The brief · issue #018
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Aug 11 – Aug 17 · Issue 018: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 48 artists to the board, including 12 in Electronic and 6 in Rock. 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 +6.2%.
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 | 7,817 → 8,304 | +6.2% | ▶ |
| 2 | Man/Woman/Chainsaw | 60,054 → 61,777 | +2.9% | ▶ |
| 3 | Slow Fiction | 22,471 → 23,050 | +2.6% | ▶ |
| 4 | Cole Pulice | 38,752 → 39,407 | +1.7% | ▶ |
| 5 | Teilz | 9,374 → 9,512 | +1.5% | ▶ |
| 6 | This Is Lorelei | 205,049 → 208,007 | +1.4% | ▶ |
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New discoveries
Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.“Hannah Lew”folk
Newly heard
First heard Aug 17 at 7,505 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
Newly heard
First heard Aug 15 at 8,309 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + kexp. On the board now.
“Dummy”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Aug 14 at 88,763 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Baby Prince”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Aug 15 at 5,907 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Newly heard
First heard Aug 13 at 6,097 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Newly heard
First heard Aug 14 at 6,435 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Malummí”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Aug 16 at 6,870 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
48 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 40 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
| purity filter | 202.4k listening | IG 10.6k | ▲ 19× |
| STYXVII | 36.8k listening | IG 2.1k | ▲ 17× |
| Thy Slaughter | 101.1k listening | IG 7.3k | ▲ 14× |
| six impala | 82.5k listening | IG 6.5k | ▲ 13× |
| Dreamcache | 64.3k listening | IG 5.8k | ▲ 11× |
More Instagram followers than listeners
| Roses | IG 9.1M ✓ | 30.9k listeners | 296× |
| Yemi Alade | IG 16.6M ✓ | 64.4k listeners | 258× |
| Zee Nxumalo | IG 1.3M ✓ | 6.6k listeners | 204× |
| Focalistic | IG 2.7M ✓ | 14.8k listeners | 182× |
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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.
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