Favorite music at the moment
My favorite bands:
The Strokes, Spoon, Voxtrot, Okkervil River, The Postal Service, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Folk/blue grass:
Surfjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Calexico, Crooked Stills
Jazz/blues/contemporary:
Julie London, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Diana Krall, Elvis Castello, Patsy Cline, Brazilian Girl's first album, Ella Fitzgerald, Cat Power, The Black Keys, Paul Butterield's Blues Band, Cream, Animal, Norah Jones, Pink Martini, Frank Sinatra, Suzanne Vega, the American classics
Pop:
Cibo Matto, Lady Gaga, Rachel Yamagata, The Killer's first album, The Hush Sound's first album, La Roux, Miike Snow
Hip Hop:
Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., Dizzee Rascal, Wale, Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Diplo, Sage Francis, RJD2, a Tribe Called Quest, C2C, Aesop Rock, Danger Mouse, Kid Cudi
Electronica:
LCD Soundsystem, Clams Casino, Araabmuzik, Skrillex, Bjork, Air, Thievery Corportation, Phoenix, Spiritualized, Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim, Telepopmusik, Portishead(not including their 2008 album), Sneakerpimps, Daft Punk, Zeds Dead
Classical/Instrumental:
Yann Tiersen, Philip Glass, Vivaldi, Mozart, More later
70s/80s:
The Smiths, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, New Order, Bob Dylan, Vashti Bunyan, Grateful Dead (do not judge)
Asian:
Clazziquai, Khalil Fong, Faye Wong, Teresa Teng, Advantage Lucy, F.I.R (first album), DH and the Chinese Hell Cats (live only), Deserts Chang (aka Zhang Xuan), Pillows,
Runner-ups:
Ra Ra Riot, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Fiest, Why?, El Guincho, Metric, The New Pornographers, Animal Collective, Josh Ritter, Andrew Bird, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, The Unicorns, Blur, Florance and the Machine, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Rosebuds, She Keeps Bees, Wild Sweet Orange, Shearwater, Bird and the Bees, Matt Costa, Estelle, A Fine Frenzy, Neutral Milk Hotel, Arcade Fire, Ben Folds (five), Ray LaMontagne, The National, Florence and the Machine, Cold War Kids, The Cribs, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Regina Spektor, Band of Horses, Death Cab for Cutie, Sublime, Weezer, Cake, Jimmy Eat World, Girltalk, Crystal Castles, Santogold, Shout Out Louds, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Suburban kids with biblical names, Thao, Fanfarlo, The Shins, She&Him, Camera Obscura, MGMT, Phantom Planet, Rogue Wave, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis, Cut Copy, Someone Still Likes you Boris Yeltsin, Flight of the Choncords, Stars, The Stills
(Note: Runner-ups are subject to move up the list quiet often, and vice versa. <3)
The Strokes, Spoon, Voxtrot, Okkervil River, The Postal Service, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Folk/blue grass:
Surfjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Calexico, Crooked Stills
Jazz/blues/contemporary:
Julie London, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Diana Krall, Elvis Castello, Patsy Cline, Brazilian Girl's first album, Ella Fitzgerald, Cat Power, The Black Keys, Paul Butterield's Blues Band, Cream, Animal, Norah Jones, Pink Martini, Frank Sinatra, Suzanne Vega, the American classics
Pop:
Cibo Matto, Lady Gaga, Rachel Yamagata, The Killer's first album, The Hush Sound's first album, La Roux, Miike Snow
Hip Hop:
Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., Dizzee Rascal, Wale, Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Diplo, Sage Francis, RJD2, a Tribe Called Quest, C2C, Aesop Rock, Danger Mouse, Kid Cudi
Electronica:
LCD Soundsystem, Clams Casino, Araabmuzik, Skrillex, Bjork, Air, Thievery Corportation, Phoenix, Spiritualized, Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim, Telepopmusik, Portishead(not including their 2008 album), Sneakerpimps, Daft Punk, Zeds Dead
Classical/Instrumental:
Yann Tiersen, Philip Glass, Vivaldi, Mozart, More later
70s/80s:
The Smiths, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, New Order, Bob Dylan, Vashti Bunyan, Grateful Dead (do not judge)
Asian:
Clazziquai, Khalil Fong, Faye Wong, Teresa Teng, Advantage Lucy, F.I.R (first album), DH and the Chinese Hell Cats (live only), Deserts Chang (aka Zhang Xuan), Pillows,
Runner-ups:
Ra Ra Riot, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Fiest, Why?, El Guincho, Metric, The New Pornographers, Animal Collective, Josh Ritter, Andrew Bird, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, The Unicorns, Blur, Florance and the Machine, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Rosebuds, She Keeps Bees, Wild Sweet Orange, Shearwater, Bird and the Bees, Matt Costa, Estelle, A Fine Frenzy, Neutral Milk Hotel, Arcade Fire, Ben Folds (five), Ray LaMontagne, The National, Florence and the Machine, Cold War Kids, The Cribs, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Regina Spektor, Band of Horses, Death Cab for Cutie, Sublime, Weezer, Cake, Jimmy Eat World, Girltalk, Crystal Castles, Santogold, Shout Out Louds, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, Suburban kids with biblical names, Thao, Fanfarlo, The Shins, She&Him, Camera Obscura, MGMT, Phantom Planet, Rogue Wave, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis, Cut Copy, Someone Still Likes you Boris Yeltsin, Flight of the Choncords, Stars, The Stills
(Note: Runner-ups are subject to move up the list quiet often, and vice versa. <3)