Alright I finally found Discover view. Kinda sucky except for the Songkick info.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
I have it on the web player but not on my desktop player(s) yet.
― dmr, Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
They killed 'What's New' in favor of 'Discover.' Completely bewildering why they would kill their new release section when it's probably responsible for a huge number of plays.
― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:28 (ten years ago) link
Not to mention the ease and speed it provided users to browse and quickly turn new albums into playlists.
― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:29 (ten years ago) link
haha wat
http://i.imgur.com/rgAjEB1.png
― pplains, Friday, 28 June 2013 16:58 (ten years ago) link
look at what ILX is doing to the Spotify recommendation algorithms
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 16:59 (ten years ago) link
yeah those recommendations have been completely inane for me so far, sometimes not even the same genre
― ciderpress, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:19 (ten years ago) link
You listened to Depeche Mode. Here's a song you might like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w72o3ojtP-g
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:25 (ten years ago) link
Spotify is big on Electric Six fans checking out Social Distortion
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:27 (ten years ago) link
"Since you listened to The Cars, you might like this new release by The Allman Brothers Band."
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
You listened to Wire. Check out Autechre.
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:30 (ten years ago) link
Since you listened to Richard Wagner, you might like this new release by Marlene Dietrich.
― Brad C., Friday, 28 June 2013 17:30 (ten years ago) link
If you like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, try Portishead
these are all real suggestions btw
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
ok we might have a winner
"Since you listened to LaBelle, you might like this new release by Christopher Cross."
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link
If I start to find bands recommending The Cure or Depeche Mode for everything then I know DJP is working for spotify
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link
the new release in question, inspired by my checking out the LaBelle's '71 self-titled album, is two discs of Chris live in Paris, 2012.
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link
You listened to Siouxsie and the Banshees. Check out Tangerine Dream.
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:35 (ten years ago) link
Like the Beach Boys and the Byrds? Check out Depeche Mode.
― Brad C., Friday, 28 June 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
"You listened to Simon & Garfunkel. Check out Blondie."
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:37 (ten years ago) link
I got The Slits recommended on the back of listening to Throwing Muses and Can...
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:37 (ten years ago) link
You listened to These New Puritans this week. Like to try Le Tigre?
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:37 (ten years ago) link
"You listened to Electric Light Orchestra this week. Like to try Dion?"
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:38 (ten years ago) link
recommendations suck everywhere but i am pissed about losing the "what's new" section they had, meager as it was, as a way to find out about stuff they'd recently added
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 28 June 2013 17:38 (ten years ago) link
"You listened to Matthew Sweet. Check out Oingo Boingo."
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
xp
Is Top Lists, under Apps, the same content as the old What's New?
― Brad C., Friday, 28 June 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
nope
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
you now have to follow their new releases playlist to see what's been added:
http://open.spotify.com/user/spotifyusa/playlist/3dEjWfgB5jC6zn6tLoy9yy
"You listened to The London Suede. Check out the English Beat."
While reading The Scottish Play?
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:42 (ten years ago) link
tbf "You listened to Morphine this week. Like to try Son House?" is exactly what an older record store clerk would have said twenty years ago.
― da croupier, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link
xp thx DJP, following that playlist now
― Brad C., Friday, 28 June 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
"Since you listened to The Byrds, you might like this new release by Devo."
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 28 June 2013 17:55 (ten years ago) link
you now have to follow their new releases playlist to see what's been added:http://open.spotify.com/user/spotifyusa/playlist/3dEjWfgB5jC6zn6tLoy9yy― DJP, Friday, June 28, 2013 5:40 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― DJP, Friday, June 28, 2013 5:40 PM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Now if only there was a way to sort by most recent...I see some stuff in there that was released a few weeks back
― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Friday, 28 June 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
Because I tend to be in soundrop underground metal room a lot most of my recommendations aren't bizarre but this one made me snigger
"Since you listened to Coalesce, you might like this new release by Cunter"
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
Never heard of them but I want beavis & butthead to review them!
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
xxp: The new releases playlist has been there forever and was always more comprehensive than the "what's new" page, which is probably why they jettisoned the page. You can sort by when things were added, which is probably as close as you're going to get to sorting by release date.
― DJP, Friday, 28 June 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
I take it back. EMF and Queensryche??? Like fuck will I ever listen to Queensryche! (also I only heard megadeth because someone played the lolsy new song)http://i.imgur.com/VuVx7GI.jpg
otoh this is proof dan is involved with Spotify!http://i.imgur.com/TKUgNpz.jpg
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
You listened to Steely Dan. Check out the drummer from Gay Dad
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 28 June 2013 19:07 (ten years ago) link
kinda not crazy?
― eris bueller (lukas), Friday, 28 June 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
thanks for the new releases playlist, i missed knowing what came out on tuesday
their Byrds algorithm is kinda messed up:
"If you like the Byrds, try Depeche Mode"
"You listened to the Byrds, here's an album you might like (picture of Talk Talk - Laughing Stock)
"Since you listened to the Byrds, you might like this new release by DEVO (reissue of Hardcore DEVO vol.1)"
― von LMO argonaut (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 June 2013 20:25 (ten years ago) link
There are a lot of little things about Spotify that suggest "not programmed by people who actually love music," which is a shame since on the whole it's such a great program. E.g. the fact that there are so many cases of multiple bands with the same name sharing a page, the fact that all the offbrand comps crowd out the albums, the bizarre chronological organization, the lack of advanced search capabilities, etc.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 June 2013 20:34 (ten years ago) link
that there are so many cases of multiple bands with the same name sharing a page
^^this is annoying for me because one of my favorite fahey type guitar players is named glenn jones but he's in the database with another glenn jones who looks to have been a pop/R&B gospel singer from the late 80s/90s, which fucks up the recommendations engine
― von LMO argonaut (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:00 (ten years ago) link
apparently my band's name from back in the mid 90s has been adopted by multiple bands since then, can I sue?
― Moodles, Friday, 28 June 2013 21:07 (ten years ago) link
moodles u guys weren't the first band called nirvana, sorry mate
― von LMO argonaut (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
LIAR!
― Moodles, Friday, 28 June 2013 21:11 (ten years ago) link
haha! this thread has made me lol on multiple occasions, thanks to all.
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link
I'd love to see the recs you get!
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 21:50 (ten years ago) link
where do i look for recommendations?
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:51 (ten years ago) link
i think this is my favorite
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:55 (ten years ago) link
it can be especially miserable to wade through classical composers' pages, plus sometimes there are mulitple pages with different spellings of the composer's name. Seems like it should be easy enough to just get some nerdy interns to clear all that up.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 June 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
Also if you use Soundrop you get bands rooms recommended for you too.http://i.imgur.com/VHYbCNf.png
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 28 June 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link