Yes, there is a lot of great music out there made by obscure, independent musicians. Here’s one I found out last week named Mitski who in my opinion destroys over promoted schlock like Taylor Ditz.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwGbMYLjIpQ&ab_channel=MitskiVEVO
I teach about Mitski in my college music course, as one of a collection of non-classical performers who deserve recognition, but who will never get it because it is easier and cheaper to produce and promote mindless druglike songs to ignorant audiences.
One of the reasons the 60s feels like the golden era of rock is that the conduit for music had not yet become controlled by oligarchs, and performers could be heard through FM radio and tape copies of vinyl. You can still find diamonds in the musical dirt today, but you have to know where to look, and care enough to look there.
I listened to her sing, never heard of her; she will have trouble advancing because she can actually sing. No screeching, wailing, etc.