I've turned into a real "adult contemporary" kind of dork in my late 30s. Been digging the new Beak> album a lot. My wife and I listen to a lot of The National and the Hold Steady. Wilco. All of it. I'm not ashamed. I even like U2.

Love singer-songwriters, too, Leonard Cohen and Dylan are big obvious ones. John Prine. Been loving Terry Allen lately.

Country/acid country: Sanford Clark, Buck Owens, Sir Douglas Quintet/Texas Tornadoes, Merle, Graham Parsons, etc

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    Allez Al
    I'm also a big fan of soul/r&b and funk, but only the kind from the '60s and early '70s, without forgetting Northern Soul. My collection of 45s is modest, but I make up for it with a vast selection of compilations that capture the golden age of these genres.
    I also love exploring less conventional sounds, like exotica, with its evocative atmospheres, and library music, so diverse and perfect for any mood.

      Nathan Loud

      Philip Glass was once roommates with Moondog. Oh yeah, Moondog!

        I have a soft spot for all forms of music that sort of began via a DIY ethic....specifically music originally distributed via cassette tape out of the back of a trunk.....and preferably screwed and chopped

        I've got a pretty healthy sized exotica collection. I like a lotta roots music. Old school/alt country, blues and folk stuff. Also Sun Ra/Ayler/Coleman avant-garde jazz stuff. Early ska. Early hip-hop.

        Here’s some obscure avant-garde/fusion Indo-Afro jazz/psych from late 60’s New Zealand. The 40 Watt Banana:

        I've really been digging Nyege Nyege Tapes for the last five years or so. A Ugandan label that seems to specialize in stuff that's half traditional, half futuristic. So many great releases. And they do a yearly festival.

        Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou soothes me soul

        I have a soft spot for the all 60s French yé-yé singers, especially Francoise Hardy. Serge Gainsbourg's Bonnie and Clyde album is so fun, with Brigit Bardot, also Initials BB, and Je t'aime... moi non plus with Jane Birkin.

          I like this song a lot for some reason...

          Started listening to stuff like this when I need to study

          And I listen to Jimmy Buffet and Steely Dan when I drink beer by myself at home.

          Always listening to IDM/ambient/techno/downtempo/whatever you wanna call it. Headphone music at its finest.

          Black Dog Productions, Orbital, Skee Mask, Four Tet have all been getting a lot of play time lately.

          Also shout out to Moby. All That I Need Is To Be Loved goes as hard as any Vatican Commandos song. Also shout out to Vatican Commandos

          sicboy

          Travelin’ Band is pretty punk, in my very humble and correct opinion.