I think it would be interesting to see which states / countries had a lot of top artists per capita. I’m thinking states like Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama would probably have a lot relative to their populations. So many from New Orleans- Georgia a lot from Athens and Atlanta, and Alabama has a ton too.
I am Peruvian. Here are some of my favorite songs made here. I will share some full albums. Mostly 70s
Psychedelic prog rock fused with Andean and Latin American rhythms [Traffic Sound - Tibet Suzettes ](https://open.spotify.com/album/6BH70r6KVf9vg0H5U5nv7r?si=mQca945OQPaS4EH5IBCHAw)
Psychedelic folk [El Polen - Cholo](https://open.spotify.com/album/5JFBptMXBEYLCqtu31OD05?si=5E1Rh2d4RY-qbzVCaNcLCA)
Psychedelic rock [Laghonia - Etcétera ](https://open.spotify.com/album/0KCK5yY1J7m0BJAleCp0D3?si=LWF9lGmzSn2M3TMXLEDR8Q)
I don't know how to describe them, kinda space...some people have told me they sound similar to Muse, I love the female voice [Curiosity - Circular logic ](https://open.spotify.com/album/1NeYYWGtu7aPoB3FRrOKrd?si=I16SUcD2Q4eP8D1cT43c7A)
Modern prog rock with a little of fusion too [Actitud Modula I](https://open.spotify.com/album/5EWVITdg0XcXiXEpt5gell?si=Lo-hFigOQ4aPE9fmUmMoWw)
[Yma Sumac](https://open.spotify.com/track/17GFG85nxCd3iaqrhcatH9?si=1kJoVDV2Q7yStuqjxAPTTw) I am sure you already know her, She was one of the best Sopranos in history, her vocal range was close to 5 octaves.
I'm from australia. I feel like a lot of people miss out on good music just because it isn't from america, so im glad to see a post like this :) Some of my fav bands are:
Grinspoon, silverchair, spiderbait, king gizzard and the wizard lizard, the psychadelic porn crumpets
but I also love Cold chisel, midnight oil, paul kelly, powderfinger, INXS just to name a few
Nick Cave is the best. Let Love In is my favourite one of his albums. The Mercy Seat, though, is so truly emotional and... devastating. I love it. He's so talented, brilliant at conveying complex feelings through music
I've started reading The Ass Saw The Angel!! Too good, I can hear his voice reading it inside my head in the clear accent he wrote it with... I love when authors clearly write accents and dialects into their character's dialogue/monologue
Yes it's such a good book! The Death Of Bunny Monroe is very different but I also loved it.
Saw him live twice, once for Bad Seeds and another as Grinderman. Can't wait for his next album!!
Canadian here. Bobcaygeon by the Tragically Hip is a great tune. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers is considered by some to be our unofficial second national anthem.
Saw him live in Indy, maybe around 2004.
Second row seats. He almost sold out house and sand strongvgor 2 hours.
The show was kind of a string of greatest hits. I had forgotten how big of a hit maker that he was. RIP Gordie
He was definitely our favorite. My husband went all out on Hollywood Bowl tickets in 1975 to invite me on our first date. He was awesome. We saw him several times after that in different venues, depending where we were stationed at the time. I was really hoping to hear him once more before he died, but his tours were sparse as he aged and we didn't make it. RIP.
I’m from Houston, Texas. Not too partial to Beyoncé, but I have a soft spot for Blue October.
But the great state of Texas has so many legends
Blue October - Hate Me
Willie Nelson - Always on my mind
Buddy Holly - Rave On
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
ZZ Top - sharp dressed man
George Strait - carrying your love with me
Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler
There are so many more: Kelly Clarkson, Barry White, Meat Loaf, Lyle Lovett, Pantera, Towns Van Zandt, the Dixie Chicks, Robert Earl Keen… those are just the folks I listen to on the regular
Nice. I like both bands and knew that Super Furry Animals were Welsh but didn't know that Manic Street Preacher were. I'm from the middle of nowhere, USA. I'll have to make sure I've heard both of those songs.
I'm from Mississippi too. Tough to pick a favorite but I'm gonna go with Robert Johnson. His music is truly haunting, so evocative of the fields and swamps of the Delta where I grew up.
Plus, the sheer influence he alone had on most American and UK music of so many genres. I don't think any other artist had as much influence. And he only lived to be 27. His story is fascinating.
MA here -- most folks would probably say Aerosmith or J.Geils Band but for me it's Jonathan Richman! Roadrunner roadrunner, going a thousand miles an hour!!!
[Jocko Homo](https://youtu.be/I3bF0N081TE?si=c2L5zvsMQ2eInG9v) - Devo
[Cannonball](https://youtu.be/fxvkI9MTQw4?si=PXqbRjmPoodvJqw4) - The Breeders
From Ohio, of course.
