[NewChief]

Just an FYI how Spotify works:

Firstly, as DaFace said, it's best to start out on an actual computer, not a mobile device. That gets you the full featured interface.

On a mobile device, the only actual music you get without a subscription fee is the "radio" feature. You can look up artists, songs, albums, etc... but you'll only be able to play songs via the radio stream that works pretty much like Pandora. That being said, if you "like" a song, it will automatically add that song into a playlist for you that will show up on your laptop next time. So as you're listening to the Spotify radio song (based on an artist, song, genre), you can like stuff to listen to again later at will when you're back on your laptop.

Now if you choose to subscribe to the service, then the mobile app becomes more "at will" and full featured. It's still not nearly as robust as the computer application, but it's better than just being stuck listening to the pandora-like station stream.