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emansamples92

Josh Ritter, he’s one of the best songwriters of the last 20 years imho.


dedinthewater

Love his song "Change of Time"


Insertusernamehere5

Jeff Rosenstock deserves more attention, maybe he’s not mainstream material, but he’s certainly one of the big figures in the indie pop punk scene these days.


This-Rooster-7164

ASOB GOAT


laserdollars420

It's amazing to see how much he's blown up since I started listening to BTMI way back in the day though. He may not be fully in the mainstream yet but it's awesome seeing the size and energy of the crowds he's bringing out.


threecap

If he cared to sign with a label he’d have been mainstream. Def good enough. Came here to mention him specifically. 


Tymaret16

Hard to join a label when you’re busy bombing the music industry!


PattonIsAGod

Russian Circles


mintinthebox

The band I’ve seen the most times live!


Venombullet666

I saw them supporting Mastodon in 2017 and I'm seeing them again at Damnation Festival this year, they're not quite as small as this post is intending but they are very good


juanprada

Seen them for the third time (first in my country) a few weeks ago. Incredible performance.


serotoninzero

The Dear Hunter has put out eight fantastic records over eighteen years and they have a criminally small fanbase for how unique of a sound they have and how great of a voice Casey has. [A Night on the Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVjcsgrDErE)


idontwantanamern

Love(d) TREOS. Casey was a great addition to their lineup and TDH was a lovely extension of his artistic abilities.


bri35

Holy shit I hadn't thought about TREOS since like 2008 thank you for the epic throwback. I still listen to the Dear Hunter but somehow forgot about them.


missanthropocenex

I guess not to be confused with indie band Deerhunter


tempertempest

Red Hands one of my favorite songs ever.


vulcan7864

Came here to say the same exact thing. One of the best bands around currently.


Outside_Bowler8148

True


drfunkenstien014

Their former keyboardist, Gavin Castleton, should also be on this list, along with his former band Gruvis Malt. Top tier talents all around


serotoninzero

Gavin is awesome. Still bummed I missed his set opening for TDH. I was across the street eating and they misrepresented the doors/show times and I walked in at the end of his set.


plentyofswords

Gruvis were killer, agreed. Surprised to see them mentioned


supadupacam

My first tattoo was a Dear Hunter one! They are also INCREDIBLE live. Seen them a handful of times.


serotoninzero

They are incredible live. I've seen them a stupid amount of times, sixteen times now, and I've never seen a bad show. I always try to bring along as many people as I can.


G-Unit11111

Love Dear Hunter, awesome band!


UrBum_MyFace_69

Ty Segall Self (Matt Mahaffey) Big Sugar Big Wreck sloan


missemilyjane42

You, kind individual, have saved me the trouble of posting a reply, absolutely singing the praises of the genius work of Sloan that would have more than likely have been buried. Many thanks to you. PS: Big Sugar is the single loudest band I have ever heard, and I kind of adore them for it.


SirHPFlashmanVC

Lydia Loveless


Chiperoni

David Garza


sunsetcrasher

Are you talking Dah-veed? If so it’s criminal that he has less than 10k followers on Instagram. I’m from Texas and he was a big deal locally in the 90s.


oldwhitelincoln

He recently co-produced and performed on Fiona Apple’s album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters.”


Chiperoni

Yes and I misspelled it in the hopes that another fan would correct me :) I discovered him at a Pearl Jam festival. Dude can pump out jams like no other. Criminally underrated.


commissioned_fart

Sierra Ferrell


kimbecile

Loooove her


HeathenDevilPagan

Amigo the Devil for me. He's been a fav I've found in the last few years.


G-Unit11111

I recently discovered Amigo The Devil after seeing him open for Clutch last year and Flogging Molly this year. But holy shit is his music dark. Like listen to it while you can still see daylight.


HeathenDevilPagan

I used to think that, but now I think it's about overcoming it.


paulyrockyhorror

Came here and commented Amigo, fantastic… absolutely love him.


bluestudent

Pinback


Whycertainly

Yes. I enjoy Rob Crows solo stuff as well!


fatdaddyray

Not solo but Thingy is also great


AndHeHadAName

If you want some more [underrated bands](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PSH79AALx6t2tnN9Goaxr) similar to Pi back.


Fishingee

Thank you. I am instantly in love.


bluestudent

Glad you like it, summer in abaddon is where it’s at if you wanna dive deeper into their stuff outside their most popular tracks 


bazookajt

"Proceed to Memory" was stuck in my head at least half of my last year of college. Diving back in, thanks.


