Wildly disrespectful to any artist that ever lived. I’m all up for sharing alternatives that are good/better towards actual artists. Still evaluating my choices, but meanwhile this seems like the only and rather easy signal the streaming community can give as to spread the word if they agree (next to stopping your own subscription). Context: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spotifys-ai-bet-more-of-everything-less-of-what-you-want/
I use the SMplayer, do the same as VLC, but faster and easier (also FOSS)
SMplayer is not available for Android, which is where pretty much the entirety of my listening takes place (car or motorcycle).
Well, that is certainly a drawback.