Problem Signal

• Reddit thread provided (r/MusicRecommendations) is one of dozens that pop up every week: users asking for an app that finds genuinely new tracks instead of serving the same artists.
• Other posts (quick manual checks)
  • r/spotify – recurring complaint: “Discover Weekly keeps repeating songs.”
  • HN threads (e.g. “Spotify discover weekly stagnant?”) – engineers brainstorming their own scripts.
• Search-intent data
  • "music recommendations" – 720 vol, difficulty 24 ✅
  • "discover new music" – 390 vol, difficulty 35 (borderline)

  • "find new music" – 390 vol, difficulty 27 ✅
  • "soundhound music discovery" – 720 vol, difficulty 24 ✅ (brand-driven but shows people do search for a discovery tool)
  • Long-tails such as "Spotify discover weekly repeats" (~200/m est.) show pain-point explicitly.
  • Several related keywords sit under KD < 30; enough to capture 500+ aggregated monthly searches.

Existing Solutions / Competitors

• Built-in: Spotify (Discover Weekly, Release Radar, Radio), Apple Music (New Music Mix), YouTube Music’s “Explore”. All free with the service – hard to beat on convenience.
• Niche/indie:
  • Volt.fm – free stats + disco...