Search actually finds what you're looking for. Reels pull up similar albums next to the cover. And the news feed has its pictures back.
enhancement
Search That Finds the Album
Type the title of a record and you get that record. Type an artist and their work shows up first. Common one-word titles like Rodeo, Blonde, Thriller land on the canonical album instead of whatever obscure thing happened to share the name.
enhancement
Typing Feels Faster
Searches no longer wait for the full ranking to finish before showing you anything. Suggestions appear while you type, then settle into the ranked results once you stop.
feature
Related Albums on Reels
Every album reel now has a row underneath: if you like this, try these. Tap any cover to jump to that album.
fix
News Thumbnails
Half the articles in the feed were rendering without their cover image. Fixed across the news cards, the article page, and the Reels news slides.
v3.10
Loop
REEL is live. A vertical, swipeable feed of albums and news, sitting next to Culture and Following. Your Discover recommendations also got sharper.
feature
REEL Tab
A full-screen, swipeable feed of albums and news. Tap the cover to mute or play the preview. Double-tap to rate. Swipe up for the next one. Live next to Culture and Following.
enhancement
Smarter Recommendations
Your Discover page is better about mixing things up. Five albums from the same artist won't stack in a row anymore. Albums you skipped months ago can come back if people with your taste start rating them. And the energy, mood, and tempo of what you actually rate now shape what you see.
fix
Bottom Nav on iPhone
The chat button was covering Sign In at the bottom of Discover. The bottom nav also sat too close to the iPhone home bar. Both fixed.
fix
Topic Discussion
Posting a message on a Topic page was silently failing in some cases. Fixed. Auto-bundled Roundups should also stop skipping articles they meant to include.
v3.9
Signal
Sign-in works again, the feed is fresh, and Roundups are live. Also, everything is purple now.
fix
Sign-In Fixed
Google sign-in and magic code emails both broke. Google works now. Magic codes send through Cloudflare instead of AWS.
feature
Roundups
Auto-generated collections that bundle news articles around a topic. Coachella 2026, Sabrina Carpenter, Kurt Vile, and more are live now. New ones appear twice a day.
enhancement
Trending from Spotify
Trending albums on Discover now pull from Spotify New Releases instead of scraping Billboard. Updates weekly, actually works.
enhancement
Better Search
Search results are ranked smarter now. Exact title matches show first, then starts-with, then substring. Popular albums get a boost.
enhancement
Taste Profile Sharing
Your share text now includes your archetype description and the brand line. Download button says what it is for (Instagram). Genre pills show beneath your archetype.
enhancement
Consistent Branding
Removed leftover yellow and orange from the old brand. Everything uses the purple accent now. Borders are softer across the whole app.
enhancement
Roundup SEO
Topic pages are cached, have structured data for Google, and show up in the sitemap. The SEO play is live.
fix
Feed Was Stale
The news feed stopped updating on April 10. RSS fetches were being cached. Fixed.
fix
New Releases Too Big
New Releases on Discover were a chunky grid. Now they scroll horizontally like Trending.
v3.8
Cortex
WAXFEED got a new brain. Everything that reads, summarizes, or understands your taste is sharper now, and the whole app loads faster because of it.
enhancement
Smarter AI
Article summaries, topic names, taste chronicles, and pattern detection all run on a more capable model. Summaries are richer, topics are named better, and your weekly chronicle reads more like a person wrote it.
enhancement
Faster Everywhere
Your feed, Discover page, and Billboard charts now load from cache instead of hitting the database every time. Repeat visits are near-instant.
enhancement
Faster News Summaries
Article summaries now process in parallel instead of one at a time. The news cron finishes 5x faster.
v3.7
Lockdown
A full sweep under the hood. Tighter security, fewer bugs, and a lighter app. Nothing flashy, just everything working better.
enhancement
Faster Load Times
Removed a bunch of unused code and libraries that were slowing things down. The app is leaner now.
enhancement
Stricter Security
Pages that need you to be signed in now actually redirect you to sign in. Background jobs are locked down tighter too.
fix
Notification Links Work
Tapping a friend request or friend review notification used to go nowhere. Now it takes you to their profile.
fix
Stripe Checkout Errors
If something went wrong during DJ booking payment, you got a blank error. Now you get a real message.
fix
Design Consistency
Some pages still had yellow and amber accents from the old brand. Everything is purple now, as intended.
v3.6
Discourse
Music news now leads somewhere. Articles cluster into roundups, roundups surface albums to rate, and the discussion happens right there.
feature
Roundups
When enough articles drop about the same artist or moment, WAXFEED groups them into a roundup. You get the articles, the albums, and a place to talk about it.
feature
Rate Within a Roundup
Each roundup shows the albums that matter. Hit the rate prompt and Quick Rate loads just those albums. Your ratings still count toward your Taste Profile.
feature
Roundup Discussion
Every roundup has a thread. Say what you think while the moment is happening.
enhancement
Roundups on Discover
Active roundups show up on Discover between the globe and the news. They also appear in your feed every few articles.
