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Rare is the activity that isn’t enhanced by music. The challenge is finding music to match your mood. If only there were a music service that could play music to suit your mood.
Good news, an Internet radio service called Musicovery is designed to help you find music that matches your mood. Whether you’re feeling down and mellow or upbeat and energetic, Musicology has tunes for you.
Musicovery, a combination of music and discovery, can match your mood or manage it. Feeling in a funk and want some peppy tunes? Find songs to lighten your mood. Need music to help you relax? Use music to chill out and calm down.
Using Musicovery
Head to the Musicovery website. You’ll see a grid of dots in a square with moods on each side. Choose to the mood you’re feeling:
- Energetic vs. Calm
- Positive vs. Dark
Hover your cursor over a dot to hear a song to match the mood. Click on a song you like and the site will build a playlist based on that song and mood. You can listen to the music as it streams over the Internet. You can pause and skip songs.
Refine
You can refine your search to specific genres by clicking on the buttons below the music square. Select Rock, Classical, World, Jazz, Electro and other genres. You can select as many genres as you want to make sure you get the music you want without having to suffer through the types of songs you don’t like.
If you click on the Radios tab at the top of the page, you can choose your favorite decades, from the 1960’s to today’s music to combine genre with time periods.
Music Beyond Your Mood
You can also use Musicovery to create playlists based on things other than your mood. Enter your favorite artist, genre or tag in the search box in the upper left corner of the page and Musicovery will build a playlist for you based on that search term. You can use tags such as party chillout, downtempo, party dance, gospel, soft and more.
The left side of the page also shows you new music and popular tags so you can discover even more music.
Signing Up for an Account
You don’t need to have an account at Musicovery to enjoy their tunes but if you find you like the service, you may want to sign up for one. With an account you can save your favorite songs and playlists. You can also banish a song by clicking on the broken heart to make sure you don’t hear it again.
Musicovery accounts are free, but a premium service is available.
Come Over to the Lab
Musicovery has a fun lab where they have compiled a chart of songs based on their popularity. You can click on squares to find the most and least popular songs during the decades, based on votes at Musicovery. The squares are color-coded according to genre.
Playing around with the songs in the Lab is addictive. You’re sure to find some of your favorites and you may wonder about their rankings. Do your musical tastes match the majority?
[warning] The least popular songs are at the bottom of the chart for good reasons. Don’t click on those squares when you’re wearing headphones and have the volume cranked up to max. Trust me on this… [/warning]
Sharing Is Caring
No music website would be complete without the ability to share with your friends. Musicovery lets you share your favorite tunes on Facebook and Twitter. Bloggers can also get a widget to share music on their own websites.
Availability
Licensing rights limit the availability of the website to US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Norway.
Musicovery is available on the website and on free mobile apps for:
iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
Android
Note that the mobile apps let you play songs in your music library according to your mood. Who knows? You may re-discover some of your forgotten music.
This video shows you how the app works:
You’ll have fun seeing how Musicology rates your songs. What’s your most energetic and positive song? Mine was Queen’s We Are the Champions. My most calm, dark song was Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve.
The app didn’t work perfectly for me, sometimes selected songs wouldn’t play. But I still enjoyed seeing where my songs were rated on Musicovery’s mood meter.
Your Thoughts
Do you enjoy listening to music to match your mood? Are you excited to discover new music at Musicovery? Have you used the app to re-discover some of your own music? Let us know in the Comments section below!
Well I must I have the habit of listening to music all the time when I use PC/laptop and I guess the musicovery is really cool to try once.
Thanks for share.
Hi Samir, Yes, you may really enjoy having Musicovery playing in the background on your computer. You can save your favorites and discover new music.
Hi Carolyn,
I like how you find the neatest apps. I’m willing to give Musicovery a try.
I regularly use Galaxie Mobile (by Stingray Digital Group) and listen to The Spa Channel.
I love having soft music play in the background as it boosts my creativity.
Have an AWESOME weekend. I appreciate you!
