Spotify Announces “Release Radar”

I love it. Checked out a lot of bands I might otherwise not.

 

Music discovery is the only thing I miss about Spotify now that I'm a year into Apple Music, I remember discovering a lot of bands through their suggestions and playlists.

 

This is actually really cool. Will definitely use in the future.

 

Fucking sweet.

 

Good stuff, my love for Spotify is endless

 

what exactly is better about AM? I tried it and switched back to Spotify.

 

My love for Spotify only grows bigger

 

Pretty cool

 

I had some issues with adding local files to my Spotify library and syncing them to my phone, mostly because the shared wifi my apartment uses makes it so that my computer won't find my phone wirelessly, that's why I made the switch. I like the ease of the iCloud Music Library and that it works well with the rest of my apple products. It doesn't hurt that I was an apple store employee and got 9 free months of it for Christmas. I also like knowing that new releases go up exactly at 10:00PM central on Thursday nights.

I also think the Spotify app regressed quite a bit last year or whenever they introduced the side menu, but I definitely don't think Spotify is bad or even a step down from Apple Music, if AM wasn't a thing or if I hadn't made the switch I would still be happy with Spotify.

 

That makes a whole lot of sense. I was just curious because I see so many people complain about Spotify. I really didn't notice a big difference haha

 

As someone with absolutely no time to listen to albums, this sounds great.

 

Love this feature so much

 

I like this, but have a feeling that 2/3 of what pops up for me is going to be remixes of something I'd already listened to

 

This sounds great. I think their new releases sections leave a lot to be desired right now.

 

I enjoy it. It had a mix of stuff I didn't know was out and stuff I've been meaning to listen to but forgot. I didn't care about everything on it but just the fact that it narrowed it down on a convenient playlist is good enough for me. I'm horrible at keeping up with releases

 

I like this! Never got the hype with Discover Weekly, but this one seems like it'll at least be interesting to check out each week.

 

Really? I absolutely love Discover Weekly. It's so spot on if you only have playlists of songs you actually like/listen to frequently, haha.

 

Yeah, Discover Weekly is a great feature. Brings up new music, oldies you've forgotten, and throws in some stand-by's for good measure.

To have a feature using a similar strategy, but tailored specifically for newer releases? Could be really awesome.

I come here to see what's out on Friday's, now I can both see and HEAR it in one place.

Spotify has had my heart since 2011. I was blown away you could stream music for free and it was actually legal, then when I went to premium on mobile in late 2014, I don't know how I could ever go back. I listened to 56 days worth of music last year! For $15/month (family plan), it's one of the best investments I ever made.

 

Personally I see this being much more useful than Discover Weekly(which I've very rarely found useful). I also really like that 3 bands that I listen to had new songs added to Spotify today and they were all added to the playlist today.