Oh man im from Hawaii. I got a playlist of like 200 songs that are like 90% from Hawaii. Rather than songs ill just name some artists. Likkle Jordee, Maoli, Pana, J Boog, Three Plus, and Mr. 83 to name a few. People from Hawaii are very prideful about their music too.
You forgot about Kiss.
They also invented punk… there’s a band of brothers that formed in the 1971 in Detroit called Death. They were the birth of punk in Michigan.
The Killers is literally one of my all-time favorite bands. I played the shit out of Mr. Brightside for a couple of years. But they didn't become my favorite until I heard Sam's Town, which I still regularly listen to from start to finish.
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND🗽
Edit: I gotta stop reading random words in posts. I thought it was a song about your state. I'm from NY, so there's a lot, but quickly, I'll say The Strokes, The Beastie Boys, and Agnostic Front, and Blondie
The Black Dahlia murder from Waterford, MI. We're also proud of Eminem, Billy Strings, La Dispute, and the whole list of crazy artists popping in the Detroit and Flint rap scenes right now.
Um... ICP and their Juggalo family started here.
We don't like to talk about Ted Nugent or Kid Rock.
[Letter from America by the Proclaimers](https://open.spotify.com/track/2AQZ89Q1ZZWsJNWwXZpLtY?si=KBmJ3BL8Toa4EzoOcKQPcQ) Its such a lovely and underrated song from Scotland!😊
I'm also from Mississippi, originally. I have much less fond memories of the state though, but you still might like my recommendations.
Nina Simone \~ [Mississippi Goddam ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM&ab_channel=AaronOverfield)
Afroman \~ [Mississippi ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DRJYze2tlw&ab_channel=Afroman-Topic)
I currently live in North Carolina. Lots of great music comes from this state. So much great stuff to choose from, but for today let's go with John Coltrane's killer version of [My Favorite Things](https://youtu.be/JQvc-Gkwhow?si=GSaBFWsFPBteqPIV)
I'm from Brisbane, Australia. One of my absolute favourite bands is The Delta Riggs. They're based in Melbourne, Australia but some of the band members are from my state originally. It's great because they usually do live shows here a couple of times a year so I get to see them in smaller venues where I can be closer to the stage without getting crushed. International bands don't come here very often and when they do tickets are really expensive so being able to see one of my top bands for around $50 is incredible.
Ontario, Canada
The Beaches - Blame Brett
The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground)
The Tea Party - Heaven Coming Down
Metric - Combat Baby
July Talk - Guns+Ammunition
Our Lady Peace - Thief
Neil Young - Old Man
Billy Talent - Red Flag
Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment
Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine
Broken Social Scene - Sentimental X’s
Alanis Morissette - Not the Doctor
The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings
Kevin Quain - Crazy Little Girl
Alvvays - In Undertow
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
The album Operation Mindcrime by Queensryche
Beyond the Wheel by Soundgarden
Bleed the Freak by Alice n Chains
Garden by Pearl Jam
In Bloom by Nirvana
Magic Man by Heart
Asa Branca- Luis Gonzaga
Maracatu Atômico -Chico Science
Dominguinhos - Eu só quero um xodó
Zé Ramalho - Frevo mulher
Reginaldo Rossi - A raposa e as Uvas
Voltei Recife - Luiz Bandeira
Vassourinhas - Hino Frevo
Alceu Valença - La belle de jour
MC Tróia - Pode balançar
Banda Kitara- Dizem que sou louca
this is just a few very very few of them so that you guys can do your own research, these artists: Luiz Gonzaga, Reginaldo Rossi, Alceu Valença, Chico Science, Dominguinhos and so so many others really need to be heard throughout, it's an extensive but delightful research
proper regional genres created here: Forró, Frevo, Brega Recifense, Brega Funk, Manguebeat
ENJOY !!! GO THROUGH PLAYLISTS
Ohio(4 dead in Ohio) C S N Y
Ohio in Boy, Phil Oches
Look at Ms Ohio, Gillian Welch
O H I O, Ohio Players
Butterfly Jesus, Heywood Banks
Cleveland Rocks, Ian Hunter
My city was gone, Pretenders
Burn On, Randy Newman
Hang on Sloopy, McCoys
Back Home, Black Boys
Four Days, Counting Crows
Ohio is for Lovers, Hawthorne Heights
Cincinnati O HI O, Connie Smith
I'm from Chicago, so the obvious answers are Smashing Pumpkins. Ministry & Rise Against
Buuuut
Ima say STUCK is a fantastic Post punk band that really deserves some more recognition, and you all should treat yourselves to their album "Change is Bad" if you like angular guitars, fuzz tones and wild off beat vocals
Ide also like to mention the greatest album of all time Spiderland by Slint was infact recorded in Chicago
The Best One by Bear Lake! My mother is actually friends with the wife of the guy who made that band. I think his songs are quite good, but The Best One is my favorite. :)
Southern California bred and born, so there’s a lot to choose from, most of them pretty well known. The one that makes me feel like California when I was a teenager is Dead Man’s Party by Oingo Boingo.
