OP here. There's been a lot of good suggestions in this thread, and I thank you all for contributing.
Except that Death Grips troll, fuck him.
Anyways, I always feel like I'm the last person to find cool new stuff, and even if these artists aren't releasing new stuff in 2015, it's all new to me, and most of it is new to the friends I've shared it with. I'm heading to sleep soon, but if the thread's still going when I wake up, I'll be happy to spend the day browsing the new suggestions. I've made a notepad file with the names of every artist mentioned so far, and it'll take me a while to work through them.
>>54597424
My preferences run towards the higher-energy-side of mellow, where the music is of a much lower energy level than, say, metal, but is higher energy than a goddamn lullaby. I like the stuff that makes you smile as you listen to it because it puts off good vibes. I like stuff you can bob your head to. I like instruments being used in non-traditional ways, like saxophone in electronic music, just because sax gives the normally repetitive EDM some jazzy feeling to it.
It's real easy to use buzzwords to describe the music I like, but that's exactly what they're for. If I say I like chill, jazz, funky, mellow, comfy music, people can understand what I mean without me going into any long spiel. After all, I used buzzwords earlier and got some fantastic results.
G'nite all, thanks again, and keep jammin'.
Fuck you, Death Grips guy.