r/ifyoulikeblank Jun 16 '23

Self-Promotion & Playlists Weekly Thread: Playlist and Self-Promo drop!

48 Upvotes

Welcome to the weekly playlist drop & self-promotion thread. :)

A reminder: Please keep all playlists and self-promotion to this thread. Thank you!


r/ifyoulikeblank Sep 15 '23

Mod Post [META] [Mod Announcement] How to use this sub - and how (not) to use the [META] Tag

61 Upvotes

Hello r/ifyoulikeblank!

This is your friendly neighborhood moderator, here with some information on how to correctly use this sub and our title tags, and to address some recent frequent misuse of the [META] tag in the sub.

If you are new here, please read this post before posting. If you have been around a while, please take a moment to refresh yourself with some of our rules. :)

There are two - and only two - kinds of posts allowed in this sub.

Our sub is NOT a self-promotion vehicle for new artists or creators, and it is NOT a general discussion or song/movie/actor/music/genre identification sub. We are a media recommendation sub, and we have very specific guidelines for posts to be allowed here.

There are two ways to format your post titles here, depending on if you would like to ask for recommendations or to give others recommendations with your OP.

If you want people to recommend things to you:

The “IIL” acronym stands for "If I like..." - to be used in a way that states "If I like (this song) because of (reasons,) what else will I like?"

This is the most common type of post here, and most OPs should be using THIS format for their posts! Your title must use the [IIL] tag - It will be reported by our frequent long-time members here if it does not, and it will be removed if you use the [IYL] or [META] tags instead of the [IIL] tag.

The title should look like the following example:

[IIL] The song (name a song you like here) because (give a specific trait about it you want suggestions to include), [WEWIL?]

  • The "WEWIL" acronym stands for "What else will I like?”

  • Your example should include something specific about the song that you want to hear more of in the music recommended to you. (Without details, no one can give you appropriate responses and you won't get suggestions that you will actually LIKE.)

If you want to recommend media to others that you think they'll like based on some other piece of media that is similar:

The “IYL” acronym stands for "If YOU like..." - to be used in a way that states "If you enjoy (this song) because of (reasons,) you might also like this song."

This tag is not for self promotion. This SUB is not for self promotion. If you post your own material here, you WILL get banned, without warning. No exceptions, no appeals.

The title should look like the following example:

[IYL] The movie (some movie similar to your suggestion) because (your reason you think it is similar to your recommendation), [YMAL] (this suggested movie).

  • The "YMAL" acronym stands for "You may also like..."

  • This is a VERY uncommon post type in this sub, unless people are attempting to subvert rule 2. We ALWAYS look at these posts, but if we miss one, our long-term members sure won’t - and they WILL report you for a rule 2 violation and you WILL be banned.

  • If you are suspected of passing off your own media as an "I found this new media and you might like it!" post, that will earn you an immediate permanent ban from the sub for trying to subvert rule two.

Please note that moderators look at your posting history across Reddit, and if you are spamming your own stuff elsewhere, you are going get a ban here. Period.

How to use (and how NOT to use) the [META] tag:

The [META] tag is NOT so you may post off-topic posts or general media discussion posts or music identification posts, or anything that is not an IIL or an IYL.

The [META] tag is only to be used if you have questions or comments about this subreddit itself, and how it operates on Reddit.

Examples include suggestions for new rules here, asking for clarification about a rule here, suggesting a new theme, stickied post, etc in the sub, or asking the moderation team any other question about this sub - not asking the members here about media.

Thank you all for reading, and for your help in ensuring these rules are adhered to. We are a million-member (and counting) sub with a VERY small moderation team, so your help in following these rules and reporting rule-breaking posts to us is greatly appreciated!

Have a wonderful day :)


r/ifyoulikeblank 16h ago

Music iil are there any songs like sixteen tons?

