 Okay, so here's a quick 45 second announcement before I start the video. Please watch this please. I'm begging you It seems that ever since I released my last band recommendations video a lot of people have taken it upon themselves to send me Suggestions of their own the thing is commenting hitting me up on Twitter Instagram, etc Is crazy for me to keep up with I would love to hear what you're sending me and I am in desperate need of new Jam so I am partnering up with Amino basically. I'm opening up a page over there You can send me one song to listen to I'll jam out to it and I'll provide you with like a quick rating I'll be doing that for like the next seven days after this video is out. You may be wondering What is Amino you can chill out with other groups of nerds who are into the weird stuff that you are for example baldy's basics Yep, you're covered anime. Yep, LGBTQ AI plus. Yes serial killers musicals Harry Potter I know a lot of my viewers are into kpop. Yep, everything is there You can make friends and talk via voice chat or text if you have anxiety to talk with other people You know like over phone like the rest of society you can interact with new homies with live events like drying contest polls debates Just a lot of really cool stuff So you never have to look up from your phone again also just a lot of love to Amino for sponsoring this anyway I'm 18 years old. I'm saving up to move out of my house. It's daunting especially living off of YouTube cash They are wonderful just check in the subscription and come see me on Amino And I'll tell you whatever I think of any song you send me as long as it's not by Prime Minister the red Chili peppers. All right on with the video. Hello My name is Nate and I have a sense of authority and self-importance regarding music taste and it's largely Inflated more than the average person just because I can put my opinions into words I have a YouTube channel with the sub count with six figures That means that all the bands I'm gonna recommend are objectively great But Nate all music is subjective and everyone has a right to their own opinion Talk to me when you achieve a small YouTube milestone the sub count hasn't gotten to my head I promise like last time the bands are sorted into three categories bands that you have heard of Mainstream stuff that I enjoy bands that you might have heard of stuff that's off the beaten path But still not super underground and bands that you have not heard of stuff that is obscure is frickin It's hard to track down every band will have a song recommendation This song is not always in my opinion their best song But rather one that captures the general sound and vibe the best just remember that so you're not like But why'd you pick that when this song's better? I'm like shut up. It's not about quality It's about like the vibe that it gives off so let's start with the bands that you have heard of chance the rapper chance killed it 2016 through 2017 and he deserved every ounce of recognition and success that he got I saw him at Sasquatch 2017 and he was phenomenal on stage He has like this mr. Rogers vibe which is wonderful and he was inclusive and warm his music matches his stage presence Creating a comforting bouncy upbeat and positive atmosphere that is achieved through wholesome lyrics and colorful textures He got gospel choirs. He got horns. He got strings. He got piano. He's got steel drums in like one song chance Has an eye for cinematic and thematic Elements that is completely unmanaging the mainstream music scene right now everything that he does feels genuine and it's from the heart He's a dude with a really strong vision and he's he's so cool You can tell that he loves the things he's singing about his family his friends all the people who admire his music Like if I'm having a bad day, I just jam out to chance I highly recommend all we got if you don't smile while listening this you don't have a soul John Bellion confession time when I went to go see 21 pilots emotional road show in Boise I was more excited to see John Bellion than I was to see 21 pilots sue me This dude gets what other homegrown soundcloud artists don't vision and dynamics. That's what sets him apart He's got tinges a hip-hop lots of pop and a lot of other major alternative influences going on when John makes a song He creates a scene that contributes to a cohesive vision in the album This is really clear and apparent in his last two albums the human condition and the definition the definition it feels quiet dark Nostalgic and atmosphere focus while the human condition is extremely bombastic and colorful and cinematic. Is he the next Kanye West? Nah, but he's not really trying to be go into his music expecting something colorful and fun short on substance But high in terms of production value in style listen to morning in America fallout boy asterisk new fallout boy is bad And they were only good when they were super emo sad rock from two thousands. Everything else is super terrible Okay, just stop get off your high