I’ve Got a Songza for You

My friend told me about this great new site/app for music. I’d been using Pandora but Songza is structured in a totally different way.

The app opens with It’s [Friday] [late morning] and offer you six activities with theme music like Doing Housework, Working Out, Working to a Beat and Brand New Music. From there you can select a playlist related to the activity.

If you’re reading in a coffee shop you can listen to From the Book (music based on literature) or Literate Indie (music inspired by books or about writing. If you’re Coding you can listen to Code Your Face Off or Math Rock. Other activities include Shopping at a Vintage Store, Waking Up on the Right Side of the Bed, Walking Through a City, Gaming, and Curing Road Rage.

If you have a specific mood you’re going for they can help you there as well. If you’re feeling Campy, Introspective, Raw, Cold, Sprightly, Atmospheric, Trashy, Aggressive, or Gloomy they have some music for you.

One feature I did like about Pandora was that you could make a playlist based on a band and it saved it. I searched Halestorm and it took me to Today’s Rock Hits with a Halestorm song whereas Pandora constructed and saved a playlist. Six of one, half dozen of the other I suppose.

It has no ads which I really like but it does have a skip limit. I think because Pandora has ads it’s more generous with its skip limit. I listened to the Rebirth of Alt-Pop most of the morning and accidentally switched to a super-mellow Indie playlist while I was scrolling around. When I tried to switch to a third playlist it stopped me. I was able to go back to the first playlist.

I need to figure out the parameters of the skip limit. It may be on their website. I’ve only got the app so we’ll see. With 100 Worst Songs Ever, Songs from Animated Movies, Rude Girls, Fall Out Boys, and Superhero Soundtracks, why should I only choose a couple of themes.

Right now I really like this app but the skip limit is annoying the Cthulhu out of me. I guess you'd better know what you want to listen to starting out. I’ve only had it for a couple of days so we’ll see if anything else happens.

Music: I Am the D.J. by Neon Trees