On the Topic of Music...

Like many other before me who have been asked about their favorite genre/style/type of music, I will say that I enjoy all sorts of music. Unfortunately, that, although not untrue, is a generic answer that avoids the meat of the pending discussion: giving ample room to gush about your musical interests.

So here's a curveball to start: I adore foreign vocals, but not for any preference towards certain languages. See, vocal cords are some of the most expressive, flexible, and resonant instruments out there, and they capture emotion in a blunt, straightforward manner. Yet despite all these immaculate traits embodied by songs, I rarely find lyrics to be nearly as resonant as the voice itself; it's almost a letdown, and in some cases, there's no two ways about it. Enter foreign vocals, where I haven't the slightest notion what the vocalist is saying, but instead listening to what they convey through song. Could their intended meaning differ greatly from that which I assign, somewhat arbitrarily? Certainly, but the meaning that I find within their songs is the one that resonates most with my character and being. 

Naturally, that does not mean that I dislike vocals of any language that I understand. It's simply a difference of being told, to some extent, what to feel versus feeling what comes naturally.

Generally, I enjoy instrumental music, which is an incredibly broad term whose breadth I enjoy. Although I like both foreign vocals and instrumentals, I generally listen to vocals when trying to feel something, whilst instrumentals are often reserved for ambient music. I will say that instrumental music is just as capable of evoking emotion from me, but more often than not, that is because of a memory the instrumental is tied to rather than the music itself. Some notable mentions of instrumental genres I enjoy are Bossa Nova, High Classical, and Samba; music from these subgenres can be listened to in nearly any scenario, and sound great in them.

But it's common, indisputable knowledge that modern taste in music is whatever rabbit hole the  YouTube recommendations drags you down on any given day.