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Disco Snails

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This song officially falls in the "WTF did I just listen to" musical genre.

I really don't know what to say about a song about disco snails, so I decided to do a little research on where this came from instead. Apparently "Vulfmon" is the solo alias of a musician named Jack Stratton, who also created the funk band called Vulfpeck which has released multiple albums and EPs. While I can't say that funk is a genre I'm particularly interested in or excited about, I do have an appreciation for what this band has managed to accomplish. In particular, there are two accomplishments they're particularly notable for:

First (and most recently), they're the first band to sell out Madison Square Garden without the help of a manager or backing label. They ended up recording that concert as a live album and releasing it in 2019.

Second (and most impressively), they are also somewhat infamous for exploiting Spotify's royalty structure with their 2014 album Sleepify which is actually an "album" consisting of ten tracks (each approximately 30 seconds long) of complete silence, which they encouraged their fans to listen to on repeat while they slept. They then planned on using the royalties earned from millions and millions of Spotify listens to crowdfund a free public concert for their fans. They ultimately earned just over $20,000 in royalties from the album, although it was subsequently removed from Spotify after a little over a month.

Gotta respect the hustle.


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