Spotify makes me miss Rdio. The Rdio algorithm for finding new music based on an artist, song, or album was really fantastic while Spotify just gives me a playlist of similar songs in the same genre as my “radio”.
I know Pandora incorporated some of Rdio’s technique but its UI leaves a lot to be desired.
Spotify did this for a while, but the more advanced recommendation algorithm got axed after the acquisition and now it just plays songs from similar artists.
I really wish Spotify brought back that deeper music analysis because I'm the type of listener who will like one or two songs from an artist while not being a fan of the artist's general style of their more well-known work. Thus, Spotify's current recommendation algorithm is incredibly hit or miss for me.
I know Pandora incorporated some of Rdio’s technique but its UI leaves a lot to be desired.