Spotify - anyone heard of it?

There's a Momus track on my Tastebreakers list that recycles a gag from Flight of the Conchords. Just thought I'd share this important information.

I got that track too!?

mine has a bunch of stuff that i've not only listened to this year but have saved.

and a fucking momus song

Glenn - I'm sb0ut0n on Spotify, feel free to share

Glenn, please share w1nt3rmut3 thanks!

(also I invite everyone to contemplate with me how a username one thought was clever when one was 12 does not in fact age like a fine wine and yet is very difficult to make oneself stop using)

i find "tastebreakers" weird and scolding. why is it spotify's business if i want to continue listening to the same genres.

how can i tell what my username is?

You can get your username by going to your Profile page, clicking the "..." button and picking Share -> Copy Profile Link. It's the bit between "/user/" and "?".

sb0ut0n, yours just says "art pop".

w1nt3rmut3: funk, rock, soul, neo-psychedelic, indietronica, art pop, freak folk, dance rock, indie pop, art rock, alternative rock, quiet storm, dream pop, soft rock, motown, indie rock, new wave, chillwave, folk-pop, classic rock, folk rock, noise pop, modern rock, preverb, disco, permanent wave, afrobeat, mellow gold, electronic, nu gaze, alternative dance, new wave pop, new romantic, new rave, psychedelic rock, world, lo-fi, folk, classic soul, chamber pop, melancholia, jazz funk, ambient, deep funk, indie r&b, fourth world, afropop, indie psych-rock, album rock, indie folk, experimental rock, roots rock, protopunk

https://open.spotify.com/user/mordys?si=BlMuMaWYRgyF6CJHSg_eLQ

Glenn, any idea why a track by an artist I've never played is #1 on my top 100?

Thanks Glenn!

126112611 for microgenres thank you glenn. Fascinated by this data even as i put up resistance outwardly.

bradcahoon, thx Glenn

sb0ut0n, yours just says "art pop".

lol, thanks, I must be doing something wrong with my listening but that's OK

Glenn, any idea why a track by an artist I've never played is #1 on my top 100?
https://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2000_Me__Myself___Irene/000MMI_Jim_Carrey_057.jpg

I'm jones68.

Oh boy, Shawn Mendes looms large in my 2018 favourites. Curse you, younger daughter! Apparently Rio Part III by Keith Jarrett was the first thing I listened to this year. I have no memory of that.

mordys: folk-pop, modern rock, art pop, indie pop, chamber pop, indie rock, freak folk, indie folk, rock, indie r&b, indietronica, emo, electropop, jazz, contemporary jazz, contemporary post-bop, pop, vocal jazz, pop rock, bebop, classical piano, classical performance, stomp and holler, escape room, chamber psych, cool jazz, hard bop, folk, free jazz, new americana, indie jazz, folk rock, jazz fusion, singer-songwriter, alternative emo, soul jazz, funk, jazz funk, dance pop, preverb, neo-psychedelic, avant-garde jazz, afropop, classic rock, mellow gold, world, pop punk, classical, alternative rock, art rock, roots rock, afrobeat, rap, melancholia, permanent wave, experimental, indie punk, jazz saxophone, brill building pop, traditional folk, mande pop, free improvisation

Treeship: modern rock, indie rock, indie pop, rock, folk-pop, chamber pop, permanent wave, art pop, alternative rock, freak folk, neo-psychedelic, rap, indie folk, pop rap, dance rock, new wave, lo-fi, indietronica, stomp and holler, pop rock, art rock, noise pop, dream pop, pop, anti-folk, preverb, new wave pop, garage rock, slow core, melancholia, new romantic, hip hop, classic rock, singer-songwriter, brooklyn indie, indie r&b, dance pop, electronic, new rave, uk post-punk, garage psych, chillwave, folk rock, alternative dance, escape room, post-punk, metropopolis, electropop, twee pop, trap music, mellow gold, dance-punk, album rock, chamber psych, roots rock, folk, fourth world, shimmer pop, new americana, trip hop, microhouse, no wave, southern hip hop, psychedelic rock, nu gaze, shoegaze, c86, experimental rock, new weird america, indie psych-rock, experimental, noise rock, experimental pop

