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This post was originally published on the Mumubl.com Newsletter – you can read the full edition here.
Look around any part of music media and the top word is always โnewโ, โwhatโs hotโ is whatโs hot. In fact you donโt have to go as far as the media, Iโm sure the conversations youโll have with any friends about music are often revolving around whatโs the latest discovery, whatโs the big new music buzz.
Itโs easy to get caught up with the pursuit of the next best thing, the next hot tune, the next great album. It can also feel like a never ending task, keeping an eye out for new releases, reading reviews and recommendations, I find I queue a lot of music up on Spotify for a listen. Often as well in the days of streaming I donโt give albums the same attention I used to when I bought an album, I guess partly because I didnโt have the same volume of music to listen to.
Last year I randomly queued up some old Manic Street Preachers for no reason, listening to Grant Nicholas on The Art Of Longevity podcast led me to going through the Feeder back catalogue and the recent death of Taylor Hawkins prompted me to listen to all of the Foo Fighters albums from start to finish. Iโve firmly become a fan of digging out and listening to old stuff and itโs been a joy.
Listening to albums I know inside and out trying not to feel guilty that Iโm not discovering something new. Most music fans donโt want to be stale and listen to the same old music but thereโs something great in indulging in music you know you love and enjoy and a revisit can open up new views on songs after a time away. Thereโs still plenty to enjoy and discover even in music you think you know inside out.
Which all sounds strange when the site Iโm running at Mumubl.com is partly aimed at helping you discover new music. But whilst Iโve enjoyed discovering new songs and artists through peopleโs posts on the site Iโve also enjoyed when people have posted about artists I already know and love. Reading different views and stories of the music youโre familiar with can be equally as interesting.
So I would implore you to take some time to listen to your older stuff, dust off some discs, search though your streaming service – take a break from the drive for new and donโt feel guilty about it.
This post was originally published on the Mumubl.com Newsletter – you can read the full edition here.