Here are more of your recommendations. One
thing these all have in common is they don’t fit into the usual buckets.
Twenty-one Pilots: “Stressed Out” (suggested by Raj D.)
Two billion views! This clearly struck a chord with a lot of people. I don't think people today are actually any more stressed out than previous generations were, but that’s beside the point. It's is an interesting mashup of alt-rock and rapping. The entire thing has a minimalist vibe while still being funky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY
Punch Brothers (suggested by Edward D.) “Movement and Location”
Ed didn’t pick a specific song, so I listened to a bunch of things and picked this one. They use bluegrass instrumentation but range far beyond traditional bluegrass. This remarkable piece is from their 2013 album “Who’s feeling young now?” The co-founder of the group is mandolin player Chris Thile (theel-ee), probably known to many of you as host of “Live from Here” (the successor show to “Prairie Home Companion”).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxaPbOEm070
Jon Batiste: “Freedom” (suggested by Chris B.)
Ok, this guy’s day job (actually night job) is as a bandleader
on late night TV. His best-known gig was
doing the music for Stephen Colbert, but he clearly has bigger ambitions. Here
is a high-energy mashup of New Orleans funk, soul and little bit of rapping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHVC1DcHmo
Poppy (formerly That Poppy): “Low Life” (suggested by Maia K.)
Multiple choice: Poppy is a) a musician whose whole life is a performance art piece; b) a rock star who believes she is an android; or c) a holographic deity with her own actual religious following. Your guess is as good as mine. This is the tamest thing I could find by her, but there is more coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnoSeiAFSY
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