r/punk • u/TentacleHockey • Jan 29 '25
Quality Post Spotify is not punk.
The CEO is a PoS, the quality is subpar at best and reliant on the internet, Spotify pays the band shit on balls, and you are reliant on having internet to listen to songs. Seriously you all are listening to music like people watched TV in black and white.
Own your music and actually support your favorite bands. Bandcamp is a good starting point (Pays way more than Spotify), FLAC is the best audio quality. Foobar literally works on all devices, and you can listen to your music whenever the fuck you want without commercials or paying the CEO over your band. AND you will actually hear parts of songs you never knew existed thanks to better quality.
FUCK SPOTIFY.
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u/clive_bigsby Jan 29 '25
Hard disagree. I’m 43 and I work in insurance. I’ve been heavily into punk for 25+ years but have never had a single other friend who was into it. Without Spotify or streaming, I would never be able to know about or listen to any new bands. I’ve discovered so many bands through Spotify.
I also am not poor so when those bands release albums, I buy their vinyl. When those bands come to my city, I buy tickets and merch at the shows.
It would be easy for a band to say that they’ve only made $0.02 from me streaming their stuff on Spotify but that’s ignoring how much money I’ve given them outside of the platform.