Tell me what kind of alternative music you like and why.

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I'm really wanting some recommendations for some good alternative music please. I

Loreena McKennit, Celtic-ish folk, very fey, very relaxing and beautiful. Her 'Lady of Shallott' makes me cry.

Alternative to what?

Have a listen to Solange.
Not a bit like her sister. I saw her live last year, stunning stage show.

Hannah Peel, also seen her live, amazing musician.
Usually does her own stuff, but her version of Tainted Love is really good.

What do you mean by alternative?

Yes, what do you mean by alternative? To what?

"Alternative" is a very broad term, but you perhaps mean different to the charts pop/dancey type stuff... From what era though? My taste is very 80s and 90s orientated! Tori Amos, Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo etc

This alternative music map is a fun way of exploring bands you might have missed.

Alternative to what's in the charts now. I can look on Spotify and use music apps but I'm just looking for other ideas. Anything I'm not saying I will like all suggestions but its worth a shot. Current music

Goodnight Texas run to the mountains... god it's a super song

Thanks I've listened to all these tracks. Keep them coming !

I like the Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins etc. It's all mad before my time, but good music is good music.

Lowkey, akala, immortal technique

Eluveitie are a really good Swiss folk metal band 🤟

Austra, vivii, vaardell, ji nilson, ms mr
(Electro pop but not mainstream)

Btw I love alternative bands! Not really a fan of chart music.

The new Bring Me the Horizon album is really good.

I second The Pixies, and will add Rage Against the Machine, the early Manic Street Preachers stuff, The Levellers, Ani di Franco (brilliant female vocalist, like Tori Amos)

I love Loreena McKennit as well.

Grandaddy, Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf, Ben Folds, Laura Viers, Rogue Wave.

I'm really enjoying Anteros, The Big Moon and Mattiel at the moment.
My evergreen music (the stuff that's never too from my playlists) is the Pixies, Manics, Levellers, 10,000 Maniacs, Fatima Mansions, early REM, Pop Will Eat Itself and the Wonderstuff, but that's mainly because they sneakily weaved themselves into the fabric of my life when I was much younger, and we refuse to let eachother go .

Is Northern Soul alternative?
Some fabulous foot stomping oldies if so.

I love country music, I'm loving Kacey Musgrave's Golden Hour. Not sure if that's alternative!

Especially as it won a Grammy 😂

My chemical romance!

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