Bands who have successfully changed their sound

Music
1

Goldfrapp, on practically every album except Head First

4 Likes
2

Primal Scream from the C86 stuff to Screamadelica

6 Likes
3

Fleetwood Mac

3 Likes
4

Low

12 Likes
5

Scott Walker

11 Likes
6

Talk Talk

21 Likes
7

Scott Walker

Edit: oops @hardworking

1 Like
8

Underworld

3 Likes
9

Scott Walker

6 Likes
10

Tom Waits

12 Likes
11

Wye Oak might be the only band in history to make the switch to synths not regrettable and actually great.

6 Likes
12

Horrors depending who you ask

5 Likes
13

Neil Young in the early 80’s.

Oh successfully, sorry. hee hee hee

3 Likes
14

Cloud Nothings, from the self-titled debut to Attack On Memory.

4 Likes
15

Arctic Monkeys

11 Likes
16

Scott Walker

11 Likes
17

The Smashing Pumpkins

Adore is the obvious one, but it really can’t be overstated how Mellon Collie was a complete reinvention and a massive risk to take, and it’s generally not viewed that way because it was so thoroughly successful.

3 Likes
18

Beastie Boys

12 Likes
19

Taylor Swift

2 Likes
20

Also Scott Walker

6 Likes