THE BRIEF · ISSUE #009 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #009

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Jul 12 – Jul 18 · Issue 009: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 131 artists to the board, including 30 in Electronic and 22 in Pop. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Twisted Teens had the largest weekly listener increase at +7.6%.

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.
1Twisted TeensRock19,996 → 21,513+7.6%called Jul 6 @ 19,935▶
2KylaMetal144,275 → 155,014+7.4%called Jul 7 @ 134,285▶
3SabiElectronic112,578 → 119,998+6.6%called Jul 1 @ 100,805▶
4CystMetal6,151 → 6,483+5.4%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
5Panda Bear & Sonic BoomShoegaze5,574 → 5,830+4.6%called Jul 1 @ 5,383▶
6Fat DogPost-Punk103,642 → 108,404+4.6%called Jul 2 @ 103,518▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“Criminal Instinct”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 14 at 10,211 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 10,211Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Willi Carlisle”Country
Newly heard
First heard Jul 16 at 31,090 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 31,090Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Jake Xerxes Fussell”Country
Newly heard
First heard Jul 15 at 92,641 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 92,641Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Morgan”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 12 at 118,929 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 118,929Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Sugar”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Jul 17 at 234,865 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 234,914Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Logic1000”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 15 at 240,118 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 240,118Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Dux Content”Hyperpop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 15 at 5,156 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 5,242Sources chart▶ Hear it
“Jtc”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 13 at 5,773 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,773Sources kexp▶ Hear it
131 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 123 on the wire. First-heard dates and starting listener counts stay on the record.
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Worth a closer look

Listening and social following measure different things. These gaps invite a closer look; they do not establish quality, authenticity or future growth.

More listeners than Instagram followers

RoaDance93.3k listeningIG 3.5k▲ 26×
Crooked StillCountry199.5k listeningIG 7.8k▲ 25×
A Swarm of the SunDoom69.5k listeningIG 3.1k▲ 22×
HoopsIndie188.9k listeningIG 8.9k▲ 21×
Suis la lunePunk137.2k listeningIG 6.6k▲ 21×

More Instagram followers than listeners

MarsPost-PunkIG 42.8M ✓111.2k listeners385×
RosesPopIG 9.1M ✓30.9k listeners296×
UziPost-PunkIG 16.4M ✓114.8k listeners143×
Charlotte de WitteElectronicIG 5.7M ✓203.9k listeners28×
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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 Rock0 new · 8 climbing▲ First Day Back +5.3%
Shoegaze11 new · 5 climbing▲ Panda Bear & Sonic Boom +8.3%
Post-Punk11 new · 5 climbing▲ Fat Dog +4.7%
Indie7 new · 6 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +13.6%
Punk7 new · 13 climbing▲ A Heartwell Ending +4.1%
Metal13 new · 11 climbing▲ Kyla +15.4%
Doom1 new · 11 climbing▲ Marble Sky +6.3%
Rock6 new · 6 climbing▲ Twisted Teens +7.9%
Electronic30 new · 5 climbing▲ Sabi +19.0%
Dance8 new · 8 climbing▲ not even noticed +3.5%
Pop22 new · 3 climbing▲ Catherine Moan +2.8%
Hip-Hop8 new · 3 climbing▲ Mike D +5.3%
Country6 new · 1 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +5.2%
Hyperpop2 new · 7 climbing▲ Kuru +4.1%

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THE THREAD

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