by lyysander » Thu Dec 24, 2015 7:46 pm
I'm slowly coming to the realization that rock music is dying. I've been pretending for years that alternative/experimental bands like TV On the Radio and Sleigh Bells are keeping the rock spirit alive, but I don't know anymore. Everyone seems to be slipping into one of two camps: really boring "rock" music, or more experimental, oftentimes electronic sounds, thus falling into altogether new genres. In my opinion, nothing will ever be as real and raw as bands like Violent Femmes, Pixies, Gang of Four. Bands who evoked this really rich energy with simple instruments (albeit not simple instrumentation). Does anyone know of any bands that are still keeping that energy going?
: Then what bands would you recommend?
EDIT: It seems like everyone's disagreeing with me on this, which is fine. I'm just not sure why. What bands are you guys listening to? I'm not saying that other music is bad, I really dig FKA Twigs, Azaela Banks, The Knife, etc. But none of them are rock, they're entirely different genres.