THE BRIEF · ISSUE #017 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #017

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Aug 4 – Aug 10 · Issue 017: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 188 artists to the board, including 72 in Hip-Hop and 54 in Dance. 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 +6.3%.

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.
1Twisted TeensRock24,380 → 25,917+6.3%called Jul 6 @ 19,935▶
2Man/Woman/ChainsawPost-Punk57,763 → 59,754+3.5%called Jul 6 @ 52,667▶
3Dark ChismeElectronic17,776 → 18,220+2.5%called Jul 22 @ 17,776▶
4Soul Mass Transit SystemDance25,436 → 26,051+2.4%called Jul 1 @ 25,284▶
5Cosey MuellerPost-Punk19,751 → 20,142+2.0%called Jul 11 @ 19,536▶
6The Linda LindasPunk197,188 → 200,967+1.9%called Jul 6 @ 184,329▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“June Mcdoom”folk
Newly heard
First heard Aug 10 at 51,713 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 51,713Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Ironflame”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Aug 9 at 5,524 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,524Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“The Asphodells”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Aug 10 at 5,770 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,770Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Bobby Sanchez”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Aug 8 at 5,965 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,965Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Troniq Music”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Aug 6 at 6,073 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 6,078Sources chart▶ Hear it
“DJ PANTHA”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Aug 6 at 6,517 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 6,532Sources chart▶ Hear it
“Zee Nxumalo”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Aug 6 at 6,527 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 6,534Sources chart▶ Hear it
“Thakzin”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Aug 6 at 6,622 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 6,627Sources chart▶ Hear it
188 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 180 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

RoaDance94.7k listeningIG 3.5k▲ 27×
HoopsIndie189.2k listeningIG 8.9k▲ 21×
STYXVIIHyperpop36.6k listeningIG 2.1k▲ 17×
Food HouseHyperpop216.9k listeningIG 12.7k▲ 17×
Thy SlaughterHyperpop100.9k listeningIG 7.3k▲ 14×

More Instagram followers than listeners

RosesPopIG 9.1M ✓30.9k listeners296×
Charlotte de WitteElectronicIG 5.7M ✓204.7k listeners28×
Amelie LensElectronicIG 2.8M ✓162.2k listeners17×
Earth To EveHip-HopIG 328.4k ✓21.3k listeners15×
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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 Rock2 new · 7 climbing▲ First Day Back +9.3%
Shoegaze3 new · 2 climbing▲ Soft Palms +5.0%
Post-Punk6 new · 12 climbing▲ Man/Woman/Chainsaw +13.5%
Indie3 new · 12 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +23.1%
Punk3 new · 15 climbing▲ The Linda Lindas +9.0%
Metal5 new · 16 climbing▲ Cyst +27.1%
Doom1 new · 16 climbing▲ Dimscûa +4.8%
Rock6 new · 6 climbing▲ Twisted Teens +30.0%
Electronic12 new · 12 climbing▲ Sabi +29.9%
Dance54 new · 13 climbing▲ not even noticed +5.5%
Pop15 new · 14 climbing▲ Magi Merlin +9.8%
Hip-Hop72 new · 5 climbing▲ Sparklmami +4.4%
Country4 new · 4 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +9.1%
Folk2 new · 2 climbing▲ Blind Yeo +3.6%
Hyperpop0 new · 16 climbing▲ egobreak +8.4%

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