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“There’s no good music anymore”

“There’s no good music anymore”

2023-01-05

After hearing too many people say that the heyday of good music is over, I had the obvious response: I created a playlist:

  • 219 songs from 219 artists, all released in the last 10 years
  • Note that this does include older artists that have made new songs
  • Spotify says 237 genres are represented, but there really is not THAT much variety

So, if you feel like there’s no good music anymore, I hope you find something new to like. I believe great music has always been created, but it was never as easy to find as it is today. But it’s also easy to get into a rut and finding new music takes time!

If you’re a Spotify member, click the logo in the upper right corner of the player below to login. If you don’t have Spotify, you can listen to 30 second previews of the first 100 songs.

Or you can create a free account to hear the entire playlist with occasional ads.


A searchable and sortable list of all songs:

ArtistTrack
Maggie RogersLight On
Milky ChanceStolen Dance
Quinn XCIIStay Next To Me (with Chelsea Cutler)
P!nkCover Me In Sunshine
Ten FéCoasting
José GonzálezLeaf Off / The Cave
Green DayOh Love – Otis Big Guitar Mix
KodalineEveryone Changes
Rita OraYour Song
PhosphorescentSong for Zula
DISPATCHCurse + Crush
Jordy SearcyDark in the City
Math and Physics ClubThank God I Met You
Sofi TukkerBest Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & ALISA UENO)
Massive AttackRitual Spirit
Becca MancariHunter
Andrew McMahon in the WildernessOhio
RatatatCream On Chrome
BANKSBeggin For Thread
Charlie PuthMother
TOLEDOSunday Funday
Boys NoizeAffection
SkottEvergreen
lovelythebandbroken
Phil GoodSleeping In
Nathan MicayConga Album
Sarah McLachlanIn Your Shoes
BROODSPeach
iamamiwhoamifountain
Andrew BelleMany Lives
TelekinesisSleep In
Collective SoulSmile
Dzihan & Kamien99 – Instrumental
Very Nice PersonWhen the Sun Explodes
Vampire WeekendHarmony Hall
Four TetDreamer
Noga ErezOff the Radar
Katy PerryRoar
First Aid KitIt’s a Shame
SiaThe Greatest
Matt LangeOrdinary Love – The Crystal Method Remix
Totally Enormous Extinct DinosaursThe Distance
Brett DennenKumbaya, Life Rolls On
A Great Big WorldHold Each Other
Sara BareillesBrave
Charlie CunninghamMinimum
blink-182Happy Days
ParachuteWithout You
WeezerFeels Like Summer
OneRepublicSunshine
TychoAwake
The Crystal MethodMoment Of Truth
Royal TeethWild
Benjamin GibbardProxima B
Anna StrakerGood Days Bad Days – Golden Days Remix
The StrutsKiss This
The Flaming LipsYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
FoalsMountain at My Gates
Stand Atlantichair out
Frou FrouClose Up
MåneskinSUPERMODEL
TrainLost and Found
Danny BlackCascade
Lewis Del MarPainting (Masterpiece)
KeshaLearn To Let Go
BushMore Than Machines
GrouploveWays to Go
CHVRCHESGraffiti
Nothing But ThievesTrip Switch
The Head And The HeartMissed Connection
Lael NealeEvery Star Shivers in the Dark
Yasmin WilliamsRestless Heart
Sons Of MariaSweet Madness
Ray LaurélMANIC PIXIE DREAM BOY
The Naked And FamousHigher
HEALTHSTONEFIST – BOYS NOIZE x HEALTH x EMPRESS OF :: STONEFIST RMX
Dave Matthews BandDo You Remember
Fleet FoxesCan I Believe You
Matilda MannPaper Mache World
El Ten ElevenReverie
Tara GeorgeNo More
SACHILift Off
Foster The PeopleSit Next to Me
Imagine DragonsRise Up
Of Monsters and MenWolves Without Teeth
The RevivalistsWish I Knew You
Phoebe RyanMine
Jade BirdHeadstart
