I prefer collecting music on physical media—I like holding a vinyl record or cassette tape in my hands, and I enjoy the way the sound disintegrates when tapes get worn or LPs get scratchy. But sometimes it’s nice to have access to more music than I can afford to fit in my home, so I’ll use streaming services for specific genres or eras of music underrepresented in my stacks. A big drawback to most of these apps and websites (besides the fact that they don’t like to pay artists) is their use of algorithms to feed you music you “might like.”