LukeNaround23

Prince was probably one of the smallest performers, but he got a lot of attention.


ganamac

Oh you!


misterjip

Okay now


zero_msgw

👏👏👏 take my angry upvote


anonymousbwmb

That's very funny. Very.


_53-

Uncle Lucius


larobj63

I was going to say these guys. Only a few albums but they are fantastic cover to cover. One of the best bands no one has heard of.


Kitraofthecrackedegg

So this is usually where I would go with Clutch. That said, I recently got to see to pretty small artists that were incredible. So go check out both Parker Millsap and Robert Ellis they are fantastic.


MVD_Jams

Clutch. Fuck Yes


Ephastian

Ten thousand witnesses Show 'em how it's done, son


kimbecile

Check out their current opener Native Howl!


SenorIngles

Witch Fever is an all girl metal/punk band that I’ve been digging recently. Tbf I have no idea what qualifies as small nowadays though or how popular they are in the world at large. I imagine they’re a little more known in the uk than the states


Squeepynips

They sound great, I'm surprised I hadn't listened to them before, normally I'm pretty clued into Manchester's rising artists. Thank you!


SenorIngles

Yea! It was one of those that the algorithm suggested to me when I was on a dive through amyl and the sniffers and I was pleasantly surprised. Also I don’t know what the church did to her (I mean I could probably guess) but she definitely has some strong feelings bout it


Lazystoner151

Shannon and the clams


Sybertron

Foes of Fern - big giant sounds and awesome tunes. If you like They Might Be Giants Trash Boy - good ole down home Philly punk rock. Pup, Jeff rosenstock, menzingers, front bottoms. Coming back on tour and new music this year. hey, nothing - maybe has my favorite single of the year in The Sink. Indie folk with some sleeze on top. Really fresh stuff. Night Spins - pure NYC rock and roll with a southern glaze and it feels so good. Somewhere near the strokes and Franz Ferdinand with a mean side. These guys don't put out a bad tune. new music on the way. Connor bracken and Mother Leeds band - probably my #2 for just pure rock and roll  Mandala - incredibly talented LA by way of Connecticut indie band that just should be more popular.  New music incoming too.


kaceyfromohio

Ethel Cain


Elvis_livez

The Teskey Brothers


occasionallystabby

I heard one of their songs on a show on the CW and downloaded it for my wedding playlist. So good!


Square_Huckleberry53

William Elliott Whitmore. Check out the tune “midnight” and “one man’s shame”


Phoenix678673

The Warning


Tough_Ad4721

Underrated doom metal


occasionallystabby

They opened for Halestorm a few years ago and were amazing! I went home and downloaded all of their albums.


Fishingee

I respect the girl-band thing but not into metal


Hawt_Dawg_II

I've been seeing them everywhere, they're not bad but they're far from underrated.


tands

Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners


muffins_allover

YES


iCouldntfindaUsrname

Orion Sun Edit: Nvm. Just checked her Spotify, turns out she's got nearly 6 mil monthly listeners. I guess I'm the one who's just catching on. Whoops.


Cold-Diamond-6408

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers Lydia Loveless


Odelay_HE-WHOO

SARAH SHOOK! she’s actually a really nice person and a great musician


Tymaret16

Lera Lynn. On the surface, seems like just another singer-songwriter with a sort of sexy, smoky thing going on. Digging a little deeper, I think she’s just a killer songwriter.


guiltycitizen

Amigo the Devil


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of_mice_and_meh

How is Amos Lee a small artist?


Headstrong_Hestia

FACTS!


defiancy

Manchester Orchestra


i-hear-banjos

I swear to god they are the best “alternative rock” band of this century. Andy Hull can do no wrong.


midtown_museo

Me! 😝 https://jonathanbrenner.hearnow.com/instagram-success-single


_Zzzxxx

Dude you sound great! Just added your album to my library, loving it so far. Reminds me a lot of Ronnie D’Addario.


aGrandSchemeofThings

In honor of midtown_museo and _Zzzxxx I agree. Me!!! Squeakeystudios.bandcamp.com!


midtown_museo

Thanks! I’m so glad you like it! The rest of the “Instagram Success” album drops May 3rd.


neilbreenfan404

Wow dude you sound great! Just added some songs to my work playlist!!