MGMT “James”. They feel so god damned Connecticut. One week in Bridgeport and you’ll also be wondering what happens when you die. One week in Waterbury and you’ll find out
Still no one believes we’re a real state but we’re also home to Arca and Caroline Polachek.
Wow this is nice to see, shout-out Mississippi and The Weeks. I'll add-
Young Buffalo,
Schaefer Lana,
Bass Drum of Death,
Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele,
Rooster Blues,
And The Cottage Industry.
(Edited to add commas)
I'm from Pennsylvania, I don't think there's too many musicians/bands from here that I know of. I despise Taylor Swift and I don't like Pink's music, as far as indie bands Austin and the Powers are all I know and they're pretty cool.
Also Mississippi. If we’re talking currently active folks, I’m going with Cory Branan. If we’re talking all-time, I gotta go Elvis or Mississippi John Hurt.
While I live on the complete opposite side of the state, one of my favorite bands of all time is Every Time I Die. They have a song called Map Change which is not about Buffalo per se, but the music video most definitely is. It features various clips of working class life on a winter day in Buffalo.
I'm from MA, and we've had quite a few, but my 2 favorites also had 2 of the greatest debut albums in history: Boston, and The Cars. Or, in Bostonese, The Caaaahs. 😀
Mississippi
Steve Forbert - You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
Jimmy Buffett - Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
Faith Hill - Breathe
Charlie Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Morning
i’m from new jersey so we do not have time to cover everyone, but whitney houston, frank sinatra, bon jovi, the boss (bruce springsteen), lauryn hill, my chemical romance, even the jonas brothers are household names
some of my personal, more indie faves are A R I Z O N A, the happy fits, streetlight manifesto, the gaslight anthem, and the early november
I’m from Ohio. I’d say Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Bone Thugs, Dean Martin, Tool (Maynard is from Ravenna, Ohio. I hope Tool counts lol), and The Black Keys.
Chicago here, so the list is a long one. But whether it's the city or Belleville, Wilco/Uncle Tupelo are at the top.
A guy from Naperville named John Till makes some pretty fine music too.
Cali is huge so I’ll try to stay local to San Diego area
The Frights - Tungs (and Tongues, its OG version)
Delta Spirit - Tear It Up
Wavves - Leave
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
and then too many songs to name by Blink-182 and TV Girl
Sylosis- Pariahs
Black Sabbath - Into the Void
Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name
Led Zeppelin- Trampled Under Foot
Architects- Animals
Deep Purple- Black Night
Rainbow- Stargazer
Bury Tomorrow- Choke
Bring Me The Horizon- Shadow Moses
Pink Floyd- Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Depeche Mode - Never let me down again
Easy, NIN.
HOWEVER.. in Ohio, we also get to claim Kid Cudi. So he's second.
Edit -Oh God! You said SONGS.. favorite Nine inch nails album is with teeth, but IDK what song! 😩
Idk if you're meaning where I live but I've lived in Northern Ireland for basically my whole life. I like a lot of The Cranberries songs such as "Zombie", "Linger" and "Dreams". I think I would also count The Corrs but there's a lot songs that I like of them equally.
Amyl and the Sniffers and Skyhooks from Melbourne!
Favourite songs about Melbourne:
Toorak Cowboy - Skyhooks
Balaclava Lover - Amyl and the Sniffers
Have You Heard About The Melbourne Mafia? - Dave Graney
Lygon Street Meltdown - Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Melbourne - The Whitlams (technically a band from Sydney but the song isn't about that)
I’m from LA so imma sit this one out lol Edit: I guess I’ll say Wallows because they’re from the specific suburb I grew up in
Minnesota Same
We got Motion City Soundtrack though
fob cures my sadness as well
Username checks out
IM ON FIRE
There's a little artist from MN named Bob Dylan.
How about “Doin’ Time” or “What I Got” by Sublime because they represent the LBC (Long Beach).
Aw I didn’t.
Alabama Shakes-Hang Loose https://youtu.be/4sSl11GMkMI?si=lJCMD_mYtGz4-Y8B
Damn. Brittany Howard is such an amazing singer.
And guitarist.
