5 artists you must listen to and add to your playlist!

 Hey Charlie, long time no see (lol)

Soooooo, spotify wrapped just dropped and I wanted to do a blog on 5 artists I discovered this year (and last year) that made my playlist more “original”!

The 5 artists I'm going to present to you today are bands and solo artists. Some of you may know  them, some of you may not but it doesn’t hurt to discover or rediscover new music :)

LET’S GET STARTED I GUESS!

(ps: I will share the artists spotify link and some song that i think you should give a listen)

Elephanz:  

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CD8tl357w6zYA3XYuOJPO?si=shHgSE8dTFOERFz79MpfMA

Elephanz is a French pop/rock group from Nantes, consisting of Jonathan Verleysen (Guitar and Vocals), Maxime Verleysen (Keyboard and Vocals), Clement Plaza-Illand (Drums), and Thibaud Vanhooland (Bass).

I rediscovered Elephanz a few months ago when I was humming the tune of their song “Stereo” which is REALLY catchy!!!! But since then, I discovered some other songs from the album “Time for a change” like “Elizabeth”, “walk on my dream” and “je n’ai jamais” (and of course STEREO!) The band is really good in my opinion, the tune of each song is different and unique in their own way! 

Songs I mentioned link:

Stereo:https://open.spotify.com/track/0BSAoLiwvKwwwu4V2F1LU5?si=100933d4dd9f4f06         Time for a change: https://open.spotify.com/track/7MmSp3kPyFr4Kw89ajXLjy?si=e8f3af2e1ba44da4     Elizabeth: https://open.spotify.com/track/7wIF3ujkGF6QmR9SI36G0J?si=3cd822f7bb09495a       Je n’ai jamais: https://open.spotify.com/track/2FMwC1jzFF77cw1C63u8SY?si=5f64803ae66e4d40       Walk on my dream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5Y6XZoKBB9nxOskmAFCdhm?si=33454184640b46db                                        album: https://open.spotify.com/album/3K8Abtwl5IQnqjWXbPYMlq?si=eqk-Vpp4RImFN0439SbV3Q  

Jack Stauber: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yNIb413Bmfs2ZBVuPp9kC?si=a_UMZ1TlQVyBzLg2y-IQLQ

Jack Stauber is a folksy, vintage musician who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is a college graduate, majoring in junior marketing and minoring in studio arts. While music is what he does most, he also animates and makes surreal and comedic shorts on his YouTube channel.

I have been listening to Jack Stauber for a loooong A time and I still can’t get over how his music is just so satisfying to listen to! You might know his song “Buttercup” or “Oh klahoma” from tik tok but there are way more song that are better than those ones. “Dead weight” and/or “Pad thai” are really good too! He also has another artist account with more short songs than long ones but they are worth a try. To give you ideas, my favorite songs from Jack Stauber’s micropop (his other artist account) are “Two time”, “Cheese” and “There’s something happening”. What I like about his music is that it sounds childish, the tune is always weird (in a good way) and the lyrics are….. WEIRDLY AWESOME!

Songs I mentioned link:

Buttercup: https://open.spotify.com/track/2mlGPkAx4kwF8Df0GlScsC?si=d2ad6f9411484cad                 Oh klahoma: https://open.spotify.com/track/6SZwj6cjc8JQbkrr8cbIUn?si=b4f4273424644b8f                  Dead weight: https://open.spotify.com/track/5yhQS5ce3WebABcdngULA8?si=42a4d4fcc1ea4e58         Pad thai: https://open.spotify.com/track/5vSUfg2FWq02DIeNqLZUDJ?si=1714f540bbe8419b                 Two time: https://open.spotify.com/track/7JTGwb6ug0z15F5roNLE0s?si=fc9a435ead9e4b8a                Cheese: https://open.spotify.com/track/0qeFBSpgOZYIHvl65QuOjc?si=d8559da712b54849                   There’s something happening: https://open.spotify.com/track/5Q7X2ddA5TjbfYe5FM3WZQ?si=d5b7a93a57af43d7                                                                                                                                Jack Stauber’s micropop: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yNIb413Bmfs2ZBVuPp9kC?si=au8OHWikRJaqTTrGeIZ3Dw                  

Polyphia: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vGrte8FDu062Ntj0RsPiZ?si=VpqC0STvTNaRWy03vY-qlg

Hailing from the quiet suburbs of Plano, Texas, progressive rock outfit, Polyphia, are anything but mild-mannered. With a distinctly thought-out and well-orchestrated sound, the quartet pummels out blistering blast beats, and an onslaught of guitar shreds that blends, seamlessly, with melodic grooves and a humble intensity that never wears on the ear.

