A New (To Me) Way To Listen To Music

We’re fully immersed in a new era of music that is most easily defined by one thing: digital streaming. Music services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and others make it easy for artists to spread their projects to the masses, and for listeners to easily access the latest, hottest bops. One underrated component of streaming services that I hadn’t taken advantage of until recently is the playlist. Being able to group similar tracks together to create a coherent mood and sound has always been nice, but recently I’ve been doing something new: creating “Best of…” playlists for each of my favorite artists in which I put all of my favorite songs of theirs.

No more skipping. No more “Ugh, not this one!” Every single song that I include in a particular artist’s “Best of…” playlist is a song that I’m entirely willing and excited to listen to every single time. I’m able to throw these playlists on shuffle and not worry about dealing with what’s playing for as long as I’ll listen. This is revolutionizing the way I listen to music. Not really, but it’s cool.

I’m sure that you’ve known about and done this for a long time. There are probably lots of downsides to how I do things, too, for example not being exposed to new music and not being able to broaden my horizons by revisiting tracks I once deemed unworthy. I don’t mind it - it’s working for me for now and I figured I’d let you in on it in case this new strategy appeals to you, too.

You can check out my Spotify profile here which features all of my “Best of…” playlists, which so far include the likes of BROCKHAMPTON, Father John Misty, Fleetwood Mac, and many more. Thanks for reading - now go listen!