I'd say 70% of what I listen to is DnB and Dub, but I've a very specific taste that most people in "the scene" hate, so I tend to steer clear of that discussion. If you link me Skrillex or something similar I'll just mute you.
Not going to mention classics because a lot of what people consider ultimate, I've never heard of or can't stand.
Other than that, these are making semi-regular appearances on my playlists right now:
- Cage The Elephant (new album is pretty good)
- Elbow (great English folky rock band)
- Empire of the Sun (even though they're Australian, they've got that "get up and move" sound)
- Erland and the Carnival (Another English folk band, I went to a folk festival last year, so there's a lot still lingering)
- Fleet Foxes (Probably the best folk band I've listened to in a long time, out of Seattle)
- Frightened Rabbit (Scottish version of Death Cab, but sometimes it's the right mood)
- Great Big Sea (Newfie folk band, great sailor songs)
- Iron and Wine
- Mumford & Sons (most people know this one)
- Noah and the Whale (another English folk band, but with a very different sound, probably my favourite right now)
- Plan B (he bridges the gap from hip hop to DnB for me, his last album was great)
- The Streets (another like the above, I used to listen to a lot of what I call "intelligent" rap, but lately there hasn't been much being produced.)
- We Were Promised Jetpacks (Fun Scottish rock band)
- Yo-Yo Ma's solos (This is my writing jam, I can't put pen to paper without it.)
Anyway, there's a peak at some of the more popular stuff. I consider myself a bit of an audiophile, so there's a lot of stuff in music that I can't stand that most people seem to be able to ignore. I also cannot stand most live music. I listen to a lot of blues, jazz, and bluegrass, but on very select occasions where I need crisp high-quality sound to heal my ears.
I'm not partial to English and Scottish bands, its just a kick I've been on lately. I will say that I absolutely loathe most other accents, particularly French and Southern USA, most of the voices in today's pop/rock just feel like cheese graters against my ear.
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