Ask HN: Where do you find new music to listen to online?

Sometimes there are gems on Mixcloud mixes, and occassionally I Shazam a song that is playing.

Quite often I just ask a DJ when a really interesting song is playing.

Soundcloud also has lots of interesting music and artists.

Discogs is a good service to check discographies.

I have lots of musical playlists on Youtube at https://youtube.com/peterhil/playlists

New music is not limited to contemporary releases; at this point we have a vast wealth of musical history available to us, with detailed primary and secondary information constantly being added to online indices.

It can be overwhelming. Streaming services provide a convenient solution to this problem, but lack context (and often content).

The growing archive demands we build a narrative. Think of your favourite artists; who were their influences, contemporaries, collaborators? All of this information is readily accessible. Look for side projects, collaborations, interviews, and retrospective articles. Context provides innumerable clues for where to go next. A few clicks and you can find yourself in new worlds, but also understand something of how you arrived there. A small selection of well-researched artists can blossom into a constellation given time, and new music will appear in multitudes.

Yes, you’ll sometimes have performances for someone other than you but you can skip those until you find the ones you like

You’ll find there’s great music everywhere; it’s good sound engineers that are rare

I was able to differentiate 320 mp3 to wav, but only for one song (gorillaz - clint eastwood) and I couldn't say one sounded better than the other.