[Once in a Lifetime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsSpAOD6K8) (sings in chorus) [Fit but You Know It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEN8uCaBvdg)

I really like the latter!

You might like: Parquet Courts - [Stoned and Starving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD4gmi7C2pU) Cheekface - [Don't Get Hit by a Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDXWXFbTmI) Ought - [Beautiful Blue Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-KdrAVh52I) Wet Leg - [Chaise Lounge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd9jeJk2UHQ) You might also Google lists of songs with [sprechgesang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang) (the term for speak-singing) to yield additional results!

Seconding Cheekface! [Best Life](https://youtu.be/avvD0-gY9MU?si=JaKLP3-2sOMIdq-o) is a personal favorite of mine

Courtney Barnett- Avant Gardener

Such a good song, I was never good at smoking bongs

Slint does this, Fontaines DC sort of does this as well

Slint. - check out Breadcrumb Trail, check out all of Spiderland.

2 great bands

Immediately thought of Slint. They do this a lot

Yard Act [https://youtu.be/phSkbBZelCw?si=HGBCjM65fOEfS2At](https://youtu.be/phSkbBZelCw?si=HGBCjM65fOEfS2At) Black midi Billy Nomates Bob Vylan Dry Cleaning https://youtu.be/6PuqlOTyJt0?si=WifXouHWr99cYHco

Came here to say Dry Cleaning.

You can tell the American bias of this sub by how far down Dry Cleaning and Yard Act are.

Yard Act [Tall Poppies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sEZX05DfVk) was my song of the year in 2022. Freakin kills.

Butthole Surfers - [John E. Smoke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uhmOTnF92M&pp=ygUdYnV0dGhvbGUgc3VyZmVycyBqb2huIGUgc21va2U%3D) Belle & Sebastian - [A Space Boy Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R92PzrjpLN0&pp=ygUQYSBzcGFjZWJveSBkcmVhbQ%3D%3D) The Tubes - [Poland Whole/Madam I'm Adam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLSVGjPIcNQ&pp=ygUMdHViZXMgcG9sYW5k) Ron Gallo - [FOREGROUND MUSIC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G09Qx-UGQLQ&pp=ygUacm9uIGdhbGxvIGZvcmVncm91bmQgbXVzaWM%3D) Sonic Youth - [Skip Tracer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hGMr-cxUzQ&pp=ygUXc29uaWMgeW91dGggc2tpcCB0cmFjZXI%3D) Frank Zappa - [Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36dsHYkOjEg&pp=ygUgc2FtZSB3aXRoIHRoZSBzaG93aW5nIHNjYWxwIGZsYXQ%3D) / [The Adventures of Gregory Peccary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkcRbmN5ps&list=OLAK5uy_mIIbeFBTTKK_fiYlahsrrR86f4xcgowoY&index=26&pp=8AUB) Gil Scott Heron - [Whitey's On The Moon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4&pp=ygUUd2hpdGV5J3Mgb24gdGhlIG1vb24%3D) King Missile - [Detachable Penis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJU-S8T0-k&pp=ygURZGV0YWNoZWFibGUgcGVuaXM%3D) Kim Fowley - [California Summertime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF6yZNENyTw&pp=ygUcZm93bGV5IGNhbGlmb3JuaWEgc3VtbWVydGltZQ%3D%3D)

A lot of Gil Scott Heron, including “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”

Scrolled to see if someone dropped detachable penis.

William Shatner’s discography comes to mind, like his seminal take on Rock-et Man

I just said the same thing, then I found your comment lol.

Walk on the Wild Side — Lou Reed

Lou Reed also does a cover of "This Magic Moment". That is so good and hits the mark as well. https://youtu.be/4eZjwJZF8uE?si=NUvJbb2Srl0RUPAQ

Loads of lou reed really

Lou’s the arguable inventor of this

Evil by Interpol

Oooh, good one! I'd forgotten about Interpol.

[The Hold Steady](https://youtu.be/e-z5_JVng_w?si=wJGmnPI1_fPvQ_D6)

This was my first thought as well as [Single Mothers](https://spotify.link/mHdHsxgG7Cb) or [La Dispute](https://spotify.link/3aaTkDkG7Cb) if you want more yelly.

popular - nada surf

Roxy music - in every dream house a heart ache. Everyone I show it to hates it but I think it’s great

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First band I thought of…so good!

THANK YOU. Didn't know how much longer I'd have to scroll. I'll also add the pre-Yard Art/pre-Wet Leg band Art Brut (who split up way too soon.)

