Upbeat Charts the Web's Best New Music, Lets You Vote on It

If you're looking for something new to listen to, you have plenty of options, but nothing like Upbeat. The service charts new and interesting music from around the web, and gives you a forum to up or down-vote songs you like or dislike, discuss them with other listeners, or even post your own newfound gems to share.

The service is a lot like Hacker News, just for music. All of the songs posted are there because someone wanted to share them, and you can play them right in your browser (or even on mobile devices). If you like it, upvote it. If you don't, leave it alone or downvote it. You can discuss the track or the artist in the comments or even click to buy the track at Amazon.

The selection is remarkably deep, and you'll run into genres on the site not listed discretely on the side of the page. If you have a song you want to share, just click "submit song" to paste in a link. You get karma points when your submitted tracks are upvoted. It's also a great way to find and share underrated artists or non-mainstream bands that wouldn't otherwise get exposure.

The best thing about Upbeat is that it gives control to the community to choose what's popular. It reminds me of one of my old favorites, TheSixtyOne (which is now pretty much dead), only simple, minimal, and updated with new, great music (not to mention alive). It's completely free, and mobile apps are on their way from the team behind it (the same people who brought you Noon Pacific, if you're wondering). Hit the link below to give it a try.

Upbeat - The Internet's Music Charts