The brief · issue #015
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Jul 21 – Jul 27 · Issue 015: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 129 artists to the board, including 23 in Electronic and 18 in Pop. 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 +10.2%.
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.| 1 | Cyst | 6,675 → 7,359 | +10.2% | ▶ |
| 2 | Magi Merlin | 34,605 → 37,991 | +9.8% | ▶ |
| 3 | The Linda Lindas | 184,329 → 197,188 | +7.0% | ▶ |
| 4 | Mock Media | 13,828 → 14,556 | +5.3% | ▶ |
| 5 | Soft Palms | 11,062 → 11,614 | +5.0% | ▶ |
| 6 | Kyla | 158,706 → 164,641 | +3.7% | ▶ |
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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.
“Turner”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Jul 27 at 43,649 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Funk Masters”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Jul 23 at 5,097 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Blind Yeo”Country
Newly heard
First heard Jul 23 at 5,149 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“David Norland”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 26 at 5,181 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Curió Curió”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Jul 24 at 5,794 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Ultra Silvam”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Jul 26 at 6,271 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
129 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 121 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
| Roa | 94.0k listening | IG 3.5k | ▲ 27× |
| Crooked Still | 199.9k listening | IG 7.8k | ▲ 26× |
| A Swarm of the Sun | 69.6k listening | IG 3.1k | ▲ 22× |
| Hoops | 189.1k listening | IG 8.9k | ▲ 21× |
| Suis la lune | 137.8k listening | IG 6.6k | ▲ 21× |
More Instagram followers than listeners
| Mars | IG 42.8M ✓ | 111.3k listeners | 385× |
| Roses | IG 9.1M ✓ | 30.9k listeners | 296× |
| Uzi | IG 16.4M ✓ | 115.1k listeners | 143× |
| Charlotte de Witte | IG 5.7M ✓ | 204.4k listeners | 28× |
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Scene pulse
New additions during this edition’s week. Artist percentages are growth since their original call, not weekly change.KEEP FOLLOWING
THE THREAD
Explore the full board, revisit an earlier edition, or follow a scene into your next discovery.
One brief a week, in your inbox. Movers, new arrivals and a pulse from across the scenes.