It might just be my sleep-deprived state, but it took me a while to figure out what I was actually meant to do, in which time the music got a little repetitive.
I feel your pain about listening to the start. We added the 'hit space to start' because with it reloading on each change the intro was making us a bit insane. I've added a gif to help show how to play so hopefully that will help new player avoid some of your anguish.
