Face to Face and Northstar, my two most underrated bands ever.

Spitalfield was cool.

I'll go with some new bands for my list. You could probably toss fun. into here, but it seems like everyone on AP.net (and now the world, #1 on iTunes and more) knows them now.

Top 5 New / New-ish Bands

Five of the best bands you might not be listening to. Hearing a song on a compilation or a random stream doesn't count. Get the albums and get ready to fall in love.

Crucial Dudes - The best Lifetime/Saves the Day-core band since, well, those two bands. 61 Penn was easily the best punk-pop record of 2011. If any of those words get your spidey senses tingling, go go go go download it.

The Hotel Year - If you miss Piebald, you just found your new favorite band. Influences, worn on their sleeves and sang from the heart, include The Smiths, Brand New, Saves the Day, The Early November, The Promise Ring. Awesome.

Aficionado - If you love The Ugly Organ, then here you go. Run, don't walk, to the nearest Mediafire/iTunes/whatever and get it. Fantastic live show.

River City Extension - They're getting some minor "acclaim", but this band is terribly underrated. Fans of Kevin Devine, Brand New, The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel.. what are you waiting for? They close their shows with a full acoustic jam in the crowd, regardless of venue size.. if you want personality in a band, this it it.

Moving Mountains - I'll keep the comparisons going (it's the quickest way to trigger a response and possibly a download) and say Thrice and Thursday fans could find a new love. Live shows with the same intensity as those now-retired legends and a scream that Dustin Kensrue might actually envy.

<--- Death From Above 1979 (my avatar)
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
PM Today
Down To Earth Approach
The Felix Culpa
Crime In Stereo (this one is kind of arguable, but in my opinion they couldve gotten a lot bigger.)

Sometimes I feel like for how long they've been around and how good they are, Propagandhi is kind of underrated.

EDIT: some of the ones I listed are still together, but underrated none the less.

on the topic. the new Forecast record is great. always feel their underrated.

also, Moneen. The Red Tree killed. It's a crime it didn't make them bigger.

I feel like Cave In was never appreciated as much as they should have been in the mainstream. I understand their heavier records not catching on but "Antenna" is a great album that could have had a couple of singles on modern rock radio.

Punchline and Patent Pending should be huge.

Backing your Top 4 hard as well.

Originally Posted by slimfenix182

Face to Face and Northstar, my two most underrated bands ever.

What about No Use for a Name? I always had them on that same tier as F2F.

Eagle Scout, Superchunk, Weatherbox

Originally Posted by seanthethief

I feel like Cave In was never appreciated as much as they should have been in the mainstream. I understand their heavier records not catching on but "Antenna" is a great album that could have had a couple of singles on modern rock radio.

Crime in Stereo too, IMO.

Waiting to see what Eda posts to know what to listen to.

My #1 right now is Xiu Xiu.

Originally Posted by bandnamexmyname

Eagle Scout, Superchunk, Weatherbox

I'll fight to not let Weatherbox be one of those bands.

Originally Posted by Adam Pfleider

on the topic. the new Forecast record is great. always feel their underrated.

also, Moneen. The Red Tree killed. It's a crime it didn't make them bigger.

I should have had Moneen on this list. Damn - great pick.

Silverchair? Their best work never received the exposure their early work did.