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How do you discover new music?

mistercharliemistercharlie
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Spotify? Apple Music? Instabook? Bandcamp?

I’ve found the Bandcamp blog is an excellent place to find new music, and it’s really diverse in styles, and location of the artists.

I used to use Apple’s New Music for You playlist, but it’s stale for me, serving up worse versions of whatever I listened to in the past week.

I wonder if algorithmic “curation” can ever be as good as human selection? Probably not, unless they manage to channel John Peel’s spirit into the machine.

Comments

  • heshes

    I like websurfing allmusic.com for discovering new music. Their is a 'Discover' command in main menu, which allows you to choose genres and drill down from there. But mostly I look up a performer I like and check out the 'Related' tab on their main page, then start checking out related performers and see where that takes me. I like that there are bios for most performers and also lists of albums, and album rankings and reviews.

  • mistercharliemistercharlie

    @hes said:
    But mostly I look up a performer I like and check out the 'Related' tab on their main page, then start checking out related performers and see where that takes me.

    Cool tip!

  • JanosaxJanosax

    Apple Music algorithm is much better since iOS 14, and I discover lot of things that way. If you listen to a song, it will automatically play other (good) music in the same style.

  • FPCFPC

    BBC 6 Music. Radio is still my number one method. Not dissing algorithms though, they can recommend some great stuff.

  • JanosaxJanosax
    edited June 2021

    @FPC said:
    BBC 6 Music. Radio is still my number one method. Not dissing algorithms though, they can recommend some great stuff.

    I agree, my second method: radio + Shazam then Apple Music algo (I even use a Shazam complication on my Watch just to be ready).

    And of course personal search.

    And also a bit of YT music.

  • shinyisshinyshinyisshiny

    kcrw

  • tk32tk32
    edited June 2021

    My Spotify 'Discover Weekly' and 'Release Radar' playlists (updated each Monday and Friday respectively) have got quite good at pointing me towards a mixture of existing and new music discoveries.

    If I discover an artist I didn't know before, I sometimes look them up on AllMusic and find similar albums/bands/artists.

  • AileromAilerom

    By luck mostly. I don't have Spotify or any other service like that. Sometimes someone will mention a band to me but other than that I just stumble across them on Youtube or a mention in a forum somewhere.

  • colonel_mustardcolonel_mustard

    Independent/student radio.

    https://95bfm.com
    https://kxlu.com
    https://www.resonancefm.com
    https://cashmereradio.com
    https://dfm.nu
    https://xray.fm
    https://www.nts.live

    etc.

    I have about 200 streams saved to an iTunes playlist, and if I can't make up my mind I'll set it to random and skip through them until something catches my ear. It's CMD-U to load a stream (in Apple's 'Music' App, sorry, not iTunes).

    Algorithms can be great for filling in gaps - if you're getting into a genre that you didn't know so much about, or something like that - but they're a bit cold. People who live for music, playing records that they want other people to hear is far more interesting to me.

  • mistercharliemistercharlie

    @FPC said:
    BBC 6 Music. Radio is still my number one method. Not dissing algorithms though, they can recommend some great stuff.

    I didn't know about Radio 6. I'll definitely check it out.

    I used to have the radio on all the time, and a tape cued up, ready to go, so I could hit record when I song I wanted/liked came on. The cut-off DJ talk has become part of those tracks for me now :)

  • MatthewKayMatthewKay

    https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/24489/what-are-you-listening-to-is-it-good#latest

    Also, my kids and grandson turn me on to some new stuff occasionally.

  • FPCFPC

    @mistercharlie said:

    @FPC said:
    BBC 6 Music. Radio is still my number one method. Not dissing algorithms though, they can recommend some great stuff.

    I didn't know about Radio 6. I'll definitely check it out.

    I used to have the radio on all the time, and a tape cued up, ready to go, so I could hit record when I song I wanted/liked came on. The cut-off DJ talk has become part of those tracks for me now :)

    Yep me too. I can remember trying to guess when the DJ was about not speak, hovering over the pause button... and getting it wrong 90% of the time.

    I like the female DJs Mary Anne Hobbs, Nemone and Lauren Laverne on 6 Music in particular. I've discovered some great music from listening to them over the years.

  • AudioGusAudioGus
    edited June 2021

    Youtube / youtube Music

    But I mostly listen to older stuff or new stuff made by older people… because you know… old.

