THE BRIEF · ISSUE #001 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #001

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Jul 1 – Jul 7 · Issue 001: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 484 artists to the board, including 60 in Doom and 53 in Post-Punk. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Sabi had the largest weekly listener increase at +6.0%.

Start with one of the artists below, then follow their scene or open the full record. Weekly change and change since the call are shown separately.

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Movers this week

Change in listeners during this edition’s week. Call-day figures are shown separately.
1SabiElectronic100,805 → 106,907+6.0%called Jul 1 @ 100,805▶
2SpacemothRock8,584 → 8,975+4.5%called Jul 2 @ 8,584▶
3Rita PIndie6,034 → 6,254+3.6%called Jul 1 @ 6,034▶
4BonesawMetal35,308 → 36,473+3.3%called Jul 1 @ 35,308▶
5Mary In The JunkyardIndie96,294 → 98,992+2.8%called Jul 2 @ 96,294▶
6Marble SkyDoom51,352 → 52,463+2.2%called Jul 1 @ 51,352▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“Paycheque”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 2 at 8,712 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 8,712Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Living Weapon”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Jul 2 at 11,902 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 11,902Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Letterbombs”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 6 at 14,125 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 14,131Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Adult DVD”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 1 at 19,331 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 19,331Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“The Tubs”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Jul 1 at 27,994 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + chart. On the board now.
Listeners 28,131Sources bandcamp + chart▶ Hear it
“Westside Cowboy”Country
Newly heard
First heard Jul 3 at 97,092 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 98,918Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Fat Dog”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 2 at 103,518 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 103,642Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Getdown Services”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 1 at 138,959 listeners, surfaced through chart + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 140,166Sources chart + kexp▶ Hear it
484 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 476 on the wire. First-heard dates and starting listener counts stay on the record.
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Worth a closer look

More Instagram followers than listeners. A gap invites a closer look; it does not establish quality, authenticity or future growth.
Angine de PoitrineMath RockIG 1.0M176.6k listeners6×
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Scene pulse

New additions during this edition’s week. Artist percentages are growth since their original call, not weekly change.
Math Rock26 new · 2 climbing▲ Angine de Poitrine +2.0%
Shoegaze29 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Post-Punk53 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Indie35 new · 2 climbing▲ Rita P +3.6%
Punk46 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Metal48 new · 2 climbing▲ Bonesaw +3.3%
Doom60 new · 1 climbing▲ Marble Sky +2.2%
Rock21 new · 2 climbing▲ Spacemoth +4.5%
Electronic38 new · 1 climbing▲ Sabi +6.0%
Dance37 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Pop34 new · 2 climbing▲ Kuru +1.6%
Hip-Hop26 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Country37 new · 1 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +1.9%

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