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 a stroll around San Jose.

Los Tigres Del Norte | Norteño
Spotify recommends:

Cardenales De Nuevo León (Listen)
Fidel Rueda (Listen)
Vagon Chicano (Listen)

The Doobie Brothers | Mellow gold
Spotify recommends:

Kim Carnes (Listen)
Four Tops (Listen)
The Alan Parsons Project (Listen)

Peach Tree Rascals | Pop
Spotify recommends:

Lorde (Listen)
Maggie Rogers (Listen)
Kid Quill (Listen)

Smash Mouth | Alternative rock
Spotify recommends:

Sugar Ray (Listen)
LCD Soundsystem (Listen)
311 (Listen)

Grateful Dead | Cosmic American
Spotify recommends:

Townes Van Zandt (Listen)
Blaze Foley (Listen)
David Crosby (Listen)

Snow Tha Product | Rap Latina
Spotify recommends:

Bad Gyal (Listen)
Cazzu (Listen)
DaniLeigh (Listen)

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