DJ techno mixes with a soft touch. Good background music.

California indie-pop band that likes to really punch loud choruses amidst tamer groove-oriented verses. Vocal timbre might be the weak link.

Formulaic drama-boy sadness pop that borrows heavily from previous work by other artists (e.g. Take Me To Church by Hozier) so many songs...

Quality straightforward honest well written country.

Singer/songwriter Sammy Rae is a peppy revelation, full of panache and good humor. The Friends are as good of a backing band as she could...

Energetic dance/club mixes. Well produced.

Well constructed and pleasantly listenable DJ mixes, with some world music flourishes. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Proto-punk band whose most distinguished feature is that every song is about drugs.

Club music artist with a large catalog. Diverse sounds incorporate many genres and influences.

DJ duo from New Zealand. Not very distinguished from the usual stuff.

You may recognize their fun indie rock hit "If You Wanna." They have many similar cheeky, upbeat pop-punk ditties if you want to hear more.

Very high voiced (or digitally sped up) rapper that sounds like a 10 year old boy, doing the usual fast-rhyme stuff that sounds like...

Competent rapid-fire spoken word rap covering the usual gangster topics, using mostly chill loop tracks

DJ duo that delve into many areas, but the most successful seems to be the stuff on the poppy side (e.g. "Heartbeat") rather than sonic...

Dreamy pop-rap tracks working a mellow vein. Not terribly interesting lyrically, but she has created a good sound.

Peppy, fun bossa nova pop mixes. Well produced. Intriguing. Brijean Murphy is involved in both Toro y Moi and Poolside. Good spa or...

Chill, twangy groove band, with nice harmonies, occasional pops of psychedelia, and some rockers too. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Super talented multi-instrumentalist jazz musician and composer puts out some sizzling tracks. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Very original and very personal pop & indie folk. Familiar sounding - some melodies may be borrowed. Still funny, adorable and poignant....

Spirited but mostly unlistenable grungy scream-punk. Songs are repetitive and droning. Click here for Apple Music playlist