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Notinyourbushes t1_jb2l8lb wrote

Not a genre exactly but: Japan.

Japan has the 3rd largest music industry on the planet that everyone except the west knows about. Almost doesn't matter what style you like, Japan has dozens of bands that are probably as good (if not better) as your favorite band. You like punk, indie, grunge, shoegazing, metal or just straight up rock? Japan has amazing groups you've never heard of.

To illustrate, here's a Japanese Irish pub band.

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Mandasiaa OP t1_jb2lijg wrote

YouTube rabbit hole here I come

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Notinyourbushes t1_jb2m9aj wrote

Watch the anime "Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad." It's a gateway to a whole other world of music.

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Shiningc t1_jb2m93m wrote

Mainstream Japanese music is ridiculously sanitized. It’s probably used as a means of social control.

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Notinyourbushes t1_jb2msm2 wrote

Mainstream anything is crap. You should always go for the indie stuff.

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