Explore Portland music genres with Every Noise at Once

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 your hike of the month.

The Shins | Portland indie
Spotify recommends:

• Haley Heynderickx (Listen)
• Blind Pilot (Listen)
• M. Ward (Listen)

Aminé | Portland hip hop
Spotify recommends:

• Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Listen)
• Dame D.O.L.L.A. (Listen)
• quickly, quickly (Listen)

Portugal. The Man | Modern rock
Spotify recommends:

• K.Flay (Listen)
• Electric Guest (Listen)
• half•alive (Listen)

Photo by breezy421

She & Him | Indie pop
Spotify recommends:

• Big Thief (Listen)
• The Crane Wives (Listen)
• Odie Leigh (Listen)

The Decemberists | Baroque pop
Spotify recommends:

• Belle and Sebastian (Listen)
• The Irrepressibles (Listen)
• The Ophelias (Listen)

Everclear | Permanent wave
Spotify recommends:

• Tears for Fears (Listen)
• The Strokes (Listen)
• Weezer (Listen)

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