Vundabar ⚡️ (this is THE best new but not new band, they have a million great alternative songs that will make you wanna join a band)
JEFF The Brotherhood 🔥 (new rock music ain’t dead yet, they’re really awesome and have a bunch of tunes you have yet to discover)
Violent Soho 🥊 (i swear to you, this is the band you’ve been craving. super good rock music that gives off 90s vibes)
Wolf Alice 🌸 (even though you SHOULD have heard their stuff by now, if you haven’t please do. my absolute favorite band who are underrated af with a mix of hard punk, alternative, rock, and slow songs)
Jack River ☀️ (really versatile with a good mix of slower/pop songs and bangin’ alternative)
Goodbye Honolulu 🌴 (my new fav alt band, they have an amazing sound and ‘typical’ will be your favorite by far)
Shag Rock 🌈 (they have good lowkey indie stuff, will give you summer vibes in this cold hell we are living in)
Albert Hammond Jr. 💥 (not a band but if y’all didn’t know he has solo stuff out!!! somewhat comparable to the strokes but he has amazing music with an awesome style nd it’s wonderful)
DMA’s✖️(one of the greatest bands I’ve ever heard, Oasis vibes, highly recommend)
Skegss⚡️ (makes you feel like you’re skateboarding down a boardwalk in the middle of an australian summer)
Vundabar🌚 (one of my all time favorite bands... they make a unique kind of alternative music with catchy melodies and gritty lyrics/sounds that are truly brilliant)
Goodbye Honolulu🌺 (really good garage rock stuff and an overall awesome sound. chord progressions are also a1)
Made Violent 🔪 (also restores my faith in alternative and punk)
Courtney Barnett🍃 (if you don’t know this songwriting wizard by now... relatable music, awesome guitar playing and band, just overall beautiful songs)
Gallus💥 (my favorite modern alternative band for the past 2 yrs now... super underrated shit, real rock songs that are clean and so advanced. definitely check them out)
Otherkin👌 (imagine a movie intro of someone walking through high school in the early 2000s, with a little more punk)
Cosmic Flanders🔮 (only have 2 songs rn but I know they’ll be big, has a retro-rock and modern day psych-rock feel)
Violent Soho🧨 (reminds me so much of classic 90s bands, ultimate new headbanger music with plenty of more mellow bops too)
The Delta Riggs ⚫️ (the BEST funky alternative)
The Dose 💊 (90’s vibe… it’s good stuff)
The Growlers☀️ (y’all should know them but if you don’t... mix of indie/rock/alt/with some pop stuff, overall the band is super dynamic with a great lead singer and amazing riffs/beats)
Skinny Girl Diet🌹 (female nirvana. that’s it. fucking awesome)
Hot Flash Heat Wave🌊 (mix of post-punk and psychedelic pop stuff, super catchy tunes that you’ll love)
If you like The Strokes… listen to Mt. Eddy (Working Tile, Wilshambe, Orange)
If you like Led Zeppelin... listen to Greta Van Fleet (Safari Song, Highway Tune, Black Smoke arising)
If you like The Black Keys… listen to The Record Company (Rita Mae Young, Turn Me Loose, Baby I’m Broken)
If you like 90s pop/rock… listen to VANT (Parking Lot, The Answer, Karma Seeker)
If you like The Clash… listen to Spring King (City, Who Are You?, Rectifier)
If you like The Beatles… listen to Tobias Jesso Jr. (How Could You Babe, Leaving LA, Can We Still Be Friends)
If you like mellow Weezer stuff… listen to Zuli (kubadiver, neither am i, blaze)
If you like 70s rock… listen to The Shelters (Rebel Heart, Liar, Never Look Behind Ya)
If you like Oasis… listen to DMAs (Play it Out, Laced, Too Soon)
If you like The Verve… listen to Blossoms (My Favorite Room, Getaway, Honey Sweet)
If you like Hole…listen to Skinny Girl Diet (Okay, Silver Spoons, Lazy Eye)
If you like Courteeners… listen to The Sherlocks (Escapade, Was It Really Worth It?, Live For the Moment)
If you like 60s blues/rock... listen to Ron Gallo (Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me, Put the Kids To Bed, Started a War)
If you like The White Stripes… listen to Royal Blood (Out Of The Black, Don’t Tell, Little Monster)
•before you all lose your shit, these are just bands that I feel somewhat resemble their counterpart. It’s not exactly the same so don’t get all pissy in the comments people•
• Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine
• Delilah Holliday of Skinny Girl Diet
• Jaime Woods
• Lydia Night of The Regrettes
• Courtney Barnett
• Orono Noguchi of Superorganism
• Jorja Smith
• Lexie Papillion of Bloodboy
• Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice
• Nadia Javed of The Tuts
these are women of all different races, ethnicities, and sexualities. and they are all beautiful, talented, and wonderful. i absolutely love these frontwomen and hope you check each and every one of them out. these are what role models look like!
🌿Alternative Bands You Need To Listen To Part 4: 🌿
Pale Waves 🌊 (takes me back to the good ole early 2000s punk era, super cute band and really catchy songs)
Wolf Alice🌸 (even though you SHOULD have heard their stuff by now, if you haven’t please do. my absolute favorite band who are underrated af with a mix of hard punk, alternative, rock, and slow songs)
DMA’s✖️(one of the greatest bands I’ve ever heard, big Oasis vibes, highly recommend)
The Struts🌈 (retro rock, super catchy)
Dante Elephante🐘 (<i love this emoji lol but this band is a few yrs old with bops that nobody knows about, indie-alternative stuff with good riffs and melodies)
Bloodboy🌚 (good punk/pop, not some emo screamy shit, amazing voice and cool songs)
SWMRS☀️(right in between the indie and punk genre - anyways it’s catchy and super good music)
Shame🌪 (an awesome band with songs that have a classic-rock sound to them with modern influences, some of my favorite new songs)
The Buttertones🎷 (think of The Cramps with a saxophone, really really unique alternative music that is really worth a listen)
Gang of Youths▪️(more indie-alternative but really catchy songs that are actually deep and not about cigarettes and sex and british shit)
Otherkin🌹 (garage-punk songs, basic riffs and melodies that are composed so well together, reminds me of early alternative/punk stuff)
Gallus🕸 (they only have one song and ik they’re gonna be huge, so please give a listen)
Mt. Eddy💕 (their album is one of my favorites, reminiscent of early Strokes stuff, alternative/indie sounds with strong guitar and drums)
Alex Lahey ⚡️ ~ indie pop songs that will immediately make you fall in love
Catfish and the Bottlemen🐠 (just in case you haven’t listened to these fools, please do and thank you. indie-alternative godly music that will make you an expert in british slang {“lippy” is chapstick HA} while restoring your faith in decent music)
( Other Lists: https://pancakeruby.tumblr.com/post/175560566057/links-to-my-posts-of-new-bands-to-listen-to )