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
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.
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
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.
@@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
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
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
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 :)
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 😭
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
@@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
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😭
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”
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.
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..
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
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-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
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.
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.)
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
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.
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
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 :)
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.
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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 :)
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 🙏
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)
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
@@precioussoulmj07You 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
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......
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).
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
my fave songs rn / 2023 mostly maybe a few 2022: Genres in reply. 1. The Gerogerigegege ~ The Gerogerigegege 2. Flood / Part 3 ~ Boris 3. Otaku Minagoroshi ~ Moreru 4. Suicide ~Senrei No Shou~ Aliene Mari'age 5. Yukiko-San ~ Midori 6. Taiji No Yume ~ Yoshiko Sai 7. Yattsuke Shigoto ~ Sheena Ringo 8. A Sunset Song ~ Sigh 9. Dunkelheit ~ Burzum 10. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra ~ Anna Von Hausswolff 11. Sadness ~I Know The Reason For Her Sadness~ Malice Mizer 12. Vinushka ~ Dir En Grey 13. Mic Check ~ Cornelius 14. Census Designated ~ Jane Remover 15. Akuou ~ SOOOO ft. Kagamine Len 16. But I Won't Be On The Receiving End ~ Brave Little Abacus 17. メタモン ~ That Same Street ft. Miku 18. Ai No Jikken ~ Lily Chou-Chou 19. Pangaea Girls (Magic Feeling) ~ Candy Claws 20. Looking For Edge of Ground ~ Camellia ft. Miku
lol this is such a random list. camellia, brave little abacus, candy claws and boris on the same list. if youre really into japanese music (which it seems you are) check out fishmans for some more dream poppy stuff, and if youre a huge fan of abacus, maybe check out glass beach
If I listen to one song of an artist I find, I fall into a pit of having to listen to all their music and find more of their songs I like. So I've currently got an ever-growing list of artists and albums to listen to lmao
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
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?"
my method was listening to one album i hadn't heard before every day for a year in 2022. i would take requests or use albums i wanted to get thru, at the start of each month i'd put 30/31 of them on a wheel of names and let the wheel decide what i was gonna listen to that day so i wouldn't go thru all the ones i really wanted to do first then lose momentum. It's very good for music discovery, not so good for formulating an opinion on the music unless you like it instantly because ur head is so full up with music. but it was so worth it.
For me i almost always tend to stick to what i always hear (mostly normie and mu-core) but for some reason i can not bring myself to listen to other lesser known music, i keep thinking "why should i spend my time listening to something im not sure ill even like when i can just listen to stuff i know is great?".
This is me with critical acclaim for some reason. If an album's not popular with either the boomers or the tastemakers, I get too scared it'll be bad. It's something I know I should do something about at some point but simply haven't bothered yet.
I do this because I didnt listen to any music until i was like 18 or something so I feel like I need to listen to all the popular music first so I can catch up to my peers in knowledge of music
I was raised to be super miserly as a kid, and I take the same attitude with my time, so I get you. I won't listen to an album or watch a show unless I know it's good. Started watching Breaking Bad the week it ended lol
This is just me, but maybe this will help you: I found out that, after I started giving random ass albums a chance, three things happened: 1) I realized just how much I love the records I love. If all you know is amazing records, everything kinda looks the same. It sounds weird, but it wasn't until I listened to some god awful records and afterwards listened to one I love that I realized just HOW MUCH I loved it, and how rare that is. It helped me realize that amazing albums are rare. Very rare. 2) I realized WHY I love the records I love. Listening to new stuff helped me better formulate exactly what I like and don't. For example, I realized I don't like shoegaze. Why? Because the vocals are usually drowned out and because the songs are a lot of times very atmospheric and vibey, and I don't gravitate towards that. Then I come back to my loved records and realize a lot of them have very proeminent vocals, something unconventional about the structure, or very lively mixing (or all three). By listening to what I don't like, and trying to understand why, I came to realize the types of things that help me connect with songs. And the more I listen to different music, the more refined this becomes in my experience. 3) You will find great music. Listening to music can be scary because I feel like the loved-to-meh ratio (just came up with that btw lol) is much lower when compared to movies, books etc. And when music isn't hitting, it isn't hitting. But you will stumble upon something obscure, that few have listened to, or maybe few even enjoy, that will connect with you randomly. For example, I came across a British band called Modern Woman by sheer accident, and they scratch a lot of my itches. And once I found them, it's permanent. I'm now aware of ANOTHER band I love. Of another set of songs I can put on. And connecting with music is such an unique feeling, that I argue it's worth it to go through some mediocre records to find one you'll love for your whole life. Anyway, those are my two cents. I also feel like there's nothing wrong with sticking to what you love. But you'll have a lot to gain from experiencing new things!
