Soft light jazzy love songs, kind of in the vein of Jack Johnson but less personality and nothing at stake.

Longtime electronic artist of pleasantly melodic, slowly developing soundscapes. Check out "A Walk."

French duo puts out DJ dance mixes with interesting exotic samples.

3 sisters have a very commercial sounding pop music group. Nominated for a Grammy 4 times, so they must be good? Nope. BLAH.

Mostly slower tempo country with sad lyrics. Good voice. Not that many cliches.

Nightclub boogie pop duo. Very 1980's. Good vocals. Somehow unlistenable, though.

Frontman for Alter Bridge and vocalist for Slash and the Conspirators. Voice similar to Chris Cornell. We heard echoes of Soundgarden,...

Highly emotive country-ish vocals. Earnest compositions. You've probably heard his big hit "Babylon."

Alternative rock trio featuring jangly guitars and somewhat distant vocals. Songs are on the short side.

Massachusetts-based prog metal band. Pretty parts, speedy parts, scary parts, overly complicated parts. James Hatfield-ish vocals offer...

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.