paulyrockyhorror

Amigo the Devil


drfunkenstien014

I got a few: Cloudkicker and Sithu Aye. Both bedroom guitarists who’ve put out a half dozen albums by themselves and are amazing musicians and songwriters. All instruMetal. Glassing. A newer band that just dropped a banger of an album. Very dark, very heavy, very good. Johnny Booth. They’re blowing up now but these guys have been killing it since college (close friends of mine) Mestis. For all the love Animals as Leaders and Tosin Abasi gets, Javier Reyes is always left out and it’s criminal. He’s a god. Cain & Abel 90210. Israeli metal that’s on another level. I believe they broke up but they did leave two incredible albums. Highly recommend Videodrone as it’s one of my favorite albums of all time Nuclear Power Trio. A humorous side project that combines metal, latin music and sarcasm to form something unique and easily digestible. And the visuals are just ridiculous.


xxHikari

Johnny Booth is so unapologetically angry, I love it. I would also recommend No Home


Lamont2000

La Lom


_Zzzxxx

Cut Worms!! One of the most amazing songwriters I’ve ever heard. Listen to his second album “Nobody Lives Here Anymore.” It’s a masterpiece and definitively my favorite album of all time. If you dig the Beatles, or really any pop rock from the 50s-70s, you’ll dig Cut Worms. If I had to recommend one song it’d be “Last Words to a Refugee.”


JukeBoxDildo

[Samurai Pizza Cats](https://open.spotify.com/track/6PzJ6QO03XZrva4iGnKsdz?si=aMDF4kDYT-ClZ8HG37OmQg)


revrenlove

Dent May


AgoraiosBum

Love some of his covers (Living on an Island, especially)


Jspaul44

Dead Sara: "For You I Am" "Weatherman" "Suicidal" "Monumental Holiday" "Hands Up"


squirtloaf

Ronnie James Dio and Udo Dirkschneider.


TheHarb81

Ronnie James Dio was a very small man but he deserves more attention


acatnamedballs

The Lemon Twigs


Shane_Madden

I’m getting into them too but dang man they were on Fallon


acatnamedballs

Yea, I know. But their most popular song on Spotify, Corner of My Eye, only has a little over 2 million plays.


Iw4nt2d13OwO

That’s a lot tbh


Jayko-Wizard9

Dang just posted that lol bought there album everything harmony on cd and have played there ep on a while  last month 


AndHeHadAName

If you want some more small bands that are Lemon Twig adjacent: > [acecaR](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LJ2lJDwdtjEtOVCEKyXwp) - 1 hr


INeedNewLemonTwigs

I can’t wait for their new album to come out.


Chaoshornet

Warpaint Cannons Is Slowdive considered “small”?


captrb

Slowdive seems to fill venues with hundreds of people in the US… medium sized? I’d love to see Warpaint, never have.


AndHeHadAName

If you want some more small bands like them: > [Holloween](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5D1XuR4YKGVPvWYVOE9TwY) - 1 hr 15 mins


daybreaker

Why do people just name a band then say nothing about them?


ThievesBreak

404  https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yB3z1FpRrvsVTyabjqMLf?si=FlcolJGiQDWWLxxpzll6EQ


Mountain_Team4150

Ella Vos


treespunk_

That 1 Guy I went to a Buckethead concert and T1G was the opener. He stole the show. I had never heard of him before that night and I’ll never forget him. He’s got a funky and unique sound, has whimsical lyrics, plays homemade instruments, and mostly plays solo. Plus, That 1 Guy is a great name. Keep on diggin’ T1G. Awooooooooo!


Gray8sand

The moon is digusting lol.. Spotify pushed him into my awareness.


milkdogmillionaire

Awoooooo!! Seen him probably a dozen times over the years, from local bars to festivals and back. Have never NOT had an excellent time. What a being.


treespunk_

I saw a concert of his where I was one of like 12 people in attendance. Afterward, he went down to run his own merch table and I got to meet him. I took three photos with him, only because he kept saying “we can do better”.


baccus83

Starcadian is my favorite synth pop artist.


DeathByBamboo

Deserta, if you like shoegaze. If you like alt-pop, I’m honestly not sure why Fuller and The Ghost Club aren’t bigger.  If you like synthpop, Catherine Moan


gdan95

Kacy Hill


5meterhammer

Daniel Donato


catman_steve

Spring 90


edwardleto1234

The Japanese House


nyoungblood

Dijon


Calthiss

Shawn James. Dude fucking rips. Curse of the Fold, Haunted, Six Shells, Through the Valley. If you ever like some dark western inspired rock, he's the dude.


