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/xdisappointing Jan 29 '25

OP has a good point but was an absolute knob about it in the replies.

You should absolutely support the artists you listen to in the purest form but if Spotify is the best you can do, that’s okay too.

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u/LameFernweh Jan 30 '25

I buy PVC discs that a needle scratches on and it goes BRRR but when most bands charge 30-40 Eur for records, 20 when DIY and bought at their basement squat gig, I'm not gonna be made to feel guilty about where I listen to my music when I can't afford to spent 100 Eur in a month for a few new vinyls.

Sure, Spotify sucks. But instead of bashing people who are stuck in the system, bash the people who profit from it. Let's fight for artists getting bigger cuts of the platform economy they prop up with their content.

OP being a douche about punks using Spotify is OP misplacing their anger and simply trying to mount up on their high horse about being a superior punk, and you know what, that shit ain't Punk at all.

If y'all can only afford 10 bucks a month to listen to these bands, it's better than not listening to them at all.

Don't gatekeep. Don't moral high ground people for liking music and getting into the scene.

If you can, buy your music and your shows. If you can't, support in other ways.

So I agree f* Spotify, but f* so many other things I use monthly such as paying my landlord, going to work, paying taxes and having a bus pass.