Are thre any good accounts to follow on the fediverse for new music? I feel out-of-touch lately. I need something new. Mainly into metal, punk, etc, but I'm open to whatever.
Also, I prefer to buy, rather than stream, but I'll take what I can get.

@steve

There is @music
which is an automated bot that boosts posts about music. That might get you started.

@steve @mayintoronto The NowPlaying hashtag always has good recommendations :)

@steve No accounts come to mind, but do you know Panic Shack’s music?

https://www.youtube.com/@panicshack

Panic Shack

πŸ’Girl Band from Cardiff, Wales! πŸ’ Twitter/Insta: @panicshack MGMT: [email protected] Booking : [email protected] / [email protected]

YouTube

@lydialurch i didn't! But I'm subscribed now. I realize one of the places I do discover new music is this channel: Lawnchair Youth.

https://youtube.com/@lawnchairyouth

Lawnchair Youth

Founded in 2013, Lawnchair Youth was created to promote the artistic works of Carlisle Jones and Zach Mckown. In 2017 LCY reformatted to "LCY Media", shifting focus to creating content for local Birmingham, AL artists. In 2020, the two purchased and created a new multi-media space in their city that takes the experience they offer artists to the next level. The follow our journey, subscribe and hit that bell!

YouTube
@steve This all looks new to me too. Cheers!
@steve
This bot is pretty good @BCBYNCSA

@steve
@etherdiver does weekly reviews of independant music and is an all-around great resource for finding new stuff.

@ordosmarkzero has a couple of long-running threads of music finds

https://theindiebeat.fm is 24/7 live music across several different channels. They also have TIBtv now!

@audiointerface has several ongoing shows with mixes of different genres

The #bonkwave crew are a great source of fun, weird music and are a good connection point to other music resources around here.

The Indie Beat Radio – Discover independent music from artists in the Fediverse.

@steve @etherdiver @ordosmarkzero @audiointerface
You'll also find that a lot of the people you find connected to these things do their own regular livestream stuff and/or participate in other music collectives out there
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@steve @GetMusic has loads of free Bandcamp codes for trying out artists you might not otherwise discover.

You might also look at https://thequietus.com/ for reviews etc.

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