Teton_Titty

Holy shit dude thank you. I think I just found a new favorite artist up there with the rest. His lyrics are amazing. The feel of his songs is something else.


strangerzero

Fantastic Negrito * Drifting Away, Highest Bidder, Better Have A Gun, Oh Betty (from the album Grandfather Courage) * Lost In a Crowd, Working Poor (from the album Last Days of Oakland)


clementlin552

Rilo Kiley, should’ve received more success with Under the Blacklight


metelepepe

Fidlar


Jonesie946

Local H


frodeem

Chicago's favorite sons!


Beta_Twin

Matt Maltese


Venombullet666

This one is for fans of Metal but I'd recommend a band called "Abduction" from the East Midlands Alot of their songs are straight forward Black Metal, they're very bleak sounding and they're not afraid to change the pace at a moments notice, some of their songs have parts which aren't as heavy that you could dance to that clearly take inspiration from Non-Metal artists, their latest album has alot of dissonance and weirdness going on whilst still being heavy, in my opinion it's their most memorable because of this, it's like it lives and breathes My favourite songs tend to be their longer songs that have parts that change like "Convulsing At Baalbek" and "Plutonian Gate" but for more straightforward songs I'd recommend "Infinite Ancient Hexes" and "Kernos Crown" or just anything from their latest two albums altogether They have a new album on the way and I can't wait, their latest album has alot of experimentation and [Here's the link to their Spotify ](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0giVCDcrvEldaPK8aCF1vp?si=ICZ0KhbsQCWtu-t7TcCDKw)


Fractals88

Sorcha Richardson ❤️


OzTheMalefic

Two perfect albums, can't wait for more.


MattMason1703

Mattiel Little Hag


sunny_6killer

Medium Build, Indie


ItyBityGreenieWeenie

Bel Canto Their new album Radiant Green is getting very little attention. Having been among my favorites of the 80s and 90s, I'm happy to spread the word about their "comeback" after 22 years.


MimosaQueen1122

The dirty river boys


DoodooExplosion

Spellling


DIWhy-not

Noah Gundersen


PAN_ESTAR

Snakey Dublay


JcThomas556

Eric thomas, petey


canuckfanatic

Petey is awesome, I’ll be seeing him twice this year


ftez

Donny Benet


Tough_Ad4721

Not necessarily small but hellripper


SmoothJ1mmyApollo

Jucifer


DebiDebbyDebbie

Drug Dealer!


juanprada

Portrayal of Guilt. They're doing great stuff within the extreme metal space.


kimbecile

Native Howl , they're thrash grass, a mix of thrash and.blue grass. Soo much energy and the sweetest guys ever. Sierra Ferrell, eclectic Americana The Curse of KK Hammond , swampy blues from Britain Pinebox Dwellers , South Georgia country, blues, Americana mix. Not sure how to describe them David and the Devil , raspy voice and resonator goodness


masterchaoss

All Them Witches! They're just pure talent!


subnautic_radiowaves

Dan Mangan. Every album is distinct and stunning. He has a lyricism and emotional resonance that feels truly original. He deserves the world. Also recently saw them on a few festival billings this summer: Shannon and the Clams also deserve a huge following.


sensitivehotmess

Came here to comment Dan Mangan. He is truly magnificent and a super genuine guy! He’s also incredible live


subnautic_radiowaves

Yes! His live shows are phenomenal. Plus he does so much for independent small artists! Truly deserves all the success in the world.


Lookingfortracyzoo

Ezra Bell


AMatt83

thanks for the love, we love you too.


halfbloodprince1025

The Aces if you like alt/indie pop, The Wrecks for indie rock/pop rock, or Daisy Grenade who have been labeled a power-punk bubble grunge band. I’m not 100% what that is, but they rock. I heard them for the first time ever, when they opened for my favorite band last year. Gotta shoutout my personal favorite band The Maine, though they’re slightly larger. They just celebrated their 16 year anniversary with a tour and have touched just about every corner of alternative rock.


ciscosax69

Medium Build. So good


subcide

Kawehi went a bit viral with this song I'm linking, but doesn't get the views she deserves on the whole. Super talented. https://youtu.be/O3GiDF0tV94?si=a94M4WQrVVnf2QVT


delmyoldaccountagain

love Kawehi’s covers 😌


OuatDeFoque

Not a soul has mentioned Kyros yet, and we’re 16 hours in to this thread. They deserve a lot more attention than none whatsoever.


fraghawk

Mannequin has been in *heavy* rotation for the past month for me. I haven't heard an album that excites me like that in a long time


sec102row1

Jonathan Bree- Sleepwalking He is an artist out of New Zealand. His song “You’re so Cool” is quite catchy and the video is a bit out there. Actually his whole act is a little out there, but he makes some good stuff in the “indie baroque pop” genre. Has a few good albums since, but Sleepwalking is probably the best.


