THE BRIEF · ISSUE #019 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #019

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Aug 18 – Aug 24 · Issue 019: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 70 artists to the board, including 16 in Electronic and 10 in Hip-Hop. 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 +7.2%.

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.
1Twisted TeensRock25,917 → 27,793+7.2%called Jul 6 @ 19,935▶
2Mouth UlcersPost-Punk11,521 → 11,956+3.8%called Jul 22 @ 11,521▶
3Man/Woman/ChainsawPost-Punk61,777 → 63,957+3.5%called Jul 6 @ 52,667▶
4CystMetal8,361 → 8,647+3.4%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
5Westside CowboyCountry107,092 → 110,081+2.8%called Jul 3 @ 97,092▶
6Cephas AzariahElectronic29,979 → 30,751+2.6%called Jul 5 @ 29,979▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“Eden Aurelius”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Aug 24 at 5,268 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,268Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Twenty One Children”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Aug 23 at 5,286 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,286Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“TwerkNation28”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Aug 19 at 5,794 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
Listeners 5,809Sources chart▶ Hear it
“Dymna Lotva”Doom
Newly heard
First heard Aug 23 at 6,330 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 6,330Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Resistance Revival Chorus”folk
Newly heard
First heard Aug 20 at 6,439 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 6,439Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Malum”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Aug 23 at 7,057 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 7,057Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Scott Ballew”Country
Newly heard
First heard Aug 18 at 8,542 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 8,542Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Cimm”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Aug 18 at 9,609 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 9,609Sources kexp▶ Hear it
70 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 62 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 filterDance202.6k listeningIG 10.6k▲ 19×
STYXVIIHyperpop37.0k listeningIG 2.1k▲ 17×
Thy SlaughterHyperpop101.4k listeningIG 7.3k▲ 14×
six impalaHyperpop82.7k listeningIG 6.5k▲ 13×
DreamcacheHyperpop64.4k listeningIG 5.8k▲ 11×

More Instagram followers than listeners

RosesPopIG 9.1M ✓30.9k listeners296×
Yemi AladeHip-HopIG 16.6M ✓64.5k listeners257×
Zee NxumaloDanceIG 1.3M ✓6.6k listeners203×
FocalisticDanceIG 2.7M ✓14.8k listeners182×
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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 Rock0 new · 7 climbing▲ First Day Back +11.3%
Shoegaze4 new · 3 climbing▲ Soft Palms +5.0%
Post-Punk6 new · 18 climbing▲ Man/Woman/Chainsaw +21.4%
Indie5 new · 15 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +25.3%
Punk1 new · 18 climbing▲ The Linda Lindas +9.0%
Metal5 new · 20 climbing▲ Cyst +40.6%
Doom4 new · 19 climbing▲ Dimscûa +6.7%
Rock2 new · 8 climbing▲ Twisted Teens +39.4%
Electronic16 new · 18 climbing▲ Sabi +33.5%
Dance5 new · 16 climbing▲ not even noticed +6.5%
Pop6 new · 15 climbing▲ Magi Merlin +9.8%
Hip-Hop10 new · 6 climbing▲ Sparklmami +4.4%
Country2 new · 5 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +13.4%
Folk2 new · 3 climbing▲ Blind Yeo +3.6%
Hyperpop2 new · 20 climbing▲ egobreak +11.0%

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