Bill
Hello Bill, Thanks, you know what’s even more fun than finding cool tech? Sharing it with others, which is why I so enjoy writing The Wonder of Tech. Knowing that others appreciate the tech I find makes this even more special.
I’m glad you like Musicovery. I listen to the Spa Channel on Sirius Radio when I need to relax. The calm and positive sector of Musicovery would probably be the closest to a spa channel.
Have a wonderful weekend ahead! 🙂
How intuitive. Way neat tool to mirror your mood, for a nice pick me up.
RB
Hi Ryan, Yes, Musicovery is a very useful tool to match or manage your mood with music. If you want to revel in your mood, you can find just the right songs to do so. But if you want to adjust your mood, then you can use Musicovery to find music to do just that.
I already knew about sites that allow you to hear similar music (in style) to what you normaly listen to (by e.g. pointing out to the software titles that you normally like). But this goes a whole step further (although suggesting music to fit moods is a dodgy thing – I have friends who prefer totally different music when they claim to be in the same mood).
Hi Maureen, You’re exactly right, quite a few services match similar songs but detecting the mood of the music is something very different.
Good point, some people like to wallow in their mood while others like to snap out of it. Music can really help you do both, it’s just what you want at the time.
Hi Carolyn,
Nice post, the first time i know the idea – Match Music to Your Mood, and it is so special. I learn some new things from this post, and what’s more, thanks for sharing the Internet radio service called Musicovery, i think i will take a try.
Best Regard
Franco
Hi Franco, Yes, this is a very special service and one that will be enjoyed by many. Definitely give it a try and see if you like matching music to your mood.
Must be really easy to use and play all the music at any time.
Hi Mark, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Good points, Musicovery is easy to use and there doesn’t seem to be a limit to the number of songs you can enjoy. I also heard zero ads. Very cool!
Hey Carolyn,
Okay, I had to at least check it out but your link is sending me to a 404 page. The link to the site itself is at the end of your link so I think that just needs to be fixed.
Either way I did check it out and hovered my mouse over all the moods and a few more and I think I would prefer to just find my own music. Yeah, I wasn’t that pleased with what they chose for me. LOL!!! It’s a cool site though I will agree. Kind of neat actually.
~Adrienne
Hi Adrienne, Thanks for alerting me to the broken link. The gremlins must have deleted some crucial code, but I’ve fixed it now.
Yes, Musicovery’s website can help you discover new songs but if they’re not ones you like then you can always banish them.
You may prefer the Musicovery app that uses your own music instead of the Musicovery library.
Hello,
In my free time I use to listening music because it give relaxation to my soul. Sad music and sad songs are my favorite. I hope musicovery will help me to find relevant music according to my choice.
~Diana
Hi Diana, I think Musicovery would be an excellent source for music to match your mood. You can either use the graph or select your favorite artists and build your own playlists. Enjoy!
After reading this one thing is very clear, i am gonna have so much fun using this after work!! I feel like a lot of good apps now cost money, but still believe the very best ones are free! An absolutely genius idea and great to see I can still access it this side of the Atlantic. Will need to keep track of my chosen songs to see if I have a very dark side \m/
Hi David, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Yes, you can see which type of music you prefer, no matter what your mood.
You’re right, it’s very cool that Musicovery is free for many features. Of course, a premium plan is available if you want to pay for added services.
I love listening to music! I listen to music approximately 12 hours a day. At times I want to find new music but I don’t know what I’m looking for, I will definitely give Musicovery a try and see if I can find some new stuff.
Thanks heaps for the article!
Hi Peter, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Yes, if you like music (and it sure sounds as if you do!), you should definitely check out Musicovery. You may discover some new favorite tunes!
I am late to the party but so what ? ;). I love this site but have not been much on it. I guess now is the time to get back in groove and listen to some music 😉
Hi Ashvini, You’re always welcome to the party! <:-P As a music lover, you will probably enjoy discovering new music on Musicovery. Have fun moving and grooving!