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* By the standards of [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] with connections to the DisneyChannel (although she doesn't record on a Disney-owned label), EmilyOsment may count. Since 2009, when she first started seriously pursuing a singing career, she's released a mini-LP, a full length CD and a number of songs for soundtracks, all of which have had relatively modest success compared to, say, the Hollywood Records-signed MileyCyrus, SelenaGomez or the JonasBrothers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJlyyyAlDE&ob=av2e Her]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pjTRmGPhs&ob=av2e songs]] [[{{Earworm}} are ''insanely'' catchy]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jauthmokKWk&ob=av2e and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOotunFktU well-written]], [[GenreRoulette in many different styles]], and she has a unique way of presenting her songs in music videos. Her full-length CD, the techno-dance-flavored ''Fight Or Flight'', was produced by Nellee Hooper and features songs co-written by Adam Schlesinger of FountainsOfWayne. Osment is a very talented live performer with a low-key, but exciting live show. She also plays guitar, co-writes most of her music and has a very good singing voice. Many music fans and journalists not normally interested in TeenPop have enjoyed her music, she does have a following, but has yet to really catch on in the mainstream. Unfortunately, perhaps because she's signed to an AlternativeRock music label (Wind-Up Records, which signed {{Evanescence}}) not known for promoting pop acts, and she has no Disney shows to cross-promote as of 2012, she winds up under the radar.
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* [[httP://pairs.bandcamp.com Pairs]], a Shanghai-based punk duo who revel in imperfections, taking "best of the worst" to its logical extreme. Their sound turns lo-fi punk into a visceral, emotional experience, with loads of guitar noise and a vocalist who constantly sounds like he's screaming to be heard over the mix.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra_%28American_band%29 Ra]]. An Egyptain-inspired, prog-rock/alt-metal band with a very distinct sound. They've been around since 1996, and have released six albums (two of which even managed get on the Billboard 200, through nothing but word-of-mouth from their small but dedicated fanbase) with a seventh currently in the works, and yet barely anyone has heard of them.
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* Despite being extremely influential to pretty much every alternative band of the 90's who achieved chart success (from {{Radiohead}} to {{Blur}}) and the fact that those who do know of them absolutely adore them and everything they've ever done, The {{Cardiacs}} (described on this very wiki as "that perfect band you've been looking for all your life but couldn't find because they're so damn obscure") have only ever got one song in the charts and that peaked in position 84.
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* Music/TheFreeDesign and their rich vocal harmonies extraordinaire. Eight albums spanning almost four decades with only a small following to show for it.
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* The [[MoralGuardians moral panic]] of a (relatively) [[HotterAndSexier sexier]] MileyCyrus in cleavage-revealing clothing in the video for the title track took over much of the publicity for her third full-length studio album, ''Can't Be Tamed''. Rather than the steamy, explicit, sexual/profane album many in the media painted it as, the album is a catchy, well-written, honest and heartfelt techno-inspired work filled with ''motivational'' songs like the pro-gay rights anthem "My Heart Beats For Love", "Liberty Walk", which asks those in abusive situations to stand up for themselves, and the title track, which asks men not to exert control over women or hold them down as people. "Permanent December" (an ode to loyalty to a man over temptation), the thoughtful "Who Owns My Heart", and personal ballads like "Take Me Along", "Stay" and "Scars" are also worth checking out. The profanity is only found on the title song ("go to hell"), and the word "sexy" is in "Permanent December", but that's as racy as it gets.
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* Vancouver-born Craig Smart combines awesome vocals with killer beats ("One Life Stand" is especially good in this regard), although he receives minimal airplay in his native Canada (and is unheard of pretty much everywhere else).
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* ''{{Caramell}}'', the group responsible for the [[MemeticMutation internet hit]] [[CaramelldansenVid Caramelldansen.]] Unfortunately, other than this one song, practically nothing is known about them.
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* Gruppa USSR. A very obscure Russian band formed by veterans of the Soviet War in Afghanistan. While for the most part extremely obscure, their song, Bronezhilet (Бронежилет) is a favorite of the Russian internet. Several videos exist of people making their own covers.