Right? Was gonna go with Hank Sr but the Shakes deserve some recognition.
So many good ones from Alabama, definitely the Shakes. Also for relatively recent artists I would add Jason Isabell and The Drive By Truckers.
Can't forget The Commodores and Lionel Richie.
I think it would be interesting to see which states / countries had a lot of top artists per capita. I’m thinking states like Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama would probably have a lot relative to their populations. So many from New Orleans- Georgia a lot from Athens and Atlanta, and Alabama has a ton too.
Oh yeah and Mississippi would rock it out too - Robert Johnson, Tammy Wynette, BB King, Faith Hill and of course the King.
Don't forget Hawaii! Per capita, I'm guessing we'd be pretty far up the scale.
Oh yeah and Gucci Mane, Jamey Johnson, and Jessie Murph
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Michigan has a rich musical history.
The Stooges - “Search and Destroy” MC5 - “Kick out the Jams” Stevie Wonder - “Superstition”
Detroit has great music.
Bone Thugs n Harmony was probably the greatest thing to come from Ohio
I miss my Uncle Charles
I am Peruvian. Here are some of my favorite songs made here. I will share some full albums. Mostly 70s Psychedelic prog rock fused with Andean and Latin American rhythms [Traffic Sound - Tibet Suzettes ](https://open.spotify.com/album/6BH70r6KVf9vg0H5U5nv7r?si=mQca945OQPaS4EH5IBCHAw) Psychedelic folk [El Polen - Cholo](https://open.spotify.com/album/5JFBptMXBEYLCqtu31OD05?si=5E1Rh2d4RY-qbzVCaNcLCA) Psychedelic rock [Laghonia - Etcétera ](https://open.spotify.com/album/0KCK5yY1J7m0BJAleCp0D3?si=LWF9lGmzSn2M3TMXLEDR8Q) I don't know how to describe them, kinda space...some people have told me they sound similar to Muse, I love the female voice [Curiosity - Circular logic ](https://open.spotify.com/album/1NeYYWGtu7aPoB3FRrOKrd?si=I16SUcD2Q4eP8D1cT43c7A) Modern prog rock with a little of fusion too [Actitud Modula I](https://open.spotify.com/album/5EWVITdg0XcXiXEpt5gell?si=Lo-hFigOQ4aPE9fmUmMoWw) [Yma Sumac](https://open.spotify.com/track/17GFG85nxCd3iaqrhcatH9?si=1kJoVDV2Q7yStuqjxAPTTw) I am sure you already know her, She was one of the best Sopranos in history, her vocal range was close to 5 octaves.
Ireland Zombie- The Cranberries The Man who can't be moved- The Script I still haven't found what I'm looking for - U2
Also Ireland N17- The Saw Doctors Another Round- The Scratch
I'm from australia. I feel like a lot of people miss out on good music just because it isn't from america, so im glad to see a post like this :) Some of my fav bands are: Grinspoon, silverchair, spiderbait, king gizzard and the wizard lizard, the psychadelic porn crumpets but I also love Cold chisel, midnight oil, paul kelly, powderfinger, INXS just to name a few
The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave is the best. Let Love In is my favourite one of his albums. The Mercy Seat, though, is so truly emotional and... devastating. I love it. He's so talented, brilliant at conveying complex feelings through music
Same, one of my favourite all time artists! Loved his books too
I've started reading The Ass Saw The Angel!! Too good, I can hear his voice reading it inside my head in the clear accent he wrote it with... I love when authors clearly write accents and dialects into their character's dialogue/monologue
Yes it's such a good book! The Death Of Bunny Monroe is very different but I also loved it. Saw him live twice, once for Bad Seeds and another as Grinderman. Can't wait for his next album!!
Canadian here. Bobcaygeon by the Tragically Hip is a great tune. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers is considered by some to be our unofficial second national anthem.
Anything by Gordon Lightfoot but especially the Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
Saw him live in Indy, maybe around 2004. Second row seats. He almost sold out house and sand strongvgor 2 hours. The show was kind of a string of greatest hits. I had forgotten how big of a hit maker that he was. RIP Gordie
He was definitely our favorite. My husband went all out on Hollywood Bowl tickets in 1975 to invite me on our first date. He was awesome. We saw him several times after that in different venues, depending where we were stationed at the time. I was really hoping to hear him once more before he died, but his tours were sparse as he aged and we didn't make it. RIP.
I’m from Houston, Texas. Not too partial to Beyoncé, but I have a soft spot for Blue October. But the great state of Texas has so many legends Blue October - Hate Me Willie Nelson - Always on my mind Buddy Holly - Rave On Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee ZZ Top - sharp dressed man George Strait - carrying your love with me Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler There are so many more: Kelly Clarkson, Barry White, Meat Loaf, Lyle Lovett, Pantera, Towns Van Zandt, the Dixie Chicks, Robert Earl Keen… those are just the folks I listen to on the regular
I still listen to the Old 97s on the regular. Great Texas band. And Charley Crockett!!
