I’ve seen a few people talking about how great Spotify is lately, so I decided to sign up for an invite a few days ago. I got that invite today, so I’ve been playing with the app a lot today. It’s a pretty cool service, there are an amazing amo9unt of songs available. I found things today for some of my favorite artists that I hadn’t even known existed before. The crux of it though, is that you have to know what you want to listen to. If you’re hoping for a Pandora type experience, then you’re out of luck. But if you’re in the mood for something in particular and just want that, this is amazing.
A friend gave me a great suggestion today, to use the two services in conjunction with each other. If you’re listening to Pandora and come across a new artist, you can switch over to Spotify and listen to more of their music. Seems like a good idea to me.
If you want to get an invite to the free service (there’s also a premium service that gives you offline and mobile options), head over to this website http://www.spotify.com/us/hello-america/. It seems to be taking about a week to get your invite, so the sooner you get on the list, the better. In the meantime, go listen to Pandora and keep a list of the new artists you want to hear more of. Right now I’m checking out Florence and the Machines discography.
