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The brief · issue #028

A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING

Sep 29 – Oct 5 · Issue 028: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.

This edition added 148 artists to the board, including 24 in Pop and 17 in Electronic. 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.
1BadvrilShoegaze9,630 → 10,189+5.8%called Jul 30 @ 9,493▶
2Brain TourniquetPunk7,649 → 8,068+5.5%called Sep 18 @ 7,637▶
3Robber RobberIndie23,548 → 24,750+5.1%called Jul 19 @ 23,548▶
4Gilla BandDoom93,771 → 98,195+4.7%called Jul 8 @ 90,953▶
5Girl In The Year AboveIndie6,440 → 6,707+4.2%called Sep 10 @ 6,146▶
6CystMetal11,791 → 12,202+3.5%called Jul 15 @ 6,151▶
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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.
Listeners 66,832Sources blog + kexp▶ Hear it
“Mia Joy”Shoegaze
Newly heard
First heard Sep 29 at 186,915 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
Listeners 186,935Sources bandcamp + blog▶ Hear it
“Jenny Sparks”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 4,965 listeners, surfaced through scout. On the board now.
Listeners 5,017Sources scout▶ Hear it
“War Pigs”Punk
Newly heard
First heard Oct 3 at 5,000 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 5,000Sources kexp▶ Hear it
“Alexa Kate”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 6,148 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
Listeners 6,167Sources neighbor▶ Hear it
“Son, Fire!”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 6,648 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
Listeners 6,663Sources neighbor▶ Hear it
“Cetow”Math Rock
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 6,890 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
Listeners 6,901Sources neighbor▶ Hear it
“Amor Líquido”Pop
Newly heard
First heard Oct 2 at 7,585 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
Listeners 7,605Sources kexp▶ Hear it
148 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 140 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 XShoegaze31.8k listeningIG 1.1k▲ 29×
DeltoHyperpop58.9k listeningIG 2.0k▲ 29×
Phantom HandshakesShoegaze60.0k listeningIG 2.5k▲ 24×
SpoolShoegaze86.9k listeningIG 3.7k▲ 24×
Hollow ShipRock99.5k listeningIG 4.4k▲ 22×

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 Rock3 new · 13 climbing▲ First Day Back +17.1%
Shoegaze7 new · 17 climbing▲ Badvril +7.3%
Post-Punk12 new · 33 climbing▲ Gurriers +13.1%
Indie8 new · 35 climbing▲ Mary In The Junkyard +31.9%
Punk15 new · 28 climbing▲ The Linda Lindas +12.1%
Metal8 new · 40 climbing▲ Cyst +98.4%
Doom6 new · 26 climbing▲ Dimscûa +15.1%
Rock4 new · 14 climbing▲ Twisted Teens +68.7%
Electronic17 new · 31 climbing▲ TOMORA +12.8%
Dance8 new · 34 climbing▲ Curió Curió +61.3%
Pop24 new · 32 climbing▲ Nirosta Steel +12.8%
Hip-Hop17 new · 25 climbing▲ Sparklmami +6.0%
Country9 new · 10 climbing▲ Allison Russell +4.9%
Hyperpop10 new · 36 climbing▲ egobreak +17.9%

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