Below I list artists, albums, and particular songs that I enjoy or have enjoyed in the past. I think someones taste in music can really say a lot about them, so perhaps this will give you an idea of who I am. Hopefully there is something you can discover in here!
In no particular order, these are some artists I love. I've probably listened to their entire discography or close to it.
So, it's very difficult to put a varied music taste into neat little boxes, but these genres are the ones I predominantly listen to. There is of course plenty of offshoots into other genres at times and collections of particular songs I like, even if I don't usually engage with that genre.
These are albums I have listened to all the way through multiple times. I eventually come back to them at some point or another as they are so reliable.
| Album Title | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Can't Buy A Thrill | Steely Dan | |
| Countdown to Ecstasy | Steely Dan | |
| Pretzel Logic | Steely Dan | |
| The Royal Scam | Steely Dan | |
| Aja | Steely Dan | |
| Gaucho | Steely Dan | |
| Two Against Nature | Steely Dan | Seriously underrated I think. |
| Obscured by Clouds | Pink Floyd | |
| Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | |
| Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | |
| The Wall | Pink Floyd | |
| A Momentary Lapse of Reason | Pink Floyd | Not many people talk about AMLOR, but I love it. |
| The Division Bell | Pink Floyd | A bit unlike the previous works, but I have fond memories studying to this album. |
| Section 80 | Kendrick Lamar | |
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Kendrick Lamar | |
| To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | This album gives me goosebumps, it is so good. |
| Untitled Unmastered | Kendrick Lamar | |
| DAMN | Kendrick Lamar | |
| Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | |
| GNX | Kendrick Lamar | |
| Innerspeaker | Tame Impala | Such a nostalgic album for me... I love it. |
| Ten | Pearl Jam | Recently been listening to more 90s rock |
| Summer's Over | Jordana and TV Girl | |
| Who Really Cares | TV Girl | Cigarettes Out The Window is addictive. |
| The Nightfly | Donald Fagen | Apparently my appetite for Steely Dan's style cannot be sated. |
| Alleycat | Nucleus | Funky 70s jazz rock. |
| Roots | Ian Carr and Nucleus | |
| The Fame | Lady Gaga | Great from front to back. |
| In A Space Outta Sound | Nightmares on Wax | |
| Breezin' | George Benson | Wonderful jazz album from 1976. |
| Psycho Tropical Berlin | La Femme | Great French surf punk album. Totally unique. |
| L.A. Woman | The Doors | |
| The Doors | The Doors | I used to listen to this one a lot, but not much lately. Still great! |
| Mothership | Led Zeppelin | Not a studio album, but a compilation. Great picks in here. |
| MM..FOOD | MF DOOM | "DOOM is master of the world." |
| The Best of Sade | Sade | Another compilation. Sade has a great voice. |
| Favourite Worst Nightmare | Arctic Monkeys |
These may not be ones I regularly listen to all the way through, but they are interesting and I enjoy them. Some are ones I used to love, but which I don't really listen to anymore. Maybe give them a try.
| Album Title | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Этажи | Молчат Дома | Sovietwave. Makes me think of a dirty 80s Berlin nightclub... in a good way. |
| Дорогой человек | PERMSKY KRAY | More Sovietwave stuff. |
| Blank Face LP | ScHoolboy Q | Man, I forgot about this one, but it is done in a really interesting style. |
| FUTURE | Future | A staple trap album. I can't imagine how many plays this got from me when it came out. |
| Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight | Travis Scott | Not much of a Travis fan anymore, but this album is super nostalgic for me. |
| Still Brazy | YG | Used to listen to this one a lot working manual labor. Old school West Coast rap inspired. |
| Culture | Migos | Atlanta trap classic. |
| AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Another nostalgia trip. |
| Attack & Release | The Black Keys | |
| Delta Kream | The Black Keys | |
| Illmatic | Nas | |
| Blackbox Life Recorder | Aphex Twin | Picked this up randomly at a record store b/c I like Aphex Twin and was happily surprised. |
| Paradigmes | La Femme | Cool Colorado hook always gives me goosebumps. Nouvelle-Orléans is a favorite off this one. |
| The Ecstatic | Mos Def | You can hardly find this anywhere due to IP disputes. Shame. |
| Crash | Dave Matthews Band |
| Song | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Riders on the Storm | The Doors | One of my all time favorites. |
| Man in the Box | Alice in Chains | I like a few songs from Alice in Chains, but if this one comes on I always finish it. |
| Around the World | A Touch Of Class | A 2000s club pop banger. |
| Tom's Diner | Suzanne Vega | There is something unique about this which I cannot find anywhere else. Very catchy. |
| Lost In The K Hole | The Chemical Brothers | No ketamine required, it is strange enough as it is. |
| Benny's Here | Natural Child | |
| It's A Shame My Store Isn't Open | Natural Child | This one and the one above are awesome. |
| Pink Ocean | Voidz | Love this lo-fi indie stuff. |
| Strange (But I Like It) | STACEY | |
| Your Dog | Soccer Mommy | Edgy indie, I love it. Highly replayable. |
| Night Ride | The Growlers | |
| Saw You In A Dream | The Japanese House | I swear, this song helped me get 100% on my differential equations exam. |
| Money For Nothing | Dire Straits | For the working man. |
| Das Model | Kraftwerk | Was kann ich sage, sie sieht gut aus! |
| Althea | Grateful Dead | Great chill vibe here. |
| Give Me One Reason | Tracy Chapman | |
| Auditorium | Mos Def | |
| The Embassy | Mos Def | These Mos Def songs are my favorites of his. |
| I Can Cry | Moses Gunn Collective | Super catchy. |
| Right Down The Line | Gerry Rafferty | |
| How Soon Is Now? | The Smiths | |
| Walkin' On The Sun | Smash Mouth | |
| Blue Monday | New Order | The long version, not the single version. |
| Forge Your Own Chains | D.R. Hooker | |
| Weather Girl | D.R. Hooker | This one and the above are nice and chill. |
| Roygbiv | Boards of Canada | A great example of BOC's ambient instrumental style. |
| Your Letter | Paul Cherry |