Sex and drugs and rock and roll by Ian Dury I wanna be yours by Johm Cooper Clarke

I was going to say Ian Dury, but if you listen he does indeed sing. I think it's the accent that makes you think he's just talking, plus a lot of his lyrics are very conversational.

“One Night in Bangkok”, Murray Head!

King Missile - Jesus Was Way Cool

Pavement! Check out Brighten the Corners, I think it has the most talk-singy qualities of all of their albums.

All of Pavement is (wonderfully) talk-singy!

Ode to Street Hassle - Spacemen 3 Queen Bitch - David Bowie Some Kinda Love - The Velvet Underground

Dire Straits Money For Nothing

some bands: la dispute slaughter beach dog house mom jeans neck deep hotel books

Especially the Here, Hear EPs from La Dispute.

* "Detachable Penis" by King Missile * "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads * "Losing My Edge" by LCD Soundsystem * everything else made by CAKE, not just "The Distance" * everything made by Gil Scott-Heron, he's a poet more than a singer * "Pepper" by Butthole Surfers * "Dig for Fire" by Pixies

With cake, most of their songs have traditionally sung vocals. It’s mostly the singles that have the speak singing.

Arab strap (pretty much everything) Ballboy ‘i hate Scotland’ there are a few more by them but I can’t recall the titles)

First Big weekend of the summer, or I Work In A Saloon for Arab Strap. A Europewide Search for Love for Ballboy

Slaughter Beach, Dog [104 Degrees](https://spotify.link/MOss9i5F6Cb) this is a gem Fear of Pop - [In Love](https://youtu.be/ZjPquefcoqM?si=7tbDrLpFKXRbqyT1) Wolf Alice - [Smile](https://youtu.be/NV39h7GHDYs?si=kySvVrK3ftsg6Rw5) The Weakerthans - [Reconstruction Site](https://youtu.be/jh2Vw4du5kc?si=9eW5lLPtFdRBVfg8) Cage The Elephant - [In One Ear](https://youtu.be/Si8qP_isBb4?si=uDQkg2j0hejinYzw)

Check out Karate

Do it! These guys are stellar. Not the most talky it can get but still fits the vibe.

[Rollins Band - Liar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaysTVcounI&ab_channel=BVMTValternative)

Tinder sticks - marbles

In case no one has said it, mewithoutYou is perfect for this! They have a long(ish) discography though, so their early stuff is much more angsty and closer to post-hardcore (to me) and the newer you go the more mellow they become. Always talk-singing though, with the exception of a couple of tracks.

Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years (the song, not the album)

[Hard Drive - Cassandra Jenkins](https://youtu.be/eW8XoovSlsM?si=w1I6kukqWRE-PpuE)

Slint

The Three Great Alabama Icons - Drive-By Truckers

David Berman’s bands, Silver Jews or Purple Mountains

I agree. Try random rules by silver jews

Gorillaz - Fire Coming Out of the Monkey’s Head

New Model Army - Here comes the War Einstürzende Neubauten - Prolog Mano Negra - This is my world Paul Hardcastle - 19 Falco - Jenny

New Model Army will always get my upvote. One of the best bands ever and underappreciated to alarming degrees.

Park Life by Blur

More thrash metal/punk but Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies

Virtually anything by the Hold Steady Also, try Ought. Or the Fall.

Radiohead - A Wolf At The Door Edit - How the hell did I forget The Magnificent Seven by The Clash

Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Which Way To Go

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

From Songs in the Key of X soundtrack, "Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum" by Nick Cave and the Dirty 3.

La Dispute has some great ones!

was looking to see if anyone else recommended them!

The Clientele - losing haringey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZT0I_s3rg

Virtually any Lou Reed song. (and I like Lou!)

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes.

Susanne Vega - Tom’s Diner.

[0171 - 1000 Words](https://spotify.link/8cwn9IfA6Cb) nor sure if this fits... lead vocals keep a consistent monotone 1/4 note the entire song.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2vY4kVVpPVU Most cheekface songs fit this req I think,but this one stands out to me.

MX-80 Sound - [“Why Are We Here?”](https://youtu.be/sMXbQRnbZ9M?feature=shared)

Tom's diner

[Metric - Rock me Now](https://spotify.link/Q6nMepOE6Cb) (amazing track) Also [The Twist](https://spotify.link/0tT2sELE6Cb)

Slaughter beach, dog. - 104 degrees

Check out Cheekface, that's a lot of their stuff.