Ngl, I discovered this band about a week ago (week ago) thanks to my guitar teacher who is working on playing their song “G.O.A.T” and told me I was going to learn it too! WTH PASS!!! (ps: if you listen to this song you will understand why i want to cut off my fingers lol). The song I mentioned is only instrumental and IT IS AMAAAAZING!!!! (listen to it with earphones) The guitar duet is to die for and the bass and drum duet is OMG. Tbh, I don’t usually listen to this kind of music but Polyphia is really good and now I am listening to their album “New levels new devils” which is a masterpiece! 

Songs I mentioned link:

G.O.A.T: https://open.spotify.com/track/0maCwhZTO3PybhSiQcsjAf?si=b3dc6a4b74bf407f                    Album: New levels new devils: https://open.spotify.com/album/1JYk1k73qSbXCCCciopZH7?si=crhT5fjxR7yvY3LAYTmYmw 

Madvilian: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aoFQUeHD1U7pL098lRsDU?si=NjkxhNNxRSWB9APa85t8sQ

Madvillain was an American hip-hop duo consisting of two MCs and producers, MF DOOM and Madlib. Their debut album Madvillainy was met with wide critical acclaim for its unique approach.

A friend of mine introduced me to Madvilian because we love old rappers. And the fact that I listen to this everyday means that this is a really good duo!!!! When I listen to “Fancy clown”, “All caps” and “curls” I feel like I’m in New York just walking in the street, the main character level is like a publicity for coca cola type main character (I’m a bit too dramatic haha). But my fav is probably “Meat grinder”, I don’t have the words to describe this song! Well for now I only listened to their album “Madvillainy” but I’m going to listen to the other albums really soon! 

Songs I mentioned link:

Curls: https://open.spotify.com/track/0V3nTTKA24XKCayp8igU4l?si=74df076f45f14653                          Fancy clown: https://open.spotify.com/track/1YgDGKyKhFlimPw3mLavPG?si=d088bfcf7b3f4740      All caps: https://open.spotify.com/track/21O0XXPEWPtePt5RMY93Ob?si=859d9b49c66d4a02           Rhinestone cowboy: https://open.spotify.com/track/1IM5em8ceA9Ukorn9xf19w?si=9385844f17954057 

Madvillainy: https://open.spotify.com/album/19bQiwEKhXUBJWY6oV3KZk?si=lyRnEOlxTYyJN56vB_iQrg 

Rejjie Snow: 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lLHpTOJ11tWiUNGYN14gt?si=oqpMR2vyQXqxD2xzvSZxzg

Alexander Anyaegbunam (born June 27, 1993), better known by his stage name Rejjie Snow, is an Irish rapper and record producer from Dublin.

And lastly, the man who made my summer, Rejjie Snow! I literally don’t know how to describe his music…. It's different from the other artists I mentioned and so creative and unique that you listen to his music as if it was a movie. For example, my favorite album “Dear Annie '' I listened to at least 2 times per day during the summer (when I was doing my OIB reading haha). His new album is also really good, it’s called “Baw baw black sheep” and if you listen to it, he did a song with MF DOOM (one of the artists in madvillain). My favorite song from Rejjie snow are down below!

Songs I mentioned link:

23: https://open.spotify.com/track/1r3M82sqImOu3AUwRdELRT?si=bc3824c64dde4baa                       Pink lemonade: https://open.spotify.com/track/1cW5n4h9HWNM5B7UV4bPOE?si=a1c46c16f8d9483d  Olga (1984): https://open.spotify.com/track/5pVm3hoYZFdi1an6PMWgu5?si=525a1b5981d24d3a        The rain: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Wd8PQCOqQ9vili1NpCjxx?si=be2fc48551c14d92 Album: Dear Annie: https://open.spotify.com/album/6AT38pwdn5wky7LxE4KLUn?si=LcO02iI-TWu_n_sM2VwvEw                   Other album: Baw baw black sheep: https://open.spotify.com/album/5z8u1Ja4BZTlcYxi6FyT1k?si=1Bpv76GyTbydzYGr_WaA4g 

 Well, I hope you enjoyed my blog and that you will listen to the artists I recommended! Please tell me if you liked any artists I mentioned and don’t hesitate to suggest some songs and/or artists you discovered or like in the comments :)