65 Upvotes

Can somebody tell me the genre of it or give me more songs like it? It’s called Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford. I like the songs that are like old working songs. I don’t know how to describe it but I’m pretty sure one of you get it…


r/ifyoulikeblank 2h ago

Music [IIL] Luminescence - Benjamin Lazzarus

3 Upvotes

https://youtu.be/mgrHiEklhVI

I have no idea how I found this song, but it has captivated me beyond measure. I would like more songs, or at least to know the genre.
This sounds like Tron OST songs (biodigital jazz) and I fw it hard


r/ifyoulikeblank 1h ago

Misc. IIL expository articles in computer engineering/architecture/science such as Rodrigo Copetti's Architecture of Consoles, what else should I read?

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I'm looking for interesting, well-written blogs, articles or even books similar to the above. It doesn't have to be computer architecture specifically, anything tangential to computer science is fine (e.g. machine learning, discrete math).

No beginner-level tutorials learning materials please, I'm specifically looking for more meatier stuff. Highly-involved, technical tutorials are fine.


r/ifyoulikeblank 1h ago

Film IIL Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)

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I recently watched the movie three thousand years of longing and I would like something that scratches the same itch. I love the stories in the movie and it reminds me of “The Man From Earth” (2007) and “Big Fish” (2003). Any have recommendations?


r/ifyoulikeblank 2h ago

Games [IIL] Resource Management/ City Builder Games

1 Upvotes

Preferences: Sylized Graphics/Low Graphics- I have a Low End PC

Chill/Not Too Hard - Im not Big brain


r/ifyoulikeblank 6h ago

Music iil songs that sound like "w.a.m.s" by fall out boy?

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specifically the chorus! it's just so incredible and i don't know how to describe it so i'm open to anything


r/ifyoulikeblank 3h ago

Music iil 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone, what are some similar songs?

1 Upvotes

I love songs with this upbeat guitar vibe, what else is similar to this?


r/ifyoulikeblank 8h ago

Music iil Songs similar to “Echoes of the Eye” from Outer Wilds

2 Upvotes

It has a frontier settler vibe, the melody kind of depicts a world that is new or unknown. The melody feels like it focuses more on a setting rather than the perspective of a specific person, if that makes sense. I like the instruments used. What other songs are there that are like this?


r/ifyoulikeblank 6h ago

Music iil songs like "stab my back" by the all-american rejects?

1 Upvotes

found this song recently and i'm obsessed! need more songs that sound like it :)

specifically, i'm obsessed with the chorus


r/ifyoulikeblank 7h ago

Film Iil Gran Turismo because of an adult that cares for a child that is not theirs.

1 Upvotes

Can you please recommend me a movie where an adult has special place or cares for a kod that is not theirs. For example like gran turismo - Jann and Jack or the Holdovers - Paul and Angus


r/ifyoulikeblank 11h ago

Music [IIL] classic, popular (mostly) rock songs, that I'd hear on the radio when I was younger and have nostalgia for (such as the songs given the body text), what other songs would I like?

2 Upvotes

Songs I'm using as an example... (Im compliling a list of songs to make a top 100 favorites and need help with the last few):

Extreme - More than Words

Blues Traveler - Hook

Fray - How to Save a Life

Matchbox Twenty - Push

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

REM - Losing My Religion

Fastball - The Way

Bush - Glycerine

Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart


r/ifyoulikeblank 9h ago

Music iil Any songs similar to "Alright" and "N95" by kendrick lamar?

1 Upvotes

It feels like no song genuinely gives me the same feeling like those two


r/ifyoulikeblank 20h ago

Film IIL horror movies that are scary because of their absurdity or generally weird atmosphere

7 Upvotes

Like Skinamarink, parts of I Saw the TV Glow, parts of Beau is Afraid, Rabbits by david lynch. Movies that are scary because they have a strange atmosphere that you can't quite place.


r/ifyoulikeblank 1d ago

TV [IIL] House MD, Bones, Elementary and Fleabag....

38 Upvotes

These are my all-time favourite TV shows. Looking for something similar, preferably with less than 5 seasons.


r/ifyoulikeblank 12h ago

Music iil ,Songs where the artist spits their soul out?

