Hotline TNT have pulled their music from Spotify, becoming a member of an exodus of indie acts together with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Xiu Xiu, and Deerhoof. “The corporate that payments itself because the steward of all recorded music has confirmed past the shadow of a doubt that it doesn’t align with the band’s values in any means,” frontman Will Anderson wrote in an announcement. “A cooler world is feasible.”
In asserting their departures from Spotify, King Gizzard, Xiu Xiu, and Deerhoof all cited the army investments made by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek by means of his enterprise capital fund Prima Materia. Since 2021, Prima Materia has been investing in Helsing, a protection firm that sells software program that makes use of AI to tell army choices. Godspeed You! Black Emperor went one step additional and eliminated their music from all main streaming platforms.
This yr, Hotline TNT shared their newest album Raspberry Moon. They’re at present on tour in assist of the report. On September 5, Hotline TNT will host a “24-hour telethon” on Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram, throughout which, in keeping with a press launch, they’ll “purpose to promote 500 copies of Raspberry Moon by way of Bandcamp whereas additionally speaking to artists, journalists, report retailer house owners and others about their favourite new music, sources for discovery, and their emotions on Spotify.”
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