Interesting reading this as this has been exactly me over the last year.
I don't exactly know why, but I'm not able go use Spotify in a way I enjoy, I end up looping over the same tracks, or discovering things in a very shallow, single focused way.
For the last year, I've been finding music on mostly bandcamp, and streaming my collection with astiga (which is an awesome tool I can't recommend enough). I've found it gives me a much better relationship with the music I listen to- I actually discover albums, and enjoy knowing the stories behind them.
The interesting thing is, there's no reason I couldn't discover and then listen to albums on Spotify in the same way, but I don't seem to actually be able to do this in practice. I guess it shows the power of UIs.
I find new music mostly through Bandcamp weekly or just browsing, KEXP on YouTube and by checking out concerts in my area.
Though Spotify has randomly played some artists that I hadn't heard of and I ended up really enjoying. But I agree it's somehow not as great to just sit down and discover something new.
I use Spotify in my car because it's convenient. I buy albums on Bandcamp and listen to those at home or at work. I take a lot of chances on concerts, my best concert experiences have been the ones with $20-30 tickets so I can afford some misses.
I don't exactly know why, but I'm not able go use Spotify in a way I enjoy, I end up looping over the same tracks, or discovering things in a very shallow, single focused way.
For the last year, I've been finding music on mostly bandcamp, and streaming my collection with astiga (which is an awesome tool I can't recommend enough). I've found it gives me a much better relationship with the music I listen to- I actually discover albums, and enjoy knowing the stories behind them.
The interesting thing is, there's no reason I couldn't discover and then listen to albums on Spotify in the same way, but I don't seem to actually be able to do this in practice. I guess it shows the power of UIs.