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 walk through the Lowcountry.

Darius Rucker | Country road
Spotify recommends:

Martina McBride (Listen)
Little Big Town (Listen)
Scotty McCreery (Listen)

Susto | South Carolina indie
Spotify recommends:

Trevor Hall (Listen)
Newgrounds Death Rugby (Listen)
Sorry, Peach (Listen)

Band of Horses | Indie rock
Spotify recommends:

Cold War Kids (Listen)
The Libertines (Listen)
Deer Tick (Listen)

Stop Light Observations | Modern alternative rock
Spotify recommends:

Nothing But Thieves (Listen)
ISLAND (Listen)
The Good, the Bad & the Queen (Listen)

Shovels & Rope | Deep new Americana
Spotify recommends:

Houndmouth (Listen)
Fruit Bats (Listen)
Mo Kenney (Listen)

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