Goth / Darkwave / Deathrock / Coldwave Punk Industrial Metal / -core Dark caberet / klezmer / big band
Indie/Shogaze/Related Folk / Folk Punk / Riot Folk Rock / Altrnative / Psychedelic emo
edm Triphop / Misc DJs Phonk / Future / Chill / Modern breakcore / Lofi / hyperpop Modern like Jazz funky cuban soul type Ska
Japan French German Italian Spanisch Russian Aux euro Aux Asia & Others
Pop Hip Hop / Rap / Horrortrap Dancehall / Reggae / Dub Popular w Genz-onward
1800-1950 Jazz Classic / Opera / Ballet / Musical Soundtrack
Obscene / ridiculous Outsider / Musique Concrete
History & Tidbits Samples & Artists that I associate w one another Festie Lineup Review
Disclaimer: Some of the bands listed on this site may distress you. Please do not take any of this music as a call to action: this is for educational / archival purposes only. The views of these bands do not reflect the owner of this website's.
I hope you are over 18, take caution & listen at your own risk. Most genres contain at least one band that explores intense topics. I'd avoid the metal list if you're trying to steer clear. There's enough good music in the world that you don't need people screaming potentially disturbing lyrics at you. If you're looking for inoffensive music, stick to classical, jazz, indie, pop, rock, funky, edm or outsider. Your listening choices are your responsibility. If you're unsure about a genre or band, do some research or reach out for more information.I will attempt to mark bands that have controversy. I am avoiding certain genres of punk. Not marking the punk / folk punk bands. Some bands were exploring topics that, in today's political climate, is not acceptable. Some controversy from bands of previous generations is music history.
If you feel the need to follow / emulate these bands, prob consider seeing a therapist idk.
Anyways this is gonna take forever.
How to find new music:
Soundtracks, tv shows, videogames, radio stations, blogs: shazam any song you like
College radio stations like NYU or Fordham, college bands or artists
Fashion often has best new artists
Trending on Tiktok / Instagram / YouTube throughout the years, weeks, etc.
Pitchfork Mag, Billboard
Music Festival, Rave, Line-ups
Record companies!
Show / Venue Line-ups: familiarize yourself with best venues in major cities, locally, around college towns; check out who's playing, who's opening for bands you like, etc.
Wikipedia massive genre lists / pages
Last.fm / Spotify playlists, similar artists
Last.fm genre lists: there's about 500 pages of arists / genre
WhoSampled.com
Discogs.com
Ask ChatGPT
Look up a random word on Insta music, Spotify or Last.fm: find songs, bands, etc.
Beatport, Soundcloud, Bandcamp
Find top listeners, groups or browse people's libraries on Last.fm
Make a new YouTube account, fix your algorithm by searching for specific bands, use account only for music / make genre specific accounts
Ask people
YouTube playlists
TikTok, reddit & prob tumblr idk
If you like the artwork, style or name: you might like the band.
If 300-3000 people like the band & it's a new band: might be major in ten years or sooner. There's probably going to be at least one big tune