Rachel PlattenFight Song
Young the GiantSuperposition
KygoBorn To Be Yours
Gabrielle AplinKintsugi
MS MRHurricane
Glass AnimalsLife Itself
Alanis MorissetteReasons I Drink
Vance JoyGeorgia
Jai WolfLost (feat. Chelsea Jade)
Clams CasinoI’m God
The Black KeysWild Child
Isla NoonI Need to Go Home
Tori AmosSpeaking With Trees
Ross CoppermanStars Are on Your Side
Hailee SteinfeldAfterlife
Astrid SHurts So Good
The Weather StationAtlantic
YaimaCitadella
The CranberriesIn the End
HAIM3 AM – Toro y Moi Remix
Foreign AirFree Animal
Big ThiefSimulation Swarm
MarshmelloHere With Me
Jake BuggSimple Pleasures
Sum 41Never There
Mumford & SonsWoman
The NationalWeird Goodbyes (feat. Bon Iver)
Ra Ra RiotBad To Worse
MadonnaGhosttown
RunnnerEggshell
Dua LipaIDGAF
CalexicoFather Mountain
florunsaid
William TylerAlpine Star
Radical FaceHard of Hearing
Old Sea BrigadeMan Made by Delusion
Bear’s DenShadows
Sharon Van EttenOur Love
Riley PearceWindmill
Sam SmithI’m Not The Only One
WhitleyTV
ColdplayMagic
Taylor MeccaEmpty Promises
Lorde400 Lux
TunngDeath Is the New Sex
Jon BryantHeadphones
Chris StaplesDark Side of the Moon
Harrison StormBe Slow
RITUALJosephine
Kacey MusgravesSlow Burn
The Paper KitesBloom – Bonus Track
Ella VosYou Don’t Know About Me
Selena GomezMy Mind & Me
Rosa LinnSNAP – Acoustic
BeckMorning
Sasha Alex SloanIs It Just Me? (feat. Charlie Puth)
Taylor Swiftthe 1
Sun JuneEverything I had
Novo AmorOpaline
Laura StevensonLiving Room, NY
The National ParksWind & Anchor
James BayLet It Go
Floraleda SacchiPrimavera
SkullcrusherSong for Nick Drake
Axel FlóventQuiet Eyes
Roo PanesLittle Giant
Phoebe BridgersFuneral
City of the SunEverything
Richard WaltersUnconditional
EtaoinPale Damp Cheeks
Laura ZoccaThe Art Of Getting By
Fenne LilyBud
Sam FenderLittle Bull Of Blithe
Greta IsaacFU
Joy OladokunWho Do I Turn To?
Pieter de GraafDew Drops
Hania RaniTomorrow
DawesThings Happen – Celeste Version
SamiaIs There Something in the Movies?
HauxRicochet
Lucy Wainwright RocheLittle Beast
The Japanese HouseChewing Cotton Wool
Ludovico EinaudiNight
The Black DogCup Noodle
PassengerSword from the Stone (Patchwork Version)
Jay BrannanBurn Into the Son
Oh WonderLonely Star
S. CareyRose Petals
Daisy ClarkHope It Hurts You
Bon IverHolocene
Johnny FlynnDetectorists (Full Studio Version)
Bob EvansDon’t You Think It’s Time
Tall Tree 6ft ManThe Way It Shapes You
SYMLGirl
LAURELFire Breather
Christine and the QueensTilted
machineheartStonecold
Dustin TebbuttResin
Christine and the QueensPeople, I’ve been sad
Billie Eilishbury a friend
Calum GrahamIn Lak’ech
London GrammarStrong
KhruangbinSo We Won’t Forget
Good Old WarPart of Me
Death Cab for CutieFlirted With You All My Life
Ruston KellyAsshole – Demo
Cigarettes After SexHeavenly
Amy SharkAdore
flora cashYou’re Somebody Else
Sylvan EssoCoffee
Billie MartenBlue Sea, Red Sea
Trevor HallMoon / Sun – Instrumental
Tyrone WellsDays I Will Remember
Caroline PolachekBreathless
Iron & WineCall It Dreaming
Lady GagaThe Cure
MØØNWATERDarkside
GusterOverexcited
WilcoLove Is Everywhere (Beware)
Noah KahanSomeone Like You (feat. Joy Oladokun)
Porter RobinsonUnfold
The PassersbyI Know You
Kevin JohansenLast Night I Was Dreaming With You
Imogen HeapLast Night Of An Empire
WILDSilver & Gold
UffieDrugs
Tall HeightsRiver Wider
Noah GundersenAtlantis
Mick FlanneryFool
benny blancoYou (with Marshmello & Vance Joy)
TomberlinWasted

Genres

For comedy value, here’s the full list of genres associated with the 219 songs in my playlist.

