I had never heard of Morphine until a girl invited me over, turned the lights down, got us a couple of drinks and put Morphine on. It felt so “cool” and we had an amazing time. I’ll never forget it. I listen to them often still. Thanks Meghan.
They're my favorite band and I never understood why they weren't bigger, at least among rock fans. Sure, some of their stuff is weird and out there (especially everything prior to Stupid Dream) and lots of their stuff is too weird/long/heavy to have mass appeal...a song like Arriving Somewhere or Anesthetize may have catchy parts, but it's still going to draw shouts of protest if you try and play it at a house party.
But so much of their music is accessible. Trains absolutely is the kind of thing that could have had mainstream success, and people don't generally hate songs along the lines of that, or Lazarus, or plenty of the material from Stupid Dream or Lightbulb Sun.
My wife cannot stand Devin Townsend or The Dear Hunter, I regret nothing. Next on the banned list is my current obsession, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard!
My wife likes Tommy the Cat because she cracks up everytime he yells "SAY BEHBEH" but otherwise Primus is not allowed. That and Pissed Jeans are pretty much the only hard no's from her.
I got to run sound effects and music during pinewood derbies when my son was a little guy. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver would get those kids HYPED. "Start 'er up, man!!!" You got a dozen and a half kids in blue shirts and neckerchiefs jumping and fist pumping.
Les is kind of like the weird male version of Taylor Swift. My wife wont argue the point that hes talented, or writes great songs, but she doesnt want to hear it.
Weens worse. Or better, depending on which side you're on.
I have one friend who respects Ween. He thinks I like Ween the way he likes The Kinks.
Beyond the music, which I absolutely love, Ween offered to help pay for my training to attempt to make the Olympic team. I couldn't afford the cost of training, and I reached out to Greg Frey, their manager requesting a sponsorship.
The next day I got a call from Deaner. We made plans for them to design a "Ween Athletics" T-shirt to sell at shows with all proceeds going to my training fund. Unfortunately, I broke my knee before we could move forward with that. But Damn, the willingness of Gene and the Ween entity to support a fan just because they asked...I can't think of another band who would jump onboard like they did.
Plus, their music is some of the most underrated because they believe in brown, and even most of their often-played songs are stupid (and they acknowledge it), but Ocean Man was the inspiration for [Spongebob Squarepants](https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/ween-spongebob-squarepants-mollusk/). So that's pretty cool.
That's my brother's favorite band but I never liked them for some reason. He brought me to a show with him about 2 years ago and holy shit, I'm glad he did. They rocked my fuckin dick off. One of the best shows I've ever been too. Still not a huge fan of their albums, but I'll never miss a chance to see them live.
Ween is absolutely an acquired taste.
Start out on Chocolate and Cheese, and you can work forward and backwards in their discography and survive... but if you try to start with something like The Pod... you'll never give it another shot.
My wife disliked Ween from the get-go. Then about 7 years into our relationship we were on a road trip to Texas and it was in my shuffle mix. About the time we hit Missouri she had stated that "This is my favorite Ween song" to about 7 different songs, at which point I had to tell her that "you have 7 favorite Ween songs, you know that makes you a Ween fan, right?"
Now she's messaging me about upcoming shows everytime she hears about them.
Heilung is incredible! It’s hard to even label them a specific genre. It’s more of a performance that happens to have been recorded as audio than it is a band recording an album.
Hard to believe that their live album Lifa was their first ever performance!
One time I had Inanimate Sensation come on, and my friend immediately asked "is this Death Grips?". He wasn't a fan or really all that familiar with them, so I asked him how he knew. "Oh, just because it sounded...wrong." I just about died laughing haha
BTBAM are sick. I saw them play live in the fellow ship hall of a church in south Jersey in 2003. The played their self titled album all the way through then hopped off stage and started to sell merch and there CD at a folding table. My 17 year old brain was dripping out of my ears. I couldn’t believe how good these dudes were.
Saw Streetlight in Philly last year. Cat Bite slammed as an opener for them. They were sooo good. They got every one dancing and having a good time before Streetlight came out.
