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 COLA.

Hootie & the Blowfish | Mellow gold
Spotify recommends:

Heart (Listen)
Foghat (Listen)
April Wine (Listen)

Darius Rucker | Country road
Spotify recommends:

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

Toro y Moi | Chillwave
Spotify recommends:

STRFKR (Listen)
Empress Of (Listen)
Mount Kimbie (Listen)

Dead Swells | South Carolina indie
Spotify recommends:

Susto (Listen)
Little Stranger (Listen)
Rare Creatures (Listen)

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