With more than 15 million songs on Spotify, deciding what to listen to can be overwhelming. This list highlights the best Spotify apps for discovering new music, reading album reviews and exploring the social buzz of emerging bands.
What's your favorite app on Spotify right now? Let us know in the comments section below.
Best for: Creative playlists
The Fuse Spotify app
is a perfect resource for curated playlists. With a gorgeous,
image-heavy layout, the app is fun to use and very visually appealing.
Fuse's "What We're Listening To" playlist features over 200 tracks and
is updated by staff members daily. You probably won't find new songs
with this app, but you will enjoy the creative approach Fuse takes when
compiling its playlists, such as "This Niles Rodgers Playlist is Like
the History of Disco and Dance," "The Daft Punk Samples Playlist" and
"Single Ladies: The Best One-Named Female Singers."
Best for: Perusing classic jazz songs
Blue Note
is an essential Spotify app for jazz enthusiasts. The app features more
than 70 years of music. Its interactive timeline and filters let you
customize your browsing selection. "View" or "Read More" links bring you
to a landing page with historical context and profiles of contributing
artists. "Add as Playlist" and "Share" buttons make the interactive
experience social, too.
Best for: Looking up lyrics
Say goodbye to those
"[song name] +lyrics" Google searches. The TuneWiki Spotify app
generates lyrics for whatever track you're listening to, and then as the
music plays, it automatically bolds the current line. The app struggles
with more experimental music like Dillon Francis and XXYYXX; since the
words are so muddled, it simply says:
[Instrumental]
(Instrumental)
{Instrumental}
And I have to admit, I appreciated the creativity in conveying the different sets of instrumentals.
Best for: Tracking social buzz of emerging artists
The
Emerge Spotify app uses data visualization to track new artists you
care about. While most apps on the Internet try to cater to Millennials'
notoriously short attention spans, Emerge takes a more long-term
approach: It tracks social buzz and Spotify activity of 10 upcoming
artists over a six-week period.
Best for: Alternative music discovery
Pitchfork's
publication is exceptional for finding new music, so it's no surprise
that its Spotify app is equally helpful. You can browse album reviews in
three ways: an all-inclusive stream, the best new albums, or
Pitchfork-made playlists. Each album listed comes with a numerical
rating, an "Add as Playlist" option, and a "Share Album" option, as well
as a full-length, Pitchfork-style album review.
Best for: Reading reviews of new releases
The Rolling Stone
Spotify app works hard in all the right places. The interface is
hassle-free and the album and song reviews are hosted directly on
Spotify. A large selection of the playlists are curated by top artists,
from David Guetta to Tom Petty.
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I use 5 of them every day already!
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