I discovered some awesome music last night

VNV Nation
Cibo Matto
Clan of Xymox
Christian Death
Dead Can Dance
Diary of Dreams
Front 242
Goldfrapp
Gang of Four
Happy Mondays
Hooverphonic
Lacuna Coil (holy crap this girl's voice is amazing)
Jack Off Jill
Love and Rockets
The Minutemen
The Mission UK
Mudhoney
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
Nina Hagen
Pavement
Sebadoh
Screaming Trees
Skinny Puppy
The Replacements

I know I may not seem the type to listen to some of those, but it's still good stuff

any recommendations you all can give based on these?

I was gonna give you shit for just "discovering" this but you're only 22 so carry on.

I think anyone who just discovered Skinny Puppy and The Replacements would love Tom Waits. Mid-to-late Tom Waits.

after listening to the knife last year, i dusted off my old dead can dance records. theyre holding up pretty well.

you discovered pavement, sebadoh, the replacements, and gang of four all on the same day? did you have to take a lie down?

The Mekons, Mission of Burma, Meat Puppets, the MC5

...and that's only the Ms!!

Thats a lot of music to discover in just one night

since you say you only discovered them last night (and i agree with the last guy that it's a lot of stuff to digest in one evening...), you should first simply spend considerably more time listening to these in particular from your list:

Gang of Four
Happy Mondays
The Minutemen
Mudhoney
Pavement
Sebadoh
Screaming Trees
Skinny Puppy
The Replacements

not that i don't think some of the other stuff is worth your time, but almost all of these 9 bands have a pretty rich catalog to sink your teeth into.

i fucking love tom waits

i want him to play at my next b-day party. and fats domino too.