MH FEATURED POLL #33: How do you explore music?

[jaymee 405]

I mostly listen to indie artists nowadays, and find new music via blogs or just going down the YouTube rabbit hole.

 

For VK I mostly listen to the stuff that makes me nostalgic, but over the years my appreciation for certain bands have changed. I dunno if it's just age, because I have broader musical tastes than I did as a teen, because I can speak Japanese fluently enough to pay more attention to the lyrics, or all of the above. Every now and then I try to find new VK music that I might like, but I feel like the scene has changed too much, and not in a way that interests me. (Although I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing... Any genre, if you can call VK that, has to evolve.)

[xtreme1 15]

Find a site with daily music uploads. Check back daily for bands with dank album covers. Download. Rinse. Repeat.

[YuyoDrift 1540]

Currently I just log into TIDAL (6 months free trial FTW) and check out their TIDAL rising artists section, and hit the shuffle button.

There's probably a similar option with Spotify/Apple Music.

 

The days of spending hours browsing YouTube are long gone for me.

I do give them credit, as they've GREATLY improved their algorithms for finding things I might like to see.

I'll still give them the time of day when a recommended video sits well for me.

 

Aside from that, I think I just blindly download a bunch of random releases from bands I've never heard of, and just delete the ones I don't enjoy.

 

 

[ghost 2686]

These days I've been parking on certain labels. I tend to find that a label's output of music remains consistent in quality and content so it's likely I'll enjoy their new releases. And, if I like a band enough I'll follow any side projects done by any band members. 

 

Bandcamp is sometimes good too as you can see what the most recent hype is right on their homepage.

 

I also find that looking for vinyl records is a surprisingly serendipitous way of finding good music. Most music I enjoy nowadays have vinyl releases so I follow different forums and news sites to keep up. 

[Triangle 345]

I'm the type that loves to hear recommendations from other people and select what appeals to me and listen to those a lot, then slowly dive into similar genres or artists. I also keep in mind whenever my favorite artists point out other artists they like and will give it a try and if I like it I make it mine hahaha XD.

These days I like to discover new artists by leaving my spotify to play songs on random XD.

I tend to stick to what I know for most of the time but am still open to new music genres and recommendations.