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VLR's Hidden Gems

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LycheeBlade

This is an idea I had for a while just for shits and giggles. Hopefully it hasn't been done before (or at least, not very recently. Let me know if it has).

I'm going to make a Spotify playlist using songs y'all put in the comments. However, the point of this playlist is to show hidden gems that you really want others to hear. This means an obscure song or a song from an obscure artist that you think is great and underappreciated.

My example of this: Moon Chamber by Embracer (not virus link) -- the song has 1.5 million listens, but the artist itself only has about 30k listeners. I found it through my Discover Weekly some time back and thought it was fantastic, despite not being my usual genre. Some other examples are Play My Favorite Song by Tigercub, I Suppose by Maudlin Strangers, or Sisyphus by Quadeca

So, a basic rule: whatever song you pick should EITHER

  • have fewer than 3 million listens, AND/OR
  • come from an artist with fewer than 5 million monthly listeners.

So, a song with 50 million streams from an artist with 600k listeners (aka their one hit wonder) is fair game. Similarly, a song with 600k streams from an artist with 15 million listeners is also fair game. These rules have some leeway to them obviously -- the really concrete rule is no mainstream songs/artists that everyone knows, since that's not the point of this playlist.

Bonus points if you recommend people with fewer than 100k streams or listeners -- some of them put out some really good shit, but they're hard to find since they're so small.

I will compile this playlist by the end of Champions (so ~ a month). I will necro this post a couple of times a week so more people can see and send their recs.

Have fun! (also inb4 allat)

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allat

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LycheeBlade
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Qwertyy [#2]

allat

thanks owen <3

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makoidk
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search party by Jane Remover

one of my favorite artists of all time. future of music

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makoidk [#5]

search party by Jane Remover

one of my favorite artists of all time. future of music

allat

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makoidk [#5]

search party by Jane Remover

one of my favorite artists of all time. future of music

damn this is good -- do you know if they releasing anything this year?

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AM reading allat 🗿

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billie jean by michael jackson

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LycheeBlade
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zidmz [#9]

billie jean by michael jackson

i never heard of this, is this some new up and coming indie guy

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dapada
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stfu by pink guy

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LycheeBlade [#10]

i never heard of this, is this some new up and coming indie guy

yeah he messaged me on ig asking to rate his music. i thought it’d be trash but its actually pretty nice

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LycheeBlade [#7]

damn this is good -- do you know if they releasing anything this year?

don't think so but she just surprise-released an album on her side alias "leroy" where she makes dariacore/hyperflip (its on soundcloud i think)

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Any and every rina sawayama song, but if I had to pick: 10-20-40

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espeon
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drifting and mimis delivery service by good kid are some of my favorite songs of all time

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LycheeBlade
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Kit_ [#16]

Any and every rina sawayama song, but if I had to pick: 10-20-40

my girlfriend loves rina lol, my favorite song of hers is lucid

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the villains in my stories think they're heroes / pretty lies from pretty lips- ESAE
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZE7vw8Y4qcgnaD3QhAhxt?si=e23d75ffd05742f9

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Underworld - Jumbo / Underworld - Two Months Off

(they're better know for Born Slippy (NUXX), but IMO these two are way better songs. also they're pretty long lol.)

https://open.spotify.com/track/3VIMS1p3sNifH0RQnmDf7s?si=rPeqq79UTnSf6ucq636_Cg
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zI0wuANmj9DNkBOgXU5Wh?si=P3O6aMz0SdizODN5DqVR4w

Black Country, New Road - Concorde

(also long lmao.)

https://open.spotify.com/track/0y5akbuW5mCnnUe71xATpe?si=3Ggly7UgQlClCnLJqLCQjQ

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duh [#15]

hehhehheheeheheehehehehheehehhhuuhhuhuhhhahahuhauhahahuahauhahehaehaheauehuaehuaehaeheauheuhaeuhaeuheaheauheauheueahehheehehheehehehehehehe

rent free 🥱

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SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK - Joji

dontmakemefallinlove - Cuco

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Qwerttyy [#22]

rent free 🥱

kill free

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happy monday everyone

as i said in the original post, i'll occasionally necro this post. keep sending recs, they've unironically been great so far!

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