I constantly seek new music. I do try to stick with artists/albums for a few weeks in order to actually build a “relationship”, if you will, in the way physical media used to do it. I don’t quite build the sequential memory anymore, but I’m at least proud I can identify obscure bands in a shuffle.

As for variety, the genres are all over. I gravitate towards metal. Maybe numetal. But, it’s not just the instruments or specific genre, it’s the mood and melody. When I worked to compile my ultimate “radio” playlist, I realized it’s way less diverse than I thought. It’s mostly heavy and sad, even what I call pump up jams. Might not be outright sad, but the melodies are usually downward. At least, that’s how it feels. I also appreciate a good buildup. Not a tease before a drop, but stacking more instrumental layers as it continues. Love Deadmau5 for that.

Some pairs: Rammstein/Sonne vs Deadmau5/Strobe Rob Zombie/Dragula vs Noisecontrollers/Pillars of Creation Avenged Sevenfold/Beast and the Harlot vs Taylor Swift/I See You Now

You’re not going to beleive me, but they rhyme

I listen to everything from bluegrass to EDM to polka to doom metal to outlaw country.

i am very adventurous. my playlist regularly goes from pop to avant garde to death metal to rap to funk to jazz to classical and everything in betwren

I used to be quite picky & only really listened to J-core and high-energy EDM. Last few months I’ve been getting into a new rhythm game that is known for being… adventurous with its music genre, & even invented some new genres, which has done a number to my music diversity. I think I’m much, much more adventurous with music now

Fun fact, these are genres of some of the charts I’ve played recently. They are… varied, and I think these are only within the past week:

• A lot of trance
• A lot of J-core. Some are “hybridized” which are J-core mashed with other genres
• Artcore, often referred to just “rhythm game music” because they don’t exist outside
• Hi-tech
• All kinds of pop. Including J-pop, K-pop, C-pop(?), pop française (??), …
• Techno & rave music, of all kinds
• Breakcore
• House, also of all kinds
• Ethnic music. I think I’ve heard an Arabic EDM chart yesterday
• Classical
• Experimental things: “poetry” (does this genre even exist?), Buddhism chants, whatever ppl like 立秋 and 大前司 make, shitposts/memes but in music form, …

I honestly don’t know anymore. I though I had a really diverse music taste and I especially love abnormal noises in music, but then I used musicbrainz to categorize all my music and found out the basically everything I listen to has the Avantgarde genre. I don’t know if that’s supposed to mean I’m on the far edge of adventure and listening to only the most experiential of music or if I’m so narrow in my niche that I only listen to music considered too weird to categorize.

I’m pretty sure I learned about this from one of you guys, but for those of you looking for new artists, try Music Map.

I’m rather adventurous, Classical is my main genre but I listen to a lot of Jazz, Folk, Rock, Pop, etc.

One way to compare how adventurous you are in relation to others is by tracking it.

I use Last. fm (https://www.last.fm/user/NENathaniel) which tracks everything I listen to so I can see stats on my most listened to albums/artists, as well as the total amount of artists I listen to.

I’d recommend making an account there + ListenBrainz which is a similar open-source alternative

My taste is pretty diverse and I love finding new music. Much closer to you on that axis.

I’m not sure I would call myself “adventurous” - I know what I like and generally stick to it - but I’ve also realized that new, interesting music isn’t just going to fall into my lap, so I’ll occasionally go seeking for new stuff, and I’ll usually check out anything that gets recommended to me. At worst, I wasted a minute or two, but it’s usually worth at least a listen, even of it’s not something I’ll look for more of.

I listen to a ton of different genres but can only ever find a couple of artists I like per genre. Like I listen to Destroy Boys, Vial, and Cheap Perfume, but I can’t find any other punk artists I like

I’m an older millennial and I go through phases a few months at a time - content with listening to old favorites and ravenous for new music.

Usually the genres are the same though. Punk, riot grrrl, grime, alternative hip hop, indie. Searching for new artists within those genres usually yields satisfying results for my tastes.

I listen to the most music when I’m at work, and sometimes a mood will hit me and I’m playing the Best of Bach, and the next day it’s Megadeth and Iron Maiden, then maybe old video game songs or instrumental jazz, but my “comfort food” is System of a Down.

Question for you OP: where do you consume your music? Spotify? Other?