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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 13:42:03 GMT -8
We're seeing lineups these days that seem to be influenced and ordered by streaming numbers more than anything else (I'm looking at you, Coachella), so I thought it would be interesting to see what the Sasquatch lineup would look like if it were ordered by monthly Spotify listeners. There are definitely a few names that appear to be in surprisingly high or low positions. I've never heard Snakehips' music, and I've never even heard of Aquilo before, so those two surprised me more than anything else. What are your thoughts?
INB4 "OMG WTF David Byrne gets no love!"
Also yes, I'm having a particularly do-nothing type of Sunday.
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Vince Staples – 6,865,568
Snakehips – 6,151,373
Anderson .Paak – 5,466,535
Bon Iver – 5,135,167
Tyler the Creator – 4,807,462
Petit Biscuit – 3,789,546
David Byrne* (Talking Heads) - 2,985,412
Tash Sultana – 2,895,667
The National – 2,566,758
Modest Mouse – 2,422,685
What So Not – 2,128,163
Aquilo - 1,987,402
Grizzly Bear – 1,860,005
Shakey Graves – 1,780,058
Jai Wolf – 1,765,942
Spoon – 1,684,426
Jacob Banks - 1,672,097
Ray Lamontagne – 1,571,821
Hippo Campus – 1,282,782
TV on the Radio – 1,139,685
Tokimonsta – 1,130,611
NAO – 1,102,658
Thundercat - 1,112,020
Whitney – 1,032,238
Phoebe Bridgers - 982,676
Explosions in the Sky - 994,055
Lemaitre – 976,990
Perfume Genius – 917,141
Slowdive – 863,484
Noname - 832,871
Gang of Youths – 797,058
Sango - 732,024
Big Thief – 716,024
Tune-Yards – 712,579
Julien Baker – 630,975
Barlay Crenshaw - 556,935
Rostam - 552,049
Son Little – 550,738
Japanese Breakfast - 492,789
David Byrne* (Solo) – 476,069
Chastity Belt – 470,072
(Sandy) Alex G – 424,570
Neko Case – 413,369
Alex Lahey – 402,792
Pond – 385,781
Lizzo - 385,768
Curtis Harding – 384,283
Tyler Childers - 335,777
Wolf Parade – 312,553
Oliver – 305,917
Girlpool - 287,289
Benjamin Clementine – 274,002
Typhoon - 271,129
Hurray for the Riff Raff – 269,160
Margo Price – 218,041
Japandroids – 188,887
Wilderado – 185,711
PUP – 180,071
Magic Sword – 179,382
The Weather Station – 170,631
Jeff Rosenstock – 155,488
Escort – 126,020
Charly Bliss – 102,782
White Reaper – 102,559
Too Many Zooz – 98,062
Algiers – 86,614
The Garden – 85,517
The Suffers – 85,159
Tank and the Bangas – 82,233
Mimicking Birds – 68,766
Thunderpussy – 64,255
Pickwick – 60,944
Pedro the Lion – 54,720
Dhani Harrison – 49,610
Jlin – 46,632
CCFX – 35,702
Polyrhythmics – 10,765
Giants in the Trees – 6,245
Bread & Butter – 1,420
Taco – 503
Choir! Choir! Choir! – N/A
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Post by totinoboy on Feb 25, 2018 13:45:10 GMT -8
Lmao who tf are Petit Biscuit
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 13:45:36 GMT -8
Lmao who tf are Petit Biscuit Diet Odesza |
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Post by totinoboy on Feb 25, 2018 13:47:38 GMT -8
Lmao who tf are Petit Biscuit Diet Odesza Does that make Odesza “Large Biscuit”? |
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Post by totinoboy on Feb 25, 2018 13:50:40 GMT -8
I feel like what makes Vince Staples and Snakehips top the list is that they’re really big in doing collaborations with other big artists because you get so much more attention from different fan bases by doing that
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 14:01:26 GMT -8
Agreed. If you can get even just one track with some crossover appeal into top 40 territory you can end up with some really interestingly skewed stats. I don't know what video game or TV commercial picked up on Aquilo, but they have one song with over 21 million streams.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Feb 25, 2018 14:23:57 GMT -8
OMG WTF David Byrne gets no love!
Did you count a Talking Heads in his numbers or just his solo stuff?
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Post by Genghis on Feb 25, 2018 14:34:31 GMT -8
It should be no surprise that then hip hop and pop artists top the chart. Hip hop specifically is the number one listened to genre and Vince Staples pre-Big Fish Theory was a typical rapper.
These artists also benefit from being feel-good artists in my opinion. Nobody is listening to The National blaring with their friends, meanwhile All My Friends ft. Opportunity the Rapper was easily on one of my summer party playlists a couple years back.
