Bright ukelele music, mostly solo instumentals

Not bringing much new to the rap scene. Thin voice autotuned. Techno backing loop tracks get old fast. Repetitive, explicit & offensive. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Overdramatic, trembly voice country-rock. Did well on America's Got Talent, if that means anything to you. (To us, it means yuck.)

Indie pop that at least uses different types of instrumentation, including acoustic and electric guitars, and experiments with chop editing. vocals are okay, and lyrics about teenage/20-something problems.

Great solo piano originals - check out the song "Appalachia Borealis" and the album of the same name. He also does full albums of solo guitar, and the occasional full band track with vocals. Excellent background music." Click here for Apple Music playlist

Teenage siblings and other members of their family doing pleasant acoustic Americana/folk stuff with lots of harmonies.

Good natured, catchy country-folk with outstanding vocals and lyrics. Check out "Road Runner," "25 & Wastin' Time" and "Manhattan Island Serenade." Click here for Apple Music playlist

Chicago blues singer-guitarist (son of Lonnie Brooks). Contemporary sound, nice licks.

Easy listening guitar-based latin music. He's talented but it's just cheese.

Uniquely talented folk singer. Tunes have gospel and country accents.

Supremely original jazz-influenced groove collages with great catch phrases and infectious inventiveness from this drummer and vocalist. Really great beats, and some fun unusual time signatures. Musically and lyrically interesting. Check out his amazing collaboration EP with Takahiro Izumikawa. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Phenomenal singer of downtempo soul. Lots of space in the songs. Well produced. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Best chill spa music ever! Canadian trio. Etherial vocals, peaceful grooves. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Spare acoustic guitar based folk-pop with compelling lyrics and a sense of humor. Commanding voice. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Well crafted but insignificant romantic pop

Boy band emo pop gone wrong. Very melodramatic lyrics, sound and production. Overly gigantic choruses. Way too much echo. Quite unlikeable. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Chill lounge music from a Japanese singer-songwriter. Very pleasant voice. Great for a mix or background music. Can be a bit too much of the same.

Trippy (no surprise!) atmospheric/ambient electronic loops. Weird, but good, background music.

Solid traditional blues with a wonderfully crunchy guitar sound. Great vocalist. Check out "We Made It," "Step In," and from his most recent album, "Juke Joint." Click here for Apple Music playlist

Plodding, pretentious midtempo pop-rock that seems to want to emulate Warren Zevon and/or Bruce Springsteen, but not in the same ballpark. Curious lack of choruses. He is the singer for The Hold Steady. Overall not that bad, but if you listen to 4 or 5 songs in a row, the overdone lyrics and lack of musical changes make it really irritating. Click here for Apple Music playlist