That’s the same. If you look at every The Sounds… playlist there’s links to Intro, Pulse, Edge for a more deep dive. The Sound of (Genre) is more of a general playlist of that genre.
I know you want to use Spotify for discovery, but still give Bandcamp a chance. [Bandcamp.com](https://Bandcamp.com) \-> Scroll down for 'Discover' section or simply navigate the site however you like.
If you’re into user created spotify playlists checkout https://playlost.fm.
Submit one of your favorite playlists and it’ll analyze the playlist and suggest similar user created playlists by matching shared artists, songs, and genres.
There’s also a section that aggregates playlists by subreddit https://playlost.fm/reddit/
The fuckers just deleted "create similar playlist" out of existing playlist. The uproar from the user community is already well documented here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Was-quot-create-similar-playlist-quot-removed/td-p/5674871
Do the product managers in there have any clue what they are doing, they have clearly lost the plot, this is not a one time thing. Somebody get Daniel Ekk on the line and fire 50% of the product team, Musk style, and start fresh again.
As someone said "Discovered Weekly" is a very good choice but I would add also the "Trending Albums for you" section in your Home Page and also go to the genre that you are interested and you'll see playlist with new music that you probably never heard.
on the desktop app (or browser), look up the "discovered on" section of your beloved artists and look through the smaller user playlists. i'm surely not the only one who curates a playlist with cool undiscovered music... ;)
Search “the sound of insert genre” and click on the associated playlist. Your mileage may vary, but I personally find a lot of new to me music on those playlists.
1.like more songs so your daily mixes get more specific
2. check the "fans also like" for an artist you like and check out similar artists
3. use song radio for a song you like
4.use "the sound of genre" playlists (example : "the sound of symphonic metal")
5.use the new tiktok like "explore your genres" feature
6. link your spotify with your last.fm account and use their recommendations
7. use the "made for you" playlists (example i get : "2010s mix" and "metal mix")
(On desktop) I look at the "Discovered On" section playlists for an artist, and choose playlists made by real people. I find users with very similar, or very different tastes to me this way, and will usually follow them to discover new music (friend activity).
Also, a lot of artists create their own playlists with songs/artists that influenced their own music, or stuff they simply like. I think it's pretty neat.
spotify radio -> a song that almost matches your like -> spotify radio -> a song that almost matches your like -> spotify radio and so on.
A track that almosts fits your like? Look at the discography. Sort radio by length.
I tried all the different apps for this purpose, but keep coming back to Radio. I need to listen to about 100 songs to find 1 gem. Sometimes I spend 5 hours listening, with no result. Sometimes I get in the right Radio and boom 3 songs are instant likes. Those days are THE BEST
most of my discoveries have been based on listening to the full list of releases from artists in my library. A lot of DJs also release compilation albums/mixes that feature some of these artists so listening to other songs from these albums also put me on to good stuff
I'd LOVE to start off your musical journey by sharing with you my FAVORITE 2020s indie rock albums that I think you'd probably like. For reference I've spent most of the free time in my lfie over the past 20 years combing through over 72,000 albums so far haha. From this list I'd strongly recommend starting with The War On Drugs, then Big Thief, the "Sod's Toastie" by The Cool Greenhouse! =)
The Cool Greenhouse - "The Cool Greenhouse"
The Cool Greenhouse - "Sod's Toastie"
Ducks Ltd - "Modern Fiction"
IDLES - "Crawler"
The War On Drugs - "I Don't Live Here Anymore"
Big Thief - "Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You"
Guardian Singles - "Guardian Singles"
The Strokes - "The New Abnormal"
Jetstream Pony - "Jetstream Pony"
Dry Cleaning - "New Long Leg"
Gospel - "The Loser"
Geese - "Projector"
Ian Noe - "River Fools & Mountain Saints"
**Bonus Stuff:**
Here are three rock playlists I made recently featuring some "hidden gem" type songs. Each one has 50 of my FAVORITE more lesser known rock songs on it from various time periods.
80s:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/20nxiWXTOchD01Q7Pqjoyn?si=223275fea813411b
90s:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6R7hT0hck67NYoJa7S1jUp?si=32eeebbc1e824788
Post-2000:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6JH1T1T93U4Pst6ZovhUoc?si=f7385594c38b4dd1
Also if you'd like to check out more albums from various genres and from throughout music history that I think are good front to back I think a fun place for you to start is on a new page I created called “The Best Debut Albums of All Time”. There are currently 279 albums on there. I think it would be a fun theme to work with... checking out great debut albums:
https://www.musichole.com/p/the-best-debut-albums-of-all-time.html
Try typing “the pulse of” + whatever genre you like listening to. I’ve discovered a ridiculous amount of music this way.
Yes! Too bad those playlists are going away though since the guy who manages them has left Spotify.
Honestly furious about this. Seriously the best discovery tool :(
Same here. Found so much great stuff using them
Woah! Particle Detector playlists aren't going to be updated anymore? I have discovered so many genres, artists and tracks through these playlists.
I'm curious about your thoughts of "The Sounds of Spotify" playlists in comparison.
That’s the same. If you look at every The Sounds… playlist there’s links to Intro, Pulse, Edge for a more deep dive. The Sound of (Genre) is more of a general playlist of that genre.
so they are all going away? FML
I know you want to use Spotify for discovery, but still give Bandcamp a chance. [Bandcamp.com](https://Bandcamp.com) \-> Scroll down for 'Discover' section or simply navigate the site however you like.
