A simple combination of Spotify, searching for recommendations, as in "artists similar to _____," checking out AllMusic for a brief overview and maybe which album to start with.

Sorry, but Spotify Discover Weekly of course.

And I also always have Shazam ready to go for when out and about.

I follow a bunch of hash tags on Mastodon.

Awful.

I subscribe to the digital stream of radio stations through my podcast app. WFUV out of New York City, WXRV out of I don't know where, some random station out of Sydney, Australia I stumbled on that has an EDM DJ on at the same time I'm waking up on the weekends.

I also have Spotify, but I tend to get better recommendations from real human DJs at radio stations.

At the moment? Watching Anime. A few years ago? Watch music videos of songs I already know on youtube and see what the algorithm spits out.

Bandcamp Features

Mostly through movies/tv shows or sometimes NPR Tiny Desk

Theuppermostinlife curates a bunch of music they like, and I share some of their taste so that's where I get a bunch of new stuff from.

Talk to other music nerd friends, sift through the algorithmic recommendations of spotify/ whatever, browse music forums that match my tastes, use a song identifier to catch random ones in public...

There are lots of ways to find new tunes in 2024. I mostly listen to albums rather than individual tracks so hearing one good song usually leads to several from the same album/ep/lp

I started a Facebook group called New Music Only. Nothing older than a fortnight is allowed. It allows others to share brand new music they haye found and it forced me to go to YouTube and start hunting for recently uploaded music so I can supply material for the group.

checking out random stuff I see on Rate Your Music or going to shows at small local venues.

College radio

Nts.live Internet Radio made by music nerds and I love it

College radio

I listen to the playlists Apple Music makes me each week. Discovered tons of stuff

I watch a new anime and the op/ed is a banger

Community radio, my kids (and they find music through me too), YouTube music recommendations, opening bands at concerts, and sometimes NPR.

A friend recommended pitchfork yesterday to me. Haven't gotten around to it though

I used to use r/listentothis, haven't in a long time though, not even out of "fuck you reddit" just busy I think.

Bandcamp follows and whatever is playing on CBC music.

I suppose it depends on your tastes, but I read Pitchfork reviews and check out the artits on Spotify. I do not limit my tastes to one genre, so that makes it more interesting when exploring. I'll also leverage the Related Artists section of an artist's page if I find a new artist that I like.

Youtube nprs tiny desk concert. Got so many banger musicians and GREAT music.

Through my Apple Music “New Music” weekly playlist before I canceled my subscription. It does a good job so long as you actively love and dislike tracks.

Now I have a local library that syncs with last.fm for every play and you can discover new music and artists through there.

I’m no longer on it but instagram was actually a great way to discover new artists. Seems that meta will be a significant player in the music industry (major UMG deal) soon as well so who knows what’s coming there.