** Most of the stuff about them is in Russian, and all of their songs are in Russian, making it very difficult to locate anything about them.
** Most of the stuff about them is in Russian, and all of their songs are in Russian, making it very difficult to locate anything about them.
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** A huge percentage of their fanbase is Polish, due to them making several songs about awesome badass deeds that Poland has accomplished, especially during WorldWarTwo. In the fandom, it's a RunningGag that 40:1 is the unofficial Polish national anthem. They also have a big German fanbase and a large Scandinavian fanbase. They aren't very famous in the Anglosphere. Fortunately, this is changing as they did their first ever tour to the United States in the summer of 2012.
** A huge percentage of their fanbase is Polish, due to them making several songs about awesome badass deeds that Poland has accomplished, especially during WorldWarTwo. In the fandom, it's a RunningGag that 40:1 is the unofficial Polish national anthem. They also have a big German fanbase and a large Scandinavian fanbase. They aren't very famous in the Anglosphere. Fortunately, this is changing as they did their first ever tour to the United States in the summer of 2012.
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* The xx. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSEB87I3IxQ Here]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHAuOibP-k are a few]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBm5VbwJvY by them.]] There was even a cover of Crystalised done by the Gorillaz. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpvuwEkG_Ro It's even better than the original.]]
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* This is Music/DriftlessPonyClub. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xLSkpF_E8c This]] is their song, "Legends of Archery". You try and listen to it and not rock out. You can't. You know why? ''Because it's awesome, that's why!'' They also hold the title of being the only band to base an album around Buckminster Fuller, aptly titled ''"Buckminster"''.
* This is Music/DriftlessPonyClub. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xLSkpF_E8c This]] is their song, "Legends of Archery". You try and listen to it and not rock out. You can't. You know why? ''Because it's awesome, that's why!'' They also hold the title of being the only band to base an album around Buckminster Fuller, aptly titled ''"Buckminster"''.
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* {{Torae}} is an underrated Brooklyn rapper ([[SeriousBusiness not Bronx]], [[BigApplesauce Brooklyn]]) easily on par with {{Nas}} and [[JayZ Jay-Z]], but he doesn't have the gimmicks of more popular artist or the [[SoBadItsGood sheer shittiness]] of acts like Solja Boy, Kitty Pryde, and Lil B the Based God.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band) Spirit]], who were one of the most talented, unique and and versatile bands of TheSixties. Now usually the only context they're brought up in is that LedZeppelin ripped off their song "Taurus", and that their guitarist's name was [[AwesomeMcCoolname Randy California]].
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* Despite being extremely influential to pretty much every alternative band of the 90's who achieved chart success (from {{Radiohead}} to {{Blur}}) and the fact that those who do know of them absolutely adore them and everything they've ever done, The {{Cardiacs}} (described on this very wiki as "that perfect band you've been looking for all your life but couldn't find because they're so damn obscure") have only ever got one song in the charts and that peaked in position 84.
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* The musical ''JerseyBoys'' is a great story, with lots of very heartwarming and very heartbreaking moments. And some really catchy tunes, despite them being a bit dated.
* The musical ''JerseyBoys'' is a great story, with lots of very heartwarming and very heartbreaking moments. And some really catchy tunes, despite them being a bit dated.
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* There is more good obscure classical music than anyone could hope to listen to in a lifetime. Here are [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aloyn3RohlPA3n_jX0w1jGIjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20110414055303AABkTbj recs of obscure pieces by famous composers]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081121140615AAY3HeM recs of obscure pieces organized by classical genre]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111117184125AAI4EGR recs of obscure chamber music]], and [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080616083509AAE3Nj6 recs of truly obscure composers]] to get you started.
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* Despite being extremely influential to pretty much every alternative band of the 90's who achieved chart success (from {{Radiohead}} to {{Blur}}) and the fact that those who do know of them absolutely adore them and everything they've ever done, The {{Cardiacs}} (described on this very wiki as "that perfect band you've been looking for all your life but couldn't find because they're so damn obscure") have only ever got one song in the charts and that peaked in position 84.
