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 nice long trail walk.

Steep Canyon Rangers | Neo-traditional bluegrass
Spotify recommends:

The Steeldrivers (Listen)
Town Mountain (Listen)
Wood & Wire (Listen)

River Whyless | Asheville indie
Spotify recommends:

Indigo De Souza (Listen)
Amanda Anne platt & the Honeycutters (Listen)
Natural Born Leaders (Listen)

Angel Olsen | Art pop
Spotify recommends:

Kate Bush (Listen)
Neko Case (Listen)
Tindersticks (Listen)

Roberta Flack | Quiet storm
Spotify recommends:

Natalie Cole (Listen)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Listen)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Listen)

Moses Sumney | Indie soul
Spotify recommends:

Charlotte Day Wilson (Listen)
Kadhja Bonet (Listen)
Salami Rose Joe Louis (Listen)

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