I enjoyed the article, and agree with it's sentiments/ conclusions. I get inspiration to new music from the NYT's and the Guardian but you can find it using Spotify as I did when I was young (I'm 72) leafing through the boxes (playlists) in the record shop until you find something interesting. You just don't get the feedback/banter from the guy/girl behind the counter or the people in the shop which I dearly miss.
What has my attention at the moment.: Keturah, Sona Jobarteh, Meredith Moon, Muireann Bradly, Lisa O'Neill, Charles LLoyd, Brighde Chaimbeul, Nat Myers, Katrine Polwart, for to name a few. I look forward to reading more of your articles.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response, James! And you’re right that finding playlists on Spotify just isn’t the same as going to a record shop. I think I had actually forgotten that buying music used to be a social experience!
And I will definitely be checking out some of your recommendations :) so glad you enjoyed the article x
Thanks so much for the mention. I loved that Ezra Klein episode too and felt it chimed very nicely with Louise Chen’s points about music and streaming and Spotify
It was such a good episode, wasn’t it? It connected so many ideas I’d seen floating around lately. Definitely keen for some more radio for the next little while, I think!
I enjoyed the article, and agree with it's sentiments/ conclusions. I get inspiration to new music from the NYT's and the Guardian but you can find it using Spotify as I did when I was young (I'm 72) leafing through the boxes (playlists) in the record shop until you find something interesting. You just don't get the feedback/banter from the guy/girl behind the counter or the people in the shop which I dearly miss.
What has my attention at the moment.: Keturah, Sona Jobarteh, Meredith Moon, Muireann Bradly, Lisa O'Neill, Charles LLoyd, Brighde Chaimbeul, Nat Myers, Katrine Polwart, for to name a few. I look forward to reading more of your articles.
James Cassidy.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response, James! And you’re right that finding playlists on Spotify just isn’t the same as going to a record shop. I think I had actually forgotten that buying music used to be a social experience!
And I will definitely be checking out some of your recommendations :) so glad you enjoyed the article x
Thanks so much for the mention. I loved that Ezra Klein episode too and felt it chimed very nicely with Louise Chen’s points about music and streaming and Spotify
It was such a good episode, wasn’t it? It connected so many ideas I’d seen floating around lately. Definitely keen for some more radio for the next little while, I think!