Retro 1950's and early 1960's Motown soul tracks, faithful to the original sound.

It's as if someone combined Jack Johnson with Justin Bieber. But we need a lot more Johnson and less Bieber.

Too cute throwaway emo boy pop

Music producer and singer-rapper offers boasty tracks that mostly copy Nikki Minaj and are strangely unlikable.

Our attempt to describe Darkside: Alternative Techno Pop with Great Grooves and Mostly Falsetto Vocals. Good for your smoky bar at midnight.

If you liked Hozier's radio hit "Take Me to Church," you may also like some of the many other bluesy crooning emo songs in his catalog....

Soul-pop ensemble that is probably amazing live, but their recordings are rather smooth/tame/forgettable. Great vocalists and musicianship.

Classy, slower tempo romance pop.

Club music mixes with nice beats and good vocals. Might be too lively for background music but might work at a gym.

Talented soul singer croons in slower tempo ballads. Some songs have a nice retro sound.

Yet another angst-heavy anthemic teen rock band featuring screaming loud parts and melodic quieter verses. We like the use of synths in...

Catchy dance/club music mixes with good vocals.

Mainstream minor chord alternative rock that borrows from Bush, Nirvana, and Stone Temple Pilots. Well produced & mixed. Feels a little...

Angsty, teen-oriented sellout emo pop-rock with the usual tropes and heavy synth goth overtones.

Consistently listenable, smart, melodic and engaging indie rock, mostly about relationships. From Cincinnati.

Country rock that's more country than rock. Songwriting is a notch above. An easy listen.

Amazingly fresh riot grrrl punk rock band. Taking the best from New York Dolls, Hole, Bikini Kill etc, repackaged in an arresting full-on...

Predictable (starts quiet, ends loud) electronic goth pop. Melodic, but boring. Singer sounds like the guy from Bush. Apparently they...

Heavily electronic sellout boy pop. Some interesting effects and loops. Autotuned voice is pretty good.

Highly harmonic synth club music with falsetto vocals and plenty of atmosphere. Could work as background music.