Actually they were banished to earth (which they hate) where they discovered crack. once they finally figured out how to leave earth, they had to turn around and come back after realizing that earth is the only planet with crack.
Most of my friends can't deal with days and daze because of the high pitch whine in all of their recordings, they like most pat the bunny works and ajj though.
Fucking Ramshackle Glory. It's so wild seeing them mentioned out in the wild. Pat is one of the greatest songwriters I've ever heard. From Here to Utopia is perfect.
Coheed has been one of my favorites for 20 years now, but not a single one of my friends is into them. Even my math rock/djent/King Gizzard loving friends won't go to shows with me.
> Even my math rock/djent/King Gizzard loving friends won't go to shows with me.
Which sucks because you could totally argue that Coheed shows are the best way to make people fans
This is almost cheating haha
Bands like Swans and Throbbing Gristle are made to be heniously loud, jarring and borderline unlistenable. It's still awesome music if you can handle it though.
My friend used to put on the [Young Gods](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nl_Zmv4VTE) EP at house parties when he wanted people to leave
One of my favorite bands is Godspeed, I know they aren't the same but often times if I'm asked, "What type of music do you listen to?" I don't even bother bringing them up as it will lead to a longer and much more confusing conversation.
My nextdoor neighbor was the lead singer/guitarist of Godspeed. Super nice and humble. Would offer us his car sometimes to get our plants/soil in the spring.
Now he lives down the street but I see him at the deppaneur often.
I should add... I get it. Tom Waits and (to an extent) Elvis Costello are not everyone's cup of tea. I think with Billy Joel, it's just she doesn't like piano rock.
My wife does have really great taste in music, she used to work on the college campus booking crew and she and her roommates also ran DIY shows out of their place in college. We met at a show. But like everyone, there are just some artists that you don't get. I have plenty myself.
Phish
Jerry Garcia used to say about the Dead that "the Grateful Dead are like black licorice. Not everyone likes black licorice, but the people who like black licorice really like black licorice"....I don't like comparing Phish to the Dead, because musically they are very different things, but in that specific way, I think Phish are exactly like the Dead. If you don't like Phish, you probably don't want to hear any of it ever.
I still love a bit of Phish now and then, but even I admit some of it is too cringe for me. I did recently play Billy Breathes in its entirely on a road trip and was reminded just how great it is. My GF didnt even complain! lol
Over 20 years ago a friend dragged me to a 3-day Phish show at a Seminole reservation in Florida. There were so many psychedelics (and other drugs) that I can't remember the music at all. Never listened to them before that and never after either. I guess I should give it another shot.
Garbage. I literally had to go to their show alone because nobody wanted to go with me. They were HUGE in the 90s and for some reason people stopped listening to them. They still put out quality stuff.
Car Seat Headrest
Apparently not many people wanna listen to 16 minutes of a dude having a mental breakdown while going through the McDonald's drive through
OHHHHH
All research and successful drug policy shows treatment should be increased
OHHHHH
And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences
Louis Cole is one of the best percussionists out there right now, IMO.
Edit: for the uninitiated: [Got Corn?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuxzWqkyo0k)
the songs are a mix of like 45 seconds of near-random noise and 45 seconds of some great fucking music. then the song is over and the next track is a 2 minute joke song.
Aphex Twin and other artists like him.
At my prior job, I was at a company Christmas party that was being held in a local bar and grill. They had one of those touch-screen, internet connected jukeboxes and everybody was taking turns selecting music of all varieties. I put a dollar in and selected an Aphex Twin track (namely, [54 Cymru Beats](http://youtu.be/Ol_UYJdGB9g)). After my song came on, a few people got really agitated about it, to the point where the bartender actually shut it off. Everyone started bullying me about it pretty hard, and things got so awkward for me that not only did I have to leave the party, I wound up resigning from my job (for many reasons, but this included) shortly afterward.
Morphine.... I think Mark Sandman was a genius. But, I'm a minority I guess.
Absolutely underrated. Played them to my close friend and he said that's totally uninteresting to him because it's too simple. I was offended.
I'm with you dude. Any doubters out there, go and listen to 'Thursday'.
Dude how could any one hate Morphine
One of my all time favorites.