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 15:05:19 GMT -8
OMG WTF David Byrne gets no love! Did you count a Talking Heads in his numbers or just his solo stuff? I didn't, but that's a really good observation. Most people who seek out his material are going to go for Talking Heads. I'll edit the list since it's a unique situation with him. EDIT: Fixed. That makes a lot more sense. Good call Pancakes. |
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Post by Professor Pancakes on Feb 25, 2018 15:13:41 GMT -8
OMG WTF David Byrne gets no love! Did you count a Talking Heads in his numbers or just his solo stuff? I didn't, but that's a really good observation. Most people who seek out his material are going to go for Talking Heads. I'll edit the list since it's a unique situation with him. EDIT: Fixed. That makes a lot more sense. Good call Pancakes. That's a bit more like it. |
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 15:15:58 GMT -8
It should be no surprise that then hip hop and pop artists top the chart. Hip hop specifically is the number one listened to genre and Vince Staples pre-Big Fish Theory was a typical rapper. These artists also benefit from being feel-good artists in my opinion. Nobody is listening to The National blaring with their friends, meanwhile All My Friends ft. Opportunity the Rapper was easily on one of my summer party playlists a couple years back. Totally, and it has to be taken into account how many people casually throw on hip hop and pop playlists instead of seeking out individual artists/albums/songs. Before Tash Sultana's song Jungle got picked up by every music blog on the internet I bet her monthly listens were hovering somewhere in the low to mid thousands. It does go to show how so many flash in the pan artists can jump onto a lineup out of nowhere one year and then disappear the following years. I'm not using Tash as an example, but there are similar stories. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 25, 2018 16:14:07 GMT -8
It should be no surprise that then hip hop and pop artists top the chart. Hip hop specifically is the number one listened to genre and Vince Staples pre-Big Fish Theory was a typical rapper. These artists also benefit from being feel-good artists in my opinion. Nobody is listening to The National blaring with their friends, meanwhile All My Friends ft. Opportunity the Rapper was easily on one of my summer party playlists a couple years back. Totally, and it has to be taken into account how many people casually throw on hip hop and pop playlists instead of seeking out individual artists/albums/songs. Before Tash Sultana's song Jungle got picked up by every music blog on the internet I bet her monthly listens were hovering somewhere in the low to mid thousands. It does go to show how so many flash in the pan artists can jump onto a lineup out of nowhere one year and then disappear the following years. I'm not using Tash as an example, but there are similar stories. God, remember jj? |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 25, 2018 16:15:33 GMT -8
Also how the fuck did Grizzly Bear get so high? Did they do a movie soundtrack or something?
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 16:21:28 GMT -8
jj, as in the weird dreampop project jj?
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Post by Genghis on Feb 25, 2018 16:30:05 GMT -8
Also how the fuck did Grizzly Bear get so high? Did they do a movie soundtrack or something? Two Weeks was on the first episode of Skins in the UK and from there it’s been kind of a cult indie hit, Gambino even rapped over the best. Not that you don’t know the acclaim of that track, but I would bet that 500-700k of their listens are that song alone. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 25, 2018 16:31:06 GMT -8
jj, as in the weird dreampop project jj? That's the one! They got BNM'd, opened for The xx when I saw them in 2010, and then poofed into nothing like four years ago. |
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Feb 25, 2018 16:32:08 GMT -8
Also how the fuck did Grizzly Bear get so high? Did they do a movie soundtrack or something? Two Weeks was on the first episode of Skins in the UK and from there it’s been kind of a cult indie hit, Gambino even rapped over the best. Not that you don’t know the acclaim of that track, but I would bet that 500-700k of their listens are that song alone. That makes a lot of sense. I haven't watched Skins since it ended so I probably just forgot. The only band I remember vividly being on that show was Crystal Castles. |
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 16:35:32 GMT -8
jj, as in the weird dreampop project jj? That's the one! They got BNM'd, opened for The xx when I saw them in 2010, and then poofed into nothing like four years ago. That sounds about right. I think they're still around in one way or another, but they were horrifically inconsistent. A few of their singles were some of the prettiest damm songs ever, while others ranged from head scratchers to just plain cringe-worthy. I sure would have liked to see them live though. |
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Post by Genghis on Feb 25, 2018 16:36:05 GMT -8
Two Weeks was on the first episode of Skins in the UK and from there it’s been kind of a cult indie hit, Gambino even rapped over the best. Not that you don’t know the acclaim of that track, but I would bet that 500-700k of their listens are that song alone. That makes a lot of sense. I haven't watched Skins since it ended so I probably just forgot. The only band I remember vividly being on that show was Crystal Castles. Born Ruffians got some significant love from the series as well. Honestly the soundtrack was on point for an early 20’s indie newb like me. Artists like Joey Purp from last year are a good example of “has one song go big then poofs into obscurity.” Not like I’m a definitive guide of artists bound for obscurity, but I don’t see any artists on here whose stock will probably plummet after this year. I would imagine most will keep their stock or climb in 2018. |
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Post by Pea on Feb 25, 2018 16:38:34 GMT -8
Two Weeks was on the first episode of Skins in the UK and from there it’s been kind of a cult indie hit, Gambino even rapped over the best. Not that you don’t know the acclaim of that track, but I would bet that 500-700k of their listens are that song alone. That makes a lot of sense. I haven't watched Skins since it ended so I probably just forgot. The only band I remember vividly being on that show was Crystal Castles. UK Skins was so good. It's been really fun watching those kids grow up and take on different acting roles. Game of Thrones has/had at least two of them. |
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