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Whenever I say (OK google, play xxx radio) within twenty songs all the playlists end up being The Band or electroswing. Which are things I like but I’m trying to find novel music not stuff I already like
It is interesting you say that, because no matter what genre of song I originally start on, within 10 songs, the algorithm is going to start throwing in The Band and Fleetwood Mac.
Now, do I generally want to listen to either of those two groups? Yes, but probably not when I specifically turned on a Bonobo playlist.
Yeah that’s my thing exactly. I don’t think most people who start out with swisha house radio end up with rjd2 even though the genres are related. Maybe enough people only listen to songs they know they like to skew suggestions for people looking more for discovery than previously liked?
There is something wrong with the algorithm, where even when it does force you to listen to artists it knows you likes, there is no second layer which says, “this person loves Fleetwood Mac, I can disregard their top 5 most popular songs and allow a selection from their too 50 songs now.”
It’s not that google knows I love Fleetwood Mac is the issue, it is that they don’t know that. They think I just love 4 songs off Rumours.
Same with The Band. Google wants me to listen to the band once every 3 or so hours, but only the weight and the night they drove old Dixie down. If I search a specific song, it never gets added into rotation.
I haven’t noticed this issue with newer artists. The algo gives them much less priority, but seems to be willing to play more of their catalog.