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 Arboretum.

Garbage | Permanent wave

Spotify recommends:

B-Movie (Listen)
a-ha (Listen)
Tears for Fears (Listen)

Rainer Maria | Midwest emo

Spotify recommends:

Origami Angel (Listen)
Sunny Day Real Estate (Listen)
The Get Up Kids (Listen)

Seasaw | Wisconsin indie

Spotify recommends:

Volcano Choir (Listen)
Kainalu (Listen)
PHOX (Listen)

Brother Ali | Conscious hip hop

Spotify recommends:

Ms. Lauryn Hill (Listen)
Common (Listen)
The Roots (Listen)

How did it do? Explore Every Noise yourself and tell us your pick for 608’s top genres.