THE BRIEF · ISSUE #021 · ONE A WEEK LIVE · ALWAYS SCANNING · EVERY SCENE
The brief · issue #021

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Aug 31 – Sep 6 · Issue 021: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 69 artists to the board, including 11 in Electronic and 10 in Punk. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Curió Curió had the largest weekly listener increase at +39.2%.

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.
1Curió CurióDance5,919 → 8,241+39.2%called Jul 24 @ 5,794▶
2CystMetal8,682 → 9,733+12.1%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
3Blind Yeofolk5,333 → 5,875+10.2%called Jul 23 @ 5,149▶
4Труп КолдунаMetal19,610 → 20,464+4.3%called Jul 19 @ 19,610▶
5Eden AureliusElectronic5,268 → 5,451+3.5%called Aug 24 @ 5,268▶
6ASAVAMetal17,528 → 17,922+2.2%called Aug 30 @ 17,480▶
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New discoveries

Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.
“Living Hour”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 3 at 36,047 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 36,047Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Steady Holiday”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 5 at 62,017 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 62,017Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Die Spitz”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Sep 6 at 138,941 listeners, surfaced through chart + scout. On the board now.
Listeners 138,941Sources chart + scout▶ Hear it
“STELLA LEFTY”Country
Newly heard
First heard Sep 5 at 202,407 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 202,407Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Epicentre”Dance
Newly heard
First heard Aug 31 at 5,887 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,887Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Dj City”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Sep 6 at 6,042 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 6,042Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Julia Cumming”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Sep 6 at 6,304 listeners, surfaced through scout. On the board now.
Listeners 6,304Sources scout▶ Hear it
“Shashwat Bulusu”folk
Newly heard
First heard Sep 1 at 6,763 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 6,763Sources kexp▶ Hear it
69 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 61 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

Atmos BloomShoegaze58.0k listeningIG 2.8k▲ 20×
purity filterDance203.2k listeningIG 10.8k▲ 19×
KulkPost-Punk48.0k listeningIG 3.8k▲ 12×
Portraits Of TracyHip-Hop250.0k listeningIG 27.1k▲ 9×
MoonvampirePost-Punk62.7k listeningIG 8.1k ✓▲ 8×

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 Rock1 new · 9 climbing▲ First Day Back +12.9%
Shoegaze4 new · 6 climbing▲ WillyRodriguezWasTaken +8.0%
Post-Punk5 new · 20 climbing▲ Man/Woman/Chainsaw +24.5%
Indie4 new · 17 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +27.0%
Punk10 new · 19 climbing▲ The Linda Lindas +10.5%
Metal7 new · 26 climbing▲ Cyst +58.2%
Doom2 new · 18 climbing▲ Dimscûa +9.4%
Rock3 new · 10 climbing▲ Twisted Teens +45.9%
Electronic11 new · 20 climbing▲ Chloé Caillet +5.6%
Dance7 new · 18 climbing▲ Curió Curió +42.2%
Pop7 new · 17 climbing▲ Magi Merlin +9.8%
Hip-Hop3 new · 8 climbing▲ Sparklmami +4.5%
Country2 new · 5 climbing▲ Westside Cowboy +18.5%
Folk3 new · 5 climbing▲ Blind Yeo +14.1%
Hyperpop0 new · 23 climbing▲ egobreak +12.9%

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THE THREAD

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