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Indie

Scan of 2026-10-14: convergence across scene charts, KEXP and the blogs. Links play on Spotify. Your ear makes the call.

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Heard early in this scene

Heard small, moving since.

Act	First heard	Then	Now	Δ	Status
Mary In The Junkyard	2026-07-02	96,294	128,425	+33.4%	Climbing
Man/Woman/Chainsaw	2026-07-06	52,667	69,374	+31.7%	Climbing
Westside Cowboy	2026-07-03	97,092	125,087	+28.8%	Climbing
The Tubs	2026-07-01	27,994	32,151	+14.8%	Climbing
Rita P	2026-07-01	6,034	6,793	+12.6%	Climbing
Girl In The Year Above	2026-09-10	6,146	6,875	+11.9%	Climbing
Mock Media	2026-07-09	13,552	14,556	+7.4%	Climbing
GEZEBELLE GABURGABLY	2026-07-01	135,122	144,783	+7.2%	Climbing
kanekoayano	2026-07-01	9,048	9,688	+7.1%	Climbing
Modern Woman	2026-07-04	16,648	17,771	+6.8%	Climbing
Greg Freeman	2026-07-27 Count unverified	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Count unverified

On the verge

Real audience, still early — where being first happens.

Act	Listeners	Signals
World News	71,680	blog · kexp	▶ Hear
Water From Your Eyes	225,297	blog · neighbor	▶ Hear
Babe Dylan	67,536	blog · scout	▶ Hear
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever	248,345	chart	▶ Hear
tommy oeffling	244,421	chart	▶ Hear
Horsegirl	190,191	chart	▶ Hear
Hoops	189,670	chart	▶ Hear
GEZEBELLE GABURGABLY	144,783	chart	▶ Hear
Ultimate Painting	125,373	chart	▶ Hear
Westside Cowboy	125,087	kexp	▶ Hear
The dB's	96,765	chart	▶ Hear
Sharp Pins	66,948	chart	▶ Hear
Brigitte Calls Me Baby	60,828	chart	▶ Hear
The Chairs	60,040	chart	▶ Hear
Miracle Legion	58,646	chart	▶ Hear
Drug Bug	51,554	chart	▶ Hear
Let's Active	37,075	chart	▶ Hear
The Railway Children	36,203	chart	▶ Hear
Game Theory	33,302	chart	▶ Hear
The Tubs	32,151	chart	▶ Hear
Northern Portrait	31,034	chart	▶ Hear
Cleaners From Venus	19,973	chart	▶ Hear
kanekoayano	9,688	chart	▶ Hear
Dumptruck	8,647	chart	▶ Hear
Rita P	6,793	chart	▶ Hear
The Twilight Singers	157,847	kexp	▶ Hear
Wild Pink	111,577	kexp	▶ Hear
Jesse Jo Stark	243,814	scout	▶ Hear
Hamilton Leithauser	238,622	neighbor	▶ Hear
Black Honey	230,317	neighbor	▶ Hear
Lime Garden	191,086	neighbor	▶ Hear
Charly Bliss	166,918	neighbor	▶ Hear
Great Grandpa	159,787	neighbor	▶ Hear
Cheekface	139,010	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Amps	130,580	neighbor	▶ Hear
Mary In The Junkyard	128,425	scout	▶ Hear
Tony Molina	119,565	neighbor	▶ Hear
fitterkarma	102,089	scout	▶ Hear
Cayetana	94,502	neighbor	▶ Hear
Twerps	93,916	neighbor	▶ Hear
Pacifica	92,565	scout	▶ Hear
Moondoggy	91,706	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Belair Lip Bombs	90,767	neighbor	▶ Hear
Swapmeet	82,233	neighbor	▶ Hear
Tunde Adebimpe	76,191	neighbor	▶ Hear
rhodessa	68,648	scout	▶ Hear
Coach Party	62,842	neighbor	▶ Hear
Kiwi Jr.	61,015	neighbor	▶ Hear
P.S. Eliot	59,951	neighbor	▶ Hear
Sugar Pit	52,706	scout	▶ Hear
Dazy	51,188	neighbor	▶ Hear
Lola Blue	44,334	scout	▶ Hear
Liquid Mike	37,097	neighbor	▶ Hear
gladie	34,805	neighbor	▶ Hear
Good Looks	29,053	neighbor	▶ Hear
Witch Post	28,622	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Braymores	27,718	scout	▶ Hear
Guadalcanal Diary	27,374	neighbor	▶ Hear
Modern Woman	17,771	neighbor	▶ Hear
The Molotovs	16,964	scout	▶ Hear
Star Moles	16,769	neighbor	▶ Hear
Chime School	10,120	neighbor	▶ Hear
midwest post death	10,088	neighbor	▶ Hear
NEW LORE	9,795	scout	▶ Hear
The Laughing Chimes	8,011	neighbor	▶ Hear
Girl In The Year Above	6,875	scout	▶ Hear
Charlie Archer	462	scout	▶ Hear
Dove Ellis	103,777	scout	▶ Hear