I never was a record store patron - I did buy physical media (mostly CDs - and actually I still do, although nowadays I order them online), but it was in big el

I never was a record store patron - I did buy physical media (mostly CDs - and actually I still do, although nowadays I order them online), but it was in big electronics markets where the staff was less knowledgeable. But I have found another "recommendation engine" for music: when going to concerts of my favourite 90s bands (e.g. Garbage), I also give a listen to the back catalog of the opening act(s). This way, I have found a few hidden gems - of course these are pretty obscure artists (e.g. Du Blonde - https://www.dublonde.co.uk/music https://www.dublonde.co.uk/music), but as long as I like the music, I don't care...