As we age, it costs us to leave our music comfort area. It is not just nostalgia: time is poor and dedicating hours to the exploration of new sounds it seems a luxury. Therefore, many resort to apps specialized in the discovery of music: those that generate playlists with artists similar to your favorites or who launch recommendations in light interfaces. I’m not bad, but personally they have never worked for me. Anyway, I am a melomano who always listens to something new without looking for it.
Because magic must not look for, but to be surprised. The best new music that I have not found in the apps designed for this, but in those already used daily: Those who, without pretending, push me towards unexpected sounds. So I fell in love with different genres such as the k-pop and the sauce, now essential in my playlists.
If you like Expand your musical horizon without downloading anything newHere I tell you which daily use apps and how they help me discover jewels without realizing it.
It depends on you listening to new music, not an app
The first – e more important– The thing is Open your mind to new sounds. Without this attitude, no apps, algorithm or advice can help you discover music that really surprises you. Here the key factor is you.
My second advice: forget music guru, criticisms and specialized rankings. It is not that they have no value – on the contrary, they can be useful to contextualize – but Music is, above all, personal emotion. It doesn’t matter if a song appears in the “top 10 of the year” or if the experts consider it a masterpiece: the only relevant is how it makes you feel. Disconnect from dogmas and listen freely.
My trick to find new music without downloading anything: the apps that we all have (but we do not always take advantage of it)
With this, of course, these are the apps that I use so that the new music comes to me effortlessly:
Tiktok
A few platforms received both hatred and Tiktok, but you have to recognize something: Your discovery algorithm is insurmountable. With constant use, the app not only identifies your general tastes, but also those niche interests you are passionate about, including your musical palate.
But here’s the real hack: Magic must not seek musical content, but to pay attention to the soundtrack of the videos. That song that accompanies an epic modification of the best moves of Ronaldinho, a metaphor gameplay or simply any viral trend. Break Prejudice: the quality of the video does not determine the quality of music. If that 15 second fragment caught you, give a complete song (The title appears under the video). So I discovered from the recent jewelry successes of the 80s that I would never have discovered on my own.
YouTube
When you want to explore a new song, do it on YouTube. Your algorithm is particularly good for mixing advice: Shows you both themes you already know as new songs similar to those you are listening to. The best thing is that, while discovering a genre, YouTube begins to suggest more related content, creating a virtuous circle of musical discovery. Also Generate automatic lists that combine your favorite themes with the songs just foundmaking the transition to new sounds organic.
Instead, Spotify seems designed to stay in your comfort zone. Unlike YouTube, it does not actively guide the exploration: its recommendations of similar songs are less frequent and ambitious. While YouTube encourages you to expand your tastesSpotify gives priority to reaffirm what you already like. Especially if you want to get out of the typical genres that you always hear, YouTube will be more useful.
Although it is not a musical app, Instagram is a hidden mine of sound discoveries, a bit like Tiktok. Each coil, history or publication brings its soundtrack that you might like you listen to it complete. When a melody hooks you, the app allows you to immediately look for the song (with the name on the screen or by means of Integrated Shazam) or save the coil to investigate later.
Without realizing, your feed becomes a personalized radio in which the new music finds you. It is a musical exploration in its most visual and spontaneous form: without healed playlists, without evident algorithmsonly pure «What is this that sounds so well?»In your daily roll.
The final trick: let the apps do the job for you
Above all, you already have these apps installed and use them daily –You don’t need to download anything new or change your routine. You just have to pay attention to those musical fragments that appear in your Tiktok, coils, stories or tips on YouTube. The new music is there, hidden in your daily parchment, waiting for you to give it.
AS The next time Abras Tiktok, Instagram or YouTube, remember: they are not just social networks or video platformsBut your secret allies for musical discovery. Effortlessly, without complicated algorithms, just let yourself be transported by what sounds good.
