So strange that artists and bands don’t make the bulk of their earnings on their actual art; the music. I’ve always been told that the best way to support an artist is to purchase their musically directly rather than stream, but that can seem inconvenient when platforms like Spotify and Apple music reign supreme. Hopefully a new way to easily support your favorite artists will become popular in the near future.
Small artist I’ve been enjoying lately: Kyle Emerson (in particular, his song Are You Lonely). He’s based in Denver, and is super talented.
So interesting to think about how the advent of streaming platforms has affected genre. With the way music has evolved in terms of consumerism and actual sound, it's become difficult to categorize some artists within the traditional bounds of genre.
A small artist i've been listening to recently is Florence Adooni, an afro-soul artist. I've been trying to expand my listening to more international artists and I've been loving her music!
Been thinking about this a lot lately! Especially with the “tik-tok-ification” of music, in my opinion, music has lost a lot of originality, structure, etc. However, it does make it that much more refreshing and exciting to find new music that breaks the mold. I also think this has particularly affected rock music, which has come to have a very different definition than what it once was — in which case “breaking the mold” can even be going back to the basics (or following in the footsteps of older musicians/bands) like the band Greta Van Fleet.
So strange that artists and bands don’t make the bulk of their earnings on their actual art; the music. I’ve always been told that the best way to support an artist is to purchase their musically directly rather than stream, but that can seem inconvenient when platforms like Spotify and Apple music reign supreme. Hopefully a new way to easily support your favorite artists will become popular in the near future.
Small artist I’ve been enjoying lately: Kyle Emerson (in particular, his song Are You Lonely). He’s based in Denver, and is super talented.
So interesting to think about how the advent of streaming platforms has affected genre. With the way music has evolved in terms of consumerism and actual sound, it's become difficult to categorize some artists within the traditional bounds of genre.
A small artist i've been listening to recently is Florence Adooni, an afro-soul artist. I've been trying to expand my listening to more international artists and I've been loving her music!
Been thinking about this a lot lately! Especially with the “tik-tok-ification” of music, in my opinion, music has lost a lot of originality, structure, etc. However, it does make it that much more refreshing and exciting to find new music that breaks the mold. I also think this has particularly affected rock music, which has come to have a very different definition than what it once was — in which case “breaking the mold” can even be going back to the basics (or following in the footsteps of older musicians/bands) like the band Greta Van Fleet.