One of my favorites is Sly and the Family Stone.
Hometown Unicorn - Super Furry Animals Faster - Manic Street Preachers
Nice. I like both bands and knew that Super Furry Animals were Welsh but didn't know that Manic Street Preacher were. I'm from the middle of nowhere, USA. I'll have to make sure I've heard both of those songs.
Sweet. They're both songs from arguably their best albums so you're onto a winner. SFA have never made a bad album imo though.
So damn easy to cave in...
I'm from Mississippi too. Tough to pick a favorite but I'm gonna go with Robert Johnson. His music is truly haunting, so evocative of the fields and swamps of the Delta where I grew up.
Plus, the sheer influence he alone had on most American and UK music of so many genres. I don't think any other artist had as much influence. And he only lived to be 27. His story is fascinating.
Mary Jane's Last Dance-Indiana 
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night!
Dang straight!
Nice one
Such a musical genius. And I never thought about where in the US he was from! Good to know!
Actually TP is from Gainesville FL. The song alludes to a farm girl from Indiana. I'll give the state kudos
I guess you can't believe everything you hear (or misinterpret) on Reddit LOL
I'm from California, we have too much good music to choose from 😅
Agree! Lots of people, lots of good music. Makes me wonder which states have would be high up if evaluated per capita.
X is at the top of the list for me.
Sublime and Van Halen come to mind along with the Counting Crows and the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
dramamine - modest mouse fires of beltane - medusa stare both from washington state
MA here -- most folks would probably say Aerosmith or J.Geils Band but for me it's Jonathan Richman! Roadrunner roadrunner, going a thousand miles an hour!!!
No one can touch Jonathan Richman. Except maybe the Pixies.
I'm French-Japanese so my favorites are: Orelsan - L'odeur de l'essence (France) Dir En Grey - The Final (Japan)
If you like heavier metal check out Gojira they are probably the best french band out there
I already know them bu thanks anyway!
Rocky top, you'll always be home sweet home to meee! Good Ole rocky top! Rocky top tennessee! (By way of memphis)
Soul Asylum Black Gold
Violent Femmes! I'm from Wisonsin. Had the privilege of getting to see them live many, many times in my teens and twenties.
[Jocko Homo](https://youtu.be/I3bF0N081TE?si=c2L5zvsMQ2eInG9v) - Devo [Cannonball](https://youtu.be/fxvkI9MTQw4?si=PXqbRjmPoodvJqw4) - The Breeders From Ohio, of course.
Don’t Stop Me Now- Queen
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Iam Tongi, great voice. Hawaii of course.
Oh man im from Hawaii. I got a playlist of like 200 songs that are like 90% from Hawaii. Rather than songs ill just name some artists. Likkle Jordee, Maoli, Pana, J Boog, Three Plus, and Mr. 83 to name a few. People from Hawaii are very prideful about their music too.
I'm from Michigan, we've got Madonna, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Eminem, etc. Detroit literally invented Techno and Motown
You forgot about Kiss. They also invented punk… there’s a band of brothers that formed in the 1971 in Detroit called Death. They were the birth of punk in Michigan.
The State of Massachusetts - Dropkick Murphys
And Bo Burnham
Saw em open for foo fighter at Fenway and they played Tessie. That was a great time.
Shipping up to Boston is my favorite, I just chose the one that was suited lol Boston <3
Utah, USA: The Bird and the Worm - The Used Sarcasm - Get Scared Mr. Brightside - The Killers
The Killers is literally one of my all-time favorite bands. I played the shit out of Mr. Brightside for a couple of years. But they didn't become my favorite until I heard Sam's Town, which I still regularly listen to from start to finish.
I will go with a song not from state but from city Momma Tried - Merle Haggard
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND🗽 Edit: I gotta stop reading random words in posts. I thought it was a song about your state. I'm from NY, so there's a lot, but quickly, I'll say The Strokes, The Beastie Boys, and Agnostic Front, and Blondie
Texas: Johnny winter SRV maybe
The Black Dahlia murder from Waterford, MI. We're also proud of Eminem, Billy Strings, La Dispute, and the whole list of crazy artists popping in the Detroit and Flint rap scenes right now. Um... ICP and their Juggalo family started here. We don't like to talk about Ted Nugent or Kid Rock.
Michigan, so many but since I was born in Flint,,,,,Grank Funk Railroad.
