This really is a playlist of undiscovered artists, so that’s one half the promise delivered. The playlist has an indie focus and, to qualify for inclusion, artists have to have less than 10,000 streams on Spotify. We didn’t sink weeks into looking for these bands, so skipping doesn’t mean we wasted our time. If we don’t, we skip the song and move on. If we like someone, we can look into them further. We just sit back and wait for the list to be refreshed each month. Any time we’d expend is transferred to people who actually want to do the musical discovery legwork. It’s one of the reasons we like this playlist. We can sing along to what we already have, and why bother when, at least half the time, it’s not worth the effort. We could spend months listening to the same handful of artists and albums. Musical ruts are not only natural but perfectly comfortable.

If Spotify is your service of choice, here are a few playlists that require your attention.įor reasons we’d need scientists to explain to us with very big words (then much simpler ones), musical taste is one of the harder things to expand. Because, as we all know, it’s the passenger’s job to provide the soundtrack and the driver’s job to keep both hands on the wheel, get you there safely, and not bitch about the passenger seat’s song choices. Plus, if you have people over or you’re carpooling somewhere, having a few reliable go-to playlists will give you an edge when it comes to passenger seat DJing responsibilities. A few up-and-comers, reliable mainstays, and personal favorites round out a personality and help people get to know each other. Having a general knowledge of music is only going to do you good.

Spotify playlist