Where do you go to find new music?

MagicPigDetective

I check the new releases on Apple Music every Friday. I read reviews on pitchfork etc recently angry metal guy etc for metal albums. KEXP for me too. And occasionally, in small doses,  https://youtu.be/upkfmifpZ4I 

TTBZ

Spotify and YouTube mainly.

newi123

I often find stuff on the premier guitar rig run downs. If it looks like a band I might like I go find them!

Often smaller / beginning US acts that arent played here. 

Kilgore

YouTube rabbit holes are my main source of new music. Although that's "new" to me, not necessarily contemporary. A fair amount of it can be from the 1930's onwards. 

builttospill

KEXP and BBC 6 Music

JerkMoans

My divorced mate Al, who seems to spend his entire existence on Youtube.

normula1

My son's Tidal playlist every Wednesday night when we have a "bonding trip" to a remote Tesco. 6 music, late night Jazz FM / Classic FM. The best thing I've heard this year though is " Been around" by A girl called Eddy that was on in HMV one lunchtime when I called in to kill 5 minutes at lunchtime.

Skipped

I listen to Radio 3 or Classic FM. I am drawn to musicians rather than particular composers. For example - the incredible Rachel Podger.

And I read gossip about rising stars in Nashville. Molly Tuttle playing a Dreadnought has me reaching for my Les Paul, because great music is inspiring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTyV_7-44o&list=PL-edc4nsbneXKN3dwBJK_exw9Qe-6PI9b&index=1

SteveRobinson

I'm still catching up on old music. I discover a new (to me) band only to find that they've split.

guitarfishbay

TTBZ said:

Spotify and YouTube mainly.

Same!

thegummy

6 music can be great, especially in "off peak" hours.

One of my favourite things I found through 6 music was so obscure, when I sent the official YouTube link to my mate to recommend it, it had zero views before I found it.

Sometimes though, particularly in the prime time hours, I find it can be a bit "middle aged host proving how cool they are by knowing all the classics" (last time I put it on they were playing jimmi's star spangled banner performance).

I'm sure it's not as cynical as that, it's just not so good for finding new stuff so I say put 6 music on outside the big radio hours.

thegummy

SteveRobinson said:

I'm still catching up on old music. I discover a new (to me) band only to find that they've split.

That's why I've never worried about prophecies of no more music if they can't make money on it anymore; even if no more music was ever made, there's already enough that's been recorded to last a lifetime for ever taste imaginable.

AllthegearNoidea

Thanks for all advice. KEXP has some good stuff. 

axisus

I'm a big fan of new prog. I'm in a prog group on facebook and it constantly throws up interesting stuff.

Philly_Q

SlopeSoarer said:

Using Spotify I also like the "FANS ALSO LIKE" button/page, it will frequently take you to some new stuff of a similar genre.

Likewise, pretty much everything I've "discovered" in the last 10 years has been through Spotify, plus a bit of YouTube. 
And I like to find out a bit more about the bands through Bandcamp, their own web pages and seeing if they have any live clips on YouTube.

SlopeSoarer

Philly_Q said:

SlopeSoarer said:

Using Spotify I also like the "FANS ALSO LIKE" button/page, it will frequently take you to some new stuff of a similar genre.

Likewise, pretty much everything I've "discovered" in the last 10 years has been through Spotify, plus a bit of YouTube. 
And I like to find out a bit more about the bands through Bandcamp, their own web pages and seeing if they have any live clips on YouTube.

It reminds me of the Napster days, (if anyone used it?) where you could look in peoples music folders and see what they were listening to. Frequently, I'd go in to their music and think... like that, like that, like that, not heard of them, like that, like that (you get the drift). I'd go back to the not heard of them before, download the music and go that's all right... new music found.

I loved Napster but I was skint at the time! And I hasten to add that if I really liked something I went out and bought a proper copy:-)

maltingsaudio

Go to gigs! Look for local area multi band  and line ups, you never know you might find something you like!

Moominpapa

YouTube mostly, plus my sons recommending stuff to me that they are into

Lestratcaster

On my Spotify when I've finished an album it'll search and start playing songs by similar sounding artists, I've found a fair few new bands I like through this way.

Strat54

`I look through new releases and genres on CdBaby

https://store.cdbaby.com/