The brief · issue #016
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Jul 28 – Aug 3 · Issue 016: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 127 artists to the board, including 25 in Electronic and 24 in Folk. 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 +13.3%.
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 | Twisted Teens | 21,513 → 24,380 | +13.3% | ▶ |
| 2 | Mike D | 12,075 → 13,613 | +12.7% | ▶ |
| 3 | Rip Magic | 20,242 → 21,566 | +6.5% | ▶ |
| 4 | Cyst | 7,427 → 7,684 | +3.5% | ▶ |
| 5 | Mary In The Junkyard | 114,177 → 117,519 | +2.9% | ▶ |
| 6 | Earth To Eve | 20,800 → 21,334 | +2.6% | ▶ |
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New discoveries
Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.“The Machine”Doom
Newly heard
First heard Jul 28 at 50,480 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
“Judiciary”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 28 at 66,689 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
“Pain Of Truth”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Jul 28 at 72,558 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Jam City”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Jul 30 at 179,389 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Melinki”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Jul 28 at 5,140 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Diavol Strâin”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Aug 1 at 6,023 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Atone”Doom
Newly heard
First heard Jul 28 at 6,419 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
127 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 119 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 | 94.3k listening | IG 3.5k | ▲ 27× |
| Crooked Still | 200.0k 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 | 138.0k listening | IG 6.6k | ▲ 21× |
More Instagram followers than listeners
| Mars | IG 42.8M ✓ | 111.3k listeners | 384× |
| Roses | IG 9.1M ✓ | 30.9k listeners | 296× |
| Uzi | IG 16.4M ✓ | 115.3k listeners | 142× |
| Charlotte de Witte | IG 5.7M ✓ | 204.5k 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.