* Despite being extremely influential to pretty much every alternative band of the 90's who achieved chart success (from {{Radiohead}} to {{Blur}}) and the fact that those who do know of them absolutely adore them and everything they've ever done, The {{Cardiacs}} (described on this very wiki as "that perfect band you've been looking for all your life but couldn't find because they're so damn obscure") have only ever got one song in the charts and that peaked in position 84.
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* This entire section; dozens of bands who are popular and obscure don't even have a page.
* The Acro-Brats are an excellent punk band that most know from their song "Day Late Dollar Short," which is in RockBand. They're quite talented and deserve a listen. Just look them up on Youtube.
* [[http://www.antoinegratton.com/ Antoine Gratton]] is a Canadian singer who is purely exceptional. Check out the album ''Le Problème Avec Antoine'' for proof.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/scholars Scholars]]! Catchy, power pop-rock, and somehow not signed.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/lukepaquin The Street & Babe Shadow]]
* Dragon Land.
* The Canadian electro-pop singer [[http://www.iamlights.com Lights]]. Between seeing other electropop females (like Music/LadyGaga and Ke$ha) and other Canadian pop acts (Music/JustinBieber, Michael Bublé) becoming hugely popular, it's puzzling as to why Lights isn't a huge pop star by now...
* Mika, at least in the US. He's quite popular in England, but not so much in America. Ironically, "Love Today" has been used in many American ads and TV shows, so you'd think he'd be more popular.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/littlehorse LittleHorse]], self-proclaimed as "America's Only Double Piano Rock Band". Their songs are about adventure, [[SherlockHolmes detectives]], [[StarWars explaining to your frozen buddy exactly why you sold him out to the dude with the]] [[VaderBreath breathing problem]], and [[Literature/TheOdyssey getting home to your wife]]. All while sending an EarWorm into your head.
* [[http://www.tallyhall.com/ Tally Hall]]. Dear LORD, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq46m0FT42I their]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS58HURlgUc new]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAxGQX9ZZg album]] is looking to be (yet again) a pop masterpiece. They independently released a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQZItOMz6k phenomenal debut]] and recorded the follow-up with major producer Tony Hoffer, only to suffer from DevelopmentHell in accordance with Atlantic Records, who held onto the record for a while and then decided to junk it. These guys should be huge, but they're back to being signed to an obscure indie label and playing small venues across the US.
* Peter Schilling: He's best known for "Major Tom (Coming Home)," but he released ten albums and the rest of his work is just as haunting and awesome.
* The ScissorSisters version of 'Comfortably Numb'. A lot of people will simply hate the song because it is a cover of a PinkFloyd song.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band) Spirit]], who were one of the most talented, unique and and versatile bands of TheSixties. Now usually the only context they're brought up in is that LedZeppelin ripped off their song "Taurus", and that their guitarist's name was [[AwesomeMcCoolname Randy California]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja5QUTlgZ3Y This]] VideoGame/MegaManX song, and its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWyoWQOoc4 remix]]. CrowningMusicOfAwesome that few ever remember.
* Critics praised Rachel Stevens' second album "Come and Get It", yet its sales were lackluster. Even a couple of years later, a BBC review begged for people to please not let it become a forgotten classic.
* King's-X
* Dead Prez
* [[http://www.myspace.com/xxsuzukaxx Suzuka.]] No, not the european emo band, this Suzuka is an obscure Japanese IDM musician who reverse-engineered tech-house, much like the early [[TheNineties '90s]]-era Warp releases did to techno and club music. The result is a blend of sometimes melancholy, sometimes sweet, but always beautiful music.
* [[http://www.discogs.com/artist/khonnor Connor Long, better known as Khonnor.]] A former ChildProdigy with released works dating back to when he was 15, his style features roots from IDM, glitch, and shoegaze, among others, done under a multitude of nicknames. His stuff as Grandma especially falls under this, if only for the songs "Mexico" and "Religion." He has the unique ability to dispel all negative emotions. Just don't go near his work as Jimmy Buffer.
* As said on her page, LisaGermano spent so much time label-hopping that it's no wonder she never found a mass audience.
