List 10 random musical artists you like in no specific order. Warning: Do not read the questions below before listing your favorite artists.

• Rhye
• Miniature Tigers
• Florence & the Machine
• Agnes Obel
• Devendra Banhart
• MS MR
• Jessie Ware
• Sons of an Illustrious Father
• Laura Marling
• Purity Ring

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• What’s the first song you ever heard by #6?

The first song I heard by MS MR was Dark Doo Wop. It was featured on the Blogged50 Songza playlist, one of the best playlists I have found to date, and I immediately wanted to hear more from the duo. It was dark, mysterious- almost had me bopping.

• What’s your favorite song by #8?

By far Glass Nor Stone. Lilah Larson did an exceptional job with the lyrics and they are so clearly relatable that it almost feels biographical. It also has this great folk vibe going to it- it's like a quilt of these magical, wonderful people who are feeling your pain and strength all at once and it keeps you warm, it really does.

• What are your favorite lyrics by #5?

I am so glad I got Devendra for this one, because he is the beast of all lyrical mastery, but it would be really difficult to condense specific lyrics that are my favorite. In summation though, I'd go with A: I wanna see you be the one whose first light/ Harbors in the new day/and see you settle into yourself/and never be afraid/Now I take everything as a good sign, because I'm in love I take everything as a sign, from God..." and B: Well, when I'm in a womb I know what to call you now/And, when a belly blooms I know what to call you now/Hey, mama wolf/When I'm in St.Marie I know what to call you now/Swimming in the sea I know what to call you now/When you swim with me I know what to call you now/When you're under me I know what to call you now/Hey, mama wolf. There are so many others, though.

• What song by #3 makes you the happiest?

I've always felt a certain affinity towards Between Two Lungs. The drum at the beginning seems to rejuvenate me and in this relatively melancholic way, quite paradoxically, I become spirited and lifted and just want to wave my arms about and jump and sing.

• When did you first get into #2?

I really have no idea when and where I came across Miniature Tigers. For a while I was listening to stuff that sounded like it came out of a juke box and I think a music likeness generator may have spawned me a lead to Miniature Tigers. But however I was led to them, Amen, because I cannot get enough of that sweet, perverted swing.

• How did you get into #3?

I barely remember now. I used to dig through the internet to find underground music that I could really see myself through, and somehow I generated Flo's stuff. I've been a fan of hers since her initial basement banging and spoon rattling, which is when I thought she had the most life and bubble and bang to her voice. She was so pure and full of internal spirituality then.

• What is your favorite song by #4?

I quite like Beast because it is tender and sad in a very romantic way, but also makes your hair stand up a little with the piano entrails.

• Have you seen #9 live? How many times?

No I've never seen Laura live! I don't think I'd really enjoy her live either. She's someone I love wholeheartedly for some songs, and dismay in the next, so a live performance would probably strike out my passion for those certain twangs she does happen to do right.

• Favorite album by #7?

She's a new artist and therefore only has one album out currently: Devotion. It's a wonderful R&B revival and I think she could work her way into redefining pop with bashes such as Wildest Moments [and thank you if you do that, Jessie Ware.]

• What’s your favorite song by #1?

Tough pick, but I think Open. It's so delicate and sensitive. It's hard sometimes for a male to expose such utter delicacy and sensuality through a voice in a song, and sometimes it comes across as corny or overcompensating rather than beautiful, but this man has a way of relating to his estrogen levels in a way that makes him more man than the manliest and more beautiful that the sinner women of the world. He raises the hairs on your neck. He understands what it is to touch a woman, and he portrays it so well, that you know Open is art.

• How did you become a fan of #10?

Again, through Blogged50 on Songza. At first I thought Purity Ring was so eccentric- didn't like it. But the more I heard Fineshrine the more I wanted to tear out my heart and sing along.

• How long have you known #9?

Probably around 2 yrs. now.

• Top 5 by #5
• First Song for B
• Mama Wolf
• Never Seen Such Good Things
• Bad Girl
• Mi Negrita
• Have you ever seen #10 live?

No! And I never would! The only band I HAVE seen live on the list is Sons of an Illustrious Father.

• Have you ever met #4?

No, but she's Danish so that would be really cool.

• What’s your favorite album by #1?

They're new so they only have one album currently and that's WOMAN. It's a piece of mastery, let me tell you.

• Favorite lyric by #7?

Jessie Ware honestly sucks at lyrics. I just realized that I probably should have gone with RUMER as my R&B baby pick, because I love Rumer almost 1000x more but somehow forgot about her.

• What’s #2’s best song?

Oh man. A tie between Egyptian Robes and Lolita. But Lolita is really, really, really catchy so... dibs on Lolita, then.

• How many times have you seen #2 live?

Never but that is something I would love to see.

• Which one of these have you known the longest?

Florence and the Machine, hands down.

• Favorite song by #9?

Sophia. Such a great kickin' song.