Spotify promises 'massive' revamp – some of the changes sound good, but the UI feels a bit clunky and unfinished. The lack of integration with anything other than Facebook (last.fm is supported, but that was there in the previous version) is a bit disappointing – not even any twitter integration!
But still, I’m really liking Spotify right now. The ability to use it to play local mp3s is quite welcomed - some people might not care, and certainly on some of my machines neither do I – but on some I do! However the main reason I’m liking it is things like using the Radio, and now the ‘What’s new’ section. It’s nice to browse and find new stuff, and click to listen a sampler.
Why? I’m finding it very hard to “discover” new music at the moment. If I miss the one or two specialist radio shows I enjoy then I have to go hunting to find new things, and finding places to hunt seems harder than it should be. Spotify certainly feels like it’s making that hunt easier for me right now.
Now all they need to do is bring the service to New Zealand before I head back there..