Last year I wanted to listen to as much new stuff as possible so listened to over 100 new albums released that year: only hated like 1. But I only ever came back to like 20…so I’m not doing that again lol. It’s definitely hard to try something new, and sometimes it just doesn’t stick even if it’s not bad.
It's wild to me because a hundred in a year is, like, probably me at this point in the year, and I haven't really been looking for new music. I just checked my RYM account and it is over a hundred albums and EPs. I think I just like listening to a lot of music so when I stumble onto something new (which I do a lot because I browse a lot of music forums), I end up listening to tons of new stuff. Like, just today, I went on a rabbit hole that lead me to listening to Black is Beautiful by Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland. Super weird album, but it blew my mind. But then there's people that, to me, seem like they listen to so much new music. Like, several new albums every day. I don't know how those people do it.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
I use spotifys “go to radio” feature on a song i like and it plays new music similar in vibe. Thats where i find a good chunk of my music. Also if i really like a new artist ive found i will dive into an album they have and like even more songs
During lockdown I really delved deep into the RUclips rabbit holes and fell in love with artists from all over the world, but one thing I find annoying is whenever I try recommending someone music in another language, they immediately turn it down. There's so much amazing music out there so why do people limit themselves too just English?
Stereogum used to have helpful mini-descriptions on their weekly new album release write-up. It made finding new music easy, depending how far you were willing to stray from your comfort zone.
It depends on what your into, I bought Oliva Rodrigos two albums on cd. The stuff is awesome. Hip hop isn’t good in my option and the one group I grow up with, papa roach still putting out great stuff!
Im in the middle kinda aswell. But i also do listen mostly to stuff that are from artists i know. For example the new albums from six impala, 100 gecs, leroy, breakcorist00 and the underscores album releasing in 2 days. Btw six impala is amazing. Their 3 albums are great experimental electronic with LORE
I just open 10-50 random songs in YT every once in awhile and skip through about 3-5 sections listening to like 10 seconds at a time and then listen to the whole thing if it sounds interesting.
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.
I'm generally a classic rock fan (Guns N' Roses, ACDC) but I've been getting into country (Combs, Wallen, Cash) recently and for some reason, Olivia Rodrigo, the new Guts album is pretty good lmao
I have a giant list of artists I want to get through. Listen to all or most of their notable projects in order and then move on to the next. I do this basically daily, so I listen to multiple albums a day usually. I wish I could spend my time with each and every one; I did that in the beginning, but it’s just not feasible with the sheer amount of music that I want to get through.
my process of discovering music has always been to just pick an artists and then let it play the similar artists and if i find a random song from a random artist i check out their other stuff and its either hot garbage or its more similar to the first song of theirs thats i found, but then friends ask me how i found an artist with like 4 monthly listeners and i just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I have a ton of "free time", while cleaning up animations, and that´s when I give the new records a try, it feels like you have to pass 30 awful ass albums before you even get to a decent one, I even have have a playlist were I keep track of everything I have listenened already, and what I have actually liked, and always like 20 percent at most make it to that other playlist, but I do not regret it, some things you find that wa,y stay with you forever
What often helps me find new artists is if there’s an artist I like, I search up similar/adjacent artists in a similar style. Or artists that were influenced by/influenced that artist I like. Rinse and repeat. The folks that say “there’s no good music anymore” just don’t take any time to find it. It’s out there and they just refuse to look.
Tbh I listen to Apple Music and the main way I listen to new stuff is either the station where they recommend something good pretty often, or the rare occasion I’ll get some heat music from instagram ads
Music finds me I really don’t know how to explain it. I just discover it and embrace it.
woah brother
bro technically all music you find, finds you in the first place
It's called Spotify Algorithm collecting data ^^
Found you
@@martinduebnerhow do you know it’s Spotify, RUclips music, or Apple Music
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
fancy seeing you here :D i see you in every single soundcloud comment section lol
@@hexateron didn't realize i appeared that often lol! you must have good taste >:3
Real
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.
