"listening to new stuff is hard"

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2023
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  • @slattmas6852
    @slattmas6852 9 месяцев назад +438

    Music finds me I really don’t know how to explain it. I just discover it and embrace it.

    • @beastmaster9050
      @beastmaster9050 9 месяцев назад +1

      woah brother

    • @Elyciumbamzl
      @Elyciumbamzl 8 месяцев назад +8

      bro technically all music you find, finds you in the first place

    • @martindubner4200
      @martindubner4200 7 месяцев назад +3

      It's called Spotify Algorithm collecting data ^^

    • @xtrememinus2
      @xtrememinus2 7 месяцев назад +1

      Found you

    • @Maxgoober
      @Maxgoober 5 месяцев назад

      @@martindubner4200how do you know it’s Spotify, RUclips music, or Apple Music

  • @MockingbirdEDM
    @MockingbirdEDM 10 месяцев назад +736

    honestly i feel like the process of listening to music/discovering music isn't talked about enough, so i really appreciated this!! walks and drives tend to be the most convenient way for me to check out albums i've wanted to try

    • @hexateron
      @hexateron 10 месяцев назад +6

      fancy seeing you here :D i see you in every single soundcloud comment section lol

    • @MockingbirdEDM
      @MockingbirdEDM 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@hexateron didn't realize i appeared that often lol! you must have good taste >:3

    • @sasquatch884
      @sasquatch884 9 месяцев назад

      Real

  • @paruko39
    @paruko39 10 месяцев назад +1041

    this reminds of the time when someone on a review website called AlbumOfTheYear told me I got into Hip-Hop the wrong way and then tried to tell me the proper order to get into hip-hop and said to return to certain albums i didn't like afterwards.
    I just responded to them with "I apologize I read the instruction booklet the wrong way"

    • @maryfreegirl2029
      @maryfreegirl2029 10 месяцев назад +46

      Paruko da goat no cap as usual

    • @davidthepangolin
      @davidthepangolin 10 месяцев назад +122

      I never got that mentality of gatekeeping how someone first encounters something, everyone enters communities at different points. It shouldn't matter if someone gets into hiphop via Grandmaster Flash or Lil Baby, as long as we all can share a common interest (hiphop) it shouldn't matter how you got into it.

    • @deltawave9180
      @deltawave9180 10 месяцев назад +18

      no cap for real, greetings Paruko

    • @RKWDBMX
      @RKWDBMX 10 месяцев назад +8

      wow you really told him!

    • @onlysmallbites
      @onlysmallbites  10 месяцев назад +161

      damn, really hit you with the "ned's declassified hip-hop survival guide" sorry 'bout it

  • @DKisReallyHere
    @DKisReallyHere 10 месяцев назад +920

    I can relate with what you said about having a show recommended to you, but you never go and see it. For me, it's more because I don't have any kind of streaming service and don't want to go the "yar har" way, but it's kinda hard being the guy who's always missing out

    • @finnanut1098
      @finnanut1098 10 месяцев назад +100

      The sea is calling you

    • @RKWDBMX
      @RKWDBMX 10 месяцев назад +19

      Boo hoo

    • @realLaffy
      @realLaffy 10 месяцев назад +32

      then get a job and pay for a streaming service. if you dont want to pirate and dont want to pay, then you shouldn't bother complaining. piracy is easy and safe

    • @elliottk4048
      @elliottk4048 10 месяцев назад +14

      just pirate shit, its so easy

    • @DKisReallyHere
      @DKisReallyHere 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@realLaffy I want to pay, and I'm gonna do a test to get a job. The thing is that I'm 16, which makes me uncertain about getting it, live in Brazil, so having money left for that isn't a guarantee, and my intention wasn't complain, just talk a bit about me. The reason I don't want to pirate is because I prefer taking the less risky way.

  • @vitoleskur
    @vitoleskur 10 месяцев назад +199

    Listening to albums as opposed to just songs has completely changed how I discover new, good music. When I'm out of stuff I specifically want to listen to, I just type in a random word on Spotify, click albums and pick from there. That made me discover Mezzanine by Massive Attack which is now one of my favourite albums of all time.

    • @SX1995able
      @SX1995able 10 месяцев назад +21

      Listening to full albums is something I never left and when I have listened to music with other people,I'm surprised by how many deep cuts people don't know, even on mainstream,commercial albums.
      I mean, these people aren't into music the way I am, but idk,I guess no one cares about music as much as a lot of us here lol

    • @grahammellon3064
      @grahammellon3064 10 месяцев назад +1

      I recently discovered Teardrop and LOVE but haven’t checked out the rest of the album yet

    • @h.hholmes.492
      @h.hholmes.492 9 месяцев назад

      Mezzanine is dope

    • @gggumball
      @gggumball 8 месяцев назад +1

      I had a good (and at times, very bad) time listening to music recently, I got bored so I decided I would listen to every Offsrping album just for fun since I liked what I had heard from them up until then. Probably not the best way to discover music because while I did discover a lot of new music I liked, I found a LOT of music that I thought was just ok, disliked and even hated.And it was also one band and one genre.

