Bands w/ prominent piano

Besides some of the bands previously mentioned, you could check some Rachel's, Johann Johannsson, Max Richter, Arvo Part, Deaf Center, Sylvain Chauveau, Akira Kosemura, Hauschka or Triosk for instrumental stuff.

Russ Conway?

brian eno- the plateaux of mirror

Brad Mehldau, Gurdjieff feat. Thomas de Hartmann.

After the Gold Rush by Neil Young.

Something about that tune just makes me drift away to places most songs don't take me to. Something special about it to these ears, makes me happy and sad at the same time. The imagery of the lyrics is quite intense. Even though it's proberbly just the ramblings of a stoned hippy, I love it.

just listen to some fucking jazz.

That guy DJ Shadow sampled.

Also, seconding Dresden Dolls.

you mean david axelrod?

  On 1/3/2010 at 4:11 PM, A/D said:

dresden dolls/amanda palmer

boosh. good call.

one of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStrSEG3KQQ

  On 1/8/2010 at 11:06 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 1/3/2010 at 4:11 PM, A/D said:

dresden dolls/amanda palmer

 

boosh. good call.

i like the way her keyboard says kurt weill rather than kurzweil

Tori Amos in the 90's.

Hm, it's actually very hard to think of bands that have done a great job of incorporating piano. Ben Folds is the obvious choice, but you've already got that one covered. Piano bands... drawing a blank... wtf! Tom Waits, but he's more a solo artist, just like the other two I mentioned. Ditto for Bowie. Fuck. I'll have to check out some of the other artists mentioned here, because piano seems to get the shaft among bands.

Sparks

  On 1/7/2010 at 3:30 AM, nene multiple assgasms said:

just listen to some fucking jazz.

this

  On 11/5/2010 at 11:05 PM, kaini said:

  On 1/8/2010 at 11:06 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 1/3/2010 at 4:11 PM, A/D said:

dresden dolls/amanda palmer

 

boosh. good call.

 

i like the way her keyboard says kurt weill rather than kurzweil

hehh. she puts on a great show. also just randomly bumped into her on canal street. very cool lady!

if it's not been mentioned . .

EMILY HAINES + THE SOFT SKELETON

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ud6vj2NFU8&ob=av2e

  On 1/8/2010 at 2:33 AM, solarion said:

That guy DJ Shadow sampled.

lol

  On 11/5/2010 at 11:05 PM, kaini said:

  On 1/8/2010 at 11:06 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 1/3/2010 at 4:11 PM, A/D said:

dresden dolls/amanda palmer

 

boosh. good call.

 

i like the way her keyboard says kurt weill rather than kurzweil

Kind of like Ron Mael from Sparks.

"Ronald". Get it?

tom waits

didn't Satie end piano music?

  On 12/31/2009 at 9:25 PM, jules said:

Medeski Martin & wood

Second This!

Dresden Dolls have some decent songs. A little to girly for me though.

...Then again, so is Ben Folds.

Try The Smittens; specifically their 'The Coolest Thing About Love' album which has the most pianoage of all.

Nick Cave?