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I've got a bit of an obsession with Queens of the Stone Age's Mosquito Song, click here if you don't already know it:
youtube.com/watch?v=UiLsvRSU5H8&

To me it seems to belong in a genre all of its own. I want more. I already have everything QOTSA have done, so I'm looking to be pointed at other bands/singers whose music has something of the same feel, twisted and melancholic. So far I've found Hawk, as amazon helpfully did their 'people who've bought this also bought...' thing. Suggestions please.

In reply to gingerkate:
My favourite song on the album, when I first heard it thought it was a Ray Davies/Kinks song,e.g.
youtube.com/watch?v=BuNzGnW1-mk&
and a bit of a similar vein to The Raconteurs youtube.com/watch?v=YpV2g3w75wM&
maybe not though !

In reply to gingerkate:

I love QOTSA too and that song in particular. Mark Lanegan adds lots of dark melancholy to their albums, so would agree with Hawk. Try Isobel Campbell & mark Lanegan's Ballad of the broken seas too. Maybe Grinderman's first album too. Try The Bronx' Mariachi El Bronx album for that Mexican feel with introspective storytelling. The Bronx' second album (self titled) with the crystal ball cover might fit the bill too although they are mainly hardcore punk as a rule. Try them out on Spotify first.

Good luck!

Phil

In reply to Phil West and tiga:
Thank you, I will check those out. I've put Ballad of the Broken Seas on my wish list

In reply to gingerkate:

PJ Harvey - "White Chalk"

In reply to gingerkate:

You may like Willy Mason if your not all ready aware of him Ginger Kate ?

an example of some of his talent here . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiwA9o6yhDY&feature=related hope you like . .

In reply to Pylon King:
Amazon is so clever... I was just looking at White Chalk, wondering if my husband has it, as he's into PJ Harvey, and it tells me I purchased it Oct 2007... so that'll be a 'yes' then. I will pinch it from him

In reply to boogie man:
Thanks!

In reply to gingerkate:

I assume you've heard about Josh Homme's side project The Desert Sessions?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desert_Sessions

which I heard about from Polly Harvey's involvement (volumes 9 and 10)

In reply to Dominion:
Oh no I didn't know anything about that!!!! Cheers muchly ))

In reply to gingerkate:
have you tried any of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci? or the Decemberists? they both have something of the same folksy, psychedelic, proggy vein as mosquito song...

In reply to gingerkate:

We Are Only Riders - Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Quite a few different artists on there that you might enjoy.

You can listen online at Amazon's mp3 store.

In reply to Dom Whillans:
Thanks for the suggestions. I've had a listen on amazon and they sound a bit cheerful for me.

In reply to Turdus torquatus:
Great, thanks, added that to my wish list