We say it a lot here at Strands, and it’s our “tagline” of sorts.   But it’s not just a tagline, it is the true crux of what we’re all about.   We are working on and giving you tools to discover things, share things, and find new things based on people’s tastes.

Today I experienced a perfect example of Strands potential and example of real People Powered Discovery.

So I was chillin out on the lovesack last night at the house in SF where a few of us Strands folk live, and I was watching Letterman kind of.  I was half paying attention.   Then he announced the music act for the night and my ears perked up.   It was an artist named Sia that I had never heard of.   The song she was playing “Soon we’ll be Found” was remarkable…as was her voice.    I went right to the iTunes store and bought her album “Some People have Real Problems”.

Personally, when I discover a new artist or song that I really like, I play the crap out of their stuff.   iPod, computer, wherever.

Someone that follows me on Strands picked up on the new music taste of mine and checked out the song.   She dug it too: