For the last week i've been using Spotify to listen to music. As ever, i'm late (fashionably so?) to the party, but the premise is simple- download the program, stream the music you want and pay for it every few songs by listening to an advert or promotion, generally only a few seconds long.

Following a mountain of both last.fm and more personal music recommendations over the last few years, Spotify's meant that I can try out new stuff -be it bands or genres- easily with no consequences. Once again there's the issue of digital vs physical music, but what i'm finding more and more especially as of late that i'm not too bothered- I don't care if I own the CD, because chances are, i'll never play or actually use it.

It's been an ongoing triviality, especially for me, but I think Spotify has finally put this argument to rest. Without gushing too much, I have enjoyed listening to music this week more than, well, ever, so it must be doing something right.