
Discovery
The best ways to discover new music beyond the algorithm
Streaming recommendation engines are one filter among many — here is how listeners build a fuller discovery practice from radio, record stores, communities and credits.
Discovery maps the ways people find music a recommendation engine will not surface: specialist radio, record shops, blogs, mixes, liner notes, sampling credits and word of mouth. Each route is explained with places to start. For listeners tired of hearing variations on what they already play.
How listeners actually find records: radio shows, record shops, blogs, DJ sets, sampling credits, liner notes and playlists made by a person.

Streaming recommendation engines are one filter among many — here is how listeners build a fuller discovery practice from radio, record stores, communities and credits.