It seems the recent explosion of genres and artists has left many casual listeners out of the loop.

The market is certainly crowded (not to mention diluted with plenty of noise), but all hope is not lost.  Thankfully, there are plenty of blogs and websites accompanying all of the new genres, allowing budding audiophiles to discover new music with ease.

Two of the best, yaqui.co and thissongissick.com, have been around for a while, but have truly come into their own in recent years.

Yaqui is an ultra-minimalist blog that focuses exclusively on sharing some of the best emerging artists from around the world, primarily those in the world of electronica and underground house.  Posts are frequent and often contain playlists of 10-15 songs, meaning you’ll always have something new to explore.  Better yet, since much of the featured music is recorded or produced by up and coming artists, most it can be downloaded for free.

Thissongissick shares the same general theme as Yaqui, although the posts tend to focus more on dance and rap music.  Now in its fourth year on the web, the Colorado-based blog has reached an unprecedented level of influence in the music world, helping to launch the careers of EDM greats such as Martin Garrix and Skrillex.  Like Yaqui, most of the music is available as a free download, and nearly 300 pages of content ensures you’ll never go without some good tunes.

With the ability to get people dancing, fighting, crying or laughing, there isn’t much music can’t do.  Of course, music won’t finish your homework for you, but who cares when there are beats this sick to listen to.

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