Familiarity breeds contempt.

-Mark Twain

I’ll admit it. I’ve got a bit of musical ADD.

Even with almost 40 straight days’ worth of music in my library, I often find myself bored and looking for something new.

In addition to relying heavily on Radio 1190 for some musical direction, there are two other sites that have proven invaluable in my search.

All Music Guide has been providing an amazingly powerful resource for discovering artists similar to those you already love for 15 years.

In addition to pointing out similar artists (in the case of my girl Goldfrapp, pictured above: Portishead, Blackbox Recorder, Bjork as well as 4 I’ve yet to check out) it also features a list of artists that have influenced the band in question.

Another interesting feature? The “moods” section, which is entirely user feedback driven and tries to convey the overall ‘vibe’ of an artist.

In the case of Goldfrapp, this includes “spooky”, “elegant” and “ethereal”. Spot on in my none too humble estimation.

Once you’ve got some leads, head over to Pandora.

Pandora is an internet radio station that lets you input a band, around which it will create a free streaming radio station featuring that group and others like it.

Viva la discovery!

Cash is an Urban Monarch contributor who recently attended a commitment ceremony with his iPod shuffle

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