horse and learn to have some fun for once I am not a super big fan of emo fallout boy It's all fine and serviceable music that I have no issue with I just never found myself Compelled to go out of my way to listen to it. It all felt kind of same me There wasn't ever enough change in dynamics or sound or setting the way panic or my chemical romance did with their music Their jams had similar song structures sounds melodies and nothing really stuck out in my mind And I was kind of turned off But then I jammed out to save rock and roll and American beauty American psycho and I was blown away The song sounded different there were dynamics and theatrics Was it more modern pop and mainstream feel sure but that doesn't take away from the unique direction that they were trying to take Their music then I found out that people often regard these two albums as their worst. No, I strongly disagree Those are like my two favorites by them save rock and roll is like a globe trotting romp exploring audience Expectations concerns with the future of the genre and their struggle to stay relevant to fans The stylistic changes are bold and brave and I commend them American Beauty American Psycho is my favorite album by them with a melancholy cynical suburban vibe about it It feels like a summer album and that captured the cynical and drastic highs and lows of summers a young teenager perfectly It's really nostalgic to me and it builds a distinct and darkly mundane atmosphere about it on top of being loud Exciting varied and the golden word here dynamic give these two albums a listen and listen to 4th of July Fun where did fun go they blew up hardcore and then they disappeared and I missed them They never had their chance to really grow and develop as much as they should have for such a mainstream band They went to some really dark and disturbing places What kind of mental toll does fame have on somebody their album? Some nights paint some misleadingly dark and possibly autobiographical portrait of a band spiraling out of control under the spotlight Mortality disillusion of love conflicted closure balancing public attention with personal friendships This is like a super heavy album, but yeah mom They're that one band with the really exciting and catchy song with the woes and the stomp clapping That's too bad. It seems most audiences have never really decided to delve into the music more critically It's incredible listen to some nights intro and then some nights in that order back-to-back It's got like a queen vibe almost some nice becomes a lot sadder when you have the context of the entire album Like look up the lyrics. It's a lot darker than you remember Childish Gambino Donald Glover can do absolutely nothing wrong apparently stand-up comedy He kills comedic acting nailed it rapping awesome directing and writing what he's amazing dramatic acting Holy cow. He's good at that too funk and psychedelic. Look at that. He just won a Grammy He's a master at everything that he sets out to do and I honestly believe that he's the greatest artist in my generation He is like my biggest role model by far a lot of Donald Glover's work has really opened my eyes and inspired me to learn more About black culture and black art too his entire camp album is a remarkable Exploration about growing up black but not quite fitting in with the local culture and whatnot although he doesn't just talk about race politics in his work His other stuff looks at the creative process existentialism perceptions of fame fatherhood. I just I love Childish Gambino In case he can't tell listen to outside and me and your mama since they're like Super different stylistically arctic monkeys OMG arctic monkeys. You mean are you mine? Why do you only call me when you're high? No, I'm talking Brian storm. I'm talking Teddy picker I bet you look good on the dance floor, you know when the arctic monkeys were like going through your alternative punk rock phase They crushed it. They were fast aggressive clever their older albums were almost exhausting the energetic and thrilling I'm not really all that much of a fan of their materials after suck it and see they used to be a great and imagine of Britrock group to this day I consider do me a favor to be one of the most satisfying songs ever written It's literally in like my all-time favorite five songs. It is so good Please listen to it the ending smashes your face in imagine dragon So I went to my first concert now is 12 I saw a one nation in a small venue in Boise one band came on stage and like hi We're from Vegas and we're called imagine dragons. Nobody knew who they were then they started playing and they melted everybody's faces They were fantastic. They were upbeat colorful Passionate I turned to my dad and I was like these guys are gonna get big and I was totally right Their early material was so punchy fun and something that would eventually leave their sound melodic Everything that they made night visions in before is excellent Oddly enough it seems that the bonus tracks attach