Known Unknowns #4 - October 2024

A monthly playlist generated almost entirely by you, filled with all of the most criminally underrated artists.

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Part of the pleasure of running New Bands for Old Heads is putting a shine on talented, smaller artists.

Actually, I get the sense that many people think that’s all I do — trawl through the darkest recesses of the internet and maybe creepily loiter outside of college quads waiting to hear groups of three to five youths agree to form a band.

Not so! I am relatively agnostic to fame when it comes to my actual music listening.

I know there’s a strong contingent in the music writing community here who actively avoid popular music, and I may address that in some depth in a future post, but for now I’ll just say I’m not one of those people.

If I focus on smaller, unknown artists in my recommendations, it’s typically because I assume you don’t need me to recommend the famous acts to you. After all, you’ve probably already heard of them. So it’s true, I generally do stick to smaller ban…