bradcahoon: jazz, bebop, contemporary post-bop, cool jazz, rock, art rock, classic rock, psychedelic rock, hard bop, vocal jazz, fourth world, jazz fusion, folk rock, soul jazz, album rock, blues-rock, swing, stride, contemporary jazz, neo-psychedelic, big band, mellow gold, roots rock, dance rock, jazz saxophone, new wave, freak folk, jazz piano, free jazz, space rock, art pop, alternative rock, jazz funk, soft rock, post-punk, dark jazz, adult standards, avant-garde jazz, uk post-punk, hard rock, ambient, protopunk, jazz guitar, southern rock, folk, dream pop, permanent wave, indie rock, folk-pop, noise pop, funk, new weird america, new romantic, chamber psych, experimental, experimental rock, norwegian jazz, garage rock, canterbury scene, soul, new wave pop, compositional ambient, electric blues, british blues, country rock, power pop, symphonic rock, krautrock, pub rock, jazz trumpet, no wave, drone, singer-songwriter, stoner metal, stoner rock, indietronica, freakbeat, electronic, psychedelic doom, lo-fi, industrial, british invasion, modern rock, zolo, chillwave, chamber pop, dance-punk, punk, indie pop, slow core, melancholia, lounge, blues, indie jazz, cabaret, merseybeat, jangle pop, punk blues, retro metal, bubblegum pop, drift, glam rock, shoegaze, indie folk, intelligent dance music, classic garage rock, classic soul, noise rock, progressive rock, traditional blues, deep funk, heartland rock, hauntology, jazz blues, mandible, microhouse, southern soul, fluxwork, classical performance, doom metal, afrobeat, warm drone, vintage jazz, sludge metal, japanese jazz, motown, ragtime, free improvisation, dixieland, memphis soul, brill building pop, post-doom metal

jones68: art rock, new wave, dance rock, rock, art pop, new wave pop, fourth world, alternative rock, electronic, post-punk, new romantic, uk post-punk, permanent wave, chamber psych, dream pop, synthpop, neo-psychedelic, indie rock, ambient, melancholia, shoegaze, noise pop, trip hop, folk-pop, psychedelic rock, compositional ambient, britpop, drone, chamber pop, pop rock, slow core, dance-punk, dance pop, glam rock, garage rock, experimental, modern rock, mellow gold, freak folk, pop, classic rock, experimental rock, folk rock, soft rock, lo-fi, album rock

Dan Worsley, the usual reason would be that your account is being used in some context you aren't thinking about, like connected to a TV or a Google Home or something.

i am lumpygravy

“Permanent wave”!

lumpygravy: art pop, fluxwork, outsider house, fourth world, float house, microhouse, art rock, dance rock, ambient, new wave, chamber psych, freak folk, dub techno, mandible, experimental, minimal techno, uk post-punk, drone, post-punk, noise pop, dream pop, experimental rock, intelligent dance music, neo-psychedelic, new romantic, new wave pop, detroit techno, compositional ambient, indietronica, bass music, electronic, techno, indie rock, no wave, indie r&b, electra, rock, chillwave, mellow gold, experimental pop, acid house, soft rock, industrial, alternative rock, escape room, deep house, preverb, classic rock, slow core, warm drone, chicago house, modern rock, vaporwave, future garage, tech house, lo-fi, folk-pop, shoegaze, gothic rock, new weird america, nu gaze, chamber pop, canterbury scene, dance-punk, indie pop, electropop, synthpop, album rock, electro, hauntology, dark jazz, psychedelic rock, garage psych, blues-rock, scottish new wave, alternative dance, noise rock, folk rock, sound art, new rave, drift, grave wave, funk, industrial rock, deep soul house, krautrock, wonky, space rock, punk, garage rock, roots rock, permanent wave, melancholia, minimal tech house, lo-fi house, free jazz, neo soul, trip hop, r&b, post-rock, contemporary post-bop, urban contemporary, british experimental, soul, neue deutsche welle, minimal, minimal wave, rap, folk, symphonic rock, ninja, cool jazz, jazz, post-hardcore, pop rock, alternative pop, free improvisation, hip hop, drill and bass, progressive rock, singer-songwriter, focus, afropop, world, dark post-punk, jazz fusion, zolo, dark wave, disco, jazz funk, scottish rock, gbvfi

