I recently decided to give GNOME Music a try. It's very simple, but sort of nice. The interface doesn't feel too complex and heavy, as it tends to happen with so many applications these days. Of course, the problem with that is that sometimes it is not obvious how to configure certain things. So, for example, if you need to configure the default music folder, run the following command:

$ vim ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

You can obviously use your favorite text editor, instead of vim.

Also, if you ever make a change to the files in your music folder and need to refresh, run this other command:

$ tracker index --file ~/Music

As you can see, GNOME Music relies on a separate tool to refresh its info. That's consistent with the old UNIX philosophy, which I appreciate.

Finally, if you prefer a music player that is even simpler, give the MPV media player a try. {link to this entry}