How do you find new music when no one writes about it anymore?
Bandcamp is over, Pitchfork has been shredded and mainstream music journalism's last gasp is nigh. So, what's next?
Every Friday, my streaming service of choice sends me a playlist of new music it thinks I’ll like.
Every Friday, I open that playlist with a sense of optimism, hopeful I’m about to discover a bunch of excellent new songs and artists.
And every Friday, I’m left feeling disappointed.
Invariably, almost inevitably, that playlist sucks.
I guess that’s what ha…
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