I use to write a lot and I found I wrote better when playing mellow jazz. The reason I found was the music was in the background and because it wasn’t my favorite songs I didn’t lose focus waiting for a favorite verse or guitar lick that I knew to be coming.
I tried classical music, but I listened to classical since I was very young and knew too many songs just like rock.
Now when it comes to chores? I love me some intense music. Gets the blood pumping.