# Discovering New Music

Over the years, I began to lean heavily into discovering music through Spotify's suggestions, radios, and playlists. I almost don't remember how I discovered new music before Spotify. But now that I'm on this journey of removing Spotify from my life, I've been disocvering and re-discovering how I can find the new, quirky music I love.

### The Needledrop

Anthony Fantano, the internet's busiest music nerd, is the first place I go when I'm looking for new music recommendations. He reviews all kinds of music from pretty much all genres, so I'm often introduced to weird and fantastic albums and artists I would have never heard of otherwise. I also appreciate how thorough his reviews are, allowing me to get a sense of what I should expect from an album before I even listen to it myself.

I've liked almost every album he's rated highly, so it's usually a safe bet when he recommends an album or song in a genre I'm into. It's been a while since I listened to his reviews regularly, so going through his back catalogue of recommendations and reviews has been really enjoyable.

### Bandcamp Radio

In the Bandcamp app, they have a Bandcamp radio section with curated radio stations for a variety of genres. The great thing about Bandcamp radio is that they provide you with a direct link to the songs being played so you can explore the artist's other work or the complete album without leaving the app.

### Internet Radio

As I listen to more internet radio, I'm finding more artists to explore. I find radio is most helpful for music discovery in genres that I'm newer to or have been out of the loop on for a number of years. Some stations provide you with the song name and artist while others do not. SomaFM provides that information for all their stations and that's been really helpful.

### Music Publications

Another source for music discovery I've re-engaged with is music publications. Sources I am currently reading are Pitchfork, AV Club, and Dummy Mag. I'm sure there are plenty others that I may include here later on, but these three publications have been my primary sources so far.



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