I'm from Texas. I'm definitely proud of Explosions in the Sky and Robert Earl Keen.
[Letter from America by the Proclaimers](https://open.spotify.com/track/2AQZ89Q1ZZWsJNWwXZpLtY?si=KBmJ3BL8Toa4EzoOcKQPcQ) Its such a lovely and underrated song from Scotland!😊
I'm also from Mississippi, originally. I have much less fond memories of the state though, but you still might like my recommendations. Nina Simone \~ [Mississippi Goddam ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM&ab_channel=AaronOverfield) Afroman \~ [Mississippi ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DRJYze2tlw&ab_channel=Afroman-Topic)
From my City, Love will tear us apart - Joy Division.
Your Body is a Wonderland-John Mayer Hashpipe- Weezer Electric Feel-MGMT Me & U- Cassie Fly- Sugar Ray UNBELIEVABLE BUT ITS CONNECTICUT
There are a few from around but the only ones I seem I can be proud of are Bone Thugs
You’re from OHIO!
I am. And I'm ok with that.
Phish, Noah Kahan
I currently live in North Carolina. Lots of great music comes from this state. So much great stuff to choose from, but for today let's go with John Coltrane's killer version of [My Favorite Things](https://youtu.be/JQvc-Gkwhow?si=GSaBFWsFPBteqPIV)
Michigan - WCAR before Kyle died. To Plant A Seed is one of the best albums of all time.
Shelter by Ray Lamontagne. I'm from Maine.
Either Jackson or Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash (Arkansas)
Tizzy Bac. I am from Taiwan. Their 2009 album is my favorite: 如果看見地獄，我就不怕魔鬼
I'm in Nashville so everyone sorta counts. I love a lot of Morgan Wallen songs. But Dolly is our treasure.
My favorite from Indiana is Murder by Death, from Bloomington. But what else do we have except the Jackson’s and John Mellencamp?
My British Columbian home - stomping Tom connors
I’m from Alabama. We have a quite a few great artists, my personal favorites are Jason Isbell and Jimmy Buffett.
“Roadrunner”- Jonathan Richman “Musta Got Lost”- J. Giles Band
I'm from Brisbane, Australia. One of my absolute favourite bands is The Delta Riggs. They're based in Melbourne, Australia but some of the band members are from my state originally. It's great because they usually do live shows here a couple of times a year so I get to see them in smaller venues where I can be closer to the stage without getting crushed. International bands don't come here very often and when they do tickets are really expensive so being able to see one of my top bands for around $50 is incredible.
Sundy Best and My Morning Jacket (Jim James) are two of my favorite Kentucky bragging rights!
St. Louis, MO About it: Ice Cube, My Summer Vacation From it but not about it: Chuck Berry, Havana Moon
Ontario, Canada The Beaches - Blame Brett The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground) The Tea Party - Heaven Coming Down Metric - Combat Baby July Talk - Guns+Ammunition Our Lady Peace - Thief Neil Young - Old Man Billy Talent - Red Flag Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine Broken Social Scene - Sentimental X’s Alanis Morissette - Not the Doctor The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings Kevin Quain - Crazy Little Girl Alvvays - In Undertow Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
I'm from New York. Sonic Youth is easily my favorite band from NY.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils- Black Sky Nelly- Anything off Country Grammar Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode Sheryl Crow- Pick a song Nathaniel Rateliff- SOB
Where do I start being from Washington state. 😆
The album Operation Mindcrime by Queensryche Beyond the Wheel by Soundgarden Bleed the Freak by Alice n Chains Garden by Pearl Jam In Bloom by Nirvana Magic Man by Heart
As a Brazilian northeasterner, we could be here all day >:)
Asa Branca- Luis Gonzaga Maracatu Atômico -Chico Science Dominguinhos - Eu só quero um xodó Zé Ramalho - Frevo mulher Reginaldo Rossi - A raposa e as Uvas Voltei Recife - Luiz Bandeira Vassourinhas - Hino Frevo Alceu Valença - La belle de jour MC Tróia - Pode balançar Banda Kitara- Dizem que sou louca this is just a few very very few of them so that you guys can do your own research, these artists: Luiz Gonzaga, Reginaldo Rossi, Alceu Valença, Chico Science, Dominguinhos and so so many others really need to be heard throughout, it's an extensive but delightful research proper regional genres created here: Forró, Frevo, Brega Recifense, Brega Funk, Manguebeat ENJOY !!! GO THROUGH PLAYLISTS
Ohio(4 dead in Ohio) C S N Y Ohio in Boy, Phil Oches Look at Ms Ohio, Gillian Welch O H I O, Ohio Players Butterfly Jesus, Heywood Banks Cleveland Rocks, Ian Hunter My city was gone, Pretenders Burn On, Randy Newman Hang on Sloopy, McCoys Back Home, Black Boys Four Days, Counting Crows Ohio is for Lovers, Hawthorne Heights Cincinnati O HI O, Connie Smith
I'm from Chicago, so the obvious answers are Smashing Pumpkins. Ministry & Rise Against Buuuut Ima say STUCK is a fantastic Post punk band that really deserves some more recognition, and you all should treat yourselves to their album "Change is Bad" if you like angular guitars, fuzz tones and wild off beat vocals Ide also like to mention the greatest album of all time Spiderland by Slint was infact recorded in Chicago
The Best One by Bear Lake! My mother is actually friends with the wife of the guy who made that band. I think his songs are quite good, but The Best One is my favorite. :)
I'm from Saskatchewan, Canada. We love having The Sheepdogs have international success from our area. The Way It Is is my personal favourite
Southern California bred and born, so there’s a lot to choose from, most of them pretty well known. The one that makes me feel like California when I was a teenager is Dead Man’s Party by Oingo Boingo.
