For those who pirate songs, how do you discover new music?

I know the question is rather awkward at first and I am possibly overlooking something, but I would like to know something I really don’t understand.

In the past I have used modified versions of Spotify and they are fine but obviously no modified version allows you to download songs because it is a premium function at server level and honestly I would like to have my songs on my device, so if I don’t have internet I can still listen to them.

After those modified versions of Spotify, I have used apps like ViMusic, Spotube and SimpMusic which are basically Youtube Music apps but without ads and with more features, including downloading music, the problem is that they do that at the level of the app itself, not in a separate file. And I love these apps and I can not recommend them enough but my phone is a little old and I see 0 need to change it since I use it for basics usage and although this can sound dumb the interface of these apps are full of blur and unnecessary effects that make my device slow, including Spotify, and I don’t like Spotify Lite because I feel it is a very trimmed version of Spotify.

So this is where my question comes in, for those who exclusively download music, how do you discover new songs? Spotify’s recommendation system is great and Youtube’s radio mode is very good but obviously I need to use Spotify or Youtube Music to use it and I prefer to use light apps for local playback because of what I already mentioned.

Edit: Thanks for all the recommendations! I never thought this post would get so many answers and there are too many comments to answer one by one, but I admit that the old-school method of reading blogs or magazines works well, and I also like the idea of sites like Last.fm or discogs.

MrJameGumb,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

Review sites for genres I like. I find a lot of new music on Angry Metal Guy. That one’s just for metal, but there are all kinds of different review sites

Psythik,

I literally type “new music” into YouTube and see where it takes me.

comradegreetingcard,
@comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml avatar

Aside from what others have said, I look at what other bands the bands I already listen to tour or collaborate with.

user224,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I don’t download full albums, just individual songs I like.

The sources are basically anywhere I hear music, but generally, it’s by listening to radio.

As of now, this has already got me to 1,179 songs with 3 in queue to be downloaded. (If you’re curious, those in queue are: Dana International - Diva; New Kids On The Block - Step By Step; Prince - Purple rain)
It is hard to call it discovery in this case, more like a reminder of the songs since I knew them already.

Other sources include, but are not limited to: Browsing YouTube playlists, searching for artists to see if they have more good songs, buying a CD compilation, searching for someone’s Spotify playlist after peeking into their phone when I liked multiple songs (they didn’t want to share the playlist, but left it “public”), Bus Simulator Ultimate (there I discovered 2 artists, Melihcan and Cem Kılıç), old tapes, bus driver with a Bluetooth speaker (and me with Shazam), parts of songs randomly appearing in my head from who knows where, background music in videos.

As I said, everywhere I can hear music.

alphacyberranger,
@alphacyberranger@lemmy.world avatar

Check out new songs from youtube, spotify, music sites and later download them and store them locally as 256 or 320 kbps mp3 files. I used to be a fan of billboard Top 100, but nowadays it’s just crap. Occasionally I do purchase from the artist’s site if available just to support them.

Teon,
@Teon@kbin.social avatar

I use Discogs to find music I've never heard of, and artists/bands that I have forgotten about. I choose an artist I love, and then just click on the genre link in their profile to see others in that same genre. You can also click on the links of other bands they were in. There is also a Recommendations carousel that appears at the bottom of the page.

pineapplelover,

I don’t think I’m pirating since I’m not reuploading, but I’m downloading Spotify playlists using Spotdl. So, I find music using Spotify.

CloverSi,

Personal recommendations, NPR Tiny Desk, movie and show soundtracks, Bandcamp, record stores, Library of Congress Homegrown Concerts on YouTube, looking into any bands you like and seeing what else the members have been in.

Metafalls_,

RYM

vicfic,
@vicfic@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

You can like scrape the data from Spotify Playlists and yt music and like a regularly updated local copy of that…

small44,

I don’t like using recommendation algorithms, I always discover music by human recommendations from blogs like bandcamp daily, warez websites and featuring artists

retiolus,
@retiolus@lemmy.cat avatar

I don’t pirate songs, but I guess I would use a scrobbler and then ListenBrainz suggestions

tux0r,
@tux0r@feddit.de avatar

I read a lot of music-related blogs, review sites and a few selected magazines. No online “recommendation system” needed.

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