    • @vitoleskur
      @vitoleskur 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@gggumball listen to something completely different that what you're used to. Im from the balkans, but ive never been into folk music and I only listened to hip-hop, r&b and pop. Once i got bored of that i started listening to folk music just because I wanted something different and I fell in love with it. Its fun because the song can have the most depressing lyrics but you're just waiting there for a dude with an accordion to bust out a crazy solo

  • @doubleowavy3936
    @doubleowavy3936 10 месяцев назад +131

    S/O to the people in the middle. May we never close our ears to new music!

    • @truhagobi
      @truhagobi 10 месяцев назад +2

      🎉🎉

    • @KC.086
      @KC.086 10 месяцев назад

      s/o Bendu

  • @9thescopegod
    @9thescopegod 10 месяцев назад +119

    I hate when people are like “new music is shit ”

    • @donnerthereindeer366
      @donnerthereindeer366 10 месяцев назад +10

      I know 🙄

    • @9thescopegod
      @9thescopegod 10 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@donnerthereindeer366it's like stop the shit talk and don't knock until u try it if u don't like it, ok so?

    • @donnerthereindeer366
      @donnerthereindeer366 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@9thescopegod Yeah

    • @jordanday8076
      @jordanday8076 10 месяцев назад +15

      I’m a massive vinyl collector and the vast majority of my collection are from 2010s and 2020s. I still have loads of 90s and 00s, with smatterings of 60s, 70s and 80s, but there’s so much new music coming out that I find amazing and it’s reflected in my collection. When people tell me that no new music is good I just say “you’re not looking hard enough”

    • @9thescopegod
      @9thescopegod 10 месяцев назад

      @@jordanday8076exactly, btw I wanna start collecting vinyls what do you recommend to start with

  • @SASTSimon
    @SASTSimon 10 месяцев назад +22

    The word ”edm-hip-rock” sounds like someone describing hyperpop without using the words ”hyper” and ”pop”

  • @dancetx
    @dancetx 8 месяцев назад +11

    Creating a "music waiting room" playlist on spotify actually changed my life. Like, I'll hear a fragment of a song and think "oh, this is kinda cool" but I don't know id it's good yet, so I'll add it to the waiting room and listen to the whole playlist when I'm in the mood to discover new artists. If it's good - I add it to my liked songs and if it's bad, I just delete it off the playlist and never think about it again. Recommend that system. The waiting room is usually between 7 to 11 hours long bc I always discover something new

  • @elrey2283
    @elrey2283 10 месяцев назад +171

    I just had this problem a week ago, I wanted to listen to Olivia’s album, Teezo’s album, and James Blake album the night they came out to be on top of releases but it was very overwhelming. Rather just take it one at a time to fully enjoy them.

    • @cigargiraffe181
      @cigargiraffe181 10 месяцев назад +29

      Remember, between every friday are 6 other days. Spread the new stuff out!

    • @lakerfan2874
      @lakerfan2874 10 месяцев назад +2

      I found out Foo Fighters released an album the day I went to get Avenged Sevenfold's new release on July 2nd. Imagine my shock that they both released on the same day, and there were more Foo Fighters than Avenged Sevenfold at Wal-Mart. To this day, "But Here We Are" is still on the CD shelves, while "Life is But a Dream" never got another restock. I eventually did get both, even though "But Here We Are" took more of a wait. I'm looking at The Rolling Stones' new album on the 20th.

    • @SX1995able
      @SX1995able 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@lakerfan2874I haven't bought a CD in years lol

    • @imstupidbut
      @imstupidbut 10 месяцев назад +3

      wanting to listen to olivia rodrigo is your mistake

    • @eliasrangel4813
      @eliasrangel4813 10 месяцев назад +26

      no. she’s good

  • @TheG_Boy
    @TheG_Boy 8 месяцев назад +2

    he was so well animated for a second at the end

  • @quas3728
    @quas3728 10 месяцев назад +51

    I stopped reading reviews because they just love to talk negative to make them look "SMART". I don't care about other people's preference. music is just a subjective thing. I don't need to lie about myself like "I love kendrick lamar" just because those critics love kendrick lamar. I listen to what I want in the way how I want.

    • @joaoassumpcao3347
      @joaoassumpcao3347 8 месяцев назад +1

      One of the most freeing feelings is when you allow yourself to be honest with what you enjoy and what you don't! Recently I listened to loveless for the first time and it was... extremely forgettable. It feels so good to be able to say "Yeah this isn't my thing" and move on instead of feeling like you have a moral obligation to like a beloved record.

    • @rockypikmin4493
      @rockypikmin4493 8 месяцев назад +3

      Man I want to hate this so bad because kendrick is objectively one of the best but I'm happy you have your whole opinion

  • @matteoverheylezoon9030
    @matteoverheylezoon9030 10 месяцев назад +29

    Sade has beautifull music, it's fun to know other people enjoy her music aswell.

  • @karldubois5821
    @karldubois5821 10 месяцев назад +47

    I’ve been working on this recently and the biggest thing for me was just not overthinking and just doing
    I would always say “I should watch this show” or “I should get more into music” but then begin overthinking it. It very quickly turned into a deep analysis of what the deepest core of my soul wanted, or looking online on “where to start” and by the time all the thinking was over I didn’t even want to listen to anything
    So now I just turn on an album that I’ve never heard, no thinking. I make my choice in under five minutes, and from that I’ve enjoyed more music this week than I have for most of my life.

