The brief · issue #027
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Sep 28 – Oct 4 · Issue 027: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 143 artists to the board, including 23 in Pop and 17 in Hip-Hop. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Badvril had the largest weekly listener increase at +5.8%.
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 | Badvril | 9,630 → 10,189 | +5.8% | ▶ |
| 2 | Brain Tourniquet | 7,649 → 8,040 | +5.1% | ▶ |
| 3 | Robber Robber | 23,548 → 24,739 | +5.1% | ▶ |
| 4 | Girl In The Year Above | 6,374 → 6,680 | +4.8% | ▶ |
| 5 | Gilla Band | 93,771 → 97,747 | +4.2% | ▶ |
| 6 | Cyst | 11,735 → 12,168 | +3.7% | ▶ |
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New discoveries
Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.“Bleary Eyed”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 29 at 66,832 listeners, surfaced through blog + kexp. On the board now.
“Mia Joy”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 29 at 186,915 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. 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.
“Jenny Sparks”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 4,965 listeners, surfaced through scout. On the board now.
“War Pigs”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Oct 3 at 5,000 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Alexa Kate”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 6,148 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
“Son, Fire!”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 6,648 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
143 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 135 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 | 58.9k listening | IG 2.0k | ▲ 29× |
| Phantom Handshakes | 60.0k listening | IG 2.5k | ▲ 24× |
| Spool | 86.9k listening | IG 3.7k | ▲ 24× |
| Hollow Ship | 99.5k 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.