* Arguably almost every R&B/Soul singer that's not hip-pop oriented. Especially the ones that are high caliber singers. Just to name a ''few'' (and there is ''a lot'').
** Conya Doss
** Amel Larrieux
** Leela James
** Les Nubians
** Raheem [=DeVaughn=]
** Jaguar Wright
* Not many people know about わたしのココ. Even fewer know that they were once known as Kesson Shoujo. It's a shame, too; while markedly different from their present work (barring perhaps "Lala Sings" and what would later be reworked intoわたしのココ's self-titled debut), their earlier work was more ambient- and soundtrack-influenced. It's also [[LighterAndSofter infinitely less depressing.]]
* Google "Top X Guitarists of all time" -- make X as large as you want. And then note how few (if any) of them include [[TheIsleyBrothers Ernie Isley]].
* UtahSaints deserves ''way'' more recognition... in America. These guys chart in the UK every single time they put out a single, but not on the other side of the Atlantic.
* The Russian band [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AVr1Ux95DQ Otto]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WT7c95uphs&feature=related Dix.]] Creepy, but amazing.
* [[http://www.enterthehaggis.com/home.cfm Enter the Haggis.]] Amazing talent, amazing energy. Funny name. Catch them live if you get a chance.
* ProgressiveRock and Music/HeavyMetal are two of the most maligned genres in music history. Thankfully, metal has earned belated respect, as critics finally realized it's not just sludgy dumbass noise. Progressive rock, however, is still DeaderthanDisco, generally considered the province of pompous Brits with too much money and too many egos. But for every example of Spinal Tap excess, you have great bands like King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator. John Lydon, by the way, is a VDGG fan. Still think prog is unhip?
* JeremyMessersmith.
* Rissi Palmer.
* The english [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Vocaloid Vocaloids]]. They have some nice voices, if you care to listen to them.
* KitchensOfDistinction are one of the lesser known DreamPop/ {{Shoegazing}} bands. They were highly active and wrote 4 critically acclaimed albums, including one of them that may be a RockOpera. They weren't just OvershadowedByAwesome by Music/MyBloodyValentine, but every other {{Shoegazing}} band at the time they were around. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VwUVdMaO8 They are pretty awesome.]]
* MyVitriol gained some minor popularity back in the early 2000s but quickly disappeared after they refused to release a second album. The second wave of {{Shoegazing}} bands owe a lot to these guys, as they are used as the focal point of where the second wave officially started. People tend to forget they exist due to their sudden decision to hide from the spotlight. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_TLDOOTnM They gave the genre a new modern flair.]] Whoever said Music/MyBloodyValentine were the only Shoegazing band to spark an entire movement?
* RedHousePainters are one of the most consistently acclaimed artists of TheNineties. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1F8r_f0qWo With slow, drawn out songs with lovely instrumentation,]] it's a wonder why they didn't get a wide audience.
* {{JFA}} (Jodie Foster's Army). Extremely talented and fun pioneers of the Skate Punk subgenre of HardcorePunk. Started in the '80s, [[LongRunners still performing]], still awesome, still horrifically underrated.
* Brooke Fraser, she has a beautiful voice and her songs are wonderful. Take for example ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KiGN1j1No Shadowfeet]]'', the lyrics are so optimist that it may give [[SweetDreamsFuel sweet dreams]].
* {{Blind Melon}}. Especially their second album, Soup. It was given some harsh reviews because of the darker and unique sound that changed a lot from their first album. The death of Shannon Hoon soon after kept the band from being able to tour and support it keeping the album from being a hit like it deserved or at least a {{cult classic}}.
* MachinaeSupremacy has a loyal underground following and positive critical reception to their studio albums.... but that's about it. They can't seem to gain any real significant fanbase and their record company, while supportive of their music, doesn't want to take a lot of risks with them. Because of this, they've never toured outside of Europe and only recently started touring outside ''northern'' Europe.
