I listen to a lot of web radio. The music of my niche downtempo stations washes over me, provides a soundtrack to my life, and tips me off to artists I might want to hear more of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not always aware of how recently music was issued: there’s a mix of retro and current music blended seamlessly by talented DJs, so I haven’t actively pursued ‘keeping up’ with new releases or distinguishing new-to-me music from actually-new-music. But it turns out that I am keeping up a bit, thanks to web radio. (A new colleague recently recommended a station playing 1980s-1990s music, and I told him I’m trying to focus on music released after 2010 now, which just made him laugh.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I went into my phone’s music app to look at what they deem new & popular (selling well). I was shocked that I recognize and enjoy some of the songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How did that even happen?<\/em> I think Antennae Bayern – Chillout <\/a>(https:\/\/www.antenne.de\/webradio\/chillout<\/a>) has worked many of these songs into my head without me noticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are three that I was surprised to recognize (and have purchased).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hozier: Too Sweet<\/strong> (from the 2024 album, “Unheard”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n