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The brief · issue #012

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Jul 15 – Jul 21 · Issue 012: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 132 artists to the board, including 27 in Electronic and 15 in Punk. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Cyst had the largest weekly listener increase at +8.5%.

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.
1CystMetal6,151 → 6,675+8.5%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
2Mary In The JunkyardIndie105,053 → 113,483+8.0%called Jul 2 @ 96,294▶
3TehyaPop14,571 → 15,449+6.0%called Jul 3 @ 14,571▶
4SabiElectronic116,650 → 122,815+5.3%called Jul 1 @ 100,805▶
5KylaMetal150,855 → 158,706+5.2%called Jul 7 @ 134,285▶
6Westside CowboyCountry99,749 → 104,029+4.3%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.
“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
“Sugar”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Jul 17 at 234,865 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 235,063Sources 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 5,287Sources chart▶ Hear it
“Dionisaf”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 19 at 5,272 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,272Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Rub”Country
Newly heard
First heard Jul 19 at 5,779 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,779Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Master C & J”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 20 at 5,926 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,926Sources kexp▶ Hear it
132 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 124 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

RoaDance93.6k listeningIG 3.5k▲ 27×
Crooked StillCountry199.7k listeningIG 7.8k▲ 25×
A Swarm of the SunDoom69.5k listeningIG 3.1k▲ 22×
HoopsIndie189.0k listeningIG 8.9k▲ 21×
Suis la lunePunk137.4k 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 ✓114.9k listeners143×
Charlotte de WitteElectronicIG 5.7M ✓204.0k 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 Rock1 new · 9 climbing▲ First Day Back +6.2%
Shoegaze8 new · 5 climbing▲ Panda Bear & Sonic Boom +9.7%
Post-Punk10 new · 6 climbing▲ Man/Woman/Chainsaw +7.3%
Indie9 new · 7 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +17.9%
Punk15 new · 16 climbing▲ A Heartwell Ending +4.9%
Metal6 new · 15 climbing▲ Kyla +18.2%
Doom2 new · 14 climbing▲ Marble Sky +7.4%
Rock9 new · 6 climbing▲ Spacemoth +10.3%
Electronic27 new · 6 climbing▲ Sabi +21.8%
Dance11 new · 10 climbing▲ not even noticed +4.1%
Pop14 new · 5 climbing▲ Tehya +6.0%
Hip-Hop9 new · 4 climbing▲ Mike D +5.3%
Country10 new · 1 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +7.1%
Hyperpop2 new · 8 climbing▲ Kuru +4.7%

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THE THREAD

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