1 Upvotes

Helooo so i’ve been looking for songs where the artist sounds very angry like their ripping their throat out without the screaming of heavy metal, examples: vampire culture- will wood, thermodynamic lawyer- will wood, the beginning lines of madame guillotine- the scarlet pimpernel Any recommendations?


r/ifyoulikeblank 18h ago

TV IIL cheesy sci fi/fantasy shows like Roswell, Smallville, and H2O: Just Add Water, WEWIL?

2 Upvotes

These are my comfort shows. They’re cheesy but in a weirdly charming way. H2O is a show that makes the little girl in me squeal with joy. I love the vibes from these shows. They definitely have serious moments (but H2O, not as much as the others lol), but they also have wholesome feelings to them. I like to see how the friendships are challenged and evolve throughout these shows.

I also like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I don’t watch it as much for some reason.


r/ifyoulikeblank 15h ago

Music [IIL] This specific style of guitar (Backseat Lovers / Hippo Campus - reverb)

1 Upvotes

I'm trying to find similar songs / or what genre to search that has this specific style of sound/guitar. For the longest time, I thought it was some sort of steel guitar, but after asking my audio engineer friend, he said it's probably a lead guitar with various effects (reverb, chorus, delay).

Backseat Lovers - Visciously Lonely (3:50)
https://youtu.be/9ectTj1cpwU?si=xSFTX9HdK74fIntI&t=226

Hippo Campus - way it goes (1:58)
https://youtu.be/n3TQKEUne5Q?si=YvMbGIiPHYaNEj72&t=118

Other example:
d4vd - One More Dance (0:06)
https://youtu.be/DPBuJWUNQEM?si=Yc6T85k_5vUVW3MS&t=6

Any recommendations are appreciated!


r/ifyoulikeblank 16h ago

Games [IIL] old school idle mobile games & Facebook games (like DragonVale, Ninja Warz, Pocket Frogs, Simpsons Tapped Out, Zombie Café,) [WEWIL?]

1 Upvotes

r/ifyoulikeblank 20h ago

Music [IIL] ‘Synthwave’ songs like these? (Strangers, Poison, Midnight Sky)

2 Upvotes

I honestly don’t even know what to call these songs - they’re really similar to eachother in terms of lyrics.

They also have such a cool night vibe to them:

Strangers - Kenya Grace Poison - Blake Roman Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

Are these even called snythwave songs? Anyone got any other similar songs?


r/ifyoulikeblank 23h ago

Film [IIL] The Big Short, TETRIS, Lock & Stock ...

3 Upvotes

I put this 3 examples because their plot is based in a gamble. Another example would be War dogs or Uncut gems. Any shares? thanks


r/ifyoulikeblank 23h ago

Film iil love 80s/90s nostalgia and want more suggestions

3 Upvotes

Wanting some decade of decadence jazzy nostalgia, can be 80s through late 90s. Content like Monster-Erik and Lyle menendez story. Stuff with jazzy music, yachts, cars, girls, and 80s/90s nostalgia Something like Wild things, Drive, Blade runner, lost in translation, American psycho, wolf of Wall Street, pretty woman, American beauty, Ferris buellers day off, Jerry McGuire. Music like Sade and George Michael.


r/ifyoulikeblank 18h ago

Music [IIL] “In The Way” by Christian Kuria, what other songs r there?

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I have been listening to this song nonstop—I just love the instrumental and the layering. What other songs have the same vibe other than other Christian Kuria songs?


r/ifyoulikeblank 1d ago

Music [IIL] If I like India Rubber by Radiohead...

4 Upvotes

looking for song suggestions, open to all artists.


r/ifyoulikeblank 18h ago

Film [IIL] adventure TV Shows/ Movies, what other 10/10s would you recommend?

1 Upvotes

I've recently watched Dandadan and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and absolutely loved both. I'm kinda looking for other movies/ TV shows that are similar in the sense that it's about having an adventure alongside people that you care about (and preferably the main characters are the good guys of the setting).

If anyone has any recommendations I'd be thankful! Doesn't have to be limited to just Fantasy/ Supernatural/ Sci-Fi stuff too, any genre is good