Lol, idk if I’m gonna sound pedantic but over the years, I’ve really broadened my musical taste. I love discovering really out there stuff, stuff I’ve never listened to before and I can vibe with. Something I can say “yeah, there was real thought put into this”.
And yet everything seems to fit neatly into a genre. I rarely, rarely find something that’s new and fresh. Most stuff you find you can compare it to something else you know already.
I think my biggest discovery in recent time was Polyphia, especially after their New Levels New Devils album (Listen to GOAT here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gkpYORQLU). I’ve never seen anyone do something like this with a guitar, and to this day I haven’t found anyone that does something similar.
Gasoline (“A journey into abstract hip hop”) was also a good discovery thanks to Youtube (seriously making me consider switching to Youtube music and paying for it lol)
That’s what I’m interested in, yknow. I love all genres of music and sometimes I’ll put on some 2Pac, and other times I’ll listen to Dream Theater. Elton John has some great songs and actually works really well when you have a chill evening with friends (bonus points if you actually have the vinyls to put on).
But after a while I want to discover something new, something that makes me think in music, if that makes sense.
Youtube is actually really good at recommending music, and Spotify not so much. So when I typed “good music” on Spotify to try and find some playlists, the top ones were labelled as “no specific genre” but that’s a lie lol, apparently good music is pop, country and 90s alt rock.
That’s the ultimate genre. To regroup everything that cannot properly be categorized.
Edit: also I’m seriously looking for beautiful traditional African and Arabic music from such artists. Super difficult to find when your web experience is white-centric. Love Lili Twil but it’s not on Spotify.
https://youtu.be/0aOzT11GMKM (I like this kind of stuff as well as Roc Marciano or Jay Electronica or All them Witches or sturgill simpson or Bremer/McCoy or Weyes Blood or J Dilla or Casiopea or Nicholas Craven or Aphex Twin or Polo & Pan or L’imperatrice)
The problem I find is that you have some artists out there who aren’t creating music but are instead deliberaly being obtuse and trying to be edgy. While that is good in some ways as they push the boundaries of music I also think their music lacks an authenticity that resonates with me. Let other people share music with you, either via social media or in person.