The Recommendation Thread

[Cardinal]

If you are a very open person in terms of music, and would like a new artist to check out, let me recommend someone.

Ben Sollee.
Genre would be something like folk, though some songs could be called bluegrass as well.
He plays cello; he's also from my state. And I love his music.
Album "Learning to Bend" is what I'm listening to right now.

[Clyde]

If anyone wants Bend Sinister's Through the Broken City, here it is below:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/b8fnyg

It's not as upbeat and happy as their latest efforts, but hey, it can be extremely badass at times.  I say it is worth a look.

[Empirical Pussy]

I have a feeling I've recommended this before, but the end of this song (30:55 by Olafur Arnalds) is one of the best things I've discovered (re-discovered, I guess, considering I completely forgot about him for ages) in a long time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6u5D-5LWSg

[Jake]

The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtE1IAiudCw

Bought the album on a whim and it's really fantastic.
if you like BRMC or Arcade Fire I would say check this band out.

[Rosti LFC]

Blue Sky Black Death. In particular Gold In, Gold Out is an awesome song but I think the whole of their new album (Noir) is good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlYwzRCtziI

Would give a genre, but I don't really know what the genre is (Wikipedia says Alternative Hip-Hop, and I can sort of see where that's coming from, but I think it's misleading). It's fairly slow and mellow synth and guitar stuff.

[Clyde]

I recommend Feist's Metals to anyone who has ever had any remote interest in Feist.

I was expecting to be disappointed by it like all other albums released by bands I have been following, but I was pleasantly surprised! The album is full of surprises and has a much different sound compared to The Reminder.

Here is a link to one of my favourite tracks on the album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzeyyl7JGE8

Download link for album: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8nfdfu