intimate venues and they usually end up selling them out which is quite nice for them.

This band was absolutely massive at some point whether they’re from - they ended up winning quite a few awards back in Canada and were nominated for more, the lead singer is called Josh Ramsay and individually one of his most notable works was writing. Call me maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.

So it’s really cool to interact with the band on social media because they are not massive anymore makes it really easy for them to interact with you and it’s sort of breaks a bit of a barrier between ultra fame where you try really hard to get noticed by the celebs that you like.

Musically the band really push boundaries and they create albums where they essentially masterpieces or something that could be played from the first song all the way to the end and if you listen to an entire album from start to finish it does feel like just one continuous song, which is absolutely amazing. They take a lot of inspiration and things that you would hear from like the goonies for example. I would definitely recommend that album Astoria, definitely definitely track these guys out you will not be disappointed.

Toretto 708/26/2024

I will say Baterz Zombie Girl

Sturmer8/26/2024

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My vote goes to Permaband, a homebrewed band from CCP Games related to EVE Online. They might not be well-known outside of the EVE community, but their music has a special place for many fans.

I know they're not performing at the moment, but I hope they make a comeback. Their songs are still in high demand and remain in my playlist. Last year, I met ex-CCP Guard, who shared his hopes for the potential future of this project.

Permaband for Eurovision 2025!

Ged8/25/2024

This long-ass playlist from skeler was what kept my head in the game instead of overthinking everything and being paralyzed by my fears. It's what kept me going when I wasn't sure if I could. If I could continue pushing on, keeping on. I've almost given up so many times. I'm better now. Not much. Just a little bit. But it's enough for now.

DeeCajunGuy8/25/2024

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Oliver Anthony love his songs, they come from the heart and he's a good guy that believes in people and being compassionate. This is one of my favorites called "I Wanna Go Home"https://youtu.be/xB9n0XA8dks?si=gKEPdHOyQzQcmA3d