Close to what you love.
Follow connections in rhythm, production, mood, or instrumentation.
For the music that catches you.
Got a little
record crush?
Hear something you love?
Catch it here.
Give us a song you love.Find the records around it.
We’re building Record Crush to analyze the music you love, reveal what makes it distinctive, and help you discover close matches and unexpected connections.
iPhone app in development · Browser preview available
The idea.
Dig a little
deeper.
Like exploring music with someone who knows it inside out, helping you find what to hear next and understand why it connects.
A little further out.
Explore neighboring styles, shared scenes, different eras, and musical lineage. Leave room for something unexpected.
A reason to listen.
Understand what connects two records, with room for your own ears to disagree.
Related-record discovery and explanations are in development.
How it works
Hear it. Get it.
Go deeper.
Start with something playing now, or bring a song you already love. Listening and analysis are the starting point for exploring its connections.
01 Live listening
Catch a moment.
Capture 15 seconds through your microphone. On supported desktop browsers, you can also share audio from another app or tab.
02 Files & links
Bring the whole song.
Load or drop a file, or save a YouTube link. Whole song analysis is in development.
The intelligence underneath
Sound meets
musical knowledge.
Record Crush is the first product from Useful Magic. We’re developing a system that combines audio analysis with structured musical knowledge, metadata, and context.
Your ears have a say, too. The native app lets listeners suggest corrections while keeping the original analysis intact. We’re extending that approach to the musical connections Record Crush will help you explore.
Before you begin.
What can I try in this preview?
Capture 15 seconds, load and play a full local audio file, save a YouTube link, and keep discoveries and listening notes in this browser. Track identification, sound analysis, related-record discovery, full-song YouTube analysis and account sync are not connected yet.
Will I be able to listen longer?
We’re planning a “Keep listening?” prompt after the first 15 seconds, so you can choose a longer capture for deeper analysis. This preview currently stops at 15 seconds. Files and links are intended for whole-song analysis.
Is Record Crush an iPhone app?
A native iPhone app is in development. This site offers an early browser workspace. Sharing audio from other apps is available only where supported by desktop browsers; the phone app does not capture other apps yet.
Can I correct a result?
The native app supports listener corrections to analysis. This browser preview currently supports personal listening notes; it does not submit corrections or audio contributions. Corrections to recommended musical connections are still in development.
Where do my discoveries go?
They stay in this browser on this device. Audio is retained only when you choose it. You can delete saved discoveries, and clearing browser storage also removes them. Keeping audio locally is separate from contributing it.
Follow your ears.