Needing inspiration with lineup

[chestwig]

Ok so love many of the DJ's that have been confirmed and will probably stumble into lots of cool random stuff as always. I find myself really need some guidance with bands playing this year? I've checked out bands like foals, m83 and such and they just don't have that wow factor for me. Heard it all before I suppose....

I find most of bands lineup really uninspiring and not just the headliners. However there are a couple of highlights for me, Beck being one and  PJ Harvey being a must.

Would anybody else have some killer must see recommendations for bands?

[Waapster]

How broad is your taste in music? There's quite a wide range of stuff that doesn't do it for you but what else does.

Baaba Maal is great if you like African beats. Wolf Alice and Savages if you want something a bit more lively. Pretty Vicious if you want to see an exciting young 'punk' band. I realise these might not float your boat but if the acts you like are likely to be on the undercard, and it seems they probably are, you probably need to wait for the main poster. 

Hold on in there. You'll get plenty of advice when the full lineup is with us.

[Kill_Crazy]

Don't worry too much about the music. Try something you don't usually listen too or there's plenty of other things to see and do. Just enjoy and explore 

[chestwig]

I do like African rhythms so I'll check babba maal out.

seen wolf Alice makes the pyramid this year. Never heard their stuff, but did they headline park last year?

looks like this is a year for mostly pottering.... New order are about the online main stage headliner that get me mildly excited. Seen them loads before though, so it's nothing special for me.

 

to answer your question I like all bands that have a unique distinctive sound and do what they do well. So Radiohead, massive attack, portishead are some of my favourite. Also I like people like me kenrick lamar, John wizards, tame impala

[Twisted Melon]

Have you tried listening to Brave Sir Robin's Spotify playlist? It's a great way to do some pre festival research. 

 

Edited May 20, 2016 by Twisted Melon

[chestwig]

I'm a deezer and tidal man. Can you listen without a subscription?

[Chris Zoidberg]

How about the Apples (Isreali Funk Band) at Shangri-Hell

, or for something very different Shibusashirazu Orchestra (Japanese...er... nutcases)

 

[Alex DeLarge]

Maybe check out Explosions in the Sky and Roisin Murphy?

[Twisted Melon]

6 minutes ago, chestwig said:

I'm a deezer and tidal man. Can you listen without a subscription?

I think as long as you are connected to the internet you don't need a subscription but I'm sure I read somewhere that you can get Spotify premium for 3 months for 99p and then you can listen offline

Edited May 20, 2016 by Twisted Melon

[Brave Sir Robin]

6 minutes ago, chestwig said:

I'm a deezer and tidal man. Can you listen without a subscription?

 

1 minute ago, Twisted Melon said:

I think as long as you are connected to the internet you don't need a subscription but I'm sure I read somewhere that you can get Spotify premium for 99p for 3 months

Yep, you can listen to the playlist here entirely free, you just get ads every now and again. You can also listen free via the phone app, with ads and only on shuffle (with a limited number of skips per hour). Or pay 99p for three months premium quality, ad-free access: https://www.spotify.com/uk/

[CaledonianGonzo]

Though you can't play it on your Sonos (if you have one).

 

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Though you can't play it on your Sonos (if you have one).

You can if you've a Premium account - and I suspect that if you've a Sonos system you can afford 99p.

[CaledonianGonzo]

True enough, but Sonos comes - or at least came - with a free Deezer subscription, and I'm terrible at remembering to cancel the direct debits.

[Jamie D]

Absolutely love John Grant. Will definitely be watching on the Pyramid. His Pale Green Ghosts album is superb.

 

Edited May 20, 2016 by Jamie D

[cartonio]

am I wrong or there's far less live bands this year than in the past? I'm lookin at the areas announced so far. been navigating through the names of the common and the glade, remembering much more live bands in the past: at the rum shack, at the spike, at the glade stage...there are a lot of djs (some amazing stuff), but less live music. am I wrong?

[FuzzyDunlop]

Im lacking on the bands front this year, but ZZ Top and Beck are confirmed. My main "band stages" for want of a better term are Pyramid, Other, WH and JP....

None of which have been revealed yet.

[Perks]

52 minutes ago, Twisted Melon said:

Have you tried listening to Brave Sir Robin's Spotify playlist? It's a great way to do some pre festival research. 

 

Was just going to say this. That playlist is immense. I don't pay a subscription (I didn't know it was only 99p) but I can still listen and skip songs.

id just give that a go @chestwig bound to be some random stuff you'll love..

[sloseph]

48 minutes ago, Jamie D said:

Absolutely love John Grant. Will definitely be watching on the Pyramid. His Pale Green Ghosts album is superb.

 

John Grant is an excellent shout he'd be my first recommendation for you 

Of Monster and Men are another worth checking out 

[Waapster]

@chestwig this is much much better than you might have thought. You've posted for a while that you might cancel because nothing inspires you but actually there loads you haven't discovered yet. (I'm being a mate here because this time you are asking for advice). For example, Wolf Alice, give them a listen. I reckon they will play John Peel, great atmosphere, just bring a hairbrush (!) And with the stuff you say you like I think Roisin Murphy will work. 

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, forgive me if I'm wrong. I think you might like a fairly wide range of stuff but there's a lot you haven't heard (me too). Glastonbury is fucking brilliant for this. So... listen to BSR's playlist, listen to stuff people recommend on this thread and have a good wander when you get there. Come to the eFests meet. Or just arrange to have a drink with some of us her early on to chat about what's on. I'm happy to meet for a pint.

Wrap

[Beerqueen]

2 hours ago, Jamie D said:

Absolutely love John Grant. Will definitely be watching on the Pyramid. His Pale Green Ghosts album is superb.

 

Didn't know John Grant until I hear him on Robin's Spotify list - really enjoying listening to him.

Edited May 20, 2016 by Beerqueen

[Watergirl]

Check out DakhaBrakha.  In 2014 they were the best thing I saw all summer.  

[morph100]

My mates band are playing again, they are fun 

 

[JanieM28]

2 minutes ago, morph100 said:

My mates band are playing again, they are fun 

 

Right up my street! I love the Bandstand.

[drchickenburger]

I fully agree with what you are saying. I've been working my through YouTube of what's announced so far and who the 'hot' new bands are and it's all very 'meh'. 

I think it's a sign of how bands are in a bit of a slump creatively recently,  a bit like the back end of the 90s and early 00s.

Hopefully in the next few years the music scene will start rebelling against this awful tory government again instead of sounding like music made especially for them.

[Alan_C]

This is pretty special.