    • @-47-
      @-47- 10 месяцев назад +1

      That's how I do it. Just put on a record, and by the time the first song has ended I'll know if it's worth my time or not. Sometimes it only takes 20 seconds to tell.

    • @SX1995able
      @SX1995able 10 месяцев назад +5

      That's a big issue for me with all entertainment
      I get overwhelmed by the vast amount, but once I actually decide to do it, I'm surprised by how relatively fast I get through it and either like it or not

  • @prettierjesus3119
    @prettierjesus3119 10 месяцев назад +109

    One issue for me is the desire to “learn” new music I listen to.
    There’ll be new albums I listen to and like enough to come back to, but it takes me a while to remember what certain songs sound like, even if I like all of the songs overall. It’s just that there’s so many of them that it’s hard to keep track, so I have to listen to the songs multiple times.
    Also, now that I’m in my second year of college, I have way less time to listen to music, because I fear it will interfere greatly with me doing homework and studying. I can’t really do both simultaneously, so I usually just reserve listening to weekends now.

    • @Billiamwoods
      @Billiamwoods 10 месяцев назад +3

      Honestly, two of my favorite albums from 2021 that I came back to recently are Volcanic Bird Enemy by Lil Ugly Mane and Oxidized by Frontierer, and I barely remember what each song sounds like without at least a quick reminder.
      Bird Enemy is a weird psychedelic album with a lot of different sounds. I definitely remember most of the songs, but I listen to it casually so much that it's hard to remember what something like Hostage Master or Discard sound like from the top of my head.
      Then there's Oxidized. Fantastic album, but I'll just say that if the words "djent" and "mathcore" don't mean anything to you, it will literally kill you. It sounds like snorting citric acid. I can't remember what half the songs sound like, and the ones I do are like Copper Iris and Damage and the Sift which have a memorable melodic hook (hard to come by on that album).

    • @Yokoji_1227
      @Yokoji_1227 10 месяцев назад +7

      I have the same thing I also call it learning the album aswell lol

    • @wornishwasstolen
      @wornishwasstolen 10 месяцев назад +5

      What I do is make a playlist of the songs i think are the best out of the album. Then if I listen to those repeatedly, and want more, I’ll listen to the rest on the album more and more. Hope you have an amazing music journey :)

  • @Dekolo
    @Dekolo 10 месяцев назад +233

    I love this sort of rambley style for a video, will there be more or is it more of a novelty onlysmallbites episode?

    • @onlysmallbites
      @onlysmallbites  10 месяцев назад +46

      when the brain needs a break, these dogs come out~

  • @ursh447
    @ursh447 10 месяцев назад +6

    listening to new stuff is hard ❎️
    hard while listening to new stuff✅️

  • @WokIsAmazing
    @WokIsAmazing 9 месяцев назад +4

    Tallyhall is a fun listen. They are everything, i cant give you a genre.
    Also your videos are quite the enjoyable

  • @TR0NCATT
    @TR0NCATT 10 месяцев назад +40

    Recently I got recommended a Björk song. After i listened to it I fell in love so i started browsing through more of her work and now shes one of my favourite music artists. Its crazy how theres so many music artists out there you know you will love but might never discover.

    • @box...
      @box... 10 месяцев назад +4

      one of my friends made me listen to homogenic and it was surprisingly really good

    • @gggumball
      @gggumball 8 месяцев назад

      @@box... surprisingly

    • @box...
      @box... 8 месяцев назад

      @@gggumball surprisingly

    • @djdreampunk7885
      @djdreampunk7885 8 месяцев назад

      ong i adore her!! i have never felt so alike to an artist in regards to the themes in there music, personal style, and personality apart from Beck (One of Bjorks friends, Highly recommended, a more Male, American counterpart of weirdo alternative music.)

  • @isle-unto-thyself
    @isle-unto-thyself 10 месяцев назад +134

    I always discover new stuff while least expecting it (like putting on a radio while playing a game). I probably should use my 7 hours at school to discover new things but tests are already stressful enough, I don't need unfamiliar noise tickling my ears on top of it 😭

    • @jordanday8076
      @jordanday8076 10 месяцев назад +6

      Oh nah, I was the complete opposite! When I was studying when I was 16/17ish I always put new stuff on as well as my faves so I could stimulate my brain in boring revision sessions hahaha

    • @jeffo1017
      @jeffo1017 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@jordanday8076 yeah when im studying i always try to listen to new stuff because i wont know the lyrics therefore i wont get distracted reciting them in my head. its a good idea but sometimes i find something i really like and it kind of kills my studying lol

    • @alecelliott7506
      @alecelliott7506 10 месяцев назад +1

      Nice pfp I love Hawaii prt ii

    • @GoogleUser-ms6hr
      @GoogleUser-ms6hr 10 месяцев назад +2

      I was the same, having an excuse to listen to music is my main motivation for studying, but I rarely listened to new albums cos when I listen to something new I want to pay proper attention to it. Even outside of study tho I don't listen to albums I haven't heard nearly enough because I'm always too hung up on all the music I already like, so my albums-to-listen-to list always grows😭

    • @jeffo1017
      @jeffo1017 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@GoogleUser-ms6hr yeah lol i have a ton of albums in my backlog, ill occasionally get to one but usually i just go back to ones i really like lol

  • @hfyugo
    @hfyugo 10 месяцев назад +22

    For me discovering new music is like a cycle. Most of the time I'll listen to stuff I know and like, unable to step out of my comfort zone. But every once in a while I feel the need to hear old stuff I know but never gave a chance. I won't force myself if I don't want to.
    That said, fridays are always exciting days and good pretexts to bring fresh new music into my ears.