* {{That Handsome Devil}} has a unique blend of different genres that has garnered a small supportive fanbase, but still, probably not big enough to call a cult following which is sad considering they should have their name more well known since they've had music featured in Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
* {{Music/Faylan}}, a relatively new name in the JPop business. She has a very lovely voice and great range to accompany her mostly electro-rock-ish songs.
* Tom Russell may very well be one of the most underrated folk musicians in recent history. His album ''The Man From God Knows Where'' may very well be a staple in American folk of the 1990s, but you'd never know it because he's been incredibly unlucky with popularity. ''The Man From God Knows Where'' is an epic, 74-minute-long collection of songs, telling the tale of Russell's family tree. Almost every track is in some way a TearJerker. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX6-8NqvAZU Here's a sample.]]
* Music/PaleSaints were horrifically mismanaged by 4AD in the early to mid-90s, resulting in their awesome {{Shoegazing}} to go almost completely ignored by even fans of the subgenre. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGCyvwUB1E Their music is ungodly catchy.]]
* Bruce Hornsby might've gotten a Grammy or two, and a few really big hits, but he doesn't seem to be known for more than those songs. Looking through his discography stretching out over 20 years with too many different artists to count, with clever, indulgive lyrics, amazing piano-playing, and over nine albums with interesting mixes of genres and instrumentalizations, he NeedsMoreLove for sure.
* By the standards of [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] with connections to the DisneyChannel (although she doesn't record on a Disney-owned label), EmilyOsment may count. Since 2009, when she first started seriously pursuing a singing career, she's released a mini-LP, a full length CD and a number of songs for soundtracks, all of which have had relatively modest success compared to, say, the Hollywood Records-signed MileyCyrus, SelenaGomez or the JonasBrothers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJlyyyAlDE&ob=av2e Her]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pjTRmGPhs&ob=av2e songs]] [[{{Earworm}} are ''insanely'' catchy]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jauthmokKWk&ob=av2e and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOotunFktU well-written]], [[GenreRoulette in many different styles]], and she has a unique way of presenting her songs in music videos. Her full-length CD, the techno-dance-flavored ''Fight Or Flight'', was produced by Nellee Hooper and features songs co-written by Adam Schlesinger of FountainsOfWayne. Osment is a very talented live performer with a low-key, but exciting live show. She also plays guitar, co-writes most of her music and has a very good singing voice. Many music fans and journalists not normally interested in TeenPop have enjoyed her music, she does have a following, but has yet to really catch on in the mainstream. Unfortunately, perhaps because she's signed to an AlternativeRock music label (Wind-Up Records, which signed {{Evanescence}}) not known for promoting pop acts, and she has no Disney shows to cross-promote as of 2012, she winds up under the radar.
* Pet Shop Boys, a 'European Disco' duo, are HUGE in Europe, specifically England, but have almost zero following in America, outside of gay dance clubs. They are the highest-selling duo IN HISTORY. ''Opportunities'' was the opening song for Beauty and the Geek. Their range of music is almost staggering and they've been around since 1981.
* Blake Lewis, of AmericanIdol fame, is an excellent techno artist. Lyrically catchy and rhythmically talented, his music is instantly enjoyable. Yet, no one knows of either of his [=CDs=]. No real explanation for this.
* This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6mftPOyQX0 Castlevania song, Praying Hands]], from VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIBelmontsRevenge despite being AwesomeMusic in its own right, receives little or no attention from fans and Konami. In fact, most of the soundtrack for the game may qualify as songs that need more love.
* Arthur Brown. While simply known for his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8&feature=related 1968 hit "Fire"]], he was much more than that, delivering delightfully trippy psychedelic music throughout the early 1970s, not to mention being an early pioneer in Shock Rock.
* {{Sparklehorse}} really deserve more popularity than they get.
* He Is Legend, a southern/stoner metal ensemble.
* While she's an iconic figure in her native UK, KateBush is relatively obscure in the U.S. Which is a shame, as she's one of the most unique and innovative singer-songwriters of all time.