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
I recently discovered Teardrop and LOVE but haven’t checked out the rest of the album yet
Mezzanine is dope
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.
@@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
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
The sea is calling you
Boo hoo
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
just pirate shit, its so easy
@@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.
S/O to the people in the middle. May we never close our ears to new music!
🎉🎉
s/o Bendu
The word ”edm-hip-rock” sounds like someone describing hyperpop without using the words ”hyper” and ”pop”
Are we deadass 😭😭😭
I love this sort of rambley style for a video, will there be more or is it more of a novelty onlysmallbites episode?
when the brain needs a break, these dogs come out~
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
Omg I do the exact same thing 😂
@@anirudhsaiGadipalli yaaay I'm not alone
I have one of these too. Best decision ever.
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.
Remember, between every friday are 6 other days. Spread the new stuff out!
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.
@@lakerfan2874I haven't bought a CD in years lol
wanting to listen to olivia rodrigo is your mistake
no. she’s good
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.
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).
I have the same thing I also call it learning the album aswell lol
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 :)
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.
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.
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
described my situation perfectly
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.
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.
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
Sade has beautifull music, it's fun to know other people enjoy her music aswell.
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 😭
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
@@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
Nice pfp I love Hawaii prt ii
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😭
@@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
I hate when people are like “new music is shit ”
I know 🙄
@@yesIamstillaliveit's like stop the shit talk and don't knock until u try it if u don't like it, ok so?
@@9thescopegod Yeah
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”
@@jordanday8076exactly, btw I wanna start collecting vinyls what do you recommend to start with
3:02 “the unusual” 💀
he was so well animated for a second at the end
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.
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..
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
lowkey me ahaha
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.
Lmao bro out here defending Calliope's music
@@-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
@@-47- Way to prove that guy's point
@@-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
@@moonjumper3624 That was the point, congratulations
i only listen to new stuff if the album cover looks good
listening to new stuff is hard ❎️
hard while listening to new stuff✅️
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.
one of my friends made me listen to homogenic and it was surprisingly really good
@@box... surprisingly
@@gggumball surprisingly
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.)
HES BECOMING A STORYTIME ANIMATOR SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A HEADSET WITH GREAT GIG IN THE SKY TO PULL HIM BACK
Your vibe is awesome man. Love your personality in these
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? 👀👀
Tallyhall is a fun listen. They are everything, i cant give you a genre.
Also your videos are quite the enjoyable
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
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.
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
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 :)
Honestly king gizzard and the lizzard wizard is enough for me to recognize that new music is still good
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.
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
i always put on things I've been meaning to listen to in the shower so i can't get bored and skip it.
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.
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!
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
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.
Package for uuhh mr.bites
I had Come to Daddy by Aphex Twin as my alarm. Now that's a mistake.
Why is it a mistake?
@@Starlit_Juno Let’s just say I woke up with a jump scare.
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
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
Then maybe just listen to music without doing the other stuff?
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.
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 :)
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 🙏
would you like to listen to a cool turkish song sung by some middle aged dude
Have you tried kpop 👀?
“Get me back into my family” is insane😭😭 1:01
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)
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
Dead
Poor music taste
@@precioussoulmj07 there's no such thing as bad music taste, I don't necessarily listen to those artists but ppl like what they like
@@precioussoulmj07You 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
@@precioussoulmj07poor take
1:08 I feel ya with X&Y on that
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......
4:03 splatoon fans when you critique a splatband by comparing them to another artist
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).
Yeah me too and I feel like I’m also very picky with what music I will like to listen to
i feel this also with tv shows and movies
1:26 Amazing choice.
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
my fave songs rn / 2023 mostly maybe a few 2022: Genres in reply.