  • @KennyFrierson
    @KennyFrierson 10 месяцев назад +2

    Those music goblins are something else

  • @ludwigok4694
    @ludwigok4694 10 месяцев назад +8

    i only listen to new stuff if the album cover looks good

  • @Kalitayy
    @Kalitayy 10 месяцев назад +21

    I really miss listening to music before knowing the existence of sites like RYM and AOTY. Those sites are hella addicting and encourage you to be super critical about music. They sometimes kinda ruin my enjoyment a little bit. Although, those sites are probably the only platforms where talking about music feels safe. See, sharing your music taste could be a double-edged sword sometimes. Quotes like “that band sucks, this one is better”, “if you think that’s a masterpiece, you need to listen to more music”, etc. If it’s not some proto-post-psych-sophisti-punk-no wave experimental-avant-prog-garde rock = you have shallow music taste, therefore you are inferior.
    One day I was scrolling through the comments on a reaction to an album by a Vtuber called Mori Calliope, and the people were feral. It’s as if enjoying music made by artists who are not liked by the majority = there’s something wrong with you. Comments like “this is what people with no music taste enjoys” or “I’m concerned about the mental health of these people (referring to those who enjoy the music”. People tend to harass those who enjoy artists like AJR, Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots, MCR, etc.
    So yeah, I mostly keep quiet about my opinions when it comes to music unless it’s a music-related community.

    • @-47-
      @-47- 10 месяцев назад +2

      Lmao bro out here defending Calliope's music

    • @samt3412
      @samt3412 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@-47-I think his point is more that people really will be hyper critical about everyone's taste for no reason, including people who listen to F-tier vtuber rap music

    • @Copperhell144
      @Copperhell144 10 месяцев назад +10

      @@-47- Way to prove that guy's point

    • @moonjumper3624
      @moonjumper3624 9 месяцев назад

      @@-47-Dude you are literally the type of person that the guy in the video talked about stop it it’s just embarrassing at this point

    • @-47-
      @-47- 9 месяцев назад

      @@moonjumper3624 That was the point, congratulations

  • @lynux2096
    @lynux2096 10 месяцев назад +5

    Package for uuhh mr.bites

  • @bluehourbaby
    @bluehourbaby 10 месяцев назад +4

    “Get me back into my family” is insane😭😭 1:01

  • @theEJRD
    @theEJRD 10 месяцев назад +5

    I had Come to Daddy by Aphex Twin as my alarm. Now that's a mistake.

    • @Starlit_Juno
      @Starlit_Juno 10 месяцев назад +1

      Why is it a mistake?

    • @theEJRD
      @theEJRD 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Starlit_Juno Let’s just say I woke up with a jump scare.

  • @timeforproblems
    @timeforproblems 10 месяцев назад +2

    being on aoty is hell cuz new stuff always be recommended to you

  • @themagnuspowfilms5956
    @themagnuspowfilms5956 10 месяцев назад +7

    Your vibe is awesome man. Love your personality in these

  • @talktimewithnoah
    @talktimewithnoah 10 месяцев назад +6

    HES BECOMING A STORYTIME ANIMATOR SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A HEADSET WITH GREAT GIG IN THE SKY TO PULL HIM BACK

  • @SpyderK
    @SpyderK 10 месяцев назад +13

    i feel exactly the way you do. i have so many albums on my wishlist and as time goes on and i keep on listening, it just keeps getting more and more. kind of overwhelming but i just cannot miss out on the new tezo or lancey or old nirvana stuff

    • @bryson0206
      @bryson0206 9 месяцев назад

      lowkey me ahaha

  • @AppL12334
    @AppL12334 10 месяцев назад +8

    Honestly king gizzard and the lizzard wizard is enough for me to recognize that new music is still good

  • @paradiso_oce
    @paradiso_oce 10 месяцев назад +3

    It was fate that this video was put on my recommended oh my god I've never felt a video so deep in my soul, was struggling to find new music I TRULY enjoyed since I was avoiding albums for a bit because of how time absorbent they are in comparison to just picking and choosing songs you're familiar with. That being said, getting back into albums and finding so much incredible music has revitalised my love for the medium and albums again