* There is more good obscure classical music than anyone could hope to listen to in a lifetime. Here are [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aloyn3RohlPA3n_jX0w1jGIjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20110414055303AABkTbj recs of obscure pieces by famous composers]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081121140615AAY3HeM recs of obscure pieces organized by classical genre]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111117184125AAI4EGR recs of obscure chamber music]], and [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080616083509AAE3Nj6 recs of truly obscure composers]] to get you started.
* The Acro-Brats are an excellent punk band that most know from their song "Day Late Dollar Short," which is in RockBand. They're quite talented and deserve a listen. Just look them up on Youtube.
* [[http://www.antoinegratton.com/ Antoine Gratton]] is a Canadian singer who is purely exceptional. Check out the album ''Le Problème Avec Antoine'' for proof.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/scholars Scholars]]! Catchy, power pop-rock, and somehow not signed.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/lukepaquin The Street & Babe Shadow]]
* Dragon Land.
* The Canadian electro-pop singer [[http://www.iamlights.com Lights]]. Between seeing other electropop females (like Music/LadyGaga and Ke$ha) and other Canadian pop acts (Music/JustinBieber, Michael Bublé) becoming hugely popular, it's puzzling as to why Lights isn't a huge pop star by now...
* Mika, at least in the US. He's quite popular in England, but not so much in America. Ironically, "Love Today" has been used in many American ads and TV shows, so you'd think he'd be more popular.
* [[http://www.myspace.com/littlehorse LittleHorse]], self-proclaimed as "America's Only Double Piano Rock Band". Their songs are about adventure, [[SherlockHolmes detectives]], [[StarWars explaining to your frozen buddy exactly why you sold him out to the dude with the]] [[VaderBreath breathing problem]], and [[Literature/TheOdyssey getting home to your wife]]. All while sending an EarWorm into your head.
* [[http://www.tallyhall.com/ Tally Hall]]. Dear LORD, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq46m0FT42I their]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS58HURlgUc new]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAxGQX9ZZg album]] is looking to be (yet again) a pop masterpiece. They independently released a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQZItOMz6k phenomenal debut]] and recorded the follow-up with major producer Tony Hoffer, only to suffer from DevelopmentHell in accordance with Atlantic Records, who held onto the record for a while and then decided to junk it. These guys should be huge, but they're back to being signed to an obscure indie label and playing small venues across the US.
* Peter Schilling: He's best known for "Major Tom (Coming Home)," but he released ten albums and the rest of his work is just as haunting and awesome.
* The ScissorSisters version of 'Comfortably Numb'. A lot of people will simply hate the song because it is a cover of a PinkFloyd song.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band) Spirit]], who were one of the most talented, unique and and versatile bands of TheSixties. Now usually the only context they're brought up in is that LedZeppelin ripped off their song "Taurus", and that their guitarist's name was [[AwesomeMcCoolname Randy California]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja5QUTlgZ3Y This]] VideoGame/MegaManX song, and its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWyoWQOoc4 remix]]. CrowningMusicOfAwesome that few ever remember.
* Critics praised Rachel Stevens' second album "Come and Get It", yet its sales were lackluster. Even a couple of years later, a BBC review begged for people to please not let it become a forgotten classic.
* King's-X
* Dead Prez
* [[http://www.myspace.com/xxsuzukaxx Suzuka.]] No, not the european emo band, this Suzuka is an obscure Japanese IDM musician who reverse-engineered tech-house, much like the early [[TheNineties '90s]]-era Warp releases did to techno and club music. The result is a blend of sometimes melancholy, sometimes sweet, but always beautiful music.
* [[http://www.discogs.com/artist/khonnor Connor Long, better known as Khonnor.]] A former ChildProdigy with released works dating back to when he was 15, his style features roots from IDM, glitch, and shoegaze, among others, done under a multitude of nicknames. His stuff as Grandma especially falls under this, if only for the songs "Mexico" and "Religion." He has the unique ability to dispel all negative emotions. Just don't go near his work as Jimmy Buffer.
* As said on her page, LisaGermano spent so much time label-hopping that it's no wonder she never found a mass audience.
* Arguably almost every R&B/Soul singer that's not hip-pop oriented. Especially the ones that are high caliber singers. Just to name a ''few'' (and there is ''a lot'').