Genre
Acoustic Pop
Alt Z
Alternative Americana
Alternative Country
Alternative Dance
Alternative Metal
Alternative Pop Rock
Alternative Rock
Alternative Roots Rock
Ambient
Ambient Folk
Ambient Pop
Ambient Techno
American Post-rock
American Primitive
Anthem Emo
Anti-folk
Argentine Rock
Art Pop
Art Rock
Auckland Indie
Austin Americana
Australian Alternative Rock
Australian Dance
Australian Indie
Australian Indie Folk
Australian Pop
Australian Singer-songwriter
Baroque Pop
Baton Rouge Indie
Big Beat
Black Americana
Blues Rock
Boston Folk
Boston Rock
Bow Pop
Breakbeat
Bristol Indie
British Singer-songwriter
Brooklyn Indie
Brostep
Bubblegrunge
C86
Calming Instrumental
Canadian House
Canadian Pop
Canadian Pop Punk
Canadian Punk
Canadian Singer-songwriter
Cantautor
Chamber Pop
Chamber Psych
Channel Pop
Charlotte Nc Indie
Charlottesville Indie
Chicago Indie
Chicha
Chillwave
Classical Harp
Complextro
Compositional Ambient
Cork Indie
Cornwall Indie
Country Dawn
Dance Pop
Dark Pop
Deep Idm
Deep New Americana
Deep Tropical House
Downtempo
Dream Pop
Drill And Bass
Drone Folk
Dub Techno
Eau Claire Indie
Ectofolk
Edm
El Paso Indie
Electro
Electro House
Electro Jazz
Electro-pop Francais
Electroclash
Electronica
Electropop
Escape Room
Etherpop
Experimental Guitar
Experimental Hip Hop
Experimental House
Filter House
Fingerstyle
Folk
Folk Punk
Folk-pop
Folktronica
Future Bass
Garage Rock
Gauze Pop
German Dance
German Pop
German Techno
Glam Rock
Gothenburg Indie
Grave Wave
Grunge
High Vibe
Hollywood
Hopebeat
Icelandic Folk
Icelandic Indie
Indie Anthem-folk
Indie Electropop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Pop Rap
Indie Poptimism
Indie Punk
Indie Rock
Indie Rock Italiano
Indiecoustica
Indietronica
Instrumental Post-rock
Intelligent Dance Music
Irish Pop
Irish Rock
Irish Singer-songwriter
Israeli Hip Hop
Israeli Indie
Italian Pop
Jacksonville Indie
Jam Band
Jazztronica
Kiwi Rock
La Indie
La Pop
Lafayette Indie
Latin Alternative
Latin Rock
Lilith
Louisville Indie
Melancholia
Melodic Dubstep
Metropopolis
Microhouse
Minimal Techno
Modern Alternative Rock
Modern Blues Rock
Modern Dream Pop
Modern Folk Rock
Modern Power Pop
Modern Rock
Nashville Indie
Nashville Singer-songwriter
Neo Mellow
Neo-classical
Neo-psychedelic
Neo-singer-songwriter
Neo-synthpop
Neon Pop Punk
New Americana
New Jersey Indie
New Rave
New Wave Pop
Noise Pop
Noise Rock
North East England Indie
Norwegian Pop
Nottingham Indie
Nu Jazz
Nu Metal
Nu-cumbia
Nyc Pop
Nz Electronic
Nz Pop
Okc Indie
Oxford Indie
Pastoral
Permanent Wave
Perth Indie
Piano Rock
Pixie
Pop
Pop Dance
Pop Folk
Pop Punk
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Post-grunge
Post-rock
Post-teen Pop
Progressive Electro House
Progressive House
Progressive Jazz Fusion
Progressive Trance House
Psychedelic Hip Hop
Punk
Punk Blues
Rock
Rock En Espanol
Rock Nacional
Roots Rock
Scandipop
Seattle Indie
Shamanic
Shimmer Pop
Shiver Pop
Shoegaze
Singer-songwriter
Small Room
Socal Pop Punk
South Carolina Indie
Stomp And Flutter
Stomp And Holler
Stomp And Whittle
Swedish Americana
Swedish Country
Swedish Electropop
Swedish Indie Folk
Swedish Indie Pop
Swedish Singer-songwriter
Swedish Synthpop
Techno
Tennessee Experimental
Texas Country
Trip Hop
Tropical House
Tucson Indie
Twee Pop
Uk Americana
Uk Pop
Utah Indie
Vapor Pop
Vapor Soul
Vapor Twitch
Viral Pop
Washington Indie

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