Member of the band Staind puts out rootsy country that really embraces the down-home persona.

DJ beat mixes with good grooves and some retro snippets.

Disposable but very listenable romance pop. Some clever lyrics. 7 million Spotify listeners!

There's so much excellent queer relationship folk on the scene these days that it's difficult for something in that genre to feel fresh...

Punk rock duo with cranky vocals in heavy British accent.

Crooner riffs over slick bedroom pop arrangements.

We kind of remember liking this power-pop group, but a re-listen doesn't hold up that well. Decently produced and performed for sure, and...

Heavily synth-laden Icelandic goth with lovely vocals and lots of reverb.

Ho-hum, poppy R&B from a good vocalist. Horns, backup singers.

Competent but forgettable pop that has some wit and sass.

Well made alternative rock - good vocals and guitars, nice melodies. Embraces variety.

Former Alice in Chains guy doing much the same thing in his solo work, including the trademark dual vocal sound. Lyrics can be weak at at...

Queer punk rock with a raw but melodic sound and good sense of humor.

Spare slower tempo shoegaze

You may have heard some of his indie low-fi waifish acoustic layered ditties with quavering doubled vocals. Or maybe he just sounds like...

Plodding goth gloom metal girl band stubbornly stuck on the same sound.

Shoegaze fuzz rock with buried vocals. Suffers from lack of variety and originality.

Subpar folk/bluegrass in many facets of the genre: vocals, originality, writing. Musicianship is good though.

Catchy and interesting hard-edged fuzz/synth pop. Great rhythms and beats, well produced.

Talented international soul singer. Tight techno mixes.