Thoughts

2026-08-09

The Auteur Music Dilemma

I have come to know several things to be accepted as indisputable facts:

- albums are dead

- concept albums are super dead

- at max, browsing listeners give you 10 seconds to prove yourself

- despite claimed otherwise, curated playlists want same old same old

- not limiting yourself to a very specific, very narrow style is a no no

- networking, collaborating, consistently microblogging is more important than art

- Just use AI, it is the cure all

As an independent auteur music artist committed to concept albums, I spend most of my free time creating. [Read More…]