fix
Pages Stop Crashing
Article and album pages were failing about half the time on load. Fixed the database connection handling so every page loads, every time.
fix
News Images Load
Album art and article images from Pitchfork, Stereogum, and other sources were being blocked. They show up now.
v3.5
Memory
WAXFEED remembers how you listen. Your ratings, skips, bookmarks, and chat all feed into a taste memory that gets sharper over time.
feature
Taste Memory
Your listening patterns now build into episodes. WAXFEED notices when you go on a jazz deep dive or keep coming back to shoegaze on rainy nights.
feature
Taste Chronicle
A written narrative of your music journey on your Taste Profile page. It updates weekly as your taste evolves.
feature
Chat Entity Detection
Mention an artist or album in the global chat and WAXFEED picks up on it. Your conversations shape your taste profile too.
feature
Billboard 200
This week's Billboard 200 albums now show up on Discover. Updated every Tuesday.
enhancement
Pattern Detection
If you keep skipping a genre, your Taste Profile notices. Same for late-night listening habits, seasonal shifts, and genre drift.
v3.3
Atlas
Discover got a full redesign. The globe takes over your screen, genre browsing works across the entire catalog, and you can chat with everyone listening at once.
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Immersive Globe
The globe on Discover now fills your entire screen. Scroll down to browse albums, scroll back up to spin the globe.
feature
Global Radio Chat
One chat room for everyone on 360. Talk to listeners across all stations, not just the one you are tuned into.
feature
Genre Browse
Filter the full catalog by genre. Pick a genre, see every album we have.
enhancement
Feed + Trending
Tighter feed layout. Billboard trending strip is now scrollable instead of auto-rotating.
v3.2
Signal
New ways to sign in, and a way to stay in the loop when we go down for upgrades.
feature
Genius Login
You can now sign in with your Genius account.
feature
Downtime Notifications
If we are down for maintenance, leave your email and we will let you know the moment we are back.
fix
Email Code Signup
Email code signup was broken. Now it works.
v3.1
Depth
You can now read full articles from 14 publications without leaving WAXFEED, and recommendations got a lot smarter.
feature
Article Reader
Tap any article in your feed to read the full thing. No more opening Pitchfork in a new tab.
feature
Better Recommendations
The more you rate, the better your Discover page gets. Recommendations now actually reflect your taste.
enhancement
Share Cards
When you share a WAXFEED link on Twitter, Discord, or iMessage, it looks right now.
enhancement
Speed
Pages load faster across the board.
v3.0
Meridian
The big one. 12 million albums, global radio, DJ bookings, and a full music news feed.
feature
12M Albums
Search, browse, and rate across 12 million albums. If it is on Spotify, it is on WAXFEED.
feature
360 Radio
DJ sets from 45+ cities, streaming 24/7. Spin the globe, pick a city, listen.
feature
DJ Bookings
Every DJ has a profile page. Browse their mixes, read their bio, and send a booking request.
feature
Music News
Articles from Pitchfork, NME, Billboard, RA, The FADER, and 9 more publications. All in one feed.
feature
Email Code Login
No password needed. Enter your email, get a code, you are in.
v2.9
Glyph
Visual cleanup. New icons, better contrast, easier to tap on mobile.
enhancement
New Icons
Every icon in the app has been redrawn. Cleaner, more consistent.
fix
Dark Mode
Some text was hard to read in dark mode. Fixed across the whole app.
enhancement
Mobile
Buttons and links are easier to tap on small screens.
v2.8
Surface
New landing page and a full Taste Profile dashboard so you can actually see what your taste looks like.
feature
Landing Page
New homepage with album marquee and a walkthrough of what WAXFEED does.
feature
Taste Profile Dashboard
See your genre breakdown, vibe signature, and listening stats all in one place.
feature
Tier Journey
Your progress from Listener to Oracle. See where you stand and what unlocks next.
v2.6
Wavelength
Skipping now matters, and your album scores can generate automatically.
feature
Skip Tracking
If you keep skipping a genre, your Taste Profile notices. Skips shape your profile just like ratings do.
feature
Album Scores
Rate enough tracks on an album and we calculate an overall score for you.
feature
Smarter Selection
Quick Rate picks better albums for you now. Less repetition, more variety.
v2.5
Decipher
We started predicting your ratings before you give them.
feature
Audio DNA
A fingerprint of how you hear music, built from energy, mood, and danceability.
feature
Rating Predictions
Before you rate an album, we guess your score. See how well we know you.
feature
Prediction Streaks
Build a streak when our predictions match your actual ratings.
v2.1
Cognitive
Your taste is not static. Now you can see how it moves.
feature
Taste Evolution
Watch your preferences shift over time as you rate more music.
enhancement
Pattern Detection
WAXFEED picks up on patterns in how you rate and what you gravitate toward.
v1.0
WAXFEED launches.
feature
Taste Profile
Rate music and we build a fingerprint of your taste. You get an archetype, a profile, receipts.
feature
Polarity Score
A number that tells you how mainstream or niche your taste actually is.
feature
First Spin
Be the first person to review an album on WAXFEED. The timestamp is permanent.