Unless I’m deep in a live MTT, it’s a must for me to listen to music while I play. In general I like stuff that has a pretty fast tempo and is ideally upbeat to keep my mental game strong. Some favorites for listening to while I grind are: Imagine Dragons, AWOLnation, and Florence and the Machine.
In general my music becomes calmer the fewer the tables I have—I like to listen to my fastest music when I have the most tables up to encourage me to act quickly. Come to think of it, it’s the way most people that like to listen to music while working out tend to pair it!