Finding a community of young, weird, lost diaspora kids.
It was comforting to rediscover oldies I remembered from my parents’ parties — but it was even better to find my own generation’s music. Soon, I could put my friends onto emerging Desi artists, get recs back from them, and
like the ones I had sought solace in freshman year. I felt like I was finally part of my own culture — a community of young, weird, lost diaspora kids carving out a musical niche on the internet.For us, music has become a way of reaching out or asking for help. I stay in touch with my hometown friends by sending them links towith me on Spotify. I ask for songs from my loved ones like most other people would ask for a word of reassurance.
Spotify’s bid to make music a lifestyle has worked on me. I’m a paying Premium member that, as of last year, listened to more music than 94 percent of listeners in the United States. The company’s business model is imperfect — they don’t
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