The Best Music You've Never Heard

johnnytwentythree

From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Sound: Imagine Godspeed You! Black Emperor with the live ferocity of Fugazi
Album: JXXIII
Investigate: www.johnnytwentythree.com, Myspace



Sleeptalker

From: Nashville, Tennessee
Sound: Dark and moody alt-rock reminiscent of a simpler Bends-era Radiohead
Album: Simplifysimplify
Investigate: www.sleeptalker.net, Myspace



Snowglobe

From: Memphis, Tennessee
Sound: Brian Wilson and Flaming Lips experimental pop without surfboards or robots
Album: Oxcytocin
Investigate: Makeshift Music, Myspace



Roh Delikat

From: Boston, Massachusetts
Sound: Think stripped-down Blonde Redhead meets a more serious Giant Drag
Album: Sunny
Investigate: Sadly they've broken up, Myspace



The Early Evening

From: Nashville, Tennessee
Sound: Neil Young's down to earth songwriting with Paul McCartney's sense of melody
Album: Same Amazing Person
Investigate: www.theearlyevening.com, Myspace



Motion Decay

From: Nashville, Tennessee
Sound: Mix the thunder of Black Sabbath with the instrumental precision of Pelican
Album: NA
Investigate: Myspace



Aaron Robinson

From: Nashville, Tennessee
Sound: Ryan Adams without the bullshit meets the Counting Crows and Mark Kozelek
Album: We Are Racing Ghosts
Investigate: www.aaronrobinsonmusic.com, Myspace



The Slow and Steady Winner

From: (surprise!) Nashville, Tennessee
Sound: A mellower, more organic Explosions in the Sky
Album: Narrative Euphony in Nine Parts
Investigate: Myspace

Now go listen to some music and maybe get your ass to a show or two.