I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers…

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/spotify-price-rise

  • Nighed@feddit.ukEnglish
    211·
    22 hours ago

    They don’t have any other recommendations apart from those human made ones though? Couldn’t find what I wanted.

    The UI is awful and their artist pages are normally blank for indy artists.

    The migration is pretty seamless though, and they apparently pay their artists way better.

    • addie@feddit.ukEnglish
      9·
      20 hours ago

      They have the human made ones, they have the “artist radio” function that plays songs similar to a band you like, they have a weekly top 30 based on stuff you’ve been listening to. The headline ‘albums of the week’ are based on what they like, which I don’t think is unfair - I’ve really enjoyed some of them.

      I listen to a lot of metal and electronic, and I’ve always found the descriptions excellent - usually several paragraphs even for the most obscure of bands. Was well impressed that they had Lambrini Girls as one of their ‘albums of the week’, and their album at studio quality. Not that that’s essential for punk. Admittedly I don’t listen to a lot of indy, but they’ve always had what I’ve wanted to listen to.

      My main complaint about the UX is that it’s nearly identical to Spotify, but I suppose there’s not much else you can do. Something particular about it that you dislike?

      • Nighed@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        2 hours ago

        Thanks for the long reply.

        Did not know the radio function existed. On mobile at least I can’t find it on the artists page? I have to go into the … Menu on a track in a playlist?

        I listen to a lot of instrumental stuff while working, so I may be going too indy? Someone like soundcriters should should have something on their page?

        https://open.qobuz.com/artist/5003476

        I dislike that you have to go to a playlists page to play it in shuffle, you can’t do it from the playlists menu.

        Double clicking should play a track but doesn’t.