We’ve been waiting quite some time to announce our newest partner…. Spotify! I don’t think it’s a stretch to say this is the best fit we’ve had with working with a company before. Well… I guess being able to give away Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is also pretty rad. Now… on top of your free ice cream you’ll be given an invite to the private beta to check out Spotify before all your friends. Imagine having access to over 15 million tracks. No buffering, no skipping, just the music you want, when you want it. I’ve been ‘testing’ it for a little bit and I’ve found so much great music I never knew existed. Check out the playlist I put together for Pitchfork Festival this weekend. If you need an invite to listen to it hit me up on twitter @icecreamman and I’ll do my best to get you one as soon as possible. We’ll be filming for the next five weeks too with Dig for Fire and Pitchfork TV so stayed tuned for updates on that.
Did you know that Smashing Pumpkins have a digital-only collection of all their rarities and b-sides? I didnt’ until I got on Spotify
Do you wish you could listen to all the best music from Pitchfork or Drowned in Sound? You can with their constantly updated playlists on Spotify. Check out http://www.shareplaylists.com to find the best playlists
Have you heard of Villagers? I found them while browsing through Spotify’s “New Release” playlist a while back
You know how magazines and blogs always make top ten or top 100 lists? Now you can find them and listen to the whole list with one click. My favorite so far is Q Magazines Top 500 Greatest Lost Tracks (I listened to ALL of them and there are some gems in there. Hmmm.. I should make a playlist based off that – my top 20 from their top 500!
One of my most listened to bands ever is on there too. Check out all of Bedhead’s albums. I can never get enough. Heron? another band I’ve been addicted to lately you should check out
The list goes on and on and I’ll keep sharing playlists from each festival we’re attending as well as random ones and links to some of our favorite we come across.
Take Spotify for a spin and let us know what you think. If you dig it sign up for the premium account and get unlimited access, the mobile phone app and exclusives like early releases from some of your favorite artists.
Can I get an invite??? Pretty please.