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Kara-Lis Coverdale
A composer whose electronic and acoustic writing feels architectural, luminous, and tactile.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 63,196 spotify monthly listeners
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A date-stamped snapshot for artists below a visible audience threshold, with the music—not smallness—as the reason to care.
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Spotify monthly listeners below 100,000 at the 2026-09-21 baseline. Source: Spotify artist page.
An independently released artist whose Spotify artist page showed fewer than 100,000 monthly listeners on the baseline date.
Starting candidates were editorially curated. All Fame and supporter counts come from real confirmed participation. Well-known subjects are welcome when they fit the question.
A composer whose electronic and acoustic writing feels architectural, luminous, and tactile.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 63,196 spotify monthly listeners
An electronic artist joining fractured rhythm, tenderness, and restless sound design.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 43,300 spotify monthly listeners
A musician, writer, and filmmaker pushing experimental electronic music toward vivid pop forms.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 26,000 spotify monthly listeners
A composer whose patient electroacoustic work changes how duration, tuning, and timbre are heard.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 34,000 spotify monthly listeners
A trombonist and composer making spacious music where jazz phrasing meets ambient patience.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 18,000 spotify monthly listeners
A violinist and composer building direct, expansive solo work from loops, texture, and song.
Baseline 2026-09-21 · 4,900 spotify monthly listeners
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Sign in to join the discussionHis approach pulls from Brazilian rhythmic traditions without treating jazz as a backdrop. The harmonic density is real, not decorative. For anyone trying to understand where post-bop is actually moving right now, this feels like a necessary listen. Quietly essential.
Open thread ↗Sign in to respondGilad Hekselman sits well under the radar for how consistently strong his output is. His approach to chord voicing is genuinely unusual, and the interplay he builds with rhythm sections feels deliberate rather than decorative. For anyone trying to understand where contemporary jazz guitar is moving, he's a meaningful reference point. The smallness of his audience doesn't reflect the seriousness of the work.
Open thread ↗Sign in to respondYour taste travels
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| Day | Subject | Rank | Fame | Supporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 8 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 6 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 5 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 3 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 3 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Nov | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1 Nov | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 1 Nov | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 1 Nov | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Nov | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Nov | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 31 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 31 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 30 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 30 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 30 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 29 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 29 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 29 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 28 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 28 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 28 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 27 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 27 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 26 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 26 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 26 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Oct | Kara-Lis Coverdale | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 25 Oct | Loraine James | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 25 Oct | DEBBY FRIDAY | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 25 Oct | Jessica Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Oct | Kalia Vandever | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Oct | Sarah Davachi | — | 0 | 0 |