  • @hyperbeamattack775
    @hyperbeamattack775 10 месяцев назад +5

    My “how to fall in love with an artist 101” (I fell in love with Tame Impala’s music in April 2023 so that’ll be my example)
    1. Listen to one of their songs that is very easy to like on first listen. A lot of artists most popular songs or highest rated albums usually have this quality. Let It Happen was my first Tame Impala song and I thought it was amazingly good.
    2. If you really liked a song, find the album it’s from and listen through it. Liking new music takes time, so you might think a handful of the songs were “pretty good”, and only a few very good. I listened to Currents shortly after finding Let It Happen and wow it was good.
    3. You’re gonna wanna listen to the songs you really liked a lot (at least this is the case for me), and that’s fine. This is a part of cementing yourself as a fan. But don’t only listen to the ones you loved! Put the album on shuffle, and you might find that some of the “pretty good” songs were better than that. In my case this happened with Eventually and Reality In Motion. When my ears click with a song it cannot be undone, I’ll always find it likable. 99% of the time.
    4. Don’t let your first album from the artist get stale, if you start feeling a desire to explore more do it. Currents was my kryptonite for 3 weeks but after that I knew I wanted more. So I listened to Lonerism, and followed the same pattern as before. Obsessively played the songs I loved on first listen, but had the others shuffled in and let them play here and there. I’d also throw Currents songs into the mix. At this point I was obsessed with Tame Impala as a whole, and getting into his songs was happening much, much quicker and easier for me. I listened to his other 2 albums 1 day apart, and to this day I’m loving songs that I kinda ignored before. I’ll probably ease out of my Tame Impala phase but I’ll probably be revisiting his music frequently.
    Now, I’m not saying this is objectively effective for becoming a fan of an artist. People’s brains are different and music taste is subjective, everyone has their own preference and pace. For me though this process was very, very effective and it is how I’ve fallen in love with other artists besides Tame Impala. Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk, btw plz explore that discog if you haven’t it’s worth a shot :)

  • @rjehmb3705
    @rjehmb3705 10 месяцев назад +5

    Glad I not alone when it comes the feeling of stepping out of your comfort zone and listening to new music. I struggle a lot with this tbh. Back in 2021 and early 2022 I opened myself up to a plethora of new music and really enjoyed it, but towards the end of 2022 I jsut stopped trying to find new music. I don’t even know why honestly. I’m the kind of person that listens to all their music in their likes songs playlist and I went 3 whole months without adding any new music to it and jsut listening to the 1k+ songs I had there on repeat which led me to become tired of all those songs I had there. Previously I feared that I wasn’t in the right setting or mood to listen to new music and/or wouldn’t have a good experience listening to it. On the other hand, sometimes I get FOMO and feel like I need to experience a certain album but then those aforementioned fears arise. It’s kinda like an endless cycle tbh lol. But recently I began taking the initiative to listen to new music more often and have expanded my taste even more

  • @DepthBruhLol
    @DepthBruhLol 10 месяцев назад +2

    Everytime, I just..... THESE ANIMATIONS ARE SO ADORABLE

  • @XttN
    @XttN 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love how your videos are so unique!

  • @officialblimp
    @officialblimp 10 месяцев назад +4

    i’m definitely in the middle too, but im also a sucker for my comfort music and staying in what i like to listen too. i normally just add music from the artists i love and try to listen to their old stuff now and then to see if i can find anything i love, but it’s very hard for me to add any new artist and truly get into their music.

  • @ThusThishere
    @ThusThishere 10 месяцев назад +11

    The most important thing I do when it comes to music is to save music even when I do not necessarily like them, if I suddenly remember the melody in my head or if I hear the song again in a different format (like radio, social media, etc), I may come back to it and determine if my thoughts on that particular song has changed. I do not tend to call any music weird or nonsensical, because different artists will have different intentions when producing this music. I know what I like, and I do not want to follow trends in music even if it may be good, it’s just my taste that matters.

  • @HyperS13
    @HyperS13 9 месяцев назад +1

    I really appreciate that you're doing these videos because I find them very interesting. I feel like there's a lot of people out there (myself included, to an extent) who feel insecure about their music taste or think that they're listening to music "the wrong way", so it's really nice to have some discussion about this and get some piece of mind. I would love to see another one on music listening moods, or one's attitude/mindset when listening to music. I feel like there's a ton of music that I'm not able to give a chance because I'm in the wrong frame of mind and I'd love to get some advice on that.

  • @ef9307
    @ef9307 10 месяцев назад +2

    My favorite thing about most of my music footprint residing on YT is that I have a “liked music” album that’s like 2k songs long dating all the way back to my youngest years on the internet and I can just, shuffle play, and listen to a core childhood memory and then hatsunimiku and then pusha t and then Jimmi Hendrix and it’s just like, damn

  • @wallaceprobably
    @wallaceprobably 10 месяцев назад +2

    feel that struggle with switching from vegas to pro. stay strong brother. it's funny, one way i've gotten to listening to music i normally wouldn't have is actually going to the library again and taking out CDs for my car. on my way to work and back, i've been able to listen to a bunch of different albums and artists i've missed out on, plus if it doesn't click right away i can't just turn it off. it forces me to give different music a chance and most of the time, i end up coming around to it and loving it. (shoutout a majority of carly rae jepen's discography)

  • @ASCENSiON_
    @ASCENSiON_ 10 месяцев назад +2

    For me, listening to new music becomes hard when I overdo it and enter a time period during the year where there isn't anything super interesting that's dropping.
    I discover many new albums and artists on Album Of The Year by checking the new releases every Friday, and picking a few to check out every week. Doing that has resulted in me checking out 120+ albums in 2023, and nearly burning out completely during the summer, as that was the "uninteresting" period of the year for me. Thankfully September's increase in music quality helped get me out of my burnout, but it really goes to show that listening to new music can sometimes feel like a chore.
    Doing other things while listening, such as going for a walk or playing video games, really goes a long way and makes it way easier, so it's something I highly recommend.
    I'm also glad you mentioned album swaps, as I've only done it once, and want to do it way more. I've been so focused on new releases, that it'll be a good way for me to check out some classics and iconic albums that I feel like I should've already listened to.
    Good video!