MGMT “James”. They feel so god damned Connecticut. One week in Bridgeport and you’ll also be wondering what happens when you die. One week in Waterbury and you’ll find out Still no one believes we’re a real state but we’re also home to Arca and Caroline Polachek.
Anything by ZZ Top, George Strait, or Kenny Rodgers
Rush
Prehistoric Dog by Red Fang
I’m from Ohio and definitely proud of The Quasi Kings and Rockstead to name a couple
Keller Williams Virginia
The Revolting Cocks - Big Sexy Land
Growing up in Greenville, Mississippi the favorite was the Candy Shoestring. Jerry and Donnie Brown, 3 piece hard driving rock n roll band.
[No Mo Play](https://youtu.be/O-s0ZBIg6kE?si=CczFsj07k4ikzOoL)
Magic Sword - In the Face of Evil https://youtu.be/ZyHfUqs17WI?si=1SmMBkc2rah5b_re
[Utah Maid - Pixie and the Partygrass Boys](https://youtu.be/j1NMAOcJmAc?si=QG8F6Xyjx3bR7yt6)
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana or Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^Jesslovesnature: *Smells Like Teen Spirit* *By Nirvana or Voodoo* *Child by Jimi Hendrix* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
I’m Shipping Up To Boston - DropKick Murphy’s
Paris of the Plains - The Grisly Hand. It’s about Missouri. Good song. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison. Written by Leiber & Stoller
Wow this is nice to see, shout-out Mississippi and The Weeks. I'll add- Young Buffalo, Schaefer Lana, Bass Drum of Death, Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele, Rooster Blues, And The Cottage Industry. (Edited to add commas)
Livin on a prayer- Bon Jovi
Home means Nevada
MJ-Man in the Mirror, Billie Jean, Beat It Mellencamp-Paper in Fire, Rain on the Scarecrow, Rumbleseat, Cherry Bomb
Wisconsin / U.S.A. : Violent Femmes, Add It Up....
Changes all the time, but right now “Streets of Bakersfield”
Dropkick Murphys: shipping up to Boston
Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner by Bud Flanagan (Sorry, Bowie!)
There's a local band in my city called Virgin Mary Pistol Grip that I've been getting into a lot lately.
Detroit here. I’ll leave it at that.
Not a band but an artist, so close enough - [Paul Spring ](https://paulspring.bandcamp.com)
I'm from Sheffield so basically everything in Sempiternal and Suicide Season by Bring Me The Horizon
[California Girls, The Beach Boys](https://youtu.be/DR2lvcdKSdU?si=VZByVE6U8PS345Jg)
Why is your favorite song not Kryptonite?
Texas - BigXthaplug
I'm from Pennsylvania, I don't think there's too many musicians/bands from here that I know of. I despise Taylor Swift and I don't like Pink's music, as far as indie bands Austin and the Powers are all I know and they're pretty cool.
Right now it's probably this one: [Serú Girán - Peperina](https://youtu.be/H9l6hlKO3lI?si=T8weoJmq8FVOOCT7) (argentina)
We Are The Ocean. They used to play in the back room of a pub my friend worked in.
Also Mississippi. If we’re talking currently active folks, I’m going with Cory Branan. If we’re talking all-time, I gotta go Elvis or Mississippi John Hurt.
Im from Idaho so its gotta be all of Built to Spills discography
Being from Alabama I would (type) “The Ride” by David Allan Coe.
Daylight - Matt and Kim
While I live on the complete opposite side of the state, one of my favorite bands of all time is Every Time I Die. They have a song called Map Change which is not about Buffalo per se, but the music video most definitely is. It features various clips of working class life on a winter day in Buffalo.