** Conya Doss
** Amel Larrieux
** Leela James
** Les Nubians
** Raheem [=DeVaughn=]
** Jaguar Wright
* Not many people know about わたしのココ. Even fewer know that they were once known as Kesson Shoujo. It's a shame, too; while markedly different from their present work (barring perhaps "Lala Sings" and what would later be reworked intoわたしのココ's self-titled debut), their earlier work was more ambient- and soundtrack-influenced. It's also [[LighterAndSofter infinitely less depressing.]]
* Google "Top X Guitarists of all time" -- make X as large as you want. And then note how few (if any) of them include [[TheIsleyBrothers Ernie Isley]].
* UtahSaints deserves ''way'' more recognition... in America. These guys chart in the UK every single time they put out a single, but not on the other side of the Atlantic.
* The Russian band [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AVr1Ux95DQ Otto]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WT7c95uphs&feature=related Dix.]] Creepy, but amazing.
* [[http://www.enterthehaggis.com/home.cfm Enter the Haggis.]] Amazing talent, amazing energy. Funny name. Catch them live if you get a chance.
* ProgressiveRock and Music/HeavyMetal are two of the most maligned genres in music history. Thankfully, metal has earned belated respect, as critics finally realized it's not just sludgy dumbass noise. Progressive rock, however, is still DeaderthanDisco, generally considered the province of pompous Brits with too much money and too many egos. But for every example of Spinal Tap excess, you have great bands like King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator. John Lydon, by the way, is a VDGG fan. Still think prog is unhip?
* JeremyMessersmith.
* Rissi Palmer.
* The english [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Vocaloid Vocaloids]]. They have some nice voices, if you care to listen to them.
* KitchensOfDistinction are one of the lesser known DreamPop/ {{Shoegazing}} bands. They were highly active and wrote 4 critically acclaimed albums, including one of them that may be a RockOpera. They weren't just OvershadowedByAwesome by Music/MyBloodyValentine, but every other {{Shoegazing}} band at the time they were around. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VwUVdMaO8 They are pretty awesome.]]
* MyVitriol gained some minor popularity back in the early 2000s but quickly disappeared after they refused to release a second album. The second wave of {{Shoegazing}} bands owe a lot to these guys, as they are used as the focal point of where the second wave officially started. People tend to forget they exist due to their sudden decision to hide from the spotlight. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_TLDOOTnM They gave the genre a new modern flair.]] Whoever said Music/MyBloodyValentine were the only Shoegazing band to spark an entire movement?
* RedHousePainters are one of the most consistently acclaimed artists of TheNineties. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1F8r_f0qWo With slow, drawn out songs with lovely instrumentation,]] it's a wonder why they didn't get a wide audience.
* {{JFA}} (Jodie Foster's Army). Extremely talented and fun pioneers of the Skate Punk subgenre of HardcorePunk. Started in the '80s, [[LongRunners still performing]], still awesome, still horrifically underrated.
* Brooke Fraser, she has a beautiful voice and her songs are wonderful. Take for example ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KiGN1j1No Shadowfeet]]'', the lyrics are so optimist that it may give [[SweetDreamsFuel sweet dreams]].
* {{Blind Melon}}. Especially their second album, Soup. It was given some harsh reviews because of the darker and unique sound that changed a lot from their first album. The death of Shannon Hoon soon after kept the band from being able to tour and support it keeping the album from being a hit like it deserved or at least a {{cult classic}}.
* MachinaeSupremacy has a loyal underground following and positive critical reception to their studio albums.... but that's about it. They can't seem to gain any real significant fanbase and their record company, while supportive of their music, doesn't want to take a lot of risks with them. Because of this, they've never toured outside of Europe and only recently started touring outside ''northern'' Europe.
* {{That Handsome Devil}} has a unique blend of different genres that has garnered a small supportive fanbase, but still, probably not big enough to call a cult following which is sad considering they should have their name more well known since they've had music featured in Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
* {{Music/Faylan}}, a relatively new name in the JPop business. She has a very lovely voice and great range to accompany her mostly electro-rock-ish songs.
