THE BRIEF · ISSUE #013 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #013

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Jul 16 – Jul 22 · Issue 013: 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 16 in Punk. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Magi Merlin had the largest weekly listener increase at +9.8%.

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.
1Magi MerlinPop34,605 → 37,991+9.8%called Jul 11 @ 34,605▶
2CystMetal6,273 → 6,843+9.1%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
3The Linda LindasPunk184,329 → 197,188+7.0%called Jul 6 @ 184,329▶
4TehyaPop14,571 → 15,449+6.0%called Jul 3 @ 14,571▶
5KylaMetal152,293 → 160,027+5.1%called Jul 7 @ 134,285▶
6SabiElectronic117,810 → 123,769+5.1%called Jul 1 @ 100,805▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“animal”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 22 at 22,412 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 22,412Sources 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
“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
“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
“Leanne Betasamosake Simpson”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 18 at 5,986 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,986Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Frightwig”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 20 at 6,510 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 6,510Sources 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

RoaDance93.7k listeningIG 3.5k▲ 27×
Crooked StillCountry199.7k listeningIG 7.8k▲ 26×
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 ✓115.0k 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 +6.5%
Shoegaze8 new · 5 climbing▲ Panda Bear & Sonic Boom +9.7%
Post-Punk12 new · 7 climbing▲ Man/Woman/Chainsaw +8.2%
Indie9 new · 7 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +18.6%
Punk16 new · 17 climbing▲ The Linda Lindas +7.0%
Metal4 new · 15 climbing▲ Kyla +19.2%
Doom4 new · 15 climbing▲ Marble Sky +7.9%
Rock8 new · 6 climbing▲ Spacemoth +10.3%
Electronic27 new · 7 climbing▲ Sabi +22.8%
Dance12 new · 11 climbing▲ not even noticed +4.3%
Pop10 new · 9 climbing▲ Magi Merlin +9.8%
Hip-Hop10 new · 4 climbing▲ Mike D +5.3%
Country11 new · 2 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +7.1%
Hyperpop0 new · 11 climbing▲ Kuru +4.9%

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