Twenty Favorite Bands Named for Places
(in order of preference, with ten named for specific locations, ten for abstract locations)
Specific Locations
- Japan (representative track) 
- The Blue Nile (representative track) 
- The Left Banke (representative track) 
- Arcadia (representative track) 
- The Shangri-Las (representative track) 
- Niagara (representative track) 
- Asia (representative track) 
- Chicago (representative track) 
- Romania (representative track) 
- Mar-Vista (representative track) 
Abstract Locations
- Ex-Easter Island Head (representative track) 
- Crowded House (representative track) 
- Negativland (representative track) 
- Trees (representative track) 
- Fields of the Nephilim (representative track) 
- The Field (representative track) 
- Future Islands (representative track) 
- The White Birch (representative track) 
- The Outfield (representative track) 
- The Power Station (representative track) 
— June 7, 2025