  • @12DAMDO
    @12DAMDO 10 месяцев назад +8

    it's easier to listen to new stuff when you mostly listen to playlists, because those usually mix the familiar with the unfamiliar and you can be both excited about the stuff you haven't heard as well as excited about the ones you have..

  • @emclouds
    @emclouds 10 месяцев назад +3

    i, too, was once stuck in a deep ass rabbit hole and it caused me to lose all joy in music.. but thankfully i was able to find it again

  • @bulbiez
    @bulbiez 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ayye shout out to you for havin sonic maina music in the background baby. It’s my favorite stage music too haha

  • @crim-jim6814
    @crim-jim6814 10 месяцев назад +3

    1:26 Amazing choice.

  • @DavidSchreiber730
    @DavidSchreiber730 10 месяцев назад +2

    Damn bites doesn’t ever disappoints

  • @sasquatch884
    @sasquatch884 9 месяцев назад +2

    Bro I have so many playlists and notes of music I wanna listen to and I’ve barely listens to any of it listening to new music is hard for me cause I don’t wanna listen to music in my room cause I think it’ll create boring memories and when I listen to new music I wanna make good and exciting memories. And I’m always finding new artists and new music every week but I never have the time to listen to it

  • @argotsambience
    @argotsambience 10 месяцев назад +4

    i always put on things I've been meaning to listen to in the shower so i can't get bored and skip it.

  • @briyte7235
    @briyte7235 10 месяцев назад +1

    The king has reliesed another banger

  • @instinct-96
    @instinct-96 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very good video, awesome editing, 10/10

  • @kickersk2456
    @kickersk2456 10 месяцев назад +7

    I relate with this video sooo much. I love branching out to different genres and discovering amazing music (which i thought i would never like). I was an edm head too and i hated hip hop and for the past 5 years i have been listening to hip hop daily xddd. Now i am starting to listen to more rock, metal, alternative, idm and its amazing. But i do have to say that some music fans need to chill the fuck out and stop acting like there is a proper way to discover "x" artist/genre. Be happy that people are intrested in it and be welcoming. Thats all i guess.

  • @galaxychildeustass1210
    @galaxychildeustass1210 10 месяцев назад +4

    Bro we missed you 😭Please don’t leave for this long again.

  • @MagnusMFX
    @MagnusMFX 9 месяцев назад +1

    1:08 I feel ya with X&Y on that

  • @LucaVincent
    @LucaVincent 10 месяцев назад +3

    evil empireeeee
    best album ever made in my humble opinion

  • @seulgiiu
    @seulgiiu 9 месяцев назад +1

    keep it minimal 😌❤️

  • @derianimp
    @derianimp 10 месяцев назад +1

    You are my favorite story time animator

  • @certified_ryler
    @certified_ryler 10 месяцев назад +3

    It is hard to listen to new music as I force myself to dive into new artist discography and force myself to like it until I actually like it

    • @-47-
      @-47- 10 месяцев назад

      Then maybe just listen to music without doing the other stuff?

  • @Swifly_Norman
    @Swifly_Norman 9 месяцев назад +4

    I am autistic and have really bad anxiety. I don’t active choose to change thing if it’s not broken, but I’m less fearful of change now than in the past. Meaning I’m the type of person who tend to stick to the same things. Like I don’t tend to search out new music and there’s like ten artists max I check out their new stuff. Sometimes I listen to new stuff my friend sends me who know me well (or it’s just me wanting to people please that in a way could benefit me).

    • @Kruisan
      @Kruisan 9 месяцев назад

      Yeah me too and I feel like I’m also very picky with what music I will like to listen to

    • @crybaby.bubbles
      @crybaby.bubbles 8 месяцев назад +1

      i feel this also with tv shows and movies

  • @user-vd8jc2jq3r
    @user-vd8jc2jq3r 9 месяцев назад

    OOh thanks for talking about this! I accidently realized that I like country music, after weeks earlier declaring my hatred toward such music LOL. I have to kind of force myself to find new stuff after I get bored with and tired of my old playlists. I've gotten out of music recently because I can't find anything that sounds like Panic! at the Disco (pray for the wicked album).

  • @Ivegotsomewater81
    @Ivegotsomewater81 10 месяцев назад +1

    I like this style of videos. Great stuff 👍

  • @cgi812
    @cgi812 10 месяцев назад

    It's a good day when bites drop

  • @ciaaie8215
    @ciaaie8215 10 месяцев назад +1

    maplestory in the background though ❤🎉

  • @Blank3922
    @Blank3922 10 месяцев назад

    YES A LONG ONLYSMALLBITES VIDEO!!!!!!

