The mission of this playlist project has always been to introduce you to a variety of music and artists, with the hope of inspiring you to Expand Your Playlist—and that goes for us too. While putting together these playlists for you to explore, we’ve discovered some of our own favorites along the way. These are the bands and artists whose music has earned a permanent spot in our playlists and collections. Give them a listen below and see if they inspire you to expand your playlist as well!
What is an EYP STAPLE ARTIST? Put simply, these are our go-to bands and artists we have grown to love over the years and end up going back to when curating our playlists.
What makes them a STAPLE ARTIST? It is when we feature them more than 10 times, with individual songs on our various playlists. That inducts them into our STAPLE ARTISTS category.
CLICK ON THE SPOTIFY LINKS BELOW EACH IMAGE OR THE IMAGE ITSELF TO ACCESS THE ARTIST’S PLAYLIST FEATURING ALL OF THEIR MUSIC FEATURED THROUGHOUT EXPAND YOUR PLAYLIST FROM 2015 – 2026. ANY NEW SONGS FROM THESE MUSICIANS FEATURED IN FUTURE PLAYLISTS WILL BE ADDED TO THEIR PLAYLISTS.
NOTE: THE FIRST NINE OF THESE PLAYLISTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN THIS INITIAL LAUNCH. OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SOON. STAY TUNED TO OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE FOR THE NEXT RELEASES.
FREEDOM FRY
CALVA LOUISE
THE DOLLYROTS
(indie folk / indie pop / alternative rock)
freedomfrymusic.com
(indie rock / metal / post-hardcore / alternative rock / electronica)
calvalouise.bandcamp.com
(punk rock / pop-punk / alternative rock / indie rock)
dollyrots.com
LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS
ELOHIM
BATHE ALONE
(indie rock / dark synth-pop /
moody synth-rock)
luciaandthebestboys.co.uk
(electropop / synth-pop)
elohimxelohim.com
(indie pop / dream-pop)
bathealoneband.com
THE BEACHES
VISTAS
HIGHLAND KITES /
MAR LAMAR
(indie rock / pop-rock / post-punk revival / garage-rock revival)
thebeachesband.com
(Scottish indie rock)
vistasband.bandcamp.com
(indie alternative / dreamy alternative / dream-core pop)
highlandkites.bandcamp.com
GIOLI & ASSIA
LEAH CULVER
LAUREN RUTH WARD
(melodic techno / electronic / house / electro-pop)
gioliandassia.com
(EDM / electro-pop / indie pop / alternative / pop-punk)
instagram.com/leahculvermusic
(indie rock / glam rock / blues rock)
laurenruthward.com
RIVALS
REALITY SUITE
RAYE ZARAGOZA
(indie rock / dark alt-pop / alternative rock / post hardcore)
wearervls.com
(modern hard rock / alternative / indie metal / pop rock)
realitysuite.com
(indie folk / modern folk)
rayezaragoza.com
BAKER GRACE
ARUM RAE
YONAKA
(pop / indie pop / acoustic/folk-pop)
bakergracemusic.com
(americana / folk / folk-pop / country-blues / blues / rock / soul)
arumrae.com
(alternative rock / punk rock / electronic rock)
weareyonaka.com
DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
SASHA ALEX SLOAN
FIRE TIGER
(retro-soul / contemporary R&B)
durandjonesandtheindications.com
(indie pop / alt-pop / contemporary R&B -pop)
sadgirlsloan.com
(retro power-pop / classic rock /
80s pop rock)
firetigerband.com
More to come. Stay Tuned.
