About cantia
A social home for music lovers. Log the albums you listen to, rate them privately, write the review only you could write, and keep a record of your taste.
Why it exists
More than a stream count. More than a hot take. More than an algorithm deciding what you should care about.
Albums are bodies of work. They deserve better than a like button and a comments section full of trolls 7 seconds after release.
This is the home for people who still listen to music for the love of it. The album that changed your life can't be encompassed on a 5 or 10 point scale. Discuss without discord. And as with all good things, bring a friend into the fold.
How it works
- Log the album. Search it, tap it, log it. Your diary builds itself, one record at a time.
- Rate honestly. Your stars are private. Only you see them, so nobody's watching.
- Write the review. Experience-first prompts help you start ("Where were you when this clicked?"). Say the thing only you would say.
- Find your people. Follow listeners whose taste overlaps yours. The feed is chronological and friends-first.
- Share it. Every log makes a card with your words on it. Ask your friends to review with you.
Highlights, every week
- Editor's choice. One review a week, picked by Diana, tied to New Music Friday.
- Review of the week. The highest-weighted review of the last 7 days. Earned, not assigned.
- Highly active. The most dedicated reviewers, ranked by quality logs with written reviews.
Who made it
cantia was built by Diana "ladidai" Umana, a music journalist, Recording Academy voting member, and ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Award winner who believes music is meant for more.
Start your diary
Free, no app download. Your taste, on the record. Log your first album.