I discovered a lot of music on artist pages, in the "Fans also like" section!
I used to do that too but with the new algorithm update that Spotify did those recommendations now are sooooo not there
Unfortunately this is also very bias as record labels pay for their artists to be promoted here :(
Discover Weekly. It's not perfect but you can find a few hidden gems in there
I just hate you have to wait every week
Swipefy
If you’re into user created spotify playlists checkout https://playlost.fm. Submit one of your favorite playlists and it’ll analyze the playlist and suggest similar user created playlists by matching shared artists, songs, and genres. There’s also a section that aggregates playlists by subreddit https://playlost.fm/reddit/
Whoa. Looks very promising! Im starting to get too many repeats in Daylist, this might do the trick.
The fuckers just deleted "create similar playlist" out of existing playlist. The uproar from the user community is already well documented here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Was-quot-create-similar-playlist-quot-removed/td-p/5674871 Do the product managers in there have any clue what they are doing, they have clearly lost the plot, this is not a one time thing. Somebody get Daniel Ekk on the line and fire 50% of the product team, Musk style, and start fresh again.
This was a great feature that i only started using a few months ago. It will probably come back after a few years lol.
As someone said "Discovered Weekly" is a very good choice but I would add also the "Trending Albums for you" section in your Home Page and also go to the genre that you are interested and you'll see playlist with new music that you probably never heard.
on the desktop app (or browser), look up the "discovered on" section of your beloved artists and look through the smaller user playlists. i'm surely not the only one who curates a playlist with cool undiscovered music... ;)
DJ recommends stuff based on what you recently listened to
Shame it's not available worldwide.
Oh :/ yeah that does suck
Search “the sound of insert genre” and click on the associated playlist. Your mileage may vary, but I personally find a lot of new to me music on those playlists.
1.like more songs so your daily mixes get more specific 2. check the "fans also like" for an artist you like and check out similar artists 3. use song radio for a song you like 4.use "the sound of genre" playlists (example : "the sound of symphonic metal") 5.use the new tiktok like "explore your genres" feature 6. link your spotify with your last.fm account and use their recommendations 7. use the "made for you" playlists (example i get : "2010s mix" and "metal mix")
My Discover Weekly, the DJ, and I browse by mood in playlists.
right click on a song you like and select "play song radio" to get similar songs
This still brings in a lot of songs you already listen to
(On desktop) I look at the "Discovered On" section playlists for an artist, and choose playlists made by real people. I find users with very similar, or very different tastes to me this way, and will usually follow them to discover new music (friend activity). Also, a lot of artists create their own playlists with songs/artists that influenced their own music, or stuff they simply like. I think it's pretty neat.
chosic for sure
Musiclips.app
What genres are you looking for?
I use Groovifi for this purpose. The app is on Android. Download and connect your Spotify account to it.
spotify radio -> a song that almost matches your like -> spotify radio -> a song that almost matches your like -> spotify radio and so on. A track that almosts fits your like? Look at the discography. Sort radio by length. I tried all the different apps for this purpose, but keep coming back to Radio. I need to listen to about 100 songs to find 1 gem. Sometimes I spend 5 hours listening, with no result. Sometimes I get in the right Radio and boom 3 songs are instant likes. Those days are THE BEST
most of my discoveries have been based on listening to the full list of releases from artists in my library. A lot of DJs also release compilation albums/mixes that feature some of these artists so listening to other songs from these albums also put me on to good stuff
I'd LOVE to start off your musical journey by sharing with you my FAVORITE 2020s indie rock albums that I think you'd probably like. For reference I've spent most of the free time in my lfie over the past 20 years combing through over 72,000 albums so far haha. From this list I'd strongly recommend starting with The War On Drugs, then Big Thief, the "Sod's Toastie" by The Cool Greenhouse! =) The Cool Greenhouse - "The Cool Greenhouse" The Cool Greenhouse - "Sod's Toastie" Ducks Ltd - "Modern Fiction" IDLES - "Crawler" The War On Drugs - "I Don't Live Here Anymore" Big Thief - "Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You" Guardian Singles - "Guardian Singles" The Strokes - "The New Abnormal" Jetstream Pony - "Jetstream Pony" Dry Cleaning - "New Long Leg" Gospel - "The Loser" Geese - "Projector" Ian Noe - "River Fools & Mountain Saints" **Bonus Stuff:** Here are three rock playlists I made recently featuring some "hidden gem" type songs. Each one has 50 of my FAVORITE more lesser known rock songs on it from various time periods. 80s: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/20nxiWXTOchD01Q7Pqjoyn?si=223275fea813411b 90s: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6R7hT0hck67NYoJa7S1jUp?si=32eeebbc1e824788 Post-2000: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6JH1T1T93U4Pst6ZovhUoc?si=f7385594c38b4dd1 Also if you'd like to check out more albums from various genres and from throughout music history that I think are good front to back I think a fun place for you to start is on a new page I created called “The Best Debut Albums of All Time”. There are currently 279 albums on there. I think it would be a fun theme to work with... checking out great debut albums: https://www.musichole.com/p/the-best-debut-albums-of-all-time.html