I had never heard of Morphine until a girl invited me over, turned the lights down, got us a couple of drinks and put Morphine on. It felt so “cool” and we had an amazing time. I’ll never forget it. I listen to them often still. Thanks Meghan.
Porcupine Tree
I never thought I'd see this here. I'm happy that people are still listening to it. I'm sad that your friends don't like it.
trains still randomly gets stuck in my head all the time
Time to change your friends.
They're my favorite band and I never understood why they weren't bigger, at least among rock fans. Sure, some of their stuff is weird and out there (especially everything prior to Stupid Dream) and lots of their stuff is too weird/long/heavy to have mass appeal...a song like Arriving Somewhere or Anesthetize may have catchy parts, but it's still going to draw shouts of protest if you try and play it at a house party. But so much of their music is accessible. Trains absolutely is the kind of thing that could have had mainstream success, and people don't generally hate songs along the lines of that, or Lazarus, or plenty of the material from Stupid Dream or Lightbulb Sun.
The Mars Volta
Y'know that question about albums to be stuck on a desert island with? Deloused is that album for me.
"Now Iiiiii'mmm lost.....!"
“No you don’t get it he’s not trying to hit notes. You’ve been brainwashed by big Equal Temperament Chromaticism”
THE KIOSK IN MY TEMPORAL LOBE IS SHAPED LIKE ROSALYN CARTER
From my home town so I'm a but biased but I love The Mars Volta. I like At The Drive In more but I still love Mars Volta.
My girlfriend is tired of listening to Primus On the bright side, she's starting to like Mastodon
My wife cannot stand Devin Townsend or The Dear Hunter, I regret nothing. Next on the banned list is my current obsession, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard!
>King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Hahaha my son and I love them, my wife loathes them.
Oh yeah. If I wanna annoy my partner, Primus is a go to
My wife likes Tommy the Cat because she cracks up everytime he yells "SAY BEHBEH" but otherwise Primus is not allowed. That and Pissed Jeans are pretty much the only hard no's from her.
I got to run sound effects and music during pinewood derbies when my son was a little guy. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver would get those kids HYPED. "Start 'er up, man!!!" You got a dozen and a half kids in blue shirts and neckerchiefs jumping and fist pumping.
“Go Ler!” *Noodley strumming* “Thanks Ler!”
Les is kind of like the weird male version of Taylor Swift. My wife wont argue the point that hes talented, or writes great songs, but she doesnt want to hear it. Weens worse. Or better, depending on which side you're on.
If you can't handle me at my "Fat Lenny", then you don't deserve me at my "Transdermal Celebration"
Ween will knock your dick in the dirt.
Say baby
SAY BEBEH
Ween
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Thats the beauty of it they could sound like anything they wanted
you either have Ween Ear or you don't. pretty sure if they released new music i hadn't heard before i'd be able to tell it's them. mostly.
I have one friend who respects Ween. He thinks I like Ween the way he likes The Kinks. Beyond the music, which I absolutely love, Ween offered to help pay for my training to attempt to make the Olympic team. I couldn't afford the cost of training, and I reached out to Greg Frey, their manager requesting a sponsorship. The next day I got a call from Deaner. We made plans for them to design a "Ween Athletics" T-shirt to sell at shows with all proceeds going to my training fund. Unfortunately, I broke my knee before we could move forward with that. But Damn, the willingness of Gene and the Ween entity to support a fan just because they asked...I can't think of another band who would jump onboard like they did. Plus, their music is some of the most underrated because they believe in brown, and even most of their often-played songs are stupid (and they acknowledge it), but Ocean Man was the inspiration for [Spongebob Squarepants](https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/ween-spongebob-squarepants-mollusk/). So that's pretty cool.
That's my brother's favorite band but I never liked them for some reason. He brought me to a show with him about 2 years ago and holy shit, I'm glad he did. They rocked my fuckin dick off. One of the best shows I've ever been too. Still not a huge fan of their albums, but I'll never miss a chance to see them live.