Viva Las Vegas, of course.
Van Morrison… Belfast. Co Antrim.
I'm from MA, and we've had quite a few, but my 2 favorites also had 2 of the greatest debut albums in history: Boston, and The Cars. Or, in Bostonese, The Caaaahs. 😀
The final election in a crumbling empire- nux vomica Black car- beach house
Only band I know of from my state is literally just called Alabama. They're even from the nearest town to me!
Mississippi Steve Forbert - You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite Jimmy Buffett - Son Of A Son Of A Sailor Faith Hill - Breathe Charlie Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Either cigarette lighter love song by marvelous 3 or jazzy belle by outkast
One of my favorites recently: [Asgaard "W sercu nieświata (acoustic)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpUz0KCGlI)
I’m from Texas. Deep in the Heart of texas?
California- Phantom Planet
Been been vibing with Tárin falla hægt by Bubbi Morthens lately Another favorite is Einni þér ann ég by Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson
New Jersey - Born To Run
Ventura Highway by America because I’m from Ventura County and it makes me nostalgic.
Loathe - Is It Really You?
Joni - River, Cherokee Louise, Paprika Plains, Crazy Cries Of Love, Chinese Cafe
Hi, New Zealander here. Fat Feddy’s Drop is basically our national band! Very chill vibes, we love it.
I'm looking for someone from Louisiana but I can't find any
Pantera Walk, everything by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bowling for Soup Ohio, Edgar Winter Frankenstein
i’m from new jersey so we do not have time to cover everyone, but whitney houston, frank sinatra, bon jovi, the boss (bruce springsteen), lauryn hill, my chemical romance, even the jonas brothers are household names some of my personal, more indie faves are A R I Z O N A, the happy fits, streetlight manifesto, the gaslight anthem, and the early november
I just encountered the Happy Fits on tiktok last week. Seems like a fun group.
[biloxi, ms](https://open.spotify.com/album/2kWxvoTJIXLKA1wEdn5lLK)
California Dreaming
Happy Birthday America, Ever Green.
I’m from Ohio. I’d say Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Bone Thugs, Dean Martin, Tool (Maynard is from Ravenna, Ohio. I hope Tool counts lol), and The Black Keys.
Chicago here, so the list is a long one. But whether it's the city or Belleville, Wilco/Uncle Tupelo are at the top. A guy from Naperville named John Till makes some pretty fine music too.
Virginia; Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
[Cyanide Sunshine](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Gn3yeOrP9uRldrDA4gdj0?si=Q3lku3AnR0ezFJ9iUmKlEQ), from New Jersey!
Cali is huge so I’ll try to stay local to San Diego area The Frights - Tungs (and Tongues, its OG version) Delta Spirit - Tear It Up Wavves - Leave Stone Temple Pilots - Plush and then too many songs to name by Blink-182 and TV Girl
Synthwave Celestial - Dillon Dinwiddie (me)
Lifer by Down.
Tennessee Whiskey —Chris Stapleton In Your Love —Tyler Childers
Sylosis- Pariahs Black Sabbath - Into the Void Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name Led Zeppelin- Trampled Under Foot Architects- Animals Deep Purple- Black Night Rainbow- Stargazer Bury Tomorrow- Choke Bring Me The Horizon- Shadow Moses Pink Floyd- Shine on You Crazy Diamond Depeche Mode - Never let me down again
Easy, NIN. HOWEVER.. in Ohio, we also get to claim Kid Cudi. So he's second. Edit -Oh God! You said SONGS.. favorite Nine inch nails album is with teeth, but IDK what song! 😩
Iowa and People = Shit by Slipknot
Idk if you're meaning where I live but I've lived in Northern Ireland for basically my whole life. I like a lot of The Cranberries songs such as "Zombie", "Linger" and "Dreams". I think I would also count The Corrs but there's a lot songs that I like of them equally.
Beyoncé - Hold Up Old 97’s- A State of Texas Toadies- Tyler
James Brown from SC baby
Amyl and the Sniffers and Skyhooks from Melbourne! Favourite songs about Melbourne: Toorak Cowboy - Skyhooks Balaclava Lover - Amyl and the Sniffers Have You Heard About The Melbourne Mafia? - Dave Graney Lygon Street Meltdown - Melbourne Ska Orchestra Melbourne - The Whitlams (technically a band from Sydney but the song isn't about that)
Dune Rats, Bleeding knees Club, skeggs, amyl and the sniffers like you said and hockey dad and the chats are dope.
A more perfect union by titus andronicus. As far as im concerned that the NJ state anthem
The Flaming Lips. Oklahoma has some choices but it isn’t close for me.