Albums

Bon Iver is a music genius with an incredible range through his discography. I started with his singer-songwriter beginnings but I love this album for its unique electronic playfulness – even though it took a long time to appreciate it after first disliking it. Give it the time.

This album together with Radiohead's Hail to the Thief was on permanent rotation when I was a teenager. Billy Corgan's voice is extremely irritating in the beginning but I promise this album grows on you – or it might not. But then it is still a unique experience.

Tom has a unique musical style that sits somewhere between children's songs, poetry and classical music. His lyrics sound naïve but they mean so much to me and some of those songs I will always associate with being in love, being sad and being happy. And now go watch "Watermelon" on YouTube!

Boxer was my first album by The National and Matt Berninger's voice just completely floored me. It has such a laid-back vibe and I love pretty much all of their albums equally – but "Fake Empire" brings me back into my teens like nothing else.

I first heard "Ferris Wheel" in a music video which was made in the video game Animal Crossing. And it was so catchy. Sylvan Esso has such a unique style, voice and vibe that I just could not stop listening to the song – and then the whole album.

"Such Great Heights" might be one of the most fun headphone songs ever produced. In the early 2000s I got into chiptune music (music made with old game consoles or computers), and from there I stumbled upon The Postal Service and it was love at first listen.

I don't know how often I've listened to this album but it might be in the multiple hundreds. It's complicated, mysterious, melancholic and deeply interesting to me. It started my journey down the rabbit hole into the whole discography of Radiohead, back when I was an introverted teenager.

Sufjan Stevens is what I think of when I hear the word "musician". He is so talented, versatile and creative. This 74-minute epic of an album takes you on a journey that is so all over the place that in the end you feel like you really traveled a whole state.

When I listen to Sigur Rós I imagine traveling an infinite landscape and then bursting into joy after a long hike up a mountain. The music builds like nothing else I've ever listened to and this album especially is incredible with the volume turned up – be it through good speakers or headphones.