Shoutout Music (or New Weird America)

oXYnary

I have fallen in love with this musicians style.
http://www.dragcity.com/video/JNewsom_sm2.mov

Joanna Newsom.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3212740

Ok I know its too slow for some people here and her voice might annoy others. It works for me however. I listened to folk when I was a kid, and my sister is a traditional harpist.

LastFM is finally doing its job. Man, my profile is all over.

Sooo.. enough of mine. What is a small or underground group or person that you think needs a shoutout in music?

Neo_God

I really like this. I think you'll dig this

www.myspace.com/annirossi
and
www.myspace.com/beruit

and this group is good, but I will warn you, it's not for everyone. If you like avant-garde experimental music, then it's worth checking out.
www.dianabehlke.com

Xiu Xiu is also a very good group. I don't know any webpages with their work on it though...

oXYnary

Neo, here is a page with a preview of Xiu Xiu.

http://www.last.fm/music/Xiu+Xiu?autostart

Nostradamus

Ok dunno if it's entirely as experiemental or quiet as the other bands/artists you've mentioned, but for some reason it just rang a bell, so if you wanna check out some cool indie music check out http://www.myspace.com/guillemotsmusic
cool shit

Slum

Mmm.. Xiu Xiu is my favorite band. I'm glad you guys like them too Have you heard the new album yet?

oXYnary

I never said I liked them, I posted it though for Neo's benefit.

Slum

Oh, gotcha. Well, back to your original question;

This guy, Fredo Viola, definitely deserves some more attention. The things he can do with a home desktop and 15 second digicam clips is amazing. http://www.fredoviola.com/the_sad_song.html

BIOS

Triosk is my latest favorite they're a phenomenal jazz/electronic/ambient trio from Sydney.

http://www.myspace.com/triosk

Michael Knubben

In that style (referring to xiu xiu here), i think Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 are much better, allthough also less popular, and they've not made an album in a while.
www.tful282.com
This is my favourite album (that i've heard completely): http://www.tful282.com/albums/ihope.htm

And yeah, Joanna Newsom is lovely. I've yet to hear the new cd, but i'm sure it's class.

oXYnary

Just wanna give another shoutout for Les balayeurs du desert. You can download legally for a short time, Decollage (else titled Elephant Walk). This is the song from The Sultans Elephant peformance piece fame (longer more detailed version).

Click here to get the track.

Joao Sapiro

wow ocy you enjoy philip glass ? koyaanisqatsi !!

Ozymandias

Protest the Hero, they are an absolutely amazing band. They're kind of a combination of The Mars Volta and Between the Buried and Me. I recommend for anyone who appreciates musical talent, and its a plus if you like their music as well.

www.myspace.com/protestthehero

Mister Sentient

She's really great. Thanks for the link Oxy.