someone posted on this thread a few months ago about the albums saved to their library would now only display in the order they were added, rather than a-z by artist

the same thing happened to me, so I guess this is an across the board thing - does anyone know if there's a way to change this?

― soref, Sunday, 11 November 2018 18:16 (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

pretty sure I answered this at the time – pull down the albums list at the top to reveal an arrow-type thingy which you can use to sort your albums by artist or title.

Gah, I'm pretty narrow. (Thanks!) All that ECM didn't count for much, eh? Andras Schiff is apparently in my top three after all.

haha, nice - thank you glenn! xps

"permanent wave" is my excellent name for bands that were once "new wave" but people are still listening to them long afterwards, like U2 and REM.

Haha! Love it

lol @ gbvfi

And Tastebreakers just...isn't that. It's more like Discover Weekly Revisited.

Is gbvfi for guided by voices-sounding lofi acts?

that was my guess - not sure what i might have been listening to though

I can't see anything past "Firsts" in my Spotify Unwrapped (I know this would be anathema to 2018 but a text-only version would be nice) but my username is 1239159458

I am betamaxdk Glenn, thanks in advance 🙏

Also thx in advance, Glenn: I'm thepoacher.

Tangentially, it still baffles me that Spotify is so shit for sharing, seeing what followees are up to etc.

I’m curious too, glenn! innagadadavida here.

xp otm. I'd love spotify with the old last.fm functionality, groups and charts and wotnot

I'd like to know my microgenres too

my username is space_

thanks

The ordering of Top Songs is definitely wrong. I wish they gave play counts with the ordering. There's no way some of these songs in my top 10 got played more than 3 times.

the usual reason would be that your account is being used in some context you aren't thinking about, like connected to a TV or a Google Home or something

I get that, but I only have an account on laptop/phone which scrobble to last.fm so find it bizarre that this artist has appeared on it. Shame as the rest of the list is right up my street https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1Ejk8oZx5FgVYk

Glenn, would love to see my microgenres. username is: brotherlovesdub

glenn if you have any insights/theories on how the 762 songs widely varied songs i played last year were classified under the single genre of "art pop" I'd love to hear them

sorry "microgenre"

1239159458: art pop, indie r&b, escape room

betamaxdk: rock, folk-pop, folk rock, mellow gold, classic rock, freak folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter, art rock, chamber pop, folk, art pop, alternative rock, album rock, indie pop, soft rock, roots rock, modern rock, indie folk, lo-fi, traditional folk, slow core, psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelic, permanent wave, stomp and holler, melancholia, dance rock, new wave, noise pop, anti-folk, hip hop, rap, chamber psych, indietronica, dream pop, preverb, pop rock, lilith, jazz, adult standards, new weird america, protopunk, vocal jazz, alternative country, pop rap, garage psych, country rock, bossa nova, fourth world, cool jazz, new wave pop, new americana, contemporary post-bop, bebop, soul, danish hip hop, contemporary jazz, funk, mpb, samba, garage rock, afropop, danish pop, pop, indie r&b, southern rock, shoegaze, gangster rap, jazz fusion, world, afrobeat, hard bop, nu gaze, experimental rock, forro, dance pop, alternative dance, british folk, hardcore hip hop, blues-rock, chillwave, heartland rock, twee pop, dark jazz, jazz funk, experimental, east coast hip hop, southern hip hop, bubblegum pop, soul jazz, lounge, electropop, alternative hip hop, escape room, glam rock, cabaret, electronic, modern alternative rock, hard rock, brill building pop, traditional country, piano rock, post-punk, deep new americana, new rave, noise rock, r&b, jazz blues, british invasion, outlaw country, classic soul, dance-punk, jazz trumpet, motown, pub rock, new romantic, free jazz, neo soul, metropopolis, swing, trap music, jazz saxophone, indie jazz, avant-garde jazz, uk post-punk, dirty south rap, southern soul, norwegian jazz, hip pop, quiet storm, urban contemporary, float house, no wave