  • @dizzlecon590
    @dizzlecon590 10 месяцев назад +7

    FUN FACT: Did you know that Smallbite's intro song (9th Wonder - Your Love) samples the song "Close to You" by Aretha Franklin. The spot of the song that's sampled is in the latter half of the song

  • @alexlovesyouvt34
    @alexlovesyouvt34 10 месяцев назад +18

    only recent i branched out my rap, pop taste and branched out to more rock and punk. Recently became a fan favorite of MCR and The Black Parade became my new favorite album

    • @hospitaliergaming9317
      @hospitaliergaming9317 10 месяцев назад +1

      give minor threat a listen that band’s great

    • @qnnq.
      @qnnq. 10 месяцев назад

      try the band turnstile. also, I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges is rly nice

  • @zodoxx
    @zodoxx 10 месяцев назад +5

    2:58 Love when you drop videos I can actually relate to.
    And speaking of music.. what’s the music in the background Mr. smallbites? 👀👀

  • @MvsG18
    @MvsG18 10 месяцев назад +3

    You should make a vid about DE-released albums, like albums that did came out but where taken out of streaming and stores could be a cool idea that ive never seen explored

  • @eliasmybbg
    @eliasmybbg 10 месяцев назад +25

    This year I've grown my music so much. Somehow I got into Olivia Rodrigo, Melanie Martinez, Taylor Swift, even K-Pop. I don't like new stuff so idk what happened. Also creating a cult of vinyls in my room lmao

    • @ethyman1
      @ethyman1 10 месяцев назад +5

      Dead

    • @ankitapandey3703
      @ankitapandey3703 9 месяцев назад +5

      Poor music taste

    • @Rabbit9929_
      @Rabbit9929_ 9 месяцев назад +25

      @@ankitapandey3703 there's no such thing as bad music taste, I don't necessarily listen to those artists but ppl like what they like

    • @moonjumper3624
      @moonjumper3624 9 месяцев назад +12

      @@ankitapandey3703You are literally being the exact type of person the dude in the video warned against, do not waste any time commenting on the music taste of a person you don’t know and probably will never know in your life

    • @toobigtoobathe9087
      @toobigtoobathe9087 9 месяцев назад

      @@ankitapandey3703poor take

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats 10 месяцев назад +4

    I recently had this thought. I started to explore genres that I had written off do to other people opinions and surprisingly I would find myself enjoying the new music more and more

  • @floarian6469
    @floarian6469 9 месяцев назад +1

    ohh you did't through that brothers and arms away with an "awhhh"
    this album is for sure a 10/10

  • @CalenStudios
    @CalenStudios 10 месяцев назад +1

    The FEIN joke 😭‼️‼️‼️‼️

  • @aqua-bery
    @aqua-bery 10 месяцев назад

    Every time I see a vid of yours I think "oh hey the dankpods guy uploaded"

  • @truhagobi
    @truhagobi 10 месяцев назад +1

    😂😂😂 Such a good video, the way you used the song titles as closed captioning

  • @CrazyChillDog
    @CrazyChillDog 10 месяцев назад +42

    Albums are coming out daily, it's insane.
    It's both good and overwhelming.
    Some shoegaze radios took me away from rap for a few years.
    Edit: I almost have 1,000 albums in my Bandcamp wishlist......

  • @ancientsquid01
    @ancientsquid01 10 месяцев назад +4

    I’ve been on the hunt for new music. Almost everyday I scavenge the internet. I try to find genres I normally wouldn’t listen to but with apps recommending me things on what I already listen to makes that hard. Been watching ppl review albums for more music exposure.
    I’m not sure why I’m going through this right now, but it’s been fun. It is hard to do this on days when I just need the music I already know.
    Anyways, love this video! You got a new sub :)

    • @g_smasha
      @g_smasha 9 месяцев назад +1

      that’s great!! In this case I think you should check out my album Free Soul. I would appreciate if you gave it a listen, and I don’t think you will regret it 🙏

    • @pigeondance
      @pigeondance 9 месяцев назад +1

      would you like to listen to a cool turkish song sung by some middle aged dude

    • @i_regret_commenting_so_much
      @i_regret_commenting_so_much 6 месяцев назад

      Have you tried kpop 👀?

  • @TheSkaOreo
    @TheSkaOreo 10 месяцев назад +4

    For the past year I’ve been listening to random albums from
    the 1001 albums you must listen to before you die list.
    Everyday I get a new album, and I find that it’s a good way for me to branch out and find things i probably wouldn’t have gone out of my way to listen to.

  • @dat_boi_bossness3325
    @dat_boi_bossness3325 10 месяцев назад +5

    Most of my life, the ones giving me song recommendations was from video games. I'd hear a song and really like it just to go listen to their other songs, only to realize it was just that one song i like. This wasn't always the case like forza horizon's soundtrack, and nfs mw '05s soundtrack.But that was waaaay back then and now most of the songs i listen to are just me discovering on my own. Also shoutout to gta for introducing me to Battle Tapes, greatest ever to me.