their albums are better than like the actual meets of each release After radioactive was such a runaway success the record label was like hey Do you want to make all of your music dark and poundy from now on melody harmony hooks now? We just want some bass drum from now on if MMA fights can't play your music in their ads We do not want it everything needs to sound moody angry and just bass drum do we mention bass drum so much bass drum? And that sucks because imagine dragon sounds their best when they're upbeat and fun here chaching by them It is nothing like radioactive and it's probably not what you're expecting let them surprise you despite their bad reputation This band has some excellent work underneath their belts now here are some of the bands that you might have heard of Pop so everybody told me to listen to pop it was like one of those bands that I knew I'd like if I gave them a Shot I just couldn't find time to sit down and really invest I eventually did and I'm very glad that I did I'm discovering that I am a really big fan of dance punk like fancy that their sound is insane and wild and unhinged They're unpredictable and loud and they have enough pop tinge to stay mainstream in your hometown's music scene The vocals are screaming up that grandma doesn't like them But they're legible enough that my dad can appreciate them the guitars are just heavy enough to have a hardcore vibe But every song has enough of a hook to let you cling on to them and differentiate every song from each other And that's kind of an issue in this genre, you know because everything kind of tends to melt together not with pop It doesn't feel samey and that's a really big compliment. Please listen to DVP by them taking back Sunday Imagine a 2005 teen high school movie the angst the betrayal the romance the heartbreak it's dramatic and campy and exciting Taking back Sunday capture that vibe fantastically with their early work 2000s email pop punk was kind of a special genre and they were the kings back in their day They were masters of their craft their mascara was on point and the hair was straightened perfectly And the fans cried at all their shows and they screamed along with all the anthems They were brilliant the sad thing is though is that email kind of quit being cool around 2009 What does a band to do well taking back Sunday changed they went from the sad rock to the arena rock kind of thing Their songs became more mature profound and thoughtful their sound was different But every song was still fantastic even though everything that they make is different. It's still is solid. It's still smart Congratulations guys. You did what a lot of bands can't do evolve listen to a decade under the influence That is like my favorite song ever to play live with a band The Frights you know the kind of music that they play at KFC like the old-timey doo-wop stuff Throw in some electric guitar and yelling and now you have the Frights They're quirky if they're lively and unique with their own sound that I haven't found anywhere else What's it like being a poor millennial? Well, these guys will tell you with their music that will confuse your grandma and make college kids mosh while snapping their fingers This new wave of California alternative punk is like shaping the scene and the Frights are like totally leading the charge They're fantastic listen to Crestbucket it starts off slow But then it picks up hardcore as it goes on give it a shot Slaughter Beach dog Remember that family vacation that you went on when you were a little kid You went to a coastal town and everything was gray and relaxed the sand was wet and gross But it was still kind of nice the air was nippy and cold You just sat in the beach house and looked out the window things were like really low-key and really pleasant the warm fuzzy Vibe you got in your stomach. Yeah, all those things are this band Slaughter Beach dog is a great band to do housework I entertain guests to it's a far cry for modern baseball the singers other project. It's very serene. It's really peaceful It's very atmospheric. There's not really much to say besides the fact that they're just great to listen to while you're hanging out Played in the background of a dinner party or whatever you have. They're really nice listen to golden green chef special These guys are from the Netherlands and they're like a super fantastic beach party kind of band You got clicky groovy guitar riffs and some bouncy synth and suave vocals. They're super fun and great to dance to I know they have like a ton of other music out, but I'm just restricting myself to what's available on Spotify I'm chill with that too because their songs that they have out are like already fantastic and energetic Apparently they open for 21 pilots, which is super fitting Hopefully they come out with some new music soon because I need more listen to peculiar by them spooky ghost boys So there's like this deep dark soft sad boy trend I see going on a lot of artsy former emo kids are playing guitar And it's super