1. The Gerogerigegege ~ The Gerogerigegege
2. Flood / Part 3 ~ Boris
3. Otaku Minagoroshi ~ Moreru
4. Suicide ~Senrei No Shou~ Aliene Mari'age
5. Yukiko-San ~ Midori
6. Taiji No Yume ~ Yoshiko Sai
7. Yattsuke Shigoto ~ Sheena Ringo
8. A Sunset Song ~ Sigh
9. Dunkelheit ~ Burzum
10. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra ~ Anna Von Hausswolff
11. Sadness ~I Know The Reason For Her Sadness~ Malice Mizer
12. Vinushka ~ Dir En Grey
13. Mic Check ~ Cornelius
14. Census Designated ~ Jane Remover
15. Akuou ~ SOOOO ft. Kagamine Len
16. But I Won't Be On The Receiving End ~ Brave Little Abacus
17. メタモン ~ That Same Street ft. Miku
18. Ai No Jikken ~ Lily Chou-Chou
19. Pangaea Girls (Magic Feeling) ~ Candy Claws
20. Looking For Edge of Ground ~ Camellia ft. Miku
lol this is such a random list. camellia, brave little abacus, candy claws and boris on the same list. if youre really into japanese music (which it seems you are) check out fishmans for some more dream poppy stuff, and if youre a huge fan of abacus, maybe check out glass beach
ohh you did't through that brothers and arms away with an "awhhh"
this album is for sure a 10/10
If I listen to one song of an artist I find, I fall into a pit of having to listen to all their music and find more of their songs I like. So I've currently got an ever-growing list of artists and albums to listen to lmao
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
For small artists it’s really important that there people who try to discover new stuff
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?"
my method was listening to one album i hadn't heard before every day for a year in 2022. i would take requests or use albums i wanted to get thru, at the start of each month i'd put 30/31 of them on a wheel of names and let the wheel decide what i was gonna listen to that day so i wouldn't go thru all the ones i really wanted to do first then lose momentum. It's very good for music discovery, not so good for formulating an opinion on the music unless you like it instantly because ur head is so full up with music. but it was so worth it.
What is your top 10 of all time ?
4:03 I had someone do this to me when I told them that I was finally going through Tyler, The Creator's discography
Those music goblins are something else
For me i almost always tend to stick to what i always hear (mostly normie and mu-core) but for some reason i can not bring myself to listen to other lesser known music, i keep thinking "why should i spend my time listening to something im not sure ill even like when i can just listen to stuff i know is great?".
This is me with critical acclaim for some reason. If an album's not popular with either the boomers or the tastemakers, I get too scared it'll be bad. It's something I know I should do something about at some point but simply haven't bothered yet.
I do this because I didnt listen to any music until i was like 18 or something so I feel like I need to listen to all the popular music first so I can catch up to my peers in knowledge of music
I was raised to be super miserly as a kid, and I take the same attitude with my time, so I get you. I won't listen to an album or watch a show unless I know it's good. Started watching Breaking Bad the week it ended lol
This is just me, but maybe this will help you: I found out that, after I started giving random ass albums a chance, three things happened:
1) I realized just how much I love the records I love.
If all you know is amazing records, everything kinda looks the same. It sounds weird, but it wasn't until I listened to some god awful records and afterwards listened to one I love that I realized just HOW MUCH I loved it, and how rare that is. It helped me realize that amazing albums are rare. Very rare.
2) I realized WHY I love the records I love.
Listening to new stuff helped me better formulate exactly what I like and don't. For example, I realized I don't like shoegaze. Why? Because the vocals are usually drowned out and because the songs are a lot of times very atmospheric and vibey, and I don't gravitate towards that. Then I come back to my loved records and realize a lot of them have very proeminent vocals, something unconventional about the structure, or very lively mixing (or all three). By listening to what I don't like, and trying to understand why, I came to realize the types of things that help me connect with songs. And the more I listen to different music, the more refined this becomes in my experience.
3) You will find great music.
Listening to music can be scary because I feel like the loved-to-meh ratio (just came up with that btw lol) is much lower when compared to movies, books etc. And when music isn't hitting, it isn't hitting. But you will stumble upon something obscure, that few have listened to, or maybe few even enjoy, that will connect with you randomly. For example, I came across a British band called Modern Woman by sheer accident, and they scratch a lot of my itches. And once I found them, it's permanent. I'm now aware of ANOTHER band I love. Of another set of songs I can put on. And connecting with music is such an unique feeling, that I argue it's worth it to go through some mediocre records to find one you'll love for your whole life.
Anyway, those are my two cents. I also feel like there's nothing wrong with sticking to what you love. But you'll have a lot to gain from experiencing new things!
Last year I wanted to listen to as much new stuff as possible so listened to over 100 new albums released that year: only hated like 1. But I only ever came back to like 20…so I’m not doing that again lol. It’s definitely hard to try something new, and sometimes it just doesn’t stick even if it’s not bad.