    • @ASCENSiON_
      @ASCENSiON_ 10 месяцев назад +2

      I discovered Battle Tapes earlier this year through a RUclips Music recommendation, and their newest album was really good. As an electronic music fan, racing games have some of the best soundtracks out there, especially games from the early 2000's.

  • @80memes
    @80memes 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve found myself listening to a lot of new bands recently, but all in the genres I already like

  • @geeyouknit0648
    @geeyouknit0648 10 месяцев назад +1

    MARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS VOLTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @campbell_sullivan_
    @campbell_sullivan_ 7 месяцев назад +1

    aww :((
    i used to have a friend who i used to swap music reccos with till he moved cities ((and likee yes obviously the internet we can keep in touch but it’s just not the same as being in person conversing about them)) but why i bring this up his because he showed me TOOL in the same way i see your friend showed you them and its just took me back to that time period :p

  • @thearchive144
    @thearchive144 9 месяцев назад

    RIGHT ON BROHTER i got an edm hip rock ep coming out soon

  • @_hjnw_
    @_hjnw_ 10 месяцев назад +4

    FINALLY, I can talk about this topic in context!!
    My music in June hasn't really been all that expansive with the main two projects I listened to being an alternative pop (?) album called My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks and an electronic album called Earwax by SixImpala (that band has been a special interest for 2 years someone get me out), so in the July school holidays, I would listen to an album or EP everyday, and I even found one of my favourite albums from there, Disk 1 by Gregor McMurray, who is another fire electronic artist. I loved a lot of the stuff I listened to in this time frame, but I keep wondering to myself, "am I really _that_ open minded when it comes to this stuff?"

  • @technolake6090
    @technolake6090 10 месяцев назад +1

    VERY GOOD VIDEO MR. SMALLBITES

  • @pengun835
    @pengun835 10 месяцев назад +4

    usually i just pick up whatever my dad puts on in the car, and if i like it and remember to add it to my playlist (second part isnt all that often) thats what i listen to

  • @christrippi5863
    @christrippi5863 10 месяцев назад

    the og maplestory background tracks sprinkled in here were such a treat

  • @omgea47
    @omgea47 10 месяцев назад

    Just started listening to the internet while going to work one day and that rabbit hole does go crazy🤣

  • @wabotlheramoroka
    @wabotlheramoroka 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your videos inspire me ❤

  • @pitbull635
    @pitbull635 10 месяцев назад +2

    i listen to my discover weekly on spotify and call that branching out lol

  • @QmiStudying
    @QmiStudying 9 месяцев назад +1

    i just can't seem to get into new music that fast. And when I got to it. I usually stuck around it for a long while until I discover something else and have them on my listening routine.

  • @user-rf1op3uh6n
    @user-rf1op3uh6n 10 месяцев назад +3

    Shout out to the guy who introduced me to Death Grips, one of the best decisions of my life

  • @xboxpenguin8705
    @xboxpenguin8705 10 месяцев назад +1

    Watch out it’s Mr. Bites!

  • @celeed7672
    @celeed7672 10 месяцев назад +1

    That ending was something...

  • @echinox2460
    @echinox2460 8 месяцев назад

    i discovered burial this year via a video from tracklib about archangel and how it was sampled.
    something just clicked when i listened archangel for the first time. the melancholic vibe, the pitch-shifted vocals, the album cover, it was right up my alley, even though before that i was mostly listening rock, metal and hip-hop.

  • @deathswell
    @deathswell 10 месяцев назад +2

    3:02 “the unusual” 💀

  • @ethansprague2005
    @ethansprague2005 Месяц назад

    Balancing the new rap, pop, and metal albums is one helluva task for me

  • @youngtano
    @youngtano 9 месяцев назад +3

    i'm gonna be honest, when I first heard Utopia. it was hard for me to listen to it but after the hype calms down then I can enjoy it.

  • @H3LLH0UNDBITCH
    @H3LLH0UNDBITCH 9 месяцев назад +6

    I hate it when I ask about a specific band/ artist and mf'er is like, "erm, start with this album and then listen to this album and try these songs from their lesser known album and THEN only when you're ready do you listen to their masterpiece" like dog, please just drop some of your favorites and I'll go from there 😭😭😭😭

  • @yoshiswagdust
    @yoshiswagdust 10 месяцев назад +3

    I mean, I basically sort of like everything. My process just being I go on rym, and just dig into rabbitholes. Maybe investigate a label or a scene or an aesthetic.
    I just pick an album that I immediately find most interesting to listen to and just listen to it. I have a bucketlist, but it's mostly just there as a backup in case I don't have any immediate ideas.
    Sometimes maybe just go to a thrift shop and buying some 1 dollar CD that had an interesting cover.
    For me, RYM had made me enjoy music so much more since it's such an easy place to just... look for music, just any kind. If there's a genre you don't recognize, you can just quickly read up the genre page and dig into it. I mostly ignore the score ratings because sometimes what people dislike is what I'm looking for.
    I don't really try and actively keep up with whatever's coming out, though I do see whatever's on the RYM chart. It's more fun to treat music as an adventure rather than a laundry list to things I need to get through. Who cares, it's more fun to just have the sea take you somewhere than limiting yourself to a massive bucketlist.