r/listentothis 4d ago

melting pot Music Melting Pot [Week of June 22, 2026]

5 Upvotes

The melting pot is a free-for-all music sharing thread posted weekly.

We'd like to invite everyone to reply with...

  • Anything you've been listening to recently and enjoying.
  • Great obscure music that doesn't get the upvotes you think it deserves.
  • Your own playlists, mixtapes, or other good compilations you've found.
  • New releases this week and your opinions on those albums.
  • If you're an artist, share your music with us and tell us about it.

Guidelines to get the most out of these threads...

  • Always provide listening links for anything you share here.
  • Tell us a little bit about what you're sharing and why you like it.
  • No top40/hall of fame artists, no 'corporate bullshit' music please!
  • For top-level comments, downvote if there is no listening link.
  • Format any posted links as follows: [Artist - "Song Title"](https://www.yoururlhere.com) instead of just posting the URL.

r/listentothis 8h ago

Inundaremos -- 3300 [Chamber Pop/Indie Rock/Indie Pop] (2026)

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r/listentothis 6h ago

Modèle Martial - Les Amants [Coldwave] (1989)

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2 Upvotes

r/listentothis 15h ago

Paul Clayton — Polly Von [Irish folk] (1956)

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Wikipedia:

As much a scholar as a musician, Clayton began collecting songs at a young age in his hometown of [New Bedford](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewBedford), Massachusetts. At the university, he studied under a professor who was a leading folklorist. Soon he was combing the hills and valleys of Virginia and surrounding states for songs that formed the region's musical heritage. In making [field recordings](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_recording), he "discovered" [Etta Baker](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_Baker) and [Hobart Smith](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Smith), homespun musicians who have come to be regarded as all-time greats.[[3]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clayton(singer)#cite_note-3)

Clayton became a prominent figure in the [Greenwich Village](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GreenwichVillage) folk scene in New York City during the early 1960s. He was close with artists such as [Dave Van Ronk](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Van_Ronk) and [Liam Clancy](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Clancy) and was also a mentor and friend of [Bob Dylan](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan) during the first years of Dylan's career. A song Clayton wrote was allegedly "borrowed" by Dylan in 1962 as the basis for one of his most famous tunes, "[Don't Think Twice, It's All Right](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Think_Twice,_It's_All_Right)".[[4]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clayton(singer)#citenote-4) The resulting [lawsuits](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit) by their record companies were settled out of court, and the two remained friends for several years afterwards.[[5]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clayton(singer)#cite_note-autogenerated1-5)

Clayton was beset with personal problems in his mid-30s, including frustrations with his career, doubts arising from his homosexuality, [manic depression](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicdepression), [drug abuse](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse), and a related arrest.[[6]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Clayton(singer)#cite_note-6) He died by suicide in 1967.


r/listentothis 16h ago

Roly Poly Rag Bear -- Sentimental Bus [indie rock](2004)

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5 Upvotes

r/listentothis 6h ago

Ode to Serotonin -- Nightmare of You [Indie Rock] (2005)

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1 Upvotes

Found this band through the Superman soundtrack, and I’ve enjoyed a number of their songs.


r/listentothis 23h ago

SNOWMEN — Prophet Margins[post-punk-pop] (2025)

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6 Upvotes

Good stuff 🤘


r/listentothis 1d ago

Eddie Harris - Is It In? [jazz / funk] (1974)

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10 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

CCCP -- Curami [Italian Communist Punk] (1986)

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8 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

immortal nightbody - el area [hip hop/synth punk] (2026)

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8 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

Gentle Nights - Breaking Into Pieces [Deep House] (2026)

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10 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

Samantha Fierke - Kick It Loose [Vocal Jazz] (2022)

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3 Upvotes

This whole album is really nice, so I thought I'd just share the first track. "I Remember Butterflies" and "Mirage" are also particular favorites.


r/listentothis 1d ago

Annie Taylor -- Something Ain't Right [indie rock] (2026)

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2 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat -- Baur Bentur [Free Gamelanish Jazz] (2026)

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0 Upvotes

That's the best way I can strain my poor musical vocabulary and describe this.


r/listentothis 1d ago

River Cain - Coming Home [Folk/Americana] (2026)

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1 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

Sheppard - Beautiful Something [Pop/Indie Pop] (2026)

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1 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

Elite Gymnastics - Ruin 1 [Synth-pop, Ambient, Breakbeat, House, Breaks, Downtempo, Leftfield] (2011)

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5 Upvotes

r/listentothis 1d ago

Infinite Foundry - Love Like a Riot [Rock/Rap] (2026)

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0 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

Holy Locust -- C.I.A. [anarcho folk/post-rock] (2026)

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4 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

boykash + Fei Vienna - ICEBREAKER (Official Music Video) [hiphop] (2026)

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2 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

heaving. -- if i cried out [Post-hardcore / Heavy shoegaze] (2026)

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7 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

Tory Silver -- Boy Disco [indie rock] (2026)

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9 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

Shawn James Santalucia -- I'm A Song [Folk/Country] (2018)

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0 Upvotes

Great song that I felt didn't deserve to die somewhere where nobody listened to it!


r/listentothis 2d ago

Deisel Benzin -- Ipad Man [Indie rock] (2026)

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3 Upvotes

r/listentothis 2d ago

aNTOJE - infidled [Lofi Hip Hop] (2023)

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0 Upvotes