Two examples that come to me immediately are Enya and Smashing Pumpkins. If music starts feeling stale, I can put on Enya and music feels new again. It’s such a pleasant departure from the standard pop/rock/RnB etc sounds that dominate (even if I like those artists).
Anybody have their own equivalents?
No disrespect to the Pumpkins at all, but there are several bands of that time and place that are known to share a similar sound. Hum and Catherine off the top of my head. For any Pumpkins fan that hasn’t heard of these yet, there’s like another half dozen albums to enjoy.