Your New Favorite Band's Favorite New Bands
Say that ten times fast.
When I published my guide to discovering new music, I foolishly left off one of my best tricks. Thankfully, George Henderson, who writes the excellent Songs from Insane Times, reminded me, and now I’ll share with the class:
Find your favourite artists' personal playlists!
Just imagine if you could ask your favorite band what music they stumbled on recently, or who inspired them, or what bands they’re friends with who you haven’t heard of yet.
Of course you can read interviews, but let’s not pretend that instant gratification isn’t enticing for even the biggest lovers of longform content among you.
I can think of no better antidote to a disappointing algorithmically-generated playlist of near-misses than hand-selected picks from a band you love.
Shitty as it is for artist royalties, Spotify does have some benefits. Music discovery is one of them, and artist playlists are one of its hidden gems.
I picked a handful of my own personal favorites, which you can find (way) down below.
But first, I have a specia…
