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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I let YouTube's algorithm make me discover bands then listen to their albums

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I watch a new anime and the op/ed is a banger

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Start with an artist I already like, find out who inspired them and who they inspired, listen to them, repeat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Found a good blog called Hearing Things been a couple of good things off that.

And KEXP!! Radio out of Seattle, has an app too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I listen to the playlists Apple Music makes me each week. Discovered tons of stuff

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

KEXP baby!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Nts.live Internet Radio made by music nerds and I love it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

College radio

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I buy music on bandcamp. I check out other suggested artists from the music I've bought on bandcamp. I check out bandcamp dailys. I read a couple of music blogs. I look into artists who are touring with artists I already like. I look into the record labels of artists I like. That sort of stuff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Year-end best of lists. Allmusic, pitchfork, and whatever other sites come out with best of year rankings.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

checking out random stuff I see on Rate Your Music or going to shows at small local venues.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Honestly I mostly pull from the soundtracks in whatever I watch. Also Eurovision.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I just listen to a lot of Triple J

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Spotify radio mode

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh, since it's on topic, can you fellow lemmings recommend some music for me?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Nice! It’s time to wake up 2023 is one of my fav tracks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Stream online from various college music stations. Some even have themed shows so you can tune in for stuff that's your style.

Also, consider making a thread here about the genre you are looking for. I've participated in a couple here I think.

Edit: I went through my comment history so you don't have to go through that awful garbage to find what you're looking for.

Dreamy song request thread

Last song you replayed thread

Don't be afraid to make your own. Peace.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Formerly through TikTok and YouTube, but now only SoundCloud (especially through Daily drops) and Bandcamp.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Bandcamp and Sputnik Music have been doing so since I was in school over a decade ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Youtube nprs tiny desk concert. Got so many banger musicians and GREAT music.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I go on Pirate Bay, search through new uploads, then check their videos on YouTube. Found plenty of gems I'd otherwise not have encountered. Also on LastFM. Type an artist you like and it will suggest similar artists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Through my Apple Music β€œNew Music” 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.

I’m 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 what’s coming there.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I quaff the grape's nectar and doth play diverse melodies from Spotify until I chance upon a tune that pleases me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Ha-har! If vibrant new melody be what ye seek, then music.youtube puts hair on yer cheek

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

How cleverly you have made meter and rhyme

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Ye bastard!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I don't think I ever found music. the music tended to find me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

That's really it. I don't really seek out new music, as much as I happen to stumble upon it. My music library is intense and what I listen to changes frequently.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It chases you down a dark alleyway and has its way with you? That's dark, man.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Its just you hear it on the radio or when your at someplace or whatnot. happenstance. My condo had painters and I asked a guy what song he was playing when I walked by.

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