Monday, January 23, 2017

Random discovery of new music.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the power of Pandora for quite a few years now. That said, it is still a somewhat rare occurrence when a new band really grabs me. It seems to be about one a year these days/maybe for the last decade or so(which, if you're doing basic rudimentary math in your head equals out to something like 10 new bands in the last 10 years.) This might seem like a small number at first glance but I think it more emphasizes the quality to which I refer about a band that "really grabs me." These are not just high quality musicians and composers. The ones that really "grab" me are almost always ones that offer something somewhat unique to the music listening experience for me, which also means that it must be something somewhat new to me in order to find that unique quality. I have heard an incredible variety of music over the years and finding something new is generally not too common for me. Thus, I am always quite delighted, and somewhat surprised, to discover new music that really grabs me. It really makes my day/week/month/year/decade/score/life!

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