new music, new emotions

I recently downloaded a new app called “Swipefy”. It’s essentially tinder for music, the user can swipe right if they like a song and left if they don’t. The songs it pushes out to you are based on an AI-generated algorithm formed from the user’s Spotify data. And I can’t lie, I love the app. It has brought me so much good music in the short time that I’ve had it. It has great personalization settings too btw. Like just get the app and you’ll see; yes, this is a promotion bc I honestly love this app.

The problem comes in when (and I know this is a bunch of nerd-shit made up in my mind) I’m listening back to the songs on Spotify. All the songs I swiped on are obviously songs I like but they have a different energy around them when I’m listening to them. It’s only so slightly off-putting to me.

These songs are all saved to my ‘Liked Songs’ but when I play it now, it sounds more like a really good Discover Weekly. In the sense that the music is fantastic but I don’t know any of these songs.

I’m sure, over time, I will become more familiar with the songs as I work them into playlists and things, but they lack foundation. Every other song in my Liked Songs has a backstory on how I found it because I’ve (nearly) discovered all my music organically. You know, listening to new artists, similar artists to ones I knew, other people sharing music,…. Soundcloud. Typical methods. And I guess, yes maybe it’s the same with AI as they’re just taking artists I already like and lining me up with similar artists, but like it’s not really the S A M E. It’s a little inorganic. I don’t know, it just makes me personally feel disconnected from the music in some way.

Maybe I’m making a big fuss about nothing and being an old man having a hard time adjusting to a technologically advancing world. Anyway here are some dope ass songs I found via Swipefy.