I gave up organising these into genres pretty quickly. Folk, Country, Etc.

• Laura Veirs
• Nick Drake
• Bob Dylan
• Low
• Emiliana Torrini
• Hem
• Mazzy Star

Pop

• Lana Del Rey
• Laika
• The Beatles
• The Corrs
• Talking Heads
• Radiohead
• David Bowie
• Gorillaz
• Aimee Mann
• Avril Lavigne
• Ani Difranco
• Dessa

Rock, Post-Rock, Industrial, Etc.

• Explosions in the Sky
• Mogwai
• NIN
• Tool
• Pixies
• Pink Floyd
• Darling Violetta
• Blue Foundation
• Portishead
• Astronautalis
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Grouper
• Blink 182
• My Chemical Romance

Classical, Baroque, Etc.

• Debussy
• Chopin
• Vivaldi
• Stravinsky
• Howard Shore