*This is a repost from my old blog. I hope to continue this series now that circumstances are more favorable.*
These are my favorite bands so far (alphabetical order). I'm keeping the recommended songs to 2, believe me, there is so much more I could recommend. And regarding the "sounds like", please bear in mind that I am NOT a musical genre expert, as much as I wish I was.
Please let me know about faulty links.
So go check out their websites, and if you find you like any of these bands a lot, buy their cds! I did!
Clicking on an artist link will take you to the artist's page (most of these are myspace). Clicking on a song link will automatically start a download (or open a page with a player, depending on your browser), except a few of them may take you to a page with a link to download the sing.
Nagini
Sounds like: acoustic, indie, female vocals
Songs: Narcissa Unleashed; Walburga Blues
Wins: best take on Horcruxes
Obliviate!
Sounds like: acoustic, indie, female vocals
Songs: Revenge (Of the Best Kind); Love Ginny
Wins: they're just good
Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls
Sounds like: indie, rock, pop
Songs: Mischeif Managed; Open at the Close
Wins: best "this is how the band started" story
Ollivander
Sounds like: punk rawk
Songs: Mars; Not Slytherin
Wins: Really excellent punk
Peeved
Sounds like: comedy, various genres
Songs: This Book is So Awesome (Percy’s Version); Expelliarmus Kid
Wins: Excellent exploration of genres
Remus and the Lupins
Sounds like: various genres, comedy, electronica
Songs: Expecto Patronum; I Hate You, the Moon
Wins: most hilarious retelling of learning Expecto Patronum
RiddleTM
Sounds like: piano + vocals, soft
Songs: Ode to Voldemort; Beans
Wins: ambiguously-gendered voice
Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons
Sounds like: piano, female vocals, indie
Songs: Frozen; Godric’s Hollow
Wins: most haunting
Roonil Wazlib
Sounds like: acoustic, indie
Songs: SOMEONE Isn’t Getting Any . . . ; On the Wings of a Bird
Wins: Didn’t like her at first, but now I do
Split Seven Ways
Sounds like: acoustic, female vocals, indie
Songs: Slip on the Mask; Don’t Call Me Coward
Wins: straight up THE BEST character songs
Talons & Tea Leaves
Sounds like: rock, hip-hop
Songs: Fawkes’ Lament; The Sorting Hat
Wins: Take two of the greater wrock bands (Catchlove and Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls) and then realize that this is both of them put together.
The Broom Closet Diaries
Sounds like: rock, storytelling
Songs: The Beginning
Wins: makes me wish they had more songs
The Brothers Black
Sounds like: rockabilly, 50's pop
Songs: Kiss Me; Don’t Want to be a Deatheater
Wins: they’re just good.
The Butterbeer Experience
Sounds like: broadway/showtunes, piano + female vocals
Songs: Accio Hot Guy; Wrock Rocks!
Wins: most done by a single woman
The Curse Breakers
Sounds like: goth, chick rock, pagan
Songs: Full Moon; Be My Dementor
Wins: The best chick wrock band
The Gringotts Grrls
Sounds like: medieval, a capella
Songs: Draconis; Deep Underground
Wins: most cognitive dissonance between the band name and the band sound
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