[jason2323]

While I understand the sentiment in the article and this thread. Streaming services like Spotify have unparalleled recommendation and discovery systems. Even if I were to store my music locally, how would I discover new ones to add to my playlist?

[cdme]

My inclination has always been to reach for Last.fm that lists related artists gleaned from fan listening patterns — beyond that I've always enjoyed tracing bands manually based on the members of bands I like, their side projects, labels that put out releases I like consistently and so forth. For smaller acts that are absent from or not featured by Spotify their recommendations usually fall flat.