i love how this thread instead of being "let's exchange our music tastes and see if we share some thoughts on good music styles and artist!" it just became "lolno your music is meh but here is what i listen to"
I hold a personal grudge against you in every aspect to you ↩ Noah but I can set that aside for music. Though I cannot say for the other artists that I've never known, I guess I can still try for the ones that I have.
Lovejoy is really blossoming more than just "the band that WilburSoot is in" and I really love that! Though personally the singing voice of Wilbur is not of my cup of tea, I can definitely appreciate the writing of the music itself. You can also really feel the Crywank inspirations from the songs, so why not start where the two circles overlap:
https://youtu.be/xPqdLeRC6qc
Just out of curiousity I looked up Khai Dreams for a listen and the colours that the songs show is very pretty! The instrumentation and the music itself works together very well. On that note (no music pun intended) maybe you can have a shot at something heavier but just as magical:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lkAgXv7de4
Lena Raine has a great musical style and is capable of really grasping a certain feeling within sounds. (though im not sure what feeling pigstep is supposed to invoke...) The Celeste soundtrack remains one of the most iconic work of hers I suppose. While on the topic of video-game-y chiptune-based music, why not have a listen over this?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDV1bb_0nzg
Now to add a more personal touch, Frums is an artist I regularly go back to. Being heavy in electronic in nature it definitely adds some bonus points in my own ears but the few times that you hear the melodic gems peaking through the stone really makes the whole thing shine brighter than the individual moments. Here's one that I always come back to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qnrewFcnQs
I like the drum movie. Have you watched the drum movie? You should watch the drum movie. Or not, I'm not your dad. But you should definitely check out these drums because they're on fire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38CRu1rCaKg