reverbed and it's in space with layered vocals and 80s synths or whatever I would be intrigued in that style if it was just one artist But it's like so specific and it's kind of off-putting to see other people replicating it correct me if I'm wrong But spooky ghost boy kind of introduced the whole vibe and popularized it every 17-year-old kid with an undercut and thick fake glasses They're secretly trying to emulate his sound while they're recording on their dad's Macbook at 3 a.m. In the morning in their room thinking that they're deep dark and mysterious They're not to be honest. I don't really like spooky ghost boys synthy reverby stuff anyway I liked his lo-fi jams his first two albums are fantastic and they really helped me get into the lo-fi vibe in the first place It's minimalist. It's earnest and it's impactful. It's melancholy homemade, but it's never really tryhardy He's the artist who taught me how to really value bedroom production to begin with it's personal It's claustrophobic and it's atmospheric It's sad and it actually has a reason to be in it feels super genuine Listen to out-of-sight because that song will like punch you in the heart Harley Poe so I want you to imagine if the family from Texas Chainsaw Massacre started a folk band banjo accordion fiddle Harmonica mandolin acoustic guitar they have the works down but instead of singing about rivers and girls and other Folksy boring stuff they sing about cannibalistic transvestites and zombies and blowing up schools their music is not for the easily offended They go to some really dark and shocking places just for comedic value See, there's this inner SJW inside of me and it's like Nate Should you really be listening to this and the part of me that knows how to actually have fun every now and then is like shut up They're good live for once their newest album lost and losing it stepped away from the silly over-the-top stuff and went for more of a weird and Introspective vibe they reflected on the destruction of the lead singer's marriage and him being cheated on it was horrible By the way, if you're the type of person to cheat on your romantic partner, you're a jerk and you should stop You got to listen to the live version of I could always eat your brains by them It's eight minutes long and it's awesome in my opinion The live version is the only way to listen to this song because they get the entire room singing by the end of it And then the band just crumbles. It's brilliant. It's really funny. It's a lot of fun. They're fantastic Listen to them unless you're like super easily offended. I have no idea how to pronounce her name. Let me listen to it All right, it's Leahy. Yes It's Alex Leahy. So Alex Leahy is one of the most promising figures in alternative rock right now next to Jeff Rosenstock And if you watched the last video, you know how much I love him. Her music is sweeping. It's bouncy It's a lot of fun. The melodies are sticky and sweet But they're satisfying with enough punk rock crunch that you don't feel embarrassed listening to her Her lyrics cover typical millennial struggles about colleges and crushes and being dependent on wine, etc I know it sounds cliched, but she has enough charm and charisma that she carries everything effortlessly She's great for parties and friendly hangouts. You should really listen to I haven't been taking care of myself Now here are some bands that you have not heard of. St. Terrible. Okay I put this band on my last recommendations video, but I feel like I didn't do a good enough job describing them Granted, I know that there is no combination of words that I could ever put together do them justice They're from my hometown Boise and they have world-class production values and incredibly high concepts I mean their music is folksy with banjos and stuff But there's enough serious existential philosophy undercurrents running through everything that they make to make them really interesting There's this overarching story that kind of goes through all of their music with characters and events and climaxes and stuff They just pop up throughout the releases plus everything that they do completely adds on to it from the videos to the music itself To the lyrics to even their awe inspiring live performances I think it is so bizarre that they've been making incredible art for this long yet They're completely unknown. I've been listening to these guys on and off for about a year and a half But everything seriously came together when I saw them live if you ever get the chance see st. Terrible live They are an incredible band with fantastic musicians elaborate costumes and set pieces. There are props They even have live dancers and performers that are not playing music to pull the whole thing together And the crazy thing is that their performances are generally fairly small every show that I've been to by them has like Less than 50 or 60 people in attendance, but they still pour their heart and souls into every aspect of the performance Okay, don't tell any of my friends But