It depends on what I'm looking for. Principle factors being my knowledge of the genre & how accessible I want the music to be.
If I'm looking for noisy, lo-fi black metal I seek out & ask like minded individuals. Sites which aggregate opinions & listening trends are less useful to me in this regard both because I'm familiar with most of the better known groups playing this way, the fine delineations within the style, & the relatively few people who listen to it & participate on such sites.
If I'm looking for some light, accessible indie, however, the sites work fine because I'm less knowledgeable in regards to that style and because the style is more popular.
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Originally Posted by bob.
in the liner notes and thank yous printed on the albums you bought by the bands you do like....also who you see them live with....and often their label mates
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^^^ this. In particular label rosters are useful when working with specialty labels.