Bands similar to La Dispute and Hotel Books?

[naomi10wylde]

I love this style of sad af poetic music and I'm hungry for more so what are some similar bands?

[Laura_Marx]

I hadn't heard of these bands before but I'll try... Hotel Books spoken words segments remind me a bit of Xiu Xiu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLqCHKfX54

And also, in another way, Dystopia's 'Human = Garbage'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeUkgq_KmqQ

In another way still, Tom Waits circa 'Blue Valentine'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfQ7ieF7w4Y

Also, this Hotel Books band is really fucking obscure omfg, how did you find out about these guys without finding out about similar bands? Are they a local band? Anyway, more in the genre style, you might like 'blackgaze' stuff. I think the best of the scene are:

Ghost Bath: (please dont watch the video, it kills it - play the song & open another tab, lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLVH1J3xmk

and Boss de Nages: (no single song samples for this on yt, so you get the full album...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VLUVUf4zIQ

You might even like black metal, honestly. 'Sad' and 'poetic' are two of its three major elements - the third is, unfortunatelly, usually 'white supremacy', which makes it a tough sell. There are exceptions, though! The subgenre 'Depressive Suicidal Black Metal' seems particularly relevant, although it's the genre in which I have the least experience (except for the infamous DEATH -- PIERCE ME) - one a lot of people like is Weakling - Dead as Dreams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnjH-ZYe59c

[Laura_Marx]

did you listen to any of my recs? What'd you think? :)

[naomi10wylde]

I liked Dystopia, Ghost Bath and Boss de Nages! Thanks so much for your suggestions! Xx

Also Hotel Books was recommended to me by a friend aha that's why I've never been able to find much similar haha

[Laura_Marx]

ah awesome I'm glad ^__^ yeah blackgaze stuff is definitely in that vein... The other big bands in that genre are Deafheaven ('Sunbather') and Alcest ('Ecals de Lune').

oooh okay, you should ask that friend for recommendations :P

[naomi10wylde]

Thanks I'll check them out!!

I did but they didn't know any more either 😓

[ravedave]

Listener is probably the #1 recommendation I can give you.

The Front Bottoms have a style similar to Hotel Books, but they're usually a bit more upbeat.

Sage Francis has several deeper, sad tracks, you might enjoy him.

[naomi10wylde]

Not a fan of the front bottoms

Any Sage Francis songs in particular?

[ravedave]

Sea Lion, Crack Pipes, Make Em Purr. The Best of Times starts off pretty low, but near the end it starts to get a bit happier.

[naomi10wylde]

Thanks! Xx

[Kevinshah483]

@naomi10wylde I know it's hard but try to learn Urdu language or search Sufi poems in English... I bet they are best in this field u can find!!!

[anonyms483]

How many languages do u know? @naomi10wylde

[Pizzalover101]

Don't know I try to listen p ositve music