* Tom Russell may very well be one of the most underrated folk musicians in recent history. His album ''The Man From God Knows Where'' may very well be a staple in American folk of the 1990s, but you'd never know it because he's been incredibly unlucky with popularity. ''The Man From God Knows Where'' is an epic, 74-minute-long collection of songs, telling the tale of Russell's family tree. Almost every track is in some way a TearJerker. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX6-8NqvAZU Here's a sample.]]
* Music/PaleSaints were horrifically mismanaged by 4AD in the early to mid-90s, resulting in their awesome {{Shoegazing}} to go almost completely ignored by even fans of the subgenre. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGCyvwUB1E Their music is ungodly catchy.]]
* Bruce Hornsby might've gotten a Grammy or two, and a few really big hits, but he doesn't seem to be known for more than those songs. Looking through his discography stretching out over 20 years with too many different artists to count, with clever, indulgive lyrics, amazing piano-playing, and over nine albums with interesting mixes of genres and instrumentalizations, he NeedsMoreLove for sure.
* By the standards of [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] with connections to the DisneyChannel (although she doesn't record on a Disney-owned label), EmilyOsment may count. Since 2009, when she first started seriously pursuing a singing career, she's released a mini-LP, a full length CD and a number of songs for soundtracks, all of which have had relatively modest success compared to, say, the Hollywood Records-signed MileyCyrus, SelenaGomez or the JonasBrothers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEJlyyyAlDE&ob=av2e Her]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1pjTRmGPhs&ob=av2e songs]] [[{{Earworm}} are ''insanely'' catchy]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jauthmokKWk&ob=av2e and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOotunFktU well-written]], [[GenreRoulette in many different styles]], and she has a unique way of presenting her songs in music videos. Her full-length CD, the techno-dance-flavored ''Fight Or Flight'', was produced by Nellee Hooper and features songs co-written by Adam Schlesinger of FountainsOfWayne. Osment is a very talented live performer with a low-key, but exciting live show. She also plays guitar, co-writes most of her music and has a very good singing voice. Many music fans and journalists not normally interested in TeenPop have enjoyed her music, she does have a following, but has yet to really catch on in the mainstream. Unfortunately, perhaps because she's signed to an AlternativeRock music label (Wind-Up Records, which signed {{Evanescence}}) not known for promoting pop acts, and she has no Disney shows to cross-promote as of 2012, she winds up under the radar.
* Pet Shop Boys, a 'European Disco' duo, are HUGE in Europe, specifically England, but have almost zero following in America, outside of gay dance clubs. They are the highest-selling duo IN HISTORY. ''Opportunities'' was the opening song for Beauty and the Geek. Their range of music is almost staggering and they've been around since 1981.
* Blake Lewis, of AmericanIdol fame, is an excellent techno artist. Lyrically catchy and rhythmically talented, his music is instantly enjoyable. Yet, no one knows of either of his [=CDs=]. No real explanation for this.
* This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6mftPOyQX0 Castlevania song, Praying Hands]], from VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIBelmontsRevenge despite being AwesomeMusic in its own right, receives little or no attention from fans and Konami. In fact, most of the soundtrack for the game may qualify as songs that need more love.
* Arthur Brown. While simply known for his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8&feature=related 1968 hit "Fire"]], he was much more than that, delivering delightfully trippy psychedelic music throughout the early 1970s, not to mention being an early pioneer in Shock Rock.
* {{Sparklehorse}} really deserve more popularity than they get.
* He Is Legend, a southern/stoner metal ensemble.
* While she's an iconic figure in her native UK, KateBush is relatively obscure in the U.S. Which is a shame, as she's one of the most unique and innovative singer-songwriters of all time.
* There is more good obscure classical music than anyone could hope to listen to in a lifetime. Here are [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aloyn3RohlPA3n_jX0w1jGIjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20110414055303AABkTbj recs of obscure pieces by famous composers]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081121140615AAY3HeM recs of obscure pieces organized by classical genre]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111117184125AAI4EGR recs of obscure chamber music]], and [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080616083509AAE3Nj6 recs of truly obscure composers]] to get you started.
