With lyrics that range from musings on the Eiffel Tower to thoughts on the nature of space, The Pixies clearly transcend the categories of pop, punk, and rock 'n' roll. Their songs, which vacillate between light, almost airy pop tunes and grinding, sci-fi punk, might as well have come from another pl

Absurd, Alternative rock, Intense, Pop, Post-punk, Slangy, Smarty arty pop, Visceral

Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Auxiliary musicians also frequently made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The new wave musical style of T

Cool, Pioneering, Punk, Repetition

Animal Collective is a New York City/Washington, D.C/Lisbon based group of avant-garde musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collect

Atmospheric, Bright, Composed, Funny, Grotesque, Hallucinatory, Improvised, Noise rock/art rock, Pop, Psychedelic, Quiet, Quirky, Sensual, Surreal, Tribal

Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to prominence during the 1970s and are one of Britain's most successful bands of the past three decades.

Absurd, Baroque, Bright, Classic rock, Classical, Clever, Dramatic, Ecstatic, Expansive, Glamour, Joyful, Layered, Lush, Lyrical, Pop, Power, Pristine, Queer, Rebel, Sensual, Sexy, Sublime