I'm convinced that st. Terrible is the best band in Idaho right now and they have an incredible future ahead of them If you listen to one band on this list, I want you to listen to st. Terrible They're so fantastic that I'm putting the youth and cannibalism at the top of every band recommendations playlist attached to this video 10 out of 10 Amazing spiritual experience Remarkable Wow, I wanted to with these kids someday. They're the best. Please support them Vox Trot So I first heard Vox Trot in middle school and they clicked instantly They're youthful and they're fast and they're poppy in all the best ways They have brilliant and catchy melodies and fantastic lyrics Seriously, the lyrics are so brilliant every single song that they put out the production values are so diverse and polished And it's crazy. I think that they're still like kind of a low-end band I'm gonna like go out on a limb and say that they're raised by Wolves EP is one of my all-time favorites They're nostalgic Emotional exciting and their lifespan ended way too soon. Rest in peace Vox Trot. Listen to missing pieces I dare you not to love it. Oh, hello Sure, you got musicians like 21 pilots and advanced joy and even fallout boys sometimes who dabble with ukulele But oh hello demolishes it. They're like ukulele gods They brilliantly do layers and harmonies and they create these crazy songs with just ukuleles It's brilliant. Plus the vocals create like this haunting spooky atmosphere that sucks you into their wet and reverby goodness If you like spooky ghost boy, you will love. Oh, hello You should definitely listen to haunted house by them the homeless gospel choir Hey, you do you like the daily stormer corporate interference in the government fascism Imperialism, what's that? No. Well, I have a like-minded individual for you It is no secret that I like Derek Zanetti quite a bit. He's the narrator in my death poem series He has a fantastic music project too He's kind of like Woody Guthrie where he writes mostly traditional folk music minus the racism that kind of inherently comes with the genre half The time Derek Zanetti takes his platform and talent and he pushes social awareness for positive and upbeat political vibes Basically, he is a social justice warrior, but he is not obnoxious about it They're using clever stories songs poetry He is able to convey a truly effective message of unity love and compassion Plus listening to the homeless gospel choir will give you some serious punk credit at any basement show that you end up going to Just wear a Derek Zanetti t-shirt and you'll get some mad respect He is like the underground scenes cool uncle listen to when the war is over sculpture club So these guys are post-punk with a grungy cigarette smelling vibe about them They're got like the same way that cure was before they got old and crusty and weird Yeah, those dudes are way too old to be dressing like that man. These kids aren't even from Boise they're from Salt Lake I saw them at a gig at tree fort music festival 2017 They had like a really small show, but they blew the minds of all seven people in the room who saw them They're dusty and dark and their music is so moshable while still being accessible listen to my favorite It will kick you in the head Raccoon tour finally we have raccoon tour this musical project is brand spanking new It is so new in fact that they only have one song out right now granted It's one of my favorite songs probably because I wrote it when I was 15 years old and I was super sad There's ukulele driving guitar fast drums a slippery bass weird synthy noises gang vocals glockenspiels I am going for some crazy high production values yo I'm a fan of music with dynamics and an underlying narrative And that's kind of the vibe them going for an album is coming out this summer around like August or September Maybe October I don't know stuff like this takes time, but it's coming keep your eyes peeled. It's gonna be rad Wow, this was shameless, and I thought I'd have more self-respect than this But if you want to give my jam a listen to it's in the playlist and such it's called so far in running I also have a kind of music video out on my channel if you want to watch it Just click the annoying ribbon at the top of the video So one of the most annoying things about doing these videos is that everyone has the recommendations for me They're like hey Nate listen to primus or hey Nate listen to the red hot chili peppers And I'm like I don't like trash music you thanks to Amino Hover I can totally keep track now just click on the link below and send me some awesome song suggestions And I'll rate every single one of them or at least I'll try I'm gonna be brutally honest I'll try to stay active on there for a week after this video is posted Oh and like follow me on Twitter and Instagram and buy shirts or whatever links to everything is in the description Hey, I hope you found some cool new bands comment Let me know which new artists you found and like I don't know and as always stay spicy