Scotch Sampler

Love these ones:

Jack White - Freedom At 21.mp3
Jack White - I'm Shakin'.mp3
Jack White - Lazaretto.mp3
Jack White - Love Is Blindness.mp3 (U2 COVER)
Jack White - Sixteen Saltines.mp3
Jack White - That Black Bat Licorice.mp3

Love all of Sea Of Cowards and these ones:

Dead Weather - I Feel Love (Every Million Miles).mp3
Dead Weather - Rolling In On A Burning Tire.mp3
Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother.mp3

And you turned me on to checking out Raconteurs earlier in this thread.
 
Here goes another big entry for me. If I described an artist who's a prolific songwriter and lead guitarist/ front-man of a self-titled band, and a drummer in one of his multiple side-projects, you'd say I'm describing Jack White. But for the underground indie scene, that would be California's Ty Segall.

He's been cranking out albums since 2008, but only got radio airplay with one song prior to 2012, the year he totally blew up. That year, he released two full albums, and contributed to one of his side projects. He also recorded with another side project for an album released in 2013.

His 2012 album Slaughterhouse got the attention of the indie music world, with his modern but hard-rocking take on garage punk. It's billed as "Ty Segall Band", with Charles Moothart, Mikal Cronin, and Emily Rose Epstein, who would all be with him for several albums and tours. It opens with this, which is obviously slicker sounding on the album (plus he develops a lot with subsequent releases), but it's fun to see him perform live

Ty Segall Band – Death (live)



Then he goes into the hit song from the album, about a soldier who gets hit with an IED and loses his sight

Ty Segall Band – I Bought My Eyes (live)



And here's a fun one from the album

Ty Segall Band – Tell Me What’s Inside Your Heart (live)



After releasing an album with the band White Fence, he puts out another Ty Segall album in 2012. Twins is less heavy rock, and more punk and pop. The song Would You Be My Love was popular on some mainstream radio, as it could be a Beach Boys tune (almost). But Twins has a bunch of good tracks, like this opener

The video is from some movie that used the song, but it works well

Ty Segall – Thank God for Sinners



In classic Ty Segall fashion, he gets on Letterman and goes bonkers. It's priceless. He screams "Go Vote" at the end (this was election eve)

Ty Segall – You’re the Doctor (live on Letterman)
 
Here are some of the more developed and sophisticated tunes from the album

This video is NOT developed or sophisticated
Ty Segall – “The Hill”



This is a nice acoustic piece
Ty Segall – Gold on the Shore



In 2013, he released the album Sleeper under his name. Here's a performance of the title track

Ty Segall – Sleeper (live acoustic)



Also in 2013, he played drums for the band Fuzz, a group with a classic hard rock sound. Here's a track that got played on the radio

Fuzz – What’s In My Head
 
But his peak was hit in 2014 with the well-engineered, highly developed themed album Manipulator. He put everything into this one, and it includes high-level videos and all. The most popular song for radio airplay is Tall Man Skinny Lady, which I think is kind of pedestrian. The album opens with the title track, and has a familiar "Sgt. Pepper's" sound to it. Then The Singer has a slick video, but I like the sound of this rocker

Ty Segall – It’s Over



Later, he gets into this groovy jam

Ty Segall – Feel (live)



This great track is a long way from garage punk

Ty Segall – The Hand



And finally, a funky song that was also a radio hit

Ty Segall – Susie Thumb



He kind-of went off the rails (musically) after this album, but he put out this great cover in 2017

Ty Segall – Every 1’s a Winner (Hot Chocolate cover)
 
Every 1's A Winner was a top-ten hit in early 1979 by Hot Chocolate, a London quintet best known for their early 1976 #3 hit You Sexy Thing. Every 1's A Winner was written by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown and has been recorded by Angie Stone, Tina Turner, Alan Vega, Gun, Mood Velvet/Janet Grey, the Murlocs, the Party Animals, the Jack Of Hearts.....and of course Ty Segall. Here is the original:


 
scotchandcigar said:
Ty Segall Band – Tell Me What’s Inside Your Heart (live)
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People were still stage diving in 2011?
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Ty Segall – Thank God for Sinners
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I like this one.
scotchandcigar said:
Ty Segall – You’re the Doctor (live on Letterman)
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I remember this appearance.
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But his peak was hit in 2014 with the well-engineered, highly developed themed album Manipulator.
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I like this album / era better than the earlier stuff.
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Ty Segall – Every 1’s a Winner (Hot Chocolate cover)
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Fun, but I like the funkiness of the original better.

He’s got a raw amped up Dandy Warhol’s thing going. Speed, not weed.
 
Here's a band that should've won an award (well, they won the Mercury Music prize) for most profane lyrics that ever aired on mainstream radio. The lead singer of the British band Alt-J sings in a kind of mumbly Creole, which allows him to get away with some jaw dropping stuff. Alt-J got their name from the control sequence for the delta (triangle) symbol on a keyboard. The band had a different name, but had to change it.

Their music is different, too. It's mellow but funky. Overwhelmingly unique. In 2012, they released An Awesome Wave, which generated a bunch of radio hits. Here are a few of them

Alt-J – Breezeblocks (live, with interview)



Alt-J – Tessellate (live, with choral intro)



I spoke about this song in the "songs you thought were profane" thread. This song IS profane, but it passes as OK. I don't know how. Even the title means "fits pleasure", referring to a vagina. Anyway, it's a good, groovy song. Follow along with the lyrics, won't you?

Alt-J – Fitzpleasure



In 2014 they released This Is All Yours. It's one of those albums you'll want to play from start to finish, it has a lot of long interludes and connecting overtures. Songs that got radio airplay include Hunger of the Pine, and these

Another song with lyrics worth seeing

Alt-J – Every Other Freckle



This song is about the music industry, and getting away from a producer/ manager/ label. It's my favorite song of theirs

Alt-J – Left Hand Free
 
I didn't like Breezeblocks when it came out, in fact I really disliked it (didn't even know it's name until today). But I'm gonna listen to it and all of the others below it just for the experience. Subject myself to something I'd probably normally change the channel on, and see if my opinion changes along the way...
 
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I didn't like Breezeblocks when it came out, in fact I really disliked it (didn't even know it's name until today). But I'm gonna listen to it and all of the others below it just for the experience. Subject myself to something I'd probably normally change the channel on, and see if my opinion changes along the way...
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It's my least favorite of my favorites from them. I was planning on just mentioning the song, but the live performance won me over. I think their best songs are Fitzpleasure and Left Hand Free.
 
Today I have an honorable mention, and an almost honorable mention. Cage the Elephant is a well-known name in contemporary rock. They're often mentioned as an example of current mainstream rock bands. I like Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, but I'm sick of hearing it. And while they have a few other catchy tunes, none of them do it for me. Plus they're not known for being good live performers.

In contrast, the band Young the Giant (terrible name) hasn't done much for my life, but a few of their songs were really highlights of the years they were released, plus they are great live performers. Their 2011 self-titled debut album was recorded live in-studio, which is rare these days.

Their big hit song is My Body, which I don't enjoy listening to. The bass line reminds me of something from George of the Jungle. However, they have a few songs with subtle but profound lyrics, and a refreshing, distinctive light rock sound. Like these

Young the Giant – Cough Syrup



This song was actually released as a single in 2012

Young the Giant – Apartment (live, song starts at 1:20)



They followed-up in 2014 with Mind Over Matter. Ahead of the album's release, this smoking-hot single made the rounds, and I loved it

Young the Giant – It’s About Time (live)



Unfortunately, the rest of the album went in a different direction: soft pop love songs. So that's where it ends for me.
 
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