I'm curious, folks. I'm autistic and a (mostly former) musician and songwriter. I just boosted a post that mentioned "autistic music", and now I'm curious what kinds of music my fellow autistic folks tend to listen to. Not necessarily artists, per se (though it's fine to use them as examples) but more the styles/genres you prefer.
I personally like music that (1) isn't overly noisy, using noise in the static sense, e.g. lots of cymbals crashing, damaged or overloaded mics, or background hisses, as opposed to simply auditory business, (2) is *different* in some way -- a trippy melody, a novel tonal structure, a weird time signature, an unusual lyric style, etc. -- and (3) is, importantly, IN TUNE.
Radiohead is my favorite. The Beatles are awesome, too, though they can stray a bit when it comes to the noise criterion. There are also a lot of artists/groups that have just one single song I love dearly, even though I don't like their music in general.