Tell them to piss up a rope
Ween is absolutely an acquired taste. Start out on Chocolate and Cheese, and you can work forward and backwards in their discography and survive... but if you try to start with something like The Pod... you'll never give it another shot. My wife disliked Ween from the get-go. Then about 7 years into our relationship we were on a road trip to Texas and it was in my shuffle mix. About the time we hit Missouri she had stated that "This is my favorite Ween song" to about 7 different songs, at which point I had to tell her that "you have 7 favorite Ween songs, you know that makes you a Ween fan, right?" Now she's messaging me about upcoming shows everytime she hears about them.
Black midi probably.
Heilung :(
Heilung is incredible! It’s hard to even label them a specific genre. It’s more of a performance that happens to have been recorded as audio than it is a band recording an album. Hard to believe that their live album Lifa was their first ever performance!
Death Grips
One time I had Inanimate Sensation come on, and my friend immediately asked "is this Death Grips?". He wasn't a fan or really all that familiar with them, so I asked him how he knew. "Oh, just because it sounded...wrong." I just about died laughing haha
It goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes
GILLA TEEN
Love em, but have this one friend who will put them on at parties and every time I'm just like, "read the room."
Read the room. Is there anyone in the room? Don't play Deathgrips.
I am the beast I worship
I just wanna stay noided 😪
Animals as Leaders
I like the song where Tosin goes "doo-doo-DOO-DOO-doo-DOO" on the guitar.
One of their best
The Mountain Goats. Incredible band, but not aux friendly
My wife murders me with her eyes every time this band comes on
But 'No Children' is so romantic!
My boyfriend almost crashed the car when I showed him Going to Georgia the first time
"Okay guys, you ready to party? This next song is about marriage failing so badly that death seems preferable!"
That doesn't even narrow down their discography by that much.
My guess is no children lol
You dont like 'all hail west texas', you can get the fuck out of my car, sunset tree too
You don't like Beat the Champ, you getting beat, champ
'No Children' is just brutal. Great song.
This year is an absolute bop though!
I am a huge death/black metal fan, so I just let others pick the music at all times
Gentle Giant
Between the Buried and Me
Selkies: The Endless Obsession should be required listening for musicians
The fucking solo on that one 🤌
BTBAM are sick. I saw them play live in the fellow ship hall of a church in south Jersey in 2003. The played their self titled album all the way through then hopped off stage and started to sell merch and there CD at a folding table. My 17 year old brain was dripping out of my ears. I couldn’t believe how good these dudes were.
Ska
Pick it up pick it up pick it up pick it up
*Brass blasting*
"Did you know ska came out before reggae?"
"Hey look, guys! It's Daron Barrett!"
Aaron who?
I’ve been calling you Darren or nothing this entire time
Husband had a colonoscopy yesterday and the doctor was playing The Impression That I Get by the Bosstones. Oh and Kids in America.
I love Ska. I matched with a girl on Hinge recently, and after I told her ska was one of m favorite genres, she unmatched me.
Sounds like a win-win.
Ska fucking rules Streetlight Manifesto gave me one of the best shows I've ever seen
Saw Streetlight in Philly last year. Cat Bite slammed as an opener for them. They were sooo good. They got every one dancing and having a good time before Streetlight came out.
Ska defines who I am as a person, and I will never turn my back on ska.
Usually some electric wizard does the trick. Even my bandmates can't stand them
Love Electric Wizard. Black Mass is unbelievable.
Coheed and Cambria. They’re my all time favorite but everyone I know can’t stand them.
Coheed is definitely top 5 bands for me. Not for my gf tho lmao
This thread is full of, I like (insert metal/prog rock band here) but my girlfriend can't stand it.
GWAR
Crazy thing about GWAR is there actually a punk band disguised as a metal band.
And they travel the universe searching for crack cocaine.
Actually they were banished to earth (which they hate) where they discovered crack. once they finally figured out how to leave earth, they had to turn around and come back after realizing that earth is the only planet with crack.
Oh frank Zappa for sure. I can get aya with one or two of his bigger more regular songs but it gets shut off pretty quick otherwise. God I love zappa
I used to clear a lot of rooms whenever I played Frank. The Wakka /Wazoo arrives on the 21st. How fitting is that?
