Spotify-The best music streaming service crafting it self
SUMMARYSpotify is our favourite music streaming service by mile and it keeps getting better. Your Music and Spotify Connect, the service just came of age.
PROS:
- Great new look
- Your Music is awesome
- Excellent features
- 320kbps streaming
CONS:
- Web player can be clunky
Web player
Spotify's web player is one of the more recent addition to its aural army of offerings, and it provides a way for people to access their music when they can't install the desktop client. It's a big plus for workers who use corporate machines and, overall, it's excellent to use.
Your Music
Yes, at long last, you can now keep track of your favourite artists and albums in ways that transcend the convoluted list of playlists that has typified the Spotify experience up to now.
Desktop app
The premise of Spotify is simple. Search for the music you like, and click to play it. If you're a free user you get to add songs to playlists and listen to them in shuffle mode with advertising every couple of songs.
The Library
Spotify's 20 million+ track catalogue was once the envy of the streaming word, and it still edges the competition in 2015.
Mobile app
Spotify's mobile app used to be the preserve of Spotify Premium users only, but the service has now opened up music on the move to everyone. However, those who pay out do still get the best mobile deal, as you can 'offline sync' playlists so you can listen to them without the need to stream.
Spotify Connect
Spotify Connect is Spotify's answer to the wireless music revolution. The idea is that you can now stream Spotify straight to speakers in your home without having to hook up via Bluetooth or 3.5mm cable each time. The catch is that these speakers need to either be wireless-enabled with Spotify Connect built-in or attached to a mobile device running the Spotify app.
An Interesting Concept
So the idea was to create an interface which would give you a choice based on mood or situation instead of genre or artist.Moods: Sad, melancholic, relaxed, romantic, depressed, happy etc.Situations: Travel to a specific destination, party, working out etc.Basically the idea was to match the music to the experience in order to enhance it.
At Last
Spotify is still the undisputed king of streaming, and its reign doesn't look like ending soon with these recent updates.The new look and the new features take what was already a brilliant service and add the level of polish and comprehensiveness to make it a five-star product. Your Music is the feature Spotify had been missing, and its flawless implementation and integration into the general experience has made things a lot better.