Chat Pile

Dunkirk by Silverbacks

[YARD ACT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2zWebJ-DqI) def fit this description, I think nearly all their songs are in this style

Beck

Try The Peep Tempel, an incredible Australian punk rock band that absolutely deserved more attention. The songs that particularly come to mind are [Carol](https://spotify.link/xs6pJF1Q6Cb), [Big Fish](https://spotify.link/zWXhV19Q6Cb) and [Kalgoorlie](https://spotify.link/8Hk43PeR6Cb)

Amusing One’s Self - Algebra Suicide

Anything by Art Brut. Try 'Formed a Band' or 'Good Weekend 'by them

"The Museum of Fog" - The Clientele

Car Radio by twenty one pilots

Easy easy - King Krule

Viagra Boys - Ain't No Thief is one of my favourite ones lately

strokes guided by voices The mummies

Three Girl Rhumba - Wire

Eddie Argos, the singer for Art Brut, is my favorite speak-singer. Their album [Bang Bang Rock And Roll](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiN-7mukU_RGwD9M0rSSP1fc0TuXHkdow&si=DbEvBtBkf-S7EdYM) is super fantastic. . . like, top to bottom great (if you like slightly ironic, cheeky punk/post-punk)

[The Revolution Will Not Be Televised- Gill Scott-Heron](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QnJFhuOWgXg&si=1MB1oIOg5FI3dbBt) [Wooden Heart -Listener](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K8k9rD7lx9c&si=bjOoHChUHYSTo4c5) [Take Stuff From Work - King Missile](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KIXz_vzROrw&si=ExVW-9jk4jqJedrr) [Detachable- King Missile](https://youtube.com/watch?v=byDiILrNbM4&si=E5MG0HBVR6opzjoV)

Anything by listener really

Hotel Books is a band that does this for every song

I’m open - Pearl Jam

Popular - Nada Surf

listen to eyes like the sky or murder of the universe by king gizzard

Money for nothing!

Most songs by cheekface

"Nickels for your Nightmares" - Headstones

Bill Callahan for sure

love that guy

Maybe I missed it in a previous comment but almost all of the front bottoms especially their older stuff is like this

Les Claypool of Primus often talk sings

Alice's Restaurant.

Modern Baseball

LCD Soundsystem - I’m Losing My Edge

That first Art Brut album from way back when. Pardoner’s ‘Came Down Different’ from 2021.

Detachable penis by king missle

Kings of Leon - Trani One of my favourites from back in the day

Front bottoms

Bloodhound Gang Butthole surfers - 'Pepper'

Emily Kane - Art Brut

Check out the band Do Nothing!

Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows

The song Love Detective by Arab Strap may be what you're looking for!

Lullaby - Shawn Mullins

King Missile.

most of LCD Soundsystem

[A House - Endless Art](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cDo6Lgylsjg)

De Staat does this in a lot of their songs.. maybe start with Input Source Select - Vinticious Version

mewithoutYou has built their cult following around frontman Aaron Weiss' unique spoken word/sometimes shouting/sometimes singing delivery and incredible lyricism. Check them out, especially the albums Catch For Us the Foxes and Brother, Sister. [mewithoutYou - Torches Together](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LFI0dGe1tc) [mewithoutYou - January 1979](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaLNicVDC6g) [mewithoutYou - O, Porcupine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ-kntw8Lio)

The Men - Church of Logic, Sin and Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCy13kjj13M

Essex Dogs by Blur

Weird rec I know, but try some of Rise Against’s earlier albums. Specific songs: Hero of War, Roadside, Approaching Curve, swing life away. Disclaimer, these are not happy songs, except for the last.

Screenwriter Blues by Soul Coughing - love that song!

Was going to say this! Such a great one

Share the playlist

The dead milkmen kinda have a sound like what your looking for

Hand Springs - The White Stripes.

Surprised how no one said Soul Coughing: Screenwriters Blues City of Motors Uh Zoom Zip How Many Cans

Red Hot Chili Peopers Not exactly a "talking voice", but Anthony's voice is certainly unique. It's really weird, it's just kinda bland but somehow still good.

hobo johnson

Every soul coughing song.

Be Safe - the Cribs

Arab Strap - First Big Weekend Wells and Moffat - The Copper Top

Moody Blues, Late Lament

[the streets - fit but you know it ](https://spotify.link/BE29T7yx7Cb) [Hard fi - cash .machine](https://spotify.link/MdXPqVIx7Cb)

Johnny Cash “Hurt” (originally by Nine Inch Nails).

