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Since it's not mentioned by any other comment: Bandcamp - https://bandcamp.com/ I follow a bunch of artists and labels there, and get notifications when new stuff get published by them. If I find a new artist, I usually look them up on Bandcamp, and follow the label too, looking through whatever other stuff they published. If I find a really small artist on Bandcamp, I usually look through which Bandcamp users have s…
As bandcamp user, the "others who bought this also checked out that" might be helpful, but I seldomly follow them.
As a music consumer (niche metal) I follow the set of bands and naturally uncover close relatives by supporting acts on live shows etc.
Given my time is very limited, I don't feel a big need to discover even more music. Most of my time already is taken by me practicing, recording, mixing and keeping up with publishing next to $DAYJOB and $FAMILY.
I used Spotify for years and found the discovery not very good.
I listen to Discover Weekly every week (I think I've missed 1 week in several years). Every time I like a song, want to hear the rest of the album it's on or want to hear more of that artist, I add that song to a big playlist (currently 906 songs) so I can open that artist's page later. On that artist page I often check out the 'appears on' section to check out albums or playlists with similar music. I treat that album/playlist the same as Discover weekly: If I like a song I add it to the big playlist.
I think this works great, I often discover new artists or songs, all more or less in the same (electronicy) genres though. I've also noticed that I can listen to some albums that are different, but it won't get added to my Discover Weekly, which is exactly how I like it. For example: sometimes I like to listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers for an afternoon, but I don't feel the need to have similar artists added to my mix of songs.
I don't really use the Daily mixes. Every one of those seems to have the same couple of artist and the mix of artists doen't really changes over time.
And sometimes a friend of mine or some family members send me a link to an album or playlist they like.
I discover music through Spotify. You could say "Spotify's algorithm", but you need to help it. It is more their links between artists that I use, and the general availability of a lot of artists. (Not as many as on YouTube.) If I have found a lot of great, new music this week, next week's "Discover Weekly" and the albums recommended in "Home" are better. Most of the music I find is by looking at the tracks I'm alrea…
I make extensive use of the Spotify algorithm to discover the music I want to listen to based on my own idea of what it should sound like. For example if I want some music with a house beat but folky feel to it, then I'll create a playlist and 'seed' it with some house music and some folk music; about 10 tracks total. Then I'll scroll to the very bottom of the playlist and go through the Recommended Songs. Spotify is…
1) youtube recommendations (I provided enough data for them to be good) 2) contextual discovery - e.g. I like some band and than I discover the previous band of their drummer 3) recommendations from friends, internet radio DJs etc 4) accidentally visiting band's concert