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    1. What is the best way to discover and listen to music?

      Disclaimer: I am very lazy. I just want an easy way to find music I want to listen to. A paid service is fine. I tend to listen to Spotify but I find it is repetitive and uninteresting, maybe I...

      Disclaimer: I am very lazy. I just want an easy way to find music I want to listen to. A paid service is fine.

      I tend to listen to Spotify but I find it is repetitive and uninteresting, maybe I just can't find the good playlists? I also listen to my local FM radio station but they don't say the artist or song title so if there's something I like I often can't find it again.

      I miss the days of going to the shop and buying a CD after spending two hours listening to the sample tracks.

      Surely there is a better way? If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be very grateful!

      38 votes
    2. Has anyone else found it progressively harder to get into new music?

      In the past, I used to find something like twelve new bands a month that I loved; then I'd go through bands they'd tour with and pick up a few bands from that, bands that were on whatever...

      In the past, I used to find something like twelve new bands a month that I loved; then I'd go through bands they'd tour with and pick up a few bands from that, bands that were on whatever compilations they were on (think the old Fat Wreck comps that used to come out a few times a year), and however else.

      Nowadays, it's more like twenty-four new bands a year that I find myself enjoying. It's so frustrating, because there's no shortage of new music coming out! I just...can't get myself to like much of it.

      Any of you guys experiencing something similar?

      23 votes