Casting your film…
A film of Listener 1671’s Spotify: 5 people live in it (The Head Nodder: Runs the whole place. Nobody voted. The Cypher: Nirvana on repeat. No apologies. The Verse: Shows up for Miguel. Leaves quietly. The Riff Kid: Jack Stauber's Micropop on repeat. No apologies. The Raver: Shows up for Ghost and Pals. Leaves quietly.). Together they are IFOM, The Cartoon Bruiser: I for Intimate, F for Focused, O for Rooted, M for Mainstream.
A real listener’s reading, shown without their name: The Cartoon Bruiser
Who lives in yours?
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Listener 1671’s letters
Four dimensions, read from what Listener 1671 actually plays.
vs Kinetic
Feelings first, volume second.
At your center you reach for warmth and closeness - voices, guitars, rooms you can hear breathe. The feeling arrives quietly, even when the edges get loud.
vs Eclectic
Deep, not wide. On purpose.
Your taste holds together as 5 close sides of one sound. You know exactly what you like, and you go deep rather than wide.
vs Rising
Loyal to what you love.
Your taste is settled. The sides you love now are the sides you have loved - you return rather than wander.
vs Niche
The songs everyone knows. Proudly.
You meet music where most people are - the artists everyone knows, the songs that fill rooms. Shared taste, big rooms.
Listener 1671’s reading
As Brew wrote it to Listener 1671.
Then “The Cypher” gives your intensity a place to land. Nirvana, Muse, and Metallica turn the volume up without losing the hook. Lemon Demon and “The Raver” keep your familiar orbit delightfully unsettled.
5 people
Brew didn’t ask what Listener 1671 likes. It