Playlists are back — curated
Indie playlist sharing is bubbling again: Eric Alper’s “360°: The Best Indie Music Updated Daily!” is being promoted with ~1,341 views, while MINDEX keeps a bass‑heavy, trippy downtempo/IDM playlist updated every few weeks. Smaller curators like William Lovitt are also pushing discovery playlists (his ‘indie music trip’ includes artists like Rich Allen Music), and there’s renewed social chatter calling fans to back indie releases via Kickstarters. (x.com)(x.com)(x.com)(x.com)
Eric Alper’s Spotify playlist "360°: The Best Indie Music" currently lists 101 tracks and shows about 28.9K likes, indicating sustained curator reach on the platform. (open.spotify.com/playlist/0hsLLFaADDjU54tFqaImFh) Alper is a Toronto‑based music publicist who has operated That Eric Alper PR since 2016 and hosts a music show on SiriusXM, credentials that explain his continued playlist influence. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Alper) MINDEX released the downtempo LP "Fluidity" on February 19, 2025, a ten‑track record described on Bandcamp as bass‑rich and jazz‑inflected. (mindex.bandcamp.com/album/fluidity) The artist’s SoundCloud upload "FLUIDITY LP (Mini Mix)" shows thousands of interactions and the profile lists a follower figure in the tens of thousands, underscoring MINDEX’s audience for bass‑heavy, trippy downtempo sets. (soundcloud.com/mindex/fluidity-lp-mini-mix) William Lovitt’s curator playlists include "World’s Best Indie" (67 items, 65 saves on Spotify), demonstrating how smaller curators package discovery lists that can surface niche artists. (open.spotify.com/playlist/1idcCq8mP1vYTfuzhv6qoj) Artists named by small curators — for example Rich Allen — maintain catalogues and modest streaming footprints (Rich Allen shows roughly 2,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and an active Bandcamp page), which playlists can help amplify. (open.spotify.com/artist/5BPPsHRq9ggzHC1boiRINf, richallenmusic.bandcamp.com) Kickstarter’s public stats show the platform has facilitated billions in pledges and millions of backers overall, while its Music category continues to list active album and performance campaigns, providing a visible crowdfunding route for indie releases. (kickstarter.com/help/stats, kickstarter.com/music)
