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My guess is that most people find new pop the same way I do: you hear about things from friends, you find a few critics you trust, and you keep your ears open.īut each of these approaches puts you in a room of a certain size.

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Club,' or 'I heard this in a movie trailer two years after everybody else on the planet.' 'That was a Christmas present in 2005,' I'd say, or 'That's from my friend Kathleen,' or ' Noel Murray had great things to say about this at The A.V. For just about every song in my library, I can tell you how it came to be there-where I heard about it or who gave it to me. How do you find music that has nothing at all to do with you?Īssuming your music collection looks anything like mine, this may be a harder question than it seems. Today, Alex Eichler discusses The Hype Machine. In this three-part series, we'll look at websites that showcase artists and songs you don't already know by heart-but you'd probably like. Hope you find this as fun as we did.In the age of the iPod, it's harder and harder to get exposed to new, interesting music. What remained were the extra-emerging acts-the ones who made a name for themselves last year (and likely no year prior), on the strength of a few tracks, maybe an EP, etc. We revisited the list of most-blogged artists and removed any name that has appeared on a previous Zeitgeist or has already released a full-length LP. And we thought: how can those findings be better highlighted? Bloggers still dig daily for the next will be’s. But, as nerds here ourselves, and in the founding spirit of HM, we got curious. So it makes sense that when an established act like Daft Punk or Phoenix release an album, they are going to make the list. Credit this to things moving faster, and that blogs, while still ever-ahead of the curve, are now also an established piece of the overall infrastructure in which new music is discussed. Each year when approaching this project, we see the distance between what is and will be, getting a little smaller, or perhaps that area a little grayer. What becomes popular on blogs no doubt informs and reflects what is, or will be, popular elsewhere. The list is always telling of our times, both as a music blog community and an industry at large. One of its features is Top 50 Artists, which counts down the most-blogged acts of the year. Let us know what you think!Ī few weeks back we shared our annual Zeitgeist. You can stumble into all kinds of different stuff here, and these playlists will help you remember everything great you’ve found, in any category.īut really, I just can’t wait for you to try this out. Our goal since 2005 has been helping you find new music to fall in love with. This is among the most requested Hype Machine features, so we’ve put a ton of thought into making it fit the experience. The tracks in each list show up in the same order as in your favorites. Just swipe across each track and pick the list that fits best.

You can also put your existing favorites into these categories. These are the categories we use, but you can rename them (long-press the title, Emoji welcome!).

When favoriting a track, you can add it to one of three playlists-Up, Down, and Weird. A way to revisit the dancey things while planning a party mix, just hear the slower tracks, or find that spoken-word piece again. If you are interested, sign up here.Īds in our mobile apps have been temporarily disabled.Īs you’ve discovered more and more music on Hype Machine, you’ve probably wished there was a way to categorize your finds. Given the strong show of support for an ad-free solution since the announcement, we are looking into ways people could remove ads in the apps. We considered many options before introducing ads in our apps, and there are many reasons why subscription/donation/IAP offers were not workable for us at the time (for example, supporting two product experiences is tough for a team of three people). Hype Machine has supported itself with advertising since 2005, and with these changes, we hope to keep bringing you new music for many more years to come. Unfortunately, as a small team without outside funding, it is no longer possible for us to keep the app running without the revenue that advertising can provide. We know that it’s frustrating to see ads in an app you’ve paid for, and we wish we could keep the experience ad-free. These sales allowed us to maintain them and develop new features, and we thank you for your support. We are grateful to everybody who’s purchased the apps since we began releasing them in 2011.

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