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How do you find new music to listen to? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by CleoTheWizard@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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I’ve used both Apple Music and Spotify in recent years and while their discovery is okay, it always plays it safe. As if they’ve made a genre that is just for me and won’t play anything outside of that. How do I expand my music horizons?

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[–] apis@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly just fumbling around with any online service where music is available. Sometimes I'll go to find a piece of music I already like, and see where the suggestions lead me. Othertimes I might read about an artist am into, then try to listen to work by those they list as influences, and who has listed them as influences.

Sometimes I just hear stuff out in the world and come home and try to find it - usually successfully.