u/SoilUpper8961

I checked playlists and there is none listed in streams section.

Was discussing the lag with one of my musician friends and he dismissed my concern by sayng "you are not someone with millions of streams, why does a day or 2 lag matter?"

Is this how people feel usually? Coz I believe the opposite is true.

As a small artist I'm spending small amounts of money to plan my marketing and strategy on a day to day basis. I might test an ad, change a creative, increase or reduce spend, or try a different audience. When you’re getting hundreds of streams rather than millions, even 20–30 extra listeners can tell you something useful.

I'm so frustrated with this lag right now. It is 8th August in my local time but data is till 5th. That is effectively 3 days of marketing done blindly in the initial days of my track which I feel is the most crucial time.

Am I overthinking? Or overreacting?

Disclaimer upfront: I’m a songwriter myself, and I’ve included one of my own songs in the playlist.

I’m primarily a write-first, lyric-led songwriter. I try to ensure that my songs can stand on their own as writing even when production and performance is missing. So I thought I'll create a playlist with this group for two reasons

1. Easy discovery for lyric-first songs

2. Community-led way of promoting independent artists who are writing drive

To give a sense of vibe, I have added a few songs based on what I've appreciated as lyric-led in my current listening.

The idea is simple: recommend songs you love, or songs you have made. As long as

• The lyrics are able to stand on their own as poetry. That’s really the defining idea behind this playlist.
• The song is genuinely indie in the sense that it isn’t from a film or a commissioned cinematic/OTT project such as a Netflix series or movie.
• The majority of the lyrics are in Hindi/Hindustani. A mix of English, regional/folk phrases or other languages is completely fine.

I’ll give every submission a proper listen. If I don’t add a song, I’m also happy to share why, if the artist wants feedback. So if you’re submitting your own song, just mention whether you’d like feedback.

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0clvFjh0NYNeUDu4BOALsf?si=40a363085fc44870

I wrote this song about how you can change so much as a person, but the people closest to you still see the old version. You outgrow yourself, and your loved ones are still talking to someone who doesn't exist anymore.

And that can feel lonely.

Song is called Uske Apne and it is the first single from my debut EP Mandurust(मनदुरुस्त). This is the lyric video.

Would genuinely love to know what you think, good or bad. Happy to answer anything about the writing or the process.

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