For me it was never an alternative because I don't use Spotify at all.
For streaming I use Soma FM almost exclusively, everything else I curate myself.
I never had a problem discovering more music through good old forums and more recently, LLMs. Trying out their recommendations is a fun exercise on its own as some songs they recommend will be totally obscure, but mostly they are on point.
For streaming I use Soma FM almost exclusively, everything else I curate myself.
I never had a problem discovering more music through good old forums and more recently, LLMs. Trying out their recommendations is a fun exercise on its own as some songs they recommend will be totally obscure, but mostly they are on point.