Over the years I’ve been discovering rock bands which I really digged and found out that they are from Denmark.
It started with Mew, then I got into VETO, Turboweekend, Spleen United, Dúné, The Floor Is Made Of Lava, Reptile Youth, When Saints Go Machine, Carpark North and few others.
I love this scene and it has always amazed me that most of these bands I enjoyed so much are from Denmark.
I even made a separate [Spotify playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43snGNTGFWRtZDugbRnDpx?si=5b508bc9dc214787) for this, although it doesn’t limit only to Danish bands.

Most releases from 2000s up to mid 2010s are so good, it makes me even think it was some sort of golden age of this type of music, but lately it feels like it fell off. Last VETO album is from 2018 and it was not it. And most other bands stopped releasing anything at all, with very few exceptions.

So, I was hoping to find some Danes who are familiar with the subject and could give me some recommendations about artists which I missed, or, perhaps, new artists?
At this point, even Spotify’s “song radio” feature doesn’t give me many new results, so I’m a bit desperate 🙁
Also, funny enough, there was a [similar thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Denmark/comments/2u0nmx/i_keep_on_discovering_my_favorite_bands_are_from/) (except for the part about falling off) from 9 years ago in this sub. I wonder if there was new good stuff release in past decade, since that thread.

P.S. – I’m also into Kashmir, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and some other Danish bands, but, in my opinion, they lie in a bit different genre. They are more of a traditional alternative rock and Dizzy Mizz Lizzy even has some prog to it.

TL;DR: Can someone please recommend me new artists similar to VETO, Carpark North, Turboweekend, Mew, Dúné, Spleen United, The Floor Is Made Of Lava, Reptile Youth, When Saints go Machine, WhoMadeWho, Ginger Ninja, etc

by trip2teea

25 comments

  1. You should definitely check out Kellermensch! They are one my favorite bands these days and a phenomemal live act too.

    Also The Rumour Said Fire. Their first two albums.

    Sleep Party People.

  2. Lowly, Blaue Blume, The William Blakes, I Got You On Tape, Efterklang, Trentemøller, Exec

  3. Oh No Ono, Larsen & Furious Jane and The Kissaway Trail are others that spring to mind.

  4. VOLA. It’s metal but I feel it is in a similar lane still.

    EDIT:

    Blaue Blume

    Communions

    First Hate

    First Flush

    GENTS

    Guldimund

    Lust For Youth

    Zar Paulo

  9. Love the fact that half the recommendations in this thread are from the late 00’s/early 10’s, kinda proving OPs point. The music scene just changed – poppy electronic stuff is in, late 00’s indie rock is out. I’ll throw Cody into the mix, they made some great records.

    Newer Danish singer-songwritery stuff that made it to my lists: Rasmus Matthiesen, Marc Facchini, Peter Sommer (check the acoustic PSPHPT album), Nikolai Nørlund, De Efterladte. Or you could just go back and listen to CV Jørgensen.

  10. I think as far as Indie is concerned, you’ve hit a golden era right there.

    I don’t follow the scene as much now as I did then, but currently ‘Guldimund’, whom others have mentioned, is worth checking out. Also ‘Tårn’.

    From that golden era, I’ve also enjoyed:

    Choir of Young Believers (album: this is for the white in your eyes),
    The Seven Mile Journey (Post-rock genre),
    Liserstille,
    Entakt,
    The Late Parade

  12. An electronic duo/artist i really enjoy is “Rangleklods”. Especially their/his earlier work. 
    They used to be a duo, but now its just one guy as far as i understand. Therefore the whole “them/him”-thing.
    Some of his newer work is also okay, but definitely check out the first albums/EPs.

  14. 14 comments and nobody has mentioned Moi Caprice??? Come on.

    To answer your question. I don’t know, but I think a lot of those bands were promoted by one radio station, and specifically one program. I think radio lost relevance and so did this scene. 🤷‍♂️
    But that’s just s theory. A music theory.

  16. Was talking to my wife about this yesterday,  how random. That genre had a crazy period back then, but has mostly died out. The torch was passed on to Australia/New Zealand.

    Was fun to be a part of though. I had a week where I heard Spleen United, Turbo weekend and Veto live. For Veto, the crowd was so wild and the room so hot, we felt drops falling from the roof. Everyone after the concert were standing outside in -5 degress to cool off, steaming. Good times.

  17. Yeah, golden era of that genre is over. Now it’s different stuff.
    New danish bands on my rotation are Fabräk and Afskum.

  19. Prisma, Anya, Ganger, Lydmor, Goss – gone solo since Reptile Youth, Selina Gin – and her former band Nelson Can.

  20. Go Go Berlin – Castles Made of Sand and Dance With Dirt – Flush. But they’re from the same era.

  21. Minds of 99 might be up your alley, in Danish though.  

     I really miss those bands aswell.    

    Everything seems to be low effort shit rap music now. 

    Spleen are having concerts this summer in Denmark.   

    I saw them at Jelling Festival a long time ago, they went over time and were followed by ZZ top.  
    First thing the lead singer from ZZ top says ” you call that music?” 

  22. WOW GOD..!! you took me down memory lane.

    Born in ‘89 with 2 older siblings who definitely influenced me. But when I really started to listen to music it was because of those bands. Though it was Kashmir with Zitilites, that really hit my young little heart of music. Glad you managed to mention them in the end💜

    As I remember back then, people argued that because of the insane AQUA and barbie girl era, people reeeally needed something… different! And everything had to be in english because of the possibility of hitting the international scene. Songs in danish was almost ridiculed. But that luckily changed with Peter Sommer, who is someone who really managed to create interesting danish lyrics.

    Maybe Duné and Saybia is worth checking out.

  24. Music from 00s i will recommend

    Superheroes try the song “Johnny and i”
    Tiger tunes try “(Angry Kids of the World) Unite”
    Anamia try “butterfly in Paris”

  25. I love that kinda music. You might like Efterklang, Cancer, Blue Foundation.

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