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?
Talk Talk, although I’m mostly thinking of their last 2 albums (Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock)
I came across those two albums in recent weeks and have been listening to them for just that reason. Exquisite.