  • ecouecou
    edited June 2021

    On Spotify,I click on artist page that I like and looks under the section "Fans also like"

  • jolicojolico
    edited June 2021

    YouTube music is my favorite.
    Find a song that you like and while it’s playing, click on “start radio”.

    I canceled Apple Music and Spotify.
    Got YouTube Premium family package and never looked back.

  • jolicojolico
    edited June 2021

    If you want to get YouTube premium, make sure you get it through a browser.

    Do not get it through the iOS YouTube or YouTube Music apps. Those will charge you an extra 30% apple tax every month.

  • GovernorSilverGovernorSilver

    Strength Through Failure radio show:
    https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/FR

    Mike Watt's podcast:
    https://www.twfps.com/

    Once in a while somebody shares something on Bandcamp that I like.

    Once in a while Youtube recommends something that I like

  • ralisralis

    Hi subscribe to Sirius(which includes PANDORA), Spotify. A lot of YouTube video just bouncing around an I have some music video channels on Roku

  • IdentorIdentor

    FIP Radio is a good source. It's french language, but just click the icons.

    https://www.fip.fr/musiques-du-monde/webradio

  • bygjohnbygjohn

    +1 for BBC Radio 6Music, though at the moment I’m listening less to the radio, due to spending more time playing around with making music on my iPad. The Freak Zone (and the playlist show) and Cerys Matthews have some wonderful stuff, and I second Mary Ann Hobbs and Nemone. I really miss Nemone's Friday night show.

    Where else would you find pre-revolutionary Iranian pop, Turkish prog and Sunn o))) in reasonably close proximity?

    Algorithmic suggestions never seem to expand my listening, just suggest more of the same.

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz

    I find a lot of stuff through Reddit on genre specific subreddits. I’ll explore the similar artists section on Apple Music as well and find good stuff. Playlists from YouTube as well

  • celtic_elkceltic_elk

    I read Bandcamp Daily, the album reviews on Pitchfork and Resident Advisor, and the Quietus. I also follow a number of musicians on Twitter, which helps me figure out what they're listening to.

  • NoiseFlooredNoiseFloored

    Ted Gioia is providing monthly recommendations of new music across a variety of styles in his newsletter (https://tedgioia.substack.com). I don't like everything he recommends, but it has definitely pushed me to try out things I wouldn't have found on my own.

  • senhorlampadasenhorlampada

    https://somafm.com/

    Soma FM is a cool place too

  • timforsythtimforsyth

    Another +1 for 6music. Giles Peterson on Saturday afternoon is a highlight for me but I often hear something interesting any time I tune in.

  • reasOnereasOne

    I’m always searching for new music , podcasts and YouTube streams.
    I follow the rabbit trails on all the Services and usually end up having good luck.
    Apple Music does pretty good and also seeing who bands have toured with can lead you the right way 😎

  • ruggedsmoothruggedsmooth

    I do the oldschool way and ask people
    Or put out a msg on social media or like even this thread right here. “What are you listening to?”
    Or just troll through YouTube or discogs.com
    I still have never signed up for a streaming service so can’t help you there.

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    I have a few methods..

    Recommend songs and artists via basically every platform (YouTube, tidal, etc…)

    A few great blogs, websites, stations ( Pitchfork, SoundCloud, stereogum, Birp, WFMU, WTMD, etc)

    Friends, a couple who are into similar music share once in awhile.

    Library- download or borrow Music and listen

    Labels - I know labels are slowly fading away but there’s about ten or so that consistently put out great music (XL, 4AD, Matador, etc. just to name a few)

    Social Media- Following labels and artists usually yields some decent results

    Apps - Discovr is a cool app that shows a graph connecting similar artists to the one you search
    - SoundHound- if I hear something on tv, movie, etc I don’t know I check on SoundHound, which is similar to Shazam

    Top lists- I’ll check out yearly or monthly best album/track lists from metacritic, or pitchfork

    Last but certainly not least the #1 way I find new music is a single YouTube channel run by a guy named David Dean Burkhardt, it is phenomenal. I have no idea how this guy uncovers so many great new tracks on a daily basis. He might post up to 10 a day, and it’s rare I don’t like one. Sure I like some more then others, but this channel is heads and tales above anything I’ve ever tried. The sheer amount of songs I like is unbelievable. There’s so much great new music being shared by him it’s hard to keep up. It’s mostly new releases but not always a new band. I highly recommend subscribing to his YouTube channel. It’s mostly indie rock music I guess, but a very wide range inside that category. He also has a Spotify playlist called “Compact Cassette”

    https://youtube.com/c/daviddeanburkhart

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