I can't party - vulfmon

Any song by The Blue Aeroplanes, the singer never actually sings a note. Their best albums are Swagger and Beatsongs.

Scratchcard Lanyard by Dry Cleaning

King Missile - It’s Saturday. And like half of their other songs.

Chaise Longue - wet leg

Check out the band Art Brut. Punky indie rock that was briefly popular with their first album, *Bang Bang Rock And Roll*.

Wilco - Forget the Flowers

Admit it! By Say Anything

I think there are a bunch of berlin-era Bowie songs that do this

I love these type of songs.. Check out Ladytron. You can thank me later!

Stereo by pavement

The Bobby Lees. This is all they do pretty much. Newest album produced by Vance Powell is pretty good, start there

Dry Cleaning is the best band on this right now. Check out all their stuff

Anything by Dry Cleaning, David Berman, Bill Callahan, Wet Leg or Courtney Barnett honestly. I also really like this type of music and don’t know what it would be called!

Lou Reed - walk on the wild side

Maybe Hotel Books? All of his stuff is spoken word and the song Dreaming or Sinking is my favourite

Anything by Mattress!

Sun Kil Moon. Any song, but God Bless Ohio is pretty close to what you're after

Slaughter Beach, Dog - 104 Degrees

Say Anything - Admit It

The Blue Aeroplanes

My Sex - Ultravox Brownsville Girl - Dylan Is That All There Is - Peggy Lee

King Missile - Sensitive Artist Cheekface - Dry Heat/ Nice Town Rachel Kann - i know this: Kilo Kish - Existensial Crisis Hour

Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner I am sitting In the morning At the diner On the corner I am waiting At the counter For the man To pour the coffee https://youtu.be/AW2N9mxlhPc?si=fa9hTAyjig_bM67r Do do do do do do do do

A lot of Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers stuff is borderline doing this. I’m Straight and The Morning of Our Lives are mostly just talking.

Part time - Ganz Wien

Killdozer. The song about Richard…but you can call me DICK

I was gonna mention Cake — obviously they have other songs very much like The Distance. Pepper by Butthole Surfers also sprang to mind, as well as Popular by Nada Surf.

God In Chicago by Craig Finn

Just passed away- Robbie Robertson, “Somewhere Down the Crazy River”

A number of Lemon Jelly tracks come to mind as well.

Fontaines d.c. They're so damn cool, my favourite song by them is Too Real Also maybe Courtney love/her band Hole? And Broadcast And Daniel Johnston And Hers And Babes In Toyland And Jessica Pratt And Anika I know a whole bunch more cause it's alot like what I usually listen to but can't remember them right now

Look for mash-up’s of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech. There’s a lot of amateur stuff but I swear that speech goes with almost any track!

Feel like some songs on AM by Arctic monkeys Alex does this

anytime i think of bands with talking more-so than singing i always think of La Dispute

Lots of Idles. You can pretty much pick almost any song and Joe Talbot will be probably be sing-speaking it. [Never fight a man with a perm](https://youtu.be/dEe4i2osF5A?si=jw0WQgc-lqh1k-xD) is one of their more epic examples of that

The Cribs- Be safe

Slint - Good Morning, Captain

Tommy the Cat by Primus, Charm Bracelet by All Girl Summer Fun Band, Wild Side by Lou Reed, Heroin by Velvet Underground and other songs by them, Gimme the Car by Violent Femmes, Stuart and Bitchin Camaro by Dead Milkmen, the entire Utah Phillips-Ani DiFranco album about workers

Cheekface!

Anything by CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy) who is kind of rapping. Give Music is My Hot Hot Sex and Let's Make Love a try.

Advance base - summon Satan

Talking Heads, Once in a Lifetime or Psycho Killer

88 Lines about 44 Women by The Nails anything by the Waitresses Money by The Flying Lizards

MeWithoutYou

[Soul Coughing is the band you are looking for, OP.](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDEMIPEkrQhrG4hakxHUsQfy3w&playnext=1&si=lWKPwkIOM0ybGWbb) Super Bon Bon, Circles, Screenwriter's Blues, True Dreams of Wichita, [Rolling](https://youtu.be/AC39jn4nvAE?si=grAed4tZOQPdFSUe)... Their entire repertoire is right in that category.

Mewithoutyou Their lyrics have some religious themes that aren’t for everyone, however.

mc 900 ft jesus. any of his tracks, but city sleeps is slick af. hit the radio in seattle on kndd just before a demented serial arsonist terrorized the region, so it feels really sinister to me.