In the first half of the decade, the Portland duo Pure Bathing Culture made their name with a mixture of dream-pop, soft rock, and folk leanings — and became a Stereogum Band To Watch in the process.

Explore the outdoors however you see fit with a soundtrack of Doechii, Remi Wolf, Erykah Badu and more. By Maya Salam As a pop culture reporter and editor at The New York Times, I spend much of my ...