THE BRIEF · ISSUE #002 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #002

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Jul 3 – Jul 9 · Issue 002: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 159 artists to the board, including 23 in Pop and 19 in Electronic. 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.
1SabiElectronic102,770 → 108,970+6.0%called Jul 1 @ 100,805▶
2SpacemothRock8,584 → 8,975+4.5%called Jul 2 @ 8,584▶
3Mary In The JunkyardIndie96,294 → 100,517+4.4%called Jul 2 @ 96,294▶
4TelehealthRock8,783 → 9,050+3.0%called Jul 1 @ 8,733▶
5BonesawMetal35,767 → 36,835+3.0%called Jul 1 @ 35,308▶
6Westside CowboyCountry97,092 → 99,749+2.7%called Jul 3 @ 97,092▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“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
“Initiate”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 9 at 26,512 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 26,512Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Gilla Band”Doom
Newly heard
First heard Jul 8 at 90,953 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 90,953Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Jim Legxacy”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 7 at 242,130 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 242,130Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Diary”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 9 at 5,043 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,043Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“The Reddmen”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 4 at 5,100 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,100Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“La Floa Maldita”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 4 at 5,153 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,153Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Siichaq”Rock
Newly heard
First heard Jul 4 at 5,157 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,157Sources kexp▶ Hear it
159 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 151 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 Rock4 new · 3 climbing▲ First Day Back +2.2%
Shoegaze6 new · 1 climbing▲ Fleeting Joys +0.4%
Post-Punk17 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Indie17 new · 2 climbing▲ Rita P +4.5%
Punk10 new · 1 climbing▲ A Heartwell Ending +1.9%
Metal11 new · 3 climbing▲ Bonesaw +4.3%
Doom4 new · 2 climbing▲ Marble Sky +2.9%
Rock10 new · 2 climbing▲ Spacemoth +4.5%
Electronic19 new · 2 climbing▲ Sabi +8.1%
Dance4 new · 1 climbing▲ not even noticed +1.7%
Pop23 new · 2 climbing▲ Kuru +2.0%
Urban19 new · 0 climbingquiet week
Country16 new · 1 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +2.7%

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