Interactive Poll: Whats New Wit' Chu?

But you're missing this very important (Rule?).

^ Well, that's a pity. For me, it is not about the "contest" between the final nominations but about the sharing of music others might like too. We're all prog lovers, so when we share something non-prog others may not know, there is a chance they will like it too. When you share three tracks from the same artist/album, I will only discover one artist. I prefer to discover three artists that are new to me, so for me this rule makes perfect sense...

Thanks to these IA poll I discovered many artists (mostly non-prog): Richard Shindell, Faun Fables, The Comet is Coming, Julia Holter, Salaryman, Radian, Claudio Rocchi, Bucium... and many others. They could qualify as "pandemic-discoveries", but they "belong" to others. Some of the other music I discovered in this period has already been presented here, so I will try to come up with something new...

This poll arrived at just the right time. I discovered this artist just a few days ago while looking at Bandcamp for albums tagged "experimental".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This artist from United States is on this site at http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=11703 under Eclectic Prog. The album "Nightmare Forever" (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72174) was released in 2019. The whole album is great, making the choice of tracks somewhat difficult. I think "A Wizard of the Wind" is the highlight of the album, but the second choice was quite difficult due to the eclectic nature of the album. However, I chose "Nightmare Forever" due to its contrast with "A Wizard of the Wind". I think this album would appeal to those who enjoy the music of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

 

The album is on Bandcamp at https://nolanpotter.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-forever

 

 

As a bonus, here is another rather different track from the album:

 

 

 

 

So, if you want to participate, find some songs (preferably three) from artists that you have discovered for yourself or that you have gained a new respect for while COVID was busy destroying our social lives.  To help make it easier, these discoveries have to be some that you have made during 2020 until now.  These do not have to be new artists, necessarily, but they do have to be new to you.  For example, many people know who Frank Zappa is, but not many people have a real appreciation of him because they haven't really explored his music very deeply.  But if you spent time during the pandemic to gain a insight and a new respect for him, then his music would qualify for one of your choices.

This time around, artists that are in the Archives are eligible, but let's keep it down to only one of your three choices.  The other two have to be from outside of the Archives.  

During the first week of this poll, listen to the submissions that others have posted and if you want to make comments, then you are free to do so, but you are not obligated to do so.  By Friday November 5th, decide which one of the submissions you posted will be the one you want everyone to vote on and let us know in the thread.  Then, once these nominations are all submitted, you will be able to vote on your favorite three from the nominations others have posted (We typically do not vote on our own submissions).  Do NOT vote before the nominations are all in, hopefully by Monday November 8th.  After that, you can decide which three songs are your favorites from the songs that were nominated.

Hopefully that is all fairly clear, but if it's not, feel free to ask.

Here are my three submissions.

1. For years, I have known about Tom Waits, but have never really paid much attention to him because I felt his voice was a bit too course for my own liking.  But I ran across a used vinyl copy of the album Blue Valentine for a really great price, so I picked it up.  Now I have a desire to hear a lot more from him.  The song I picked from that album is the title track.  I think it really demonstrates that he is not always such a rough singer, but that he really has a voice that conveys emotion much better than I could ever have imagined.  

Tom Waits - "Blue Valentine"

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2. Since I am a vinyl collector, I am always interested in what other collectors are finding out there.  I started watching videos from collectors in the vinyl community during the pandemic.  Here is a new artist that I ran across from watching these videos that I absolutely love.  

Bonny Light Horseman - "Bonny Light Horseman"

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3. This next selection is one that was suggested to be added to the Archives.  It was first suggested to the progressive metal team, but we decided to move it to the heavy prog team.  This is one of my favorite new artists from 2021 and the entire album is excellent.

Beautiful Bedlam - "Black World"