Playlist: Known Unknowns #2 - August 2024
It's the monthly playlist that you helped create! Tell me about your favorite new artists that nobody else has heard of, then come back next month to hear everyone's picks & keep the cycle going.
Many of you have asked me what the best way is to discover new music, and I made you a handy guide. But my absolute favorite method is also the simplest: talk to your friends.
So let’s make it a routine, and let’s make it official.
The second Monday of every month (that’s today!) I’ll ask you to tell me about your favorite new artists (say, within the last three years?) that practically nobody else has heard of. I’m talking about the most underrated of the underrated: fewer than 5,0001 monthly listeners on Spotify at the absolute most, and ideally under 1,000.
Perhaps it’s…
Your favorite local band.
A totally random TikTok find.
Something that popped up on Spotify after you finished listening to the last album you put on.
Hell, even your band. Even if you’ve submitted your music to me before.
I’m happy to report that when I first launched this discussion, you guys had so many bands to recommend that was able to fill up two entire playlists. And if you remember, I only shared one so far, full…
