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Hey folks!

One of my life goals for 2025 was going back to single purpose devices and avoiding algorithm-based media consumption. No smartphones, no AIs, no Spotify.

I'm quite happy with my offline music library, even if it took a while to organize. I use MusicBee (it FINALLY runs perfectly via Wine, if you install some dependencies in your prefix) to listen, find artwork, find lyrics, create playlists and so on and I sync them to my Innioasis, a little iPod Classic clone that supports modern features like USB-C charging.

But here's the thing... how are people finding new music nowadays? I'd assume TikTok and automatic suggestions from your music streaming services, but are there alternatives?

TikTok would probably work for me if I didn't stop using social media, but I did. Apple Music's algorithm sucked tremendously when I used it in the past - it always recommended me Ed Sheeran, an artist I strongly dislike and not anywhere near adjacent to my taste in music (and tapping 'Not Interested' a million times never worked) and Spotify's worked well for a while, but then it started getting extremely repetitive and pushy, "Shuffle" became essentially "Your 10 most recently listened to songs, repeated often, and sometimes we sprinkle two suggestions you already didn't like but we think you should like actually"

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[โ€“] Corngood@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

It sounds basic, but I just keep an eye on new album reviews and give things a quick listen (on Spotify usually) if they have some good reviews.

For things I like I try to buy it on bandcamp so I can put it on my jellyfin server. If it's hard to find DRM free I ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ.

Downside is I miss out on non-album releases.

This works of you are into electronic music. There's this app shotgun.live that manage and sell tickets to clubs and parties, mainly electronic, and when you check a party they link to the DJs soundcloud. So I go to the app, choose a city and see the parties that are being promoted and the DJs that are going to play and listen to their sets.

[โ€“] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

New is probably different for me, only meaning new to my library, but usually radio.

There is new music on radio, but I usually don't listen to those stations. But when I did, I got some recent music from there too. However for me where music peaks is the 80s and 90s.

Other way is simply stuff I hear others listening to near me, and then Shazam it. Which is why for example Brooklyn by Glockenbach reminds me of very specific road section and SOR C 9.5 (bus).

[โ€“] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

I pick a genre I am feeling and go try different artists from that genre. I also get music recommendations from my friends like god intended

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Mostly just been going by what y'all post in the music communities like Eternal Playlist and Music. The last 30 or so favorited songs in my favorite list were directly from posts here on Lemmy.

The other source is just using the song ID thing on my phone when I hear something I like while in a store or watching a video/TV show/movie.

Originally, Spotify was really good at suggesting new stuff relevant to my tastes; but that ship sailed like 3 years ago.

[โ€“] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 2 days ago

albumoftheyear (a newer site like rateyourmusic) and last.fm and youtube

[โ€“] phanto@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I like the infinite playlist on Lemmy. Lots of good stuff there!

Spotify Discover Weekly

[โ€“] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I do use the algorithmic recommendations but yeah it can get a little recursive without new input.

Just yesterday I found Enter Scepter because NPR was playing their runners up for the Tiny Desk Contest. I look at Brooklyn Vegan for stuff I've never heard of and listen to the Dorm Room radio show on WMNF, new stuff comes up on that show a lot. WMNF radio in general, I've found plenty of artists listening to community radio. Pitchfork sometimes will post something I check out and like, and the Rolling Stone half year and best of year list also sometimes have artists I check out and like.

[โ€“] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I subscribe to radio stations through my podcast app, Podcast Addict, though I expect others have the functionality too. An Indy Alt station out of New York, an EDM station out of Sydney, etc. new music curated by real, human DJs.

[โ€“] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

During long drives I often put on Discover Weekly from Spotify. Sometimes there's something interesting in there that I end up checking out more in depth.

That's how I came across Destiny Potato (now known as Sordid Pink), and by extension David Maxim Micic. Fucking amazing.

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