The hottest new music is on hold

Seattle gave the world Muzak, but we’ve come a long way, baby. No longer will you hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons or even Kenny G when your call to the City of Seattle is put on hold.

The city’s arts and IT departments have replaced snooze-inducing tunes with sounds from local artists like Kristen Ward and Pearl Django through a new program called OnHold.

A recent random listen yielded no head-banging, but the new, unfamiliar music definitely helped pass the time.

You don’t have to hold the line to hear it; you can download a podcast anytime.

The playlist rotates quarterly—almost enough to make you tell Pandora to put a lid on it.