The weirdly secretive Montreal band’s Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! album was picked as the best Canadian record of 2013, besting out nine others on the Short List. They join a list of
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God bless the Pocket Gods, a UK indie band that’s been protesting against meagre streaming payouts by refusing to record songs much longer than 30 seconds. The thinking is if Spotify et al
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The Pocket Gods have been on a mission to shame streaming music services (with a focus on Spotify) about low payouts. (It’s true that payouts are low, but all the streamers pay what
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Need a head transplant? Good news! And there’s more good news (I think) with music news for January 13, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Watching a watermelon decompose at high-speed is
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The Pocket Gods have been railing against the low payouts from Spotify for years. There’s now a documentary on their struggle which has resulted in hundreds and hundreds of songs just over 30
Read MoreEngland’s Pocket Gods have long been railing about what they believe is unfair payouts by Spotify. All streaming services only pay once a song has run 30 seconds. Therefore, Pocket Gods believe, why
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I’ve been following the exploits of Britain’s The Pocket Gods for years now. In case you don’t know, they’re all about protesting the low payouts from Spotify. They draw attention to the situation
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Those who study the singles charges have noted that songs are getting shorter. In fact, the average length of a hit song shrunk by a full 38 seconds between 2009 and 2019 (3:42
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One of the quirkiest bands on the planet is The Pocket Gods, an English indie outfit that’s been around for years. For the last while, they’ve dedicated their existence to protesting the paltry
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The Pocket Gods, the British indie band infamous for writing songs all about 30 seconds long (Spotify pays in full after 30 seconds, so why bother writing anything longer) have been inspired by
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We’re awash in Christmas music right now, most of it (a) re-treads of traditional stuff, (b) schmaltzy and cheesy, (c) Mariah Carey. But let’s leave that to those radio stations which go with
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