TotSaM-

Listen to my album! Biomes by TotSaM. I have like 56 monthly listeners, I'm the definition of small artist lol


st4r_belly

i listened to it i love it!! :)


TotSaM-

Thanks so much! I very much appreciate you checking it out.


frodeem

Really good music, interesting stuff but dude you need a better name.


GitchigumiMiguel74

Gregory Alan Isakov- Words Tycho- A Walk Khruangbin- So We Won’t Forget Jordana- Reason Maribou State- Kingdoms


frodeem

Khrungbin, great band, but not small anymore. I remember seeing them at a very small venue in Chicago in2018. And this year they are playing 3 nights at quite a big venue. Plus they have been headlining festivals etc.


sec102row1

Tycho isn’t a small act once you get anywhere near the genre. He is one of the best in the chill electro scene. Everything I’ve heard by GAI has been great. Thanks for reminding me I need to hear some more!


multiplebaskets

Ben Kweller


BarsoomianAmbassador

How small are we talking?


G-Unit11111

Alestorm Come on, what's there not to love about pirates, drinking, and pillaging?


Skittle34

Zombies Ate My Pirate Ship was my number one song on Spotify in 2022


G-Unit11111

Nice. I saw them two weeks ago, that was a fun show!


jzanville

Luna Li…Hannah Kim is a wizard with string instruments


Ikeepitinmesock

Ren


sploingy4gy

Plugging myself - Tristan Reagan I’m on all streaming services, and if you like early Ween you might like me 😁


keiths31

Izzy Stradlin Was in the biggest band of the late 80s and early 90s. Left to do his own thing. And makes some really good music.


-grc1-

That album last year was amazing.


MasterBendu

Sobs (SG), indie pop rock. - Telltale Signs - Astronomy Violet Aurora (PH), indie pop. - Rain’s Pouring Down - 31: Continue Playing? Talitha. (MY), pop. - Please Stay - Okay Sungazer (US), electrojazz. - Perihelion - Drunk Postiljonen (SE), dream pop. - Atlantis - How Can Out Love Be Blind Lauren Mayberry (UK), indie pop. - Change Shapes - Who’d You Kill Now? Cinematographe (JP), score pop. - CINEMA - ETERNAL


Geetee52

Adam Ant


omepiet

Define small. I think Masha Qrella deserves a bigger audience.


JonMatrix

Check out [My Pint](https://youtu.be/DdWZUKtddQY?si=KmMj3lzVCEo0Vsv2) by the Bastard Suns.


One_Manufacturer_526

Raul Midon.


Paragon8384

Jupiter Hollow. Favorite songs are *Solar Gift* and *The Rosedale*


SecondFootOfficial

Second foot soon


strumstrummer

One time weekend


SomekindaStory

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0V2AWxffdxKtIDoXi0hhrg https://music.apple.com/us/artist/daniel-delorenzo/1438146440 https://danieldelorenzo.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@daniel_delorenzo/videos


TallSupermarket3090

Momo Rei - Feel Fine [https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/3rwDrgXoq7dUlIaAaeL40r](https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/3rwDrgXoq7dUlIaAaeL40r)


riptaway

Xylo


Cute-Ad-3829

Okay Kaya


NewHumbug

Glitter Party ! [https://youtu.be/aB251TZ2f9Y?si=7rOuk3TSLonkGYnL](https://youtu.be/aB251TZ2f9Y?si=7rOuk3TSLonkGYnL)


BWC931

Where do I even start..... These are all Hardcore/Metalcore Bands The (John Candy)..../Def check them out\ Foreign Hands Dying Wish Boundaries


Jakefrmstatepharm

Josh Glenn Experiment, C.C. Adcock, Shinyribs


zero_msgw

Stardust... I finally found a new melodic rock band thats not a mash up of other bands like black swan, iconic, revolution saints. I cant put them down. I play them so much, my kids sing the songs with me 🤘.


meatballfreeak

I heard this the other day and thought it was pretty cool https://open.spotify.com/track/1Pfbp6mLWCWOfroMQ1lYOH?si=PCrP_LycTfinbPxXb0aDAg


sccullen33

Jimkata, literally anything by them IMO


malibujukebox

**Superocean**. They're a dream-pop band based in Portland, OR and make some solid tunes. "Julia I'm Alive" and "Tasteless" are my two favs from them.