I've been in kind of a "music rut" lately, looking for something new or at least "new to me" to get into but without much luck. I went through a bit of an electro-swing infatuation but once the novelty of it wore off there's not much in the genre aside from Caravan Palace and the odd bit of Parov Stelar or Caro Emerald that I'm still going back to. Aside from that mostly I've been listening to stuff like The Mountain Goats, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Kimya Dawson but I'm starting to feel the burnout there as well. I kind of have a bad habit of finding something different enough to hold my attention then overdoing it to the point I tire myself out from it.
I feel similarly about electro-swing and went through a similar disenchantment. I think part of the problem is that the genre never really attracted the instrumentalists and vocalists it needed to really diversify and expand. Caravan Palace and Parov Stelar are so dominant that it essentially made it impossible for anyone else to produce a sound, call it electro-swing and not get beat over the head by die-hards.
I went through something similar with electro-swing and basically never listen to it anymore. But, sometimes, I check out some of the lesser known artists to see what they produced. Like Odjbox for example He for example had a record a few years ago with instrumental bits. I guess he is evolving, ,changing? I liked this one from him Maybe demiurrrge will like it
Thanks for mentioning The Mountain Goats. I've never listened to them before. Listening to "This Year" right now. Good stuff.
This Year and the whole album it comes from are pretty good and representative of their general style. If you want a sampling of some good songs off of other albums I'd recommend - Lakeside View Apartment Suite - Foreign Object - No Children - Game Shows Touch Our Lives