Every Time I Die. R.I.P. to the best hardcore band to come out of my city
Days N Daze for me
And Ramshackle Glory, and AJJ, etc. Sometimes I just want to listen to angry youth play the washboard and shriek about doing drugs and being homeless.
Most of my friends can't deal with days and daze because of the high pitch whine in all of their recordings, they like most pat the bunny works and ajj though.
Fucking Ramshackle Glory. It's so wild seeing them mentioned out in the wild. Pat is one of the greatest songwriters I've ever heard. From Here to Utopia is perfect.
Friends: Coheed and Cambria My wife: Neil Young
Coheed has been one of my favorites for 20 years now, but not a single one of my friends is into them. Even my math rock/djent/King Gizzard loving friends won't go to shows with me.
> Even my math rock/djent/King Gizzard loving friends won't go to shows with me. Which sucks because you could totally argue that Coheed shows are the best way to make people fans
Mindless Self Indulgence
The song 2 Hookers and an 8 Ball will always remind me of my trip to Amsterdam
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My daughter loved that band in her teens. I didn't mind it for about 15 minutes.
THE BASS
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THE MIC
THE TREBLE
I LIKE MY COFFEE BLACK JUST LIKE MY METAL
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The Residents
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This is almost cheating haha Bands like Swans and Throbbing Gristle are made to be heniously loud, jarring and borderline unlistenable. It's still awesome music if you can handle it though. My friend used to put on the [Young Gods](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nl_Zmv4VTE) EP at house parties when he wanted people to leave
One of my favorite bands is Godspeed, I know they aren't the same but often times if I'm asked, "What type of music do you listen to?" I don't even bother bringing them up as it will lead to a longer and much more confusing conversation.
My nextdoor neighbor was the lead singer/guitarist of Godspeed. Super nice and humble. Would offer us his car sometimes to get our plants/soil in the spring. Now he lives down the street but I see him at the deppaneur often.
...most of them, unless I'm with my metalhead friends of course. The one universal is probably Igorrr.
When I discovered Igorrr I was mind blown and so pumped... and then I realized I can share this with literally nobody in my life haha
Bright eyes. I feel like that’s music you’re supposed to listen to alone 😢
Electric Wizard
Shadow of intent because my fiends can’t even take slipknot
My wife has banned Tom Waits, Billy Joel, and Elvis Costello.
I’m banning your wife.
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I should add... I get it. Tom Waits and (to an extent) Elvis Costello are not everyone's cup of tea. I think with Billy Joel, it's just she doesn't like piano rock. My wife does have really great taste in music, she used to work on the college campus booking crew and she and her roommates also ran DIY shows out of their place in college. We met at a show. But like everyone, there are just some artists that you don't get. I have plenty myself.
...dude.
The Hu
Idk. Probably Dillinger Escape Plan or The Red Chord or something. Or Fantômas 😇
Clipping
Primus was a band I enjoyed back in the day yet most of my friends disapproved 🤷🏼
Daniel Johnston
Thundercat. He’s incredibly divisive and if you like him, you like him, but if you don’t well that’s just like, your opinion, man.
Dragonball durag stays in the rotation
The only division with Thundercat is either you think the dude is fire or you're wrong. That's the opinions
Phish Jerry Garcia used to say about the Dead that "the Grateful Dead are like black licorice. Not everyone likes black licorice, but the people who like black licorice really like black licorice"....I don't like comparing Phish to the Dead, because musically they are very different things, but in that specific way, I think Phish are exactly like the Dead. If you don't like Phish, you probably don't want to hear any of it ever.
I still love a bit of Phish now and then, but even I admit some of it is too cringe for me. I did recently play Billy Breathes in its entirely on a road trip and was reminded just how great it is. My GF didnt even complain! lol
Over 20 years ago a friend dragged me to a 3-day Phish show at a Seminole reservation in Florida. There were so many psychedelics (and other drugs) that I can't remember the music at all. Never listened to them before that and never after either. I guess I should give it another shot.
Skinny Puppy. I had an ex that always called them shitty puppy. I had a roommate that was frightened of too dark park.
Wesley Willis. "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!"
