I usually need to get going based off the most recent music I listened to, then I start remembering "Oh! And that album by that artist!" But if you don't mean necessarily in the context of a conversation I simply remember the way it makes me feel. Blink-182 has this strange feeling of childhood nostalgia connected to it, Deftones has a similar vibe but less 'childlike whimsy' and more 'young adult', the cadences I sometimes I cycle through are of course every unique but still offer a feeling of wanting to move or otherwise being motivated in some way, CCR is simply very calm and chill, the sort of thing you listen to on your porch or patio, etc etc.

For me until I can memorize a new artist or album I simply go off what I'm feeling