The brief · issue #026
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Sep 22 – Sep 28 · Issue 026: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 200 artists to the board, including 31 in Pop and 29 in Electronic. 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 +13.4%.
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 | 29,078 → 32,968 | +13.4% | ▶ |
| 2 | Criminal Instinct | 10,211 → 10,930 | +7.0% | ▶ |
| 3 | Cyst | 10,995 → 11,735 | +6.7% | ▶ |
| 4 | Adult Dvd | 22,374 → 23,528 | +5.2% | ▶ |
| 5 | Ribbon Skirt | 10,781 → 11,205 | +3.9% | ▶ |
| 6 | Curió Curió | 9,096 → 9,344 | +2.7% | ▶ |
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New discoveries
Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.“Combust”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Sep 25 at 23,255 listeners, surfaced through blog + neighbor. On the board now.
“Danz CM”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Sep 27 at 27,504 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
“Sour Widows”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Sep 23 at 27,520 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Lydia Loveless”Country
Newly heard
First heard Sep 22 at 49,521 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
“Phantom Handshakes”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 25 at 59,865 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + neighbor. On the board now.
“Ml Buch”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 28 at 234,934 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Duality”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Sep 22 at 5,377 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Sloucher”Indie
Newly heard
First heard Sep 26 at 6,267 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
200 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 192 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
| Occult X | 31.8k listening | IG 1.1k | ▲ 29× |
| Delto | 58.8k listening | IG 2.0k | ▲ 29× |
| Phantom Handshakes | 59.9k listening | IG 2.5k | ▲ 24× |
| Spool | 86.8k listening | IG 3.7k | ▲ 24× |
| Hollow Ship | 99.4k listening | IG 4.4k | ▲ 22× |
More Instagram followers than listeners
| Roses | IG 9.1M ✓ | 30.9k listeners | 296× |
| Yemi Alade | IG 16.6M ✓ | 64.5k listeners | 257× |
| Zee Nxumalo | IG 1.3M ✓ | 6.6k listeners | 203× |
| 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.
One brief a week, in your inbox. Movers, new arrivals and a pulse from across the scenes.