Although in their day might have been very well known, or not. But largely forgotten now. It's up to you. It's not a competition - just a way to get more good music in your life.
So I give to you;
If
May Blitz
The New Riders of the Purple Sage
Redbone
I have more but I'll leave it at that. I'm in the Bugle listening to If right now.
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Aereogramme
The unwinding hours
Cable
Mogwai
Magic Gang
Pumarosa
Venture Lows
Parquet Courts
Mac Demarco
Palace
Walking on Cars
Dead mans bones
Benji Hughes
Ducks deluxe (coincidently) (again their first album)
Cars
Mirrors
US Girls
They're the band Paul McCartney was in before Wings.
And four that are still going worth hearing:
Ray Gelato's Giants
Space Cadets
Dollar Bill
Dr Bontempi's Snake Oil Company
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cXc1XV6ZAVA
So many great 'lost' & largely unheard of bands out there, I could put so many.
Here are a few in some sort of categorization (though I'm not a fan of pigeon-holing bands/artists)
For those that like expansive, widescreen, prog-esque rock:
Oceansize (UK - No longer in existence)
Karnivool (AUS - Active)
Shiner (US - Sporadically active)
Dredg (US - Active)
Cave In (US - Active)
Victory Red (UK - No longer in existence)
Failure (US - Active)
Indie Rock:
Rialto (UK - No longer in existence)
Minus The Bear (US - Active)
Blackmail (GER - Active)
Jawbox (US - No longer in existence)
The Life & Times (US - Active)
12 Rods (US - No longer in existence)
Lomax (UK - Paul Epworths early band - No longer in existence)
Swervedriver (UK - Active)
Mutemath (US - active)
Six.By Seven (UK - Active)
The Afghan Whigs (US - Active)
Electronically based/Infused:
Soulwax (BEL - Active - Also as 2Many DJ's)
Sneaker Pimps (UK - No longer in existence)
TheStart (US - On hiatus)
The Notwist (GER - Still Active)
Curve (UK - No longer in existence)
Lamb (UK - Active)
Heavy/Heavier shit:
Kyuss (US - No longer in existence)
Helmet (US - Active)
Sikth (UK - Active)
Earthtone-9 (UK - Active)
Filter (US - Active)
Soilwork (SWE - Active)
Opeth (SWE - Active - could also go into prig category)
Machine Head (US - Active)
Senser (UK - Active - also have electronic tendencies)
Grunge/Grunge-ish
Injected (US - No longer in existence)
Talk Show (US - Stone Temple Pilots spin off - No longer in existence)
Local H (US - Active)
Paw (US - No longer in existence)
Kerbdog (EIRE - Sporadically active)