Spotify - anyone heard of it?

Today it keeps just stopping on the last track of any album I listen to, about halfway through the song. I can't get it to start back up again and a replay ends up stopping it in the exact same place. Kinda weird.

why does it not play the next song in the search results after one is done

So on the mobile app I can't get a "similar artists" radio? Well that sux.

There is no radio feature on the US Spotify unless I'm missing something.

nothing on my spotify either for related artists.

why does it not play the next song in the search results after one is done

does seem like it would do that but it only will play things like that in a row if you add em to Play Queue

Yeah, Sub Pop is a glaring omission at this point.

Something Rhapsody has, btw.

Man this fucking terrible Matt Nathanson ad with the sub-Dave Matthews "singing" is almost enough in and of itself to make me want to pay to make all the ads go away.

Mog and Rdio have Sub Pop as well, but every service has library gaps at this point and I personally hated Rhapsody when I was using it. My feeling is that while Spotify is good, the US version is inferior to its big brother and the paid service doesn't really set itself apart from the other available services in the US.

LOL

The "IN" Sound presented by the U.S. Army featuring songs by the Yardbirds and the Monkees
http://open.spotify.com/album/1mdTIoDXUrCshsxZ6RfYzb

what no linux client

What are those chain link icons to the right of the tracks?

> what no linux client

there is / was in the uk, only available to premium / unlimited subscribers.

http://www.spotify.com/uk/download/previews/

I'm still not clear on how it's better than Rhapsody. Does it all come down to album selection?

it's just really slick.. songs start instantly, you can't really tell that they're not on your own hard drive

Yeah getting the Linux version so I could listen at work was the initial reason I subscribed. Other people have had luck using the Windows version under Wine but it was never stable for me.

xp obv

I've solidified my monster playlist as "100 songs I think everyone should love":

http://open.spotify.com/user/djperry1973/playlist/2JSosmzA72ClTGzNryqTa8

sadly no ICP, because I really don't think everyone SHOULD love ICP (especially their current stuff)

I finally got my account today. I'll be glad when they get more US licenses to fill the holes in the collection.

Hasn't rhapsody been around for a long time, and it uses the browser? I think I tried out out ages ago but it seemed like some really clunky realplayer kind of bullshit. I don't want something running in my browser, I want an actual app.

Just got a free invite so I can check it out, and Damn DJP - love that 100 songs playlist!

Yeah, I admittedly haven't used Rhapsody in forever, but I remember it being so clunky and slow that I can't believe people are recommending it as a viable alternative to Spotify. Must have improved a TON since I played around with it.

i'm listening to yr songz dan

gus gus became doves right?

Gus Gus stayed Gus Gus, they have a new album out this year that's pretty good.

ah yeah that was Sub Sub i was thinking of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9O32R1BZY&feature=related

I just sprung for the premium Spotify, and have been giving it a whirl. I like the desktop interface slightly better than Rhapsody, but not in any overwhelming way. They had a couple things that Rhapsody didn't, but no major differences during my initial check on a handful of favorite bands (Kim Fowley, lilys, Swell Maps -- Spotify had a better Swell Maps selection -- and the like).

Their iPhone app is buggy and not at all as good as Rhapsody, and crashed a few times. Presumably that'll get fixed. At the moment I'm going to keep both. Rhapsody makes it much easier to download tracks to iPhone to play when I'm on the subway. I'm still not sure which one I'll end up sticking with, but since Spotify will probably improve while Rhapsody has already had time to solidify, I'd guess Spotify at some point.

xpost: I wouldn't ever think of calling the current Rhapsody clunky or slow, so it must in fact be a big improvement over whatever it started off as...

I recommend the 'fifties' poll result playlist, it's excellent.

Thanks to Dan and let's keep posting playlists

ayo can someone hook a dude up w/an invite to this?

finally got my invite. this is rad.

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

HOW IS THIS REAL

omg they have isis

cad i don't have invitations :-/

well here ends my only listening to 90s music all the time tbrr rip

cad, check the Coke link upthread, ppl have had luck with that

sucks you can't change your username. I wanted to share playlists but I stupidly used my real name

how do i shot this? i signed up for an invite but i didn't get it. i r dumm.

Takes some time, just have to wait it out I'm afraid.

just got in, took about a week to get the invite.

Yeah I totally want to pay it forward, but it seems like you don't get any invites if you get in on one sent from a friend. Or maybe theres a way to "earn" them or something, point being I totally want to invite you guys but I still don't have any to give.

Yeah, I admittedly haven't used Rhapsody in forever, but I remember it being so clunky and slow that I can't believe people are recommending it as a viable alternative to Spotify. Must have improved a TON since I played around with it.

the desktop player surely looks exactly the same as when you last saw it but it has gotten faster and more stable. very unsexy and totally ill-equipped to be an actual media manager (spotify doesn't quite meet my needs there either, but at least they've put some thought into how it integrates with your music). as just a streaming conveyance it does fine
the rhapsody mobile player (android at least) is shockingly well-designed in comparison, and pretty stable since oh 6 months ago. looks and feels totally different than the desktop side

i doubt anyone uses the web version, terrible

let's keep posting playlists

I put together this list of stuff from Pitchfork's Best New Music, the ILM 2011 indie thread, the ILM 2011 punk underground thread, and part of the "best of 2011 so far" thread.

http://open.spotify.com/user/polyphonique/playlist/2xuruS2QGMSVrfILOGWahp

let's keep posting playlists

My Spotify playlists, let me show you them

Invites from britishers work, right? Anyone needs one webmail me.

Here's a few ILM related playlists:

ILM best tracks of 2007
ILM best tracks of 2008
ILM 77 tracks of 2010
ILM best remixes of th 00s
ILM 20th century tracks poll - This is a monster with over 1000 tracks.

yeah anyone needs an invite let me know

ILM all time rap albums 100-51
ILM all time rap albums 50-1

*cough cough*

My Spotify playlists, let me show you them