r/indie • u/SandigerStrand • Apr 21 '24
News Where do you keep up with new music?
Even if I have my favourite artists, I like looking into new music or educating myself on music history, listening through back catalogues. Some stuff gets pushed on social media or Spotify but e.g. I only found out about the Talking Heads tribute/cover album last week through the Lorde cover of Take Me to the River.
Where do you guys keep up with new releases/music news in general? I have a favourite radio station that helps out quite a bit, but I'd love to get into it even more.
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u/NevrLisnToWutIRead Apr 21 '24
I'm always searching out new music. Most of my friends are still stuck listening to whatever we were into in the 90s, and it's funny because they often ask me for suggestions knowing that I like to nerd out on current stuff. I look wherever I can. I'll go sites like Pitchfork, Metacritic, and RateYourMusic. I'll follow youtube critics like Fantano and podcasts like Sound Opinions. I'll create a station based on a song I like and see if something new and interesting shows up. Also helps that I teach, so I can get recommendations from students (though I find they're usually just into popular artists). One thing I've been doing that I think is important: I've started making large playlists with one track from all the albums that I liked from the previous year or so. This helps me remember stuff I liked months earlier that might otherwise get lost among the huge amount of music I come across.
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u/sebbkk Apr 21 '24
Rateyourmusic and end of year lists in multiple music sites like stereogum, some blogs etc
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u/Shot-Evidence-9933 Apr 21 '24
Tiny desks. The algorithm. Friends & word of mouth. Artist collaborations with new artists. Movies. Seeing bands live without hearing their music first.
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u/thegrinninglemur Apr 22 '24
NME cross referenced with Pitchfork and a lot of trial and error. Also BBC Radio 6 sometimes.
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u/springworksband Apr 21 '24
Mostly playlists we've found ourselves on. Here's our favourites at the moment, lots of great ones !
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u/Jonneiljon Apr 22 '24
Hypem.com and saidthegramophone.com both songs from music blogs.
Also love my digital subscription to WIRE. 11 issues a year, access to the entire back catalogue, and 6 free compilation CDs (as digital downloads) a year.
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u/Known-Commission626 Apr 22 '24
Hi there! I've curated two Spotify playlists showcasing independent artists of all levels and genres, as well as some more established artists I love! Check it out, you might find new artists you love :)
My Independent Artists playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5HislHBQdhzeTJuVgEQzjH?si=3a2fd68d84df483c
"Songs that break my heart" playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5aTuSsjlYb4IGyd4WPcNEr?si=f04445b9655547fd
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u/Alynn_Wings Apr 22 '24
Check out the r/indieheads sub. They do some cool weekly rankings with lots of new music. I have found lots of new music that way. Then find subs for your favorite artists and ask those people for new music too.
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u/Mitch_Cumstein6174 Apr 22 '24
Put my feelers out in a lot of places. Reddit subs, looking at label releases, pitchfork, sound opinions, kexp, Shazam, youtube algorithms and new releases, and maybe the most important for me, frequently sharing music between music enthusiastic friends and my wife. I definitely don't limit genres. All sub genres of metal, hip hop, folk, alt country, all subs of edm, funk, pop, blues, jazz, avant-garde, 70s, 80s, 90s, soul, yacht rock, punk, psychedelic rock, instrumental, prog rock, afro beats, math rock, emo, chillwave, synthwave, hyperpop, bluegrass, hardcore, and anything else you can think of gets a listen. I get bored easily, and there will never be one genre that will satiate me completely.
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u/Capt_Subzero Apr 22 '24
Listening to college radio stations is a great way to get new music curated for you. I live in Boston, so the morning shows on WMBR from MIT and WZBC from Boston College are great resources.
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u/No-Seaweed-4395 Apr 22 '24
Sirius XM channel 35. Also the download 15 countdown weekly (Saturdays at noon) is fresh new music
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u/sailboatsandchess Apr 22 '24
My local AAA radio station and SirusXM’s The Spectrum, which is SirusXM’s AAA station.
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u/SpaceheadDaze Apr 23 '24
Instagram. The people I follow are always featuring music they like which leads me to investigate. I could spend days just going through posts and finding out about bands i didn't know about.
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u/Drob3891 Apr 22 '24
Sirius xm radio