thepoacher: rock, folk-pop, alternative rock, indie rock, freak folk, chamber pop, slow core, art rock, folk rock, neo-psychedelic, art pop, melancholia, roots rock, lo-fi, modern rock, indie folk, fourth world, folk, singer-songwriter, indie pop, new wave, stomp and holler, dream pop, classic rock, new weird america, noise pop, psychedelic rock, permanent wave, ambient, soul, mellow gold, alternative country, drone, electronic, dance rock, funk, album rock, traditional folk, post-rock, compositional ambient, experimental, experimental rock, shoegaze, chamber psych, classic soul, pop rock, motown, new americana, country rock, microhouse, post-punk, garage rock, anti-folk, indietronica, uk post-punk, jazz, dub, roots reggae, quiet storm, britpop, reggae, soft rock, trip hop, warm drone, mandible, cool jazz, southern soul, bebop, protopunk, contemporary post-bop, fluxwork, disco, intelligent dance music, noise rock, new wave pop, dark jazz, british folk, jazz funk, no wave, vocal jazz, new romantic, hard bop, lilith, deep funk, grunge, garage psych, hard rock, adult standards, jazz fusion, nu gaze, free jazz, soul jazz, hip hop, contemporary jazz, afrobeat, experimental pop, dub techno, bass music, blues-rock, outsider house, math rock, jangle pop, afropop, indie r&b, dancehall, avant-garde jazz, alternative pop, post-grunge, power pop, glam rock, dance-punk, world, preverb, chillwave, alternative metal, escape room, rock steady, scottish rock, industrial, twee pop, brill building pop, sound art, post-hardcore, drone folk, minimal techno, alternative dance, jazz trumpet, pop, stoner rock, punk, southern rock, heartland rock, canterbury scene, post-doom metal, deep new americana, rap, synthpop, drift, lounge, jazz saxophone, ninja, vaporwave, madchester, ska, scottish indie, space rock, metal, jam band, free improvisation, lovers rock, r&b, hauntology, indie jazz, doom metal, electra, acid house, bossa nova, neo soul, canadian indie, stoner metal, glitch, drone metal, stride, alternative hip hop, float house, focus, outlaw country, avantgarde metal, post-metal, nu metal, sludge metal, brooklyn indie, dance pop, turntablism, hardcore hip hop

innagadadavida: afropop, azontobeats, afrobeats, pop, dance pop, nigerian hip hop, azonto, indie r&b, r&b, urban contemporary, ghanaian hip hop, electropop, rap, afro house, south african pop, kwaito house, dutch hip hop, art pop, pop rap, neo soul, post-teen pop, k-pop, funk, hip hop, quiet storm, soul, hip pop, disco, escape room, kwaito, new wave pop, gqom, indietronica, hiplife, motown, reggaeton, dancehall, uk hip hop, rock, trap music, dance rock, world, folk-pop, electronic, fluxwork, mellow gold, post-disco, highlife, float house, chamber psych, new jack swing, europop, new wave, soft rock, pop rock, southern hip hop, classic soul, latin, mande pop, soca, bongo flava, grime, tropical house, afrobeat, edm, outsider house, turkish pop, deep house, freak folk, swedish pop, new romantic, folk rock, deep pop r&b, art rock, house, canadian pop, microhouse, singer-songwriter, permanent wave, francoton, post-punk, minimal techno, metropopolis, indie pop, alternative dance, uk post-punk, trip hop, electra, deep funk carioca, trap latino, korean pop, new rave, chamber pop, uk contemporary r&b, album rock, jazz, classic rock, neo-psychedelic, latin pop, trap francais, south african hip hop, french hip hop, chicago house, free jazz, experimental pop, batida, riddim, arabesk, tropical, swedish electropop, chillwave, indie rock, downtempo, kizomba

