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 your hike of the month.

The Shins | Portland indie
Spotify recommends:

Haley Heynderickx (Listen)
Blind Pilot (Listen)
M. Ward (Listen)

Aminé | Portland hip hop
Spotify recommends:

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Listen)
Dame D.O.L.L.A. (Listen)
quickly, quickly (Listen)

Portugal. The Man | Modern rock
Spotify recommends:

K.Flay (Listen)
Electric Guest (Listen)
half•alive (Listen)

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward met on the set of "The Go-Getter" and later formed She & Him. | Photo by breezy421

She & Him | Indie pop
Spotify recommends:

Big Thief (Listen)
The Crane Wives (Listen)
Odie Leigh (Listen)

The Decemberists | Baroque pop
Spotify recommends:

Belle and Sebastian (Listen)
The Irrepressibles (Listen)
The Ophelias (Listen)

Everclear | Permanent wave
Spotify recommends:

Tears for Fears (Listen)
The Strokes (Listen)
Weezer (Listen)

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