Quirky alternative pop with some fancy chord progressions. Oddly reminds of Elvis Costello. Vocals aren't great. A little too clever, can't get over itself.

Brightly produced poppy tunes with a soul vibe. Nice voice. Unremarkable compositions and musicianship.

Peaceful, sweet synth tunes with lovely vocals.

Piano based songs with strongly poetic lyrics and powerful vocals. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Well formed original pop-rock. Voice borders on simpering at times.

If you're going to blatantly rip off Blink 182, but you can't muster the same quality of songwriting, vocals or melodies, then you're doing yourself a disservice, as it just sounds like a crappy ripoff. Better to try something different.

Alternative rock that suffers from blandness and recycling the same uninteresting ideas. Features Billy Joe Armstrong's son.

Slower tempo, rich DJ pop-rap mixes with autotuned vocals. You might find something cool for a mix. Check out "Come Down From Above."

Pleasing uptempo DJ mixes/loops for your nightclub.

Contemporary pop-soul-country trying to be adorable with sugary too-cute nostalgic lyrics

Poorly executed indie pop with a DIY don't really care tone and throw-away lyrics. Yet 1.1 million followers on Spotify.

Somewhat noodley, kind-of hard rock, with dueling guitars and wailing vocals. It's as if a punk rock band learned how to play, then tried to make complicated songs, but didn't know how to do it well, and the vocals couldn't keep up anyway. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Intriguing, fresh indie rock songs from lesbian perspective. Good quiet-loud dynamics, good lyrics and catchy melodies. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Depeche Mode with not as good vocals, lyrics or melodies.ad .

Mostly spare, intense downtempo folk/synth music from the former vocalist of Portishead.

Wannabe sellout indie pop band with a bright sound but none of their own ideas. Most recent album has grungier guitar sound.

Aggressively autotuned slurry explicit rap that reuses the same rhythms

Early Police Sting-like vocals are the most striking feature of this otherwise so-so pop-rock (plus a fair amount of hardcore in the mix).

Heavy, gothic-sounding atmospheric rock with good vocals.

Saucy, overprocessed uptempo pop.