The brief · issue #029
A WEEK OF MUSIC
WORTH EXPLORING
Oct 6 – Oct 12 · Issue 029: new discoveries, artists gathering momentum, and a few places to follow your curiosity.
This edition added 117 artists to the board, including 23 in Hip-Hop and 21 in Electronic. Those are additions to Preamp’s coverage, not a verdict on which scenes are growing fastest. Among the 6 featured movers, Teilz had the largest weekly listener increase at +6.5%.
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 | Teilz | 9,815 → 10,455 | +6.5% | ▶ |
| 2 | 300SkullsAndCounting | 12,594 → 13,236 | +5.1% | ▶ |
| 3 | Star Moles | 15,866 → 16,513 | +4.1% | ▶ |
| 4 | Devil Master | 33,423 → 34,389 | +2.9% | ▶ |
| 5 | Tvod | 10,569 → 10,854 | +2.7% | ▶ |
| 6 | Cyst | 12,275 → 12,552 | +2.3% | ▶ |
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New discoveries
Artists added during this edition’s week. Open a profile to hear more and investigate the available signals.“Undeath”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Oct 7 at 47,873 listeners, surfaced through bandcamp + blog. On the board now.
“Epitaphe”Post-Punk
Newly heard
First heard Oct 8 at 5,000 listeners, surfaced through chart. On the board now.
“Pruski”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Oct 11 at 5,152 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Verwoed”Metal
Newly heard
First heard Oct 11 at 5,171 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Bftt”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Oct 11 at 5,313 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“Latashá”Hip-Hop
Newly heard
First heard Oct 10 at 5,347 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
“prkr blu”Hyperpop
Newly heard
First heard Oct 9 at 5,462 listeners, surfaced through neighbor. On the board now.
“Burning Pyre”Electronic
Newly heard
First heard Oct 11 at 5,869 listeners, surfaced through kexp. On the board now.
117 artists entered the board this week. These 8 are a starting point; explore the other 109 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 | 60.2k listening | IG 2.5k | ▲ 24× |
| Spool | 87.1k 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.