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Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community

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Alternative Nation : The Fediverse's largest alternative and indie music community! All things alternative music, from 80s college rock to today's indie and all the amazing alternative music in between. Welcome home, music nerds!

Some of y'all may remember MTV's Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes, awesome programs & incredible ways to discover #music back in the 80s & 90s...

Welcome, to the Fediverse edition!

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Subscribe, share, & chat!

Share youtube, songwhip, spotify, bandcamp links, music memes, album art, articles, whatever! But avoid links to directly download music (don't want to get Lemmy.world in trouble). Songwhip links always appreciated!

See this post on recs on how to post!

The Golden Rule: Music taste is subjective so don't be a gatekeeping asshole. There's no "bad music", only music you like or don't like.

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🎡 Let's get lost in the Fediverse's record store together! 🎢

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Hey amazing music loving community, what are you listening to right now?

Links not necessary (but always welcome), any genre answered, a wide open no judgement question!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right this second it is The Rolling Stones playing Ruby Tuesday.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

nice! I've always had a weird love/hate relationship with the Stones. Not sure why. Love some of their work, hate some of it, absolutely no logic behind it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah...some of their work really speaks to me...early Stones & a smattering of later stuff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Right at this moment, LCD Soundsystem in Soho Radio. I mostly listen to radio stations that have live DJs but are commercial-free, like WPRB Princeton, KALX Berkeley, BBC Radio 6, WFMU, KFJC, NTS Radio 1 and 2. That's my playlist of radio stations I cycle through.

As for the one individual song I am listening to the most - and this one has been THE ONE for the full past year, it's become my favorite song ever - it has to be "Zum Wohl" by Cluster, from 1976.

The more I listen to Krautrock, the more it blinds me like staring at the sun. Utterly incredible. Post-punk before Punk had even happened yet, they transformed the world. Even early Hip-Hop artists like Afrika Bambaata fell under its' spell.

Anyway, here's another Krautrock gem:
"Time" - La Dusseldorf.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I'm listening to Ghosteen by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. This album is like nothing I've ever heard before. One starts to hear shades of it on Push the Sky Away and it develops further on Skeleton Tree, and this record feels like the band finishing what they started on those two albums. Nick's lyrics are open and honest (and open to interpretation) and the influence of Warren Ellis can be heard all across this album. The title track is an absolute epic. Well worth a listen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

"Moment apart" by odesza... Might not be on topic for this sub but hey you asked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I'm working on a cover of an Icehouse song, does that count ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Peacock Tail by Boards of Canada

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not music persay but I have been listening to a lot of the "salute the sample" segments by ll cool j on YouTube. Its a pretty cool dive into the samples that drive hip-hop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This actually sounds really cool. I may look into this later

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

We've been on a Barbie Official Playlist kick lol. "I'm Just Ken" is Broadway gold!!!! And so many 80s cuts in there.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0wIBbVnPvie?si=f355a211d4434c80

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Jain, South African artist I think. I’m assuming her big hit was Makeba, but another one from that same album, Come, is also pretty good. Pretty solid all around.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Zha - 054/ Reprezent FM w/ Taiko https://on.soundcloud.com/CLsCW

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Our Love To Admire - Interpol
Yours To Keep - Albert Hammond Jr.
Humbug - Arctic Monkeys

the three are on rotation rn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Listening to crying lightning as I type this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Aggravating the ice cream man as I type this :^)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I was biting the time zone earlier

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As far as alternative music goes, I finally got around to listening to the first 5 Pearl Jam albums. I thought the first 3 were mostly pretty good.

Otherwise, in addition to the usual metal stuff I’m listening to, I’ve been listening to a lot of yacht rock and 80’s/90’s funk/r&b/new Jack swing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The first 3 are, indeed, mostly good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

@ren The Stooges Down On The Street

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

RIGHT NOW?

John Corabi - Unplugged

I watched the new "I Wanna Rock: The 80s Metal Dream" series this week and was again reminded that Corabi has always been interesting to me, but I've never given him a fair shake. Once this album is over, I'll listen to the album he did with The Scream and then wrap it up with the CrΓΌe album he did.

Decent series though. I think that keeping it's scope focused on just like 5 or so people was both a strength and weakness. But certainly other ways to hear other voices and perspectives if you want it.

So alternative. 🀣

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right now I’m checking out Bill Callahan’s YTILAER because of you @ren - but if anyone wants a recommendation, I’ve been completely obsessed with John Grant’s album Queen Of Denmark. Phenomenal stuff - check out the title track or Sigourney Weaver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

awesome and I absolutely will!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

@ren
Step On by Happy Mondays

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Chicago - Feelin stronger every day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Currently - Alex Lahey, Young Fathers, going through Cocteau Twins discography (mostly listened to HOLV and Treasure before that)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I've discovered Municipal Waste a few hours ago. Absolute banger band.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Had Nirvana's cover of Man Who Sold the World on repeat for a while

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

333 by bladee

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I've been listening a lot to Forrest Nolan lately. He's really talented and I love his style, lyrics and delivery.

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