space_: art pop, rock, alternative rock, neo-psychedelic, chamber psych, fluxwork, art rock, dance rock, freak folk, new wave, noise pop, permanent wave, electronic, indie rock, mandible, outsider house, experimental rock, dream pop, intelligent dance music, experimental, indietronica, fourth world, microhouse, lo-fi, post-punk, electra, modern rock, pop rock, dance-punk, folk-pop, minimal techno, classic rock, psychedelic rock, album rock, trip hop, experimental pop, noise rock, escape room, ambient, folk rock, garage rock, mellow gold, vaporwave, indie pop, chamber pop, chillwave, bass music, float house, roots rock, uk post-punk, industrial, drone, indie r&b, detroit techno, slow core, dub techno, preverb, new romantic, electropop, techno, new wave pop, garage psych, shoegaze, indie folk, wonky, drill and bass, alternative dance, new rave, synthpop, acid house, dark jazz, punk, blues-rock, pop, protopunk, folk, new weird america, rap, grave wave, post-hardcore, hard rock, soft rock, anti-folk, stomp and holler, no wave, electro, compositional ambient, nu gaze, dance pop, pub rock, alternative pop, singer-songwriter, power pop, grunge, zolo, melancholia, british invasion, glam rock, industrial rock, alternative country, lilith, punk blues, traditional folk, hip hop, pop rap, post-doom metal, new americana, britpop, stoner metal, stoner rock, post-metal, drone metal, space rock, country rock, sludge metal

brotherlovesdub: new wave, dance rock, electronic, alternative rock, art rock, dream pop, new wave pop, rock, uk post-punk, art pop, new romantic, indie rock, neo-psychedelic, post-punk, shoegaze, permanent wave, slow core, fourth world, chamber psych, britpop, trip hop, dub, noise pop, freak folk, no wave, folk-pop, roots reggae, reggae, chamber pop, lo-fi, indie pop, dance-punk, synthpop, indietronica, experimental rock, madchester, experimental, c86, microhouse, alternative pop, rock steady, twee pop, electropop, melancholia, pop rock, alternative dance, ambient, modern rock, dancehall, folk rock, balearic, hip hop, new rave, intelligent dance music, acid house, minimal techno, nu gaze, chillwave, alternative hip hop, hardcore hip hop, garage rock, soft rock, big beat, float house, dub techno, compositional ambient, afrobeat, funk, fluxwork, drone, psychedelic rock, outsider house, soul, nu jazz, rap, mellow gold, singer-songwriter, detroit techno, deep house, classic soul, afropop, world

I should rename "art pop" to "ilmo".

haha

these are way cool

thanks! (even if the list is a bit of an indictment of my musical taste -- I mean, I did bring it upon myself)

Glenn what are the odds of Spotify making some kind of button for all users to press to see their 2018 micro genres?

pretty sure I answered this at the time – pull down the albums list at the top to reveal an arrow-type thingy which you can use to sort your albums by artist or title

Thanks anagram but this doesn't seem to apply to Spotify accessed from a web browser

awesome. me please! mafyou12

I'd like mine! username is suckerblues.

There's a Momus track on my Tastebreakers list that recycles a gag from Flight of the Conchords. Just thought I'd share this important information.

― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:54 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I got that track too!?

― Animal Bitrate (Raw Patrick), Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:57 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

mine has a bunch of stuff that i've not only listened to this year but have saved.

and a fucking momus song

― adam, Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:59 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

same, is this some kind of ilx in-joke glenn