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I love some random foreign artists that I don't speak the language of and can't understand at all - Saian Supa Cru, Dengue Fever, Kent, Sigur Ros, Vicentico.
On a side note, I saw BTS on UK TV once and thought it was some kind of comedy pastiche act. What I heard and saw was really terrible, yet the panel on the show were lauding them when it was over, and I just didn't understand. K-pop is likely not for me, I figure.
I dunno, I'm not a fan of this sentiment. Music tastes are personal, it's okay to think, "nah, music of this country isn't really for me," because music of a given country will often have certain elements that won't appeal to everyone. It's not like you're uncultured or being unfair for it. And you don't necessarily have to give it a good try first because you're probably exposed to it anyways. Any stranger on the street can probably think of an example (though not necessarily a whole song) if you bring up Spanish music, Indian music, K-pop, etc..
The language bit I get, but some people prefer songs where they can understand the lyrics, and that's also okay. I'm sort of one of those people, though in my case it's more "I want to have a general idea what's being said because if it's a good song I'll want to sing along and I don't want to unknowingly say something obscene," so it doesn't stop me from listening to foreign songs as long as I can screen the lyrics.
If you are in the US, the National Arab Orchestra is technically domestic. Maybe this will trick someone into listening to this Arabic song
Can somebody hook me up with some good Japanese alternative music?
Hmm do you just mean not pop/boy/girl band type of stuff?
Shiina Ringo was pretty popular back when I was listening to a lot of Japanese stuff. She can do a lot of styles but I remember her being punk rock jazzy. In the other direction, I was also into Pizzicato Five who are more retro 60s French vibes.
Thank you for your suggestions! They're right up my alley
Moksori's playlists on YouTube, really great collections
Wow! That's great! Thank you very much
Till The End by ReoNa is an absolute BANGER that I will die on a hill for. Its Japanese, but you really dont need to know the language to get the vibe.
Il Rovescio Della Medaglia - Contaminazione. Italian lyrics, based on the life of Bach and is a rock album that incorporates his “Well Tempered Clavier” pieces as well.
There is some really, really cool non-English music out there.
Jaan Pehchan Ho - I imagine this is what it was like for non-English speakers discovering Elvis for the first time.
Prisencolinensinainciusol - Artist wanted to make a song that sounds like English to people who don't speak English. It doesn't make sense in any language but still sounds amazing.
Ievan Polkka - Finnish song from 1928. Used in the gag site "leekspin".
The lyrics are unintentionally hilarious.
https://genius.com/Eino-kettunen-ievan-polkka-english-translation-lyrics
Absolute banger. Love Bloodywood
yeah Im not even into metal but Im a sucker for more instraments in rock and I love the message if I understand it right.
Here's something from Canada with French(?) lyrics: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1pJGH1OGRZI
Real talk, there's a lot of music from Quebec with French lyrics that slaps.
Babymetal and The Hu are fantastic gateway artists.
I think you can find an awesome metal band in every major country or language.
Babymetal also did a song with Bloodywood which is pretty good.
This is an excellent time to mention my best friend The Eurovision Song Contest! It's the longest running international music contest show and it gets hundreds of millions of views.
Here's last year's crop of music videos. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmWYEDTNOGULUJYEhh-EUa32rEcHuNXO7
Croatia's Rim Tim Tagi Dim is a real banger. It's about the stress of moving to a richer country or city for work and losing your culture.
Italy's La Noia is amazing. Angelina Mango's live performances are stellar, and if she's not huge internationally in a few years I'll be super disappointed. Her new song (not part of the contest) Melodrama is exceptional too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqF0MSpPcj8
Switzerland sent Nemo, who became the first non-binary person to win the contest. It was said that if he could nail the vocals from the video in the live performance, there would be no stopping them. And they did! Amazing work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO8cQpGNplc
I have so many recommendations, if anyone wants more!
Yo just because Europapa was disqualified doesn't mean it's not a banger.
Totally agree, and he performed it very well live! The story of the song is so good too. It's about watching ESC as a kid with his parents, but more his parents have passed away and their old house burned down.
Holy shit that Nemo song was so good
It is SO GOOD!
My inner city Philadelphia friends even like it.
Updoot for ESC and Melodrama! I've had some of Mango's songs on rotation lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2azy1D-yyWc
Lido pimienta - eso que tu haces
The whole song is pretty, but the chorus is incredible.
I'm listening to some Little Jesus right now even though I don't fully speak Spanish. The are really good!
I was tricked into liking K-Pop. AMA.
Are you as cringe about it as my teenage daughter is?
There’s nothing cringe about my BTS shrine and underwear.
So, the answer is yes?
How does it feel to be a minority?
TBF English is an extremely common second language, so listening to English-language music as a German or French person doesn't have quite the same impact as an American listening to German- or French-language music.
listens to intl radio (radio.garden is amazing)
most songs are american/english
French hip-hop and Norwegian doom metal are pretty good though.
Krav boca anyone?
