The best thing to do is to let it play in the background while you’re doing something else and not focus on it.

I find new artists by letting my Spotify play into the, “you may also like” section after listening to a familiar album.
I’m guessing most streaming platforms have a setting like this.

I'd say try and focus your listening and try bridging the gap to new things by grounding it in styles and bands you already listen to. Honestly if you're a picky listener it's probably just going to take a while to find new stuff and you may just not be in the right frame of mind or mood to listen to new stuff. You may want to listen to new stuff but you're still not in the right mood and that can just ruin your experience so just wait until you're in the mood to try new things and then listen to it in a new headspace and see where you go on your adventure.

"Expectation is a prison"--Robert Fripp

Have you tried drugs?

Maybe you listen to your favorite artists features. Like if they have a song that features a different artists listen to that artists music- then if your favorite artists are featured in someone else’s song, then listen to their music. Does that make sense 😭

What music do you currently gravitate to that doesn't irritate you? While I don't like all music I just try to listen to something that sounds believable and not manufactured

i liked CCR, KINO, Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery.

Which KINO? Song reference?

KINO as in, Viktor Tsoi KINO

Have you listened to JJ Grey or Roy Buchanan?

Reactine helps with allergies

Try listening to the stuff really close to what you like then the stuff close to that, and because even in the same genre people have different influences you can find your self somewhere completely different from where you started.

I've gotten a lot of people over this same thing during good lsd or shrooms trips 🤣