Every good story needs a soundtrack, and ours is no exception. We could just pick one — but you know we love a deep dive.

Every Noise at Once is Spotify's algorithmically generated scatter plot of music genres, from “German dark minimal techno” to “neo-trad doom metal” to “classical saxophone quartet,” and literally everything in between.

Here’s where Every Noise sorts some of our favorite local artists, plus national acts from the same genre — perfect for taking the Pedestrian Bridge Tour.

blink-182 | SoCal pop punk
Spotify recommends:

The Offspring (Listen)
Bad Religion (Listen)
Goldfinger (Listen)

Jason Mraz | Neo mellow
Spotify recommends:

Wild Rivers (Listen)
Paolo Nutini (Listen)
José González (Listen)

Andra Day | R&B
Spotify recommends:

Brent Faiyaz (Listen)
Kaash Paige (Listen)
Patti Labelle (Listen)

Unwritten Law | Skate punk
Spotify recommends:

Ramones (Listen)
Alkaline Trio (Listen)
The Menzingers (Listen)

Buck-O-Nine | Ska punk
Spotify recommends:

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Listen)
Reel Big Fish (Listen)
Mad Caddies (Listen)

Adam Lambert | Post-teen pop
Spotify recommends:

Avril Lavigne (Listen)
Louis Tomlinson (Listen)
A Rocket to the Moon (Listen)

Vicente Fernández | Ranchera
Spotify recommends:

Rocío Dúrcal (Listen)
Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán (Listen)
Guadalupe Pineda (Listen)

Note: The music of Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez is not on Spotify, so he was excluded from this list.feel free to include this note if you think people would miss this artist

How did it do? Explore Every Noise yourself and tell us your pick for SD’s top genres.