It's wild to me because a hundred in a year is, like, probably me at this point in the year, and I haven't really been looking for new music.
I just checked my RYM account and it is over a hundred albums and EPs. I think I just like listening to a lot of music so when I stumble onto something new (which I do a lot because I browse a lot of music forums), I end up listening to tons of new stuff. Like, just today, I went on a rabbit hole that lead me to listening to Black is Beautiful by Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland. Super weird album, but it blew my mind.
But then there's people that, to me, seem like they listen to so much new music. Like, several new albums every day. I don't know how those people do it.
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
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.
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
As someone who has at least 27 hours worth of new music to listen to, I agree with you
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.
Shout out to the guy who introduced me to Death Grips, one of the best decisions of my life
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
Bro we missed you 😭Please don’t leave for this long again.
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
give minor threat a listen that band’s great
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.
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.
I use spotifys “go to radio” feature on a song i like and it plays new music similar in vibe. Thats where i find a good chunk of my music. Also if i really like a new artist ive found i will dive into an album they have and like even more songs
omfg someone else who had that fuckin iSQUARE song as their alarm for a year. YOU GET ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime, I just..... THESE ANIMATIONS ARE SO ADORABLE
During lockdown I really delved deep into the RUclips rabbit holes and fell in love with artists from all over the world, but one thing I find annoying is whenever I try recommending someone music in another language, they immediately turn it down. There's so much amazing music out there so why do people limit themselves too just English?
Stereogum used to have helpful mini-descriptions on their weekly new album release write-up. It made finding new music easy, depending how far you were willing to stray from your comfort zone.
I love how your videos are so unique!
It depends on what your into, I bought Oliva Rodrigos two albums on cd. The stuff is awesome. Hip hop isn’t good in my option and the one group I grow up with, papa roach still putting out great stuff!
Very good video, awesome editing, 10/10
I started to listen to new album everyday on my way to work, but the roads are so bad I just cannot concentrate on the music
The king has reliesed another banger
evil empireeeee
best album ever made in my humble opinion
Im in the middle kinda aswell. But i also do listen mostly to stuff that are from artists i know. For example the new albums from six impala, 100 gecs, leroy, breakcorist00 and the underscores album releasing in 2 days.
Btw six impala is amazing. Their 3 albums are great experimental electronic with LORE
I just open 10-50 random songs in YT every once in awhile and skip through about 3-5 sections listening to like 10 seconds at a time and then listen to the whole thing if it sounds interesting.
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.
I'm generally a classic rock fan (Guns N' Roses, ACDC) but I've been getting into country (Combs, Wallen, Cash) recently and for some reason, Olivia Rodrigo, the new Guts album is pretty good lmao
I have a giant list of artists I want to get through. Listen to all or most of their notable projects in order and then move on to the next. I do this basically daily, so I listen to multiple albums a day usually. I wish I could spend my time with each and every one; I did that in the beginning, but it’s just not feasible with the sheer amount of music that I want to get through.
Balancing the new rap, pop, and metal albums is one helluva task for me
Damn bites doesn’t ever disappoints
my process of discovering music has always been to just pick an artists and then let it play the similar artists and if i find a random song from a random artist i check out their other stuff and its either hot garbage or its more similar to the first song of theirs thats i found, but then friends ask me how i found an artist with like 4 monthly listeners and i just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
i keep up with every new release by only listening to it for 30 seconds
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Man I miss trading records instead of just sharing urls
I have a ton of "free time", while cleaning up animations, and that´s when I give the new records a try, it feels like you have to pass 30 awful ass albums before you even get to a decent one, I even have have a playlist were I keep track of everything I have listenened already, and what I have actually liked, and always like 20 percent at most make it to that other playlist, but I do not regret it, some things you find that wa,y stay with you forever
What often helps me find new artists is if there’s an artist I like, I search up similar/adjacent artists in a similar style. Or artists that were influenced by/influenced that artist I like. Rinse and repeat. The folks that say “there’s no good music anymore” just don’t take any time to find it. It’s out there and they just refuse to look.
Tbh I listen to Apple Music and the main way I listen to new stuff is either the station where they recommend something good pretty often, or the rare occasion I’ll get some heat music from instagram ads