I've been paying for a Pandora subscription for about a decade. Worth it. (Piracy is a service problem.)
Their recommendations for similar bands, auto play, and making stations from a band or song has let me discover so much music over the years.
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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Awful.
Mostly through movies/tv shows or sometimes NPR Tiny Desk
Theuppermostinlife curates a bunch of music they like, and I share some of their taste so that's where I get a bunch of new stuff from.
Talk to other music nerd friends, sift through the algorithmic recommendations of spotify/ whatever, browse music forums that match my tastes, use a song identifier to catch random ones in public...
There are lots of ways to find new tunes in 2024. I mostly listen to albums rather than individual tracks so hearing one good song usually leads to several from the same album/ep/lp
Bandcamp Features
I started a Facebook group called New Music Only. Nothing older than a fortnight is allowed. It allows others to share brand new music they haye found and it forced me to go to YouTube and start hunting for recently uploaded music so I can supply material for the group.
I watch a new anime and the op/ed is a banger
checking out random stuff I see on Rate Your Music or going to shows at small local venues.
At the moment? Watching Anime. A few years ago? Watch music videos of songs I already know on youtube and see what the algorithm spits out.
Yoasobi slaps.
College radio
Nts.live Internet Radio made by music nerds and I love it
College radio
KEXP baby!!
I listen to the playlists Apple Music makes me each week. Discovered tons of stuff
Through my Apple Music βNew Musicβ weekly playlist before I canceled my subscription. It does a good job so long as you actively love and dislike tracks.
Now I have a local library that syncs with last.fm for every play and you can discover new music and artists through there.
Iβm no longer on it but instagram was actually a great way to discover new artists. Seems that meta will be a significant player in the music industry (major UMG deal) soon as well so who knows whatβs coming there.
Bandcamp follows and whatever is playing on CBC music.
I used to use r/listentothis, haven't in a long time though, not even out of "fuck you reddit" just busy I think.
I suppose it depends on your tastes, but I read Pitchfork reviews and check out the artits on Spotify. I do not limit my tastes to one genre, so that makes it more interesting when exploring. I'll also leverage the Related Artists section of an artist's page if I find a new artist that I like.
Community radio, my kids (and they find music through me too), YouTube music recommendations, opening bands at concerts, and sometimes NPR.
A friend recommended pitchfork yesterday to me. Haven't gotten around to it though
Youtube nprs tiny desk concert. Got so many banger musicians and GREAT music.