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 down Queen Anne Boulevard.

Nirvana | Grunge
Spotify recommends:

Screaming Trees (Listen)
Mudhoney (Listen)
Mother Love Bone (Listen)

Kenny G | Smooth saxophone
Spotify recommends:

Boney James (Listen)
Dave Koz (Listen)
Eric Marienthal (Listen)

Foo Fighters | Permanent wave
Spotify recommends:

The Goo Goo Dolls (Listen)
Green Day (Listen)
Snow Patrol (Listen)

Macklemore | Seattle hip hop
Spotify recommends:

Travis Thompson (Listen)
Grieves (Listen)
Shabazz Palaces (Listen)

The Head and the Heart | Seattle indie
Spotify recommends:

Fleet Foxes (Listen)
Perfume Genius (Listen)
The Postal Service (Listen)

Brandi Carlile | Lilith
Spotify recommends:

Tracy Chapman (Listen)
Regina Spektor (Listen)
Emmylou Harris (Listen)

Modest Mouse | Double drumming
Spotify recommends:

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Listen)
Grateful Dead (Listen)
Bleachers (Listen)

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