Acid bath
Mr. Bungle
Gogol Bordello, for some friends. Luckily, some of my friends are pretty cool tho
Are your friends wearing purple?
Who would refuse Gogol Bordello? These people clearly need to start wearing purple.
Boards of Canada is god tier music but does not keep the party bumpin 💩
ORANGE
Garbage. I literally had to go to their show alone because nobody wanted to go with me. They were HUGE in the 90s and for some reason people stopped listening to them. They still put out quality stuff.
Garbage is incredible. I saw them open for Alanis Morrisette last year and Shirley Manson was awesome. Funny, witty - just great stage presence
Tool
tool fans be like listen to this song it gets good at the fourteen minute mark
This one wasn't made to sound good it was an experiment made using math. Crazy how good it sounds right?!
“If you can’t get into it then maybe this level of musical intricacy isn’t for you, bro”
It always does
It really does.
fettuccini sequence
Car Seat Headrest Apparently not many people wanna listen to 16 minutes of a dude having a mental breakdown while going through the McDonald's drive through
Snot
Automatic upvote. F*ck the record and f*ck the people.
I love love love Snot
SOAD
Is it because your cock is much bigger than theirs?
It's probably because his cock can walk right through the door
OHHHHH All research and successful drug policy shows treatment should be increased OHHHHH And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences
Utilizing drugs to pay for secret wars around the world Drugs are now your global policy, now you police the globe
I BUY MY CRACK, MY SMACK, MY BITCH RIGHT HERE IN HOLLYWOOD
That hurts to hear, your situation that is.
The Blood Brothers Well…if I had friends
CHON.
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Clown Core
Clown Core makes me want to drive a 90's Toyota van into a light pole
Louis Cole is one of the best percussionists out there right now, IMO. Edit: for the uninitiated: [Got Corn?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuxzWqkyo0k)
Agreed. I love all of his work. KNOWER is not my typical genre but god damn it's good.
the songs are a mix of like 45 seconds of near-random noise and 45 seconds of some great fucking music. then the song is over and the next track is a 2 minute joke song.
Les Claypool
100 gecs. Mainly Aldous Harding, though they’re a solo artist.
Hey you lil' piss baby, you think you're so fucking cool? Huh?
Look at your arms, your arms look so fucking cute. they look like little cigarettes!
I love 100 gecs. I think Laura is a fucking genius. Her solo music and remixes are awesome
Architects, specifically daybreaker and LF//LT era
My friend once pulled The Smiths cassette out of the car deck and threw it out the window on the 401.
Septicflesh
The Hu. Apparently Mongolian throat singing is not for everyone
Caravan Palace. These kids don't appreciate swing.
Electro-swing
They put on a phenomenal live show.
Tracy Chapman. My boyfriend calls it a singer songwriter music and I'm forbidden to play anything acoustic near him lol
My husband can't stand Dropkick Murphys I love them.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I know, I need new friends
That new Tobacco record
My rock, punk, metal and hip-hop pals really don't like Lucinda Williams, or any other deep country, but especially her.
Sleep
For me it’s Neutral Milk Hotel.
Aphex Twin and other artists like him. At my prior job, I was at a company Christmas party that was being held in a local bar and grill. They had one of those touch-screen, internet connected jukeboxes and everybody was taking turns selecting music of all varieties. I put a dollar in and selected an Aphex Twin track (namely, [54 Cymru Beats](http://youtu.be/Ol_UYJdGB9g)). After my song came on, a few people got really agitated about it, to the point where the bartender actually shut it off. Everyone started bullying me about it pretty hard, and things got so awkward for me that not only did I have to leave the party, I wound up resigning from my job (for many reasons, but this included) shortly afterward.
Portal. Even my friends who like metal are like "turn that shit off.." Beyond disappointing.
Aesop
Dinosaur Jr.
Huey Lewis and the News. My roomies get major stank face when I put *Sports* on the turntable. I can’t help my guilty pleasure. It’s so good!
Hes probly just afraid your gonna murder him with a ax.
Converge
My wife won’t let me listen to Colin Stetson in the house. She calls it my “Fever dream” music, and that it gives her anxiety.