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Music recommendations are drowning me.
Jan. 10th, 2019 09:44 pm As of this writing, I have no fewer than 49 artists/albums that I'm interested in checking out (I keep a list on my phone). I have a bunch of other songs that I looked up through the Shazam app that I want to hear again. Today I decided to listen to the radio as I drove home and ended up taking down more song titles... and then tonight I went to my job at a concert venue and was totally drawn in by the opening act, and intrigued by the main act (one of the two members played one of my main instruments, so that was exciting). Now I go online trying to wind down, open up my social media, and see all these musical accounts I've followed posting reviews, spotlighting artists...
And it's all too much! I love music. I couldn't exist in this world without it. But I've been listening to Punch Brothers and Chris Thile almost exclusively for two years now (three this summer). Before them, I listened to the Beach Boys for seven months straight... and in my freshman year of high school I listened to nothing but U2. You see how it is. When I love a band, I go HARDCORE for that band. There's no way I can give almost 50 different artists my undivided attention, and the thought of the list slowly piling up is overwhelming. It makes me want to turn off the radio, unfollow every music media account on social media, and just hole myself up in my room with Spotify open until I've completely familiarized myself with every name on my list. But even if I caught up somehow, the world goes on, and there will always be new artists to listen to...
I am overloaded on every level. I might need to take some time off from listening and spend it creating instead. I feel like creative projects are what happen when you're filled to the brim with stimulation and inspiration, then someone takes a pin and sticks it in you, and everything inside comes spilling out in a flood as you make something new.
And it's all too much! I love music. I couldn't exist in this world without it. But I've been listening to Punch Brothers and Chris Thile almost exclusively for two years now (three this summer). Before them, I listened to the Beach Boys for seven months straight... and in my freshman year of high school I listened to nothing but U2. You see how it is. When I love a band, I go HARDCORE for that band. There's no way I can give almost 50 different artists my undivided attention, and the thought of the list slowly piling up is overwhelming. It makes me want to turn off the radio, unfollow every music media account on social media, and just hole myself up in my room with Spotify open until I've completely familiarized myself with every name on my list. But even if I caught up somehow, the world goes on, and there will always be new artists to listen to...
I am overloaded on every level. I might need to take some time off from listening and spend it creating instead. I feel like creative projects are what happen when you're filled to the brim with stimulation and inspiration, then someone takes a pin and sticks it in you, and everything inside comes spilling out in a flood as you make something new.
