There's probably half a dozen reasons I prefer my problematic Swedish music streamer to the eponymous offering from Cupertino, and here's one.

If you like the music in a TV show like "Outer Range?" There's a pretty good chance someone has made a playlist of it. In this case, the playlist was made by the company that makes the show.

This is awesome, and everyone should do this.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WpT0LRFI3q5GIC2hUXFq5?si=52847051bb8d4790

Outer Range: Official Playlist

Outer Range: Official Playlist · Playlist · 77 songs · 4.8K likes

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Another great one is the "Righteous Gemstones" playlist.

They've thought so much about what music can do for their story.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lt8SdLmOC6ARmz7mwsKEY?si=b90731bbf0aa450b

The Righteous Gemstones | Official

The Righteous Gemstones | Official · Playlist · 84 songs · 4.2K likes

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How about an influential punk rock concert movie?

The actual ~soundtrack~ has been OOP since the late 80s, and, weirdly, the movie only streams on Kanopy.

But, somebody cared enough to make a playlist of the original songs and then shared it. They gave you a little piece of their heart.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KC7Gl2kOqPW2y8GuS2tmy?si=f03bd1560ce94861

“Urgh! A Music War” (1982) Soundtrack

“Urgh! A Music War” (1982) Soundtrack · Playlist · 34 songs · 160 likes

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@hotdogsladies I couldn’t tell you exactly how, but Fruit Company has made it so difficult to build and post and share playlists that all the music mags and sites and blogs noncommercial radio and social media posters can’t be bothered.

It’s highly telling that their own joke of ‘100 best albums’ linked to a website of carousel images, but never to any of the music in their streaming platform. What gives with THAT?