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06-20-2010, 05:04 AM | #4501 (permalink) | |
why bother?
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As for LastFM, I like how now they recommend new albums to you - it's how I found out that UNKLE, Junkie XL and Hybrid had new albums out, among others of course. As for artists... Swell Maps Kasey Chambers Anna Nalick The Mekons The Orb Prefab Sprout ...to name a few that should be interesting judging by what I've read about them. |
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06-20-2010, 08:57 AM | #4502 (permalink) | |
Say something vague
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My top 6 recommendations...I think they are pretty good (minus the incredibly terrible Merchant Ships). The Devil Is Electric Operation: Cliff Clavin Merchant Ships The One-Up Downstairs Look Mexico Toby Foster Oh and last 7 days Angus & Julia Stone 32 Math and Physics Club 30 Hop Along 22 Frank Turner 20 Madeline Ava 19 Ghost Mice 18 This Town Needs Guns 18 Good Luck 17 CunninLynguists 16 Dessa 15 Heathers 15 Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros 15 Cage 14 The Max Levine Ensemble 14 Paul Baribeau 12
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06-20-2010, 01:53 PM | #4503 (permalink) |
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I never use RYM for recommendations really. I just use it to catalog my collection, rate stuff, keep track of how many times I've played new acquisitions, and basically keep a running record of what I play. I "bump" every album I listen to so the most recent stuff listed is what I've most recently listened to (exceptions being when I remember I own something and need to add it...but I'm not actually listening to it).
I think last.fm suggestions are pretty good, but I don't use them all that often either. I have gotten some great ones over the years though. A lot of times I already know of the artists so I ignore them until I'm ready to explore them.
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06-20-2010, 04:09 PM | #4504 (permalink) |
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1. Portishead 33 1. The Drums 33 3. Belle and Sebastian 27 4. Beach House 21 5. Beck 19 5. School of Seven Bells 19 7. Ryan Adams 17 7. The Smashing Pumpkins 17 9. The Smiths 16 10. The God Machine 13 11. Joy Division 12 11. Girls 12 11. Wintersleep 12 14. Yo La Tengo 11 14. Autolux 11 16. Swirlies 10 16. The Gaslight Anthem 10 18. Electric Wizard 9 19. PJ Harvey 8 20. LCD Soundsystem 7 20. Whipping Boy 7
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06-20-2010, 10:18 PM | #4505 (permalink) |
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Every time you post I am amazed at how similar our tastes are. I try to go everywhere, but my mainstays are usually spot on with what you seem to listen to regularly.
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06-21-2010, 10:44 AM | #4506 (permalink) |
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Week of June 14-20:
Unique Artists: 139 Total Tracks: 542 Total Plays: 616 Autechre 61 Boards of Canada 41 Band of Horses 38 Ice Cube 29 These New Puritans 23 The Thermals 21 The Kinks 18 Flying Lotus 17 Cougar 16 10-20 16 The Beatles 15 The Black Keys 15 Actress 14 Download 13 The Idle Race 13 Coheed and Cambria 13
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06-21-2010, 03:20 PM | #4508 (permalink) |
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It just takes playing 2 albums to get that kind of number.
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06-21-2010, 03:53 PM | #4509 (permalink) |
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@stunning: those are great recommendations! Local Natives are awesome, definitely worth checking out if you haven't already these are my recent recs: The Morning Benders Yeasayer Say Anything (I don't like this band) The Jimi Hendrix Experience (LOLWAT) Kevin Devine Rogue Wave Tokyo Police Club |