Sometimes the pressure to choose the music for my commute is too big, making the DJ decide is just better for me. Also, I feel like I'm listening to the radio which somehow feels better than just streaming my playlists over and over.
For some reason we use Pandora at my coffee shop. People compliment the music most when we play either The Smiths radio or Simon and Garfunkel radio. When I am overstimulated I’ll play Hermanos Gutierrez. You can do the same thing on Spotify. People feel really cool when they recognize The Smiths in public and they love saying so. They’re also not headache inducing or overexposed like other genres. I can’t listen to Hozier the same anymore.