Ask HN: How do you find new music?
I feel like Spotify recommendations, artist radio, and "Discovery Weekly" has become an echo chamber of music that's fine, but isn't that interesting, or new. What are some better ways to discover new music?
When I’m feeling adventurous, I just pick a year or decade and start listening to the most hi hi my rated albums I haven’t heard yet.
Their genre categories are great too
When trying to discover new artists, I typically start with one I know and then follow the genre rabbit trail and see where it lands.
Cha Cha Cha, y'all.
2. Distractingly good music in high quality TV shows. Those music directors for US tv shows are insanely good music curators
3. My kid
4. Guitar song or style tutorials on YouTube
https://radio.garden is fun too
These days, I read a lot of music biographies, and that tends to lead me down interesting paths. Read about Bowie, you’ll learn about Mick Ronson, the Stooges, etc. Read about the Talking Heads, you’ll learn about Fela Kuti. Read about the Beastie Boys, you’ll learn about.. well almost everything.
I’ve recently switched to Qobuz which is more editorial and less algorithmic. Overall very happy with their recs.