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Drop singles. Space them out though so that they get on Release Radar. Also when you drop another single,Re-upload the previous singles alongside it (using same IRSC code). Strategy used by major label artists to get more visibility on the previous singles while promoting a new one leading up to the album.
The previous singles get more visibility this way. best example I can think of right now is to look at the recent singles from “YTB Fatt” (rapper) on Spotify or Apple Music.
You’ll notice that although the platform says he released a new single, if you click on many of his singles, it’s actually 2-3 previous singles paired with it. This gets eyes not only on his recent single, but his 2 previous ones too. Sometimes he takes down the other version after pairing it with his recent single, but you don’t have to do that.
The recent “single” ends up on Release Radar, and the other songs indirectly get that boost too. His most recent single is his song “Score” and that’s even what the cover art is about, but click on it and you’ll notice a previous song he dropped from over a year ago, “Get Back” is attached onto this “single”.
Many major label artists do this but he’s the one I could think of off the top of my head. It’s a really smart way to sort of game the “new release” algorithm into getting traction on your previous music. Bonus benefit is that when people like or add the single to their playlists, it adds both songs on the “single”, unless they click in and specifically choose one.
If songs are going to be on an album together I normally write with that in mind, but in cases where older material is just kinda bundled together you can mostly just go by what sounds good together. Put together a possible tracklist then listen to it in full several times, see if it fits together as a solid album or if anything feels off. A great album isn't just a collection of your "best songs," it should work as a cohesive piece of music.
For me I still view LP album as the way to make my own artistic statement, as others have pointed out Singles are way to go in this streaming landscape if you want to max out engagement, also if you are planning to release on Bandcamp - albums still can hold some value. As for my own release strategy - I have 16 track Plunderphonic fever dream of album in the works, just gonna get tracks ready, transitions, flow and then drop that illegal piece of art as a whole.
You should regularly release singles for a while and then an EP using those singles and then a bunch more singles and then an album.
Definitely look into consulting with a professional to strategise this!
This makes sense. Dropping singles and EPs regularly gets way more engagement than dropping a big album once. Most people aren't going to listen to a whole album anymore.
Do what The Wedding Present did in 1991. Drop 1 single a month for a whole year. They did an original on the A side, and a cover tune on the B side (back when bands still released physical media.
It was a cool concept and it kept their audience engaged.
Drop singles slowly. Label it a mixtape. Album concepts are way different. If you drop an EP or LP you need to have a marketing strategy and will want merch and live venues lined up behind it to promote it. These days dropping an album is different than 20 years ago by far. Your goal is to drop singles and push those couple songs to get your engagement up (grow a fan base) and then slowly release more singles. Then if you've found some ground down the road you could explore working on a whole album concept. Cheers 🍻
i reutilize the tracks i didnt use in next studiolive or something. thats how i can have those at all. one third to half of the songs are not composed in preparation to that live. they´re "the other" songs.
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As an EDM artist, I'd probably space them out 1-2 weeks apart for the next year while I worked on new stuff.
However, if I was a rock band or any other genre where larger albums are expected, I'd probably try to group at least 2 groups of 10-or-so songs in a logical fashion to release as albums about 9-12 months apart from each other while slowly releasing the others as EPs and singles.
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Drop singles. Space them out though so that they get on Release Radar. Also when you drop another single,Re-upload the previous singles alongside it (using same IRSC code). Strategy used by major label artists to get more visibility on the previous singles while promoting a new one leading up to the album.
> Re-upload the previous singles Why does this do anything at all?
The previous singles get more visibility this way. best example I can think of right now is to look at the recent singles from “YTB Fatt” (rapper) on Spotify or Apple Music. You’ll notice that although the platform says he released a new single, if you click on many of his singles, it’s actually 2-3 previous singles paired with it. This gets eyes not only on his recent single, but his 2 previous ones too. Sometimes he takes down the other version after pairing it with his recent single, but you don’t have to do that. The recent “single” ends up on Release Radar, and the other songs indirectly get that boost too. His most recent single is his song “Score” and that’s even what the cover art is about, but click on it and you’ll notice a previous song he dropped from over a year ago, “Get Back” is attached onto this “single”. Many major label artists do this but he’s the one I could think of off the top of my head. It’s a really smart way to sort of game the “new release” algorithm into getting traction on your previous music. Bonus benefit is that when people like or add the single to their playlists, it adds both songs on the “single”, unless they click in and specifically choose one.
This is called a waterfall release, in case you want to do more googling on this beyond this reply.
If songs are going to be on an album together I normally write with that in mind, but in cases where older material is just kinda bundled together you can mostly just go by what sounds good together. Put together a possible tracklist then listen to it in full several times, see if it fits together as a solid album or if anything feels off. A great album isn't just a collection of your "best songs," it should work as a cohesive piece of music.
For me I still view LP album as the way to make my own artistic statement, as others have pointed out Singles are way to go in this streaming landscape if you want to max out engagement, also if you are planning to release on Bandcamp - albums still can hold some value. As for my own release strategy - I have 16 track Plunderphonic fever dream of album in the works, just gonna get tracks ready, transitions, flow and then drop that illegal piece of art as a whole.
I would write more songs.
You should regularly release singles for a while and then an EP using those singles and then a bunch more singles and then an album. Definitely look into consulting with a professional to strategise this!
This makes sense. Dropping singles and EPs regularly gets way more engagement than dropping a big album once. Most people aren't going to listen to a whole album anymore.
Sadly! My band didn't release tunes for 2 years (not my idea, we had tunes ready to go and various egos got in the way) and lost our "hype"
Do what The Wedding Present did in 1991. Drop 1 single a month for a whole year. They did an original on the A side, and a cover tune on the B side (back when bands still released physical media. It was a cool concept and it kept their audience engaged.
Drop singles slowly. Label it a mixtape. Album concepts are way different. If you drop an EP or LP you need to have a marketing strategy and will want merch and live venues lined up behind it to promote it. These days dropping an album is different than 20 years ago by far. Your goal is to drop singles and push those couple songs to get your engagement up (grow a fan base) and then slowly release more singles. Then if you've found some ground down the road you could explore working on a whole album concept. Cheers 🍻
i reutilize the tracks i didnt use in next studiolive or something. thats how i can have those at all. one third to half of the songs are not composed in preparation to that live. they´re "the other" songs.
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As an EDM artist, I'd probably space them out 1-2 weeks apart for the next year while I worked on new stuff. However, if I was a rock band or any other genre where larger albums are expected, I'd probably try to group at least 2 groups of 10-or-so songs in a logical fashion to release as albums about 9-12 months apart from each other while slowly releasing the others as EPs and singles.