I find this to be the case too. I prefer listening to rain ambient, like A Soft Murmur [1] or lofi hip hop beats.
Apparently, there's even some research that shows that ambient music which isn't at a high volume level can boost creativity [2], and that it can also improve performance in performing repetitive tasks.
Edit: Also found a reference to a 2005 study which is said to show that music can increase performance in software developers. [3]
Apparently, there's even some research that shows that ambient music which isn't at a high volume level can boost creativity [2], and that it can also improve performance in performing repetitive tasks.
Edit: Also found a reference to a 2005 study which is said to show that music can increase performance in software developers. [3]
[1] https://asoftmurmur.com/
[2] Mehta, Ravi, et al. βIs Noise Always Bad? Exploring the Effects of Ambient Noise On Creative Cognition.β Journal of Consumer Research, vol. 39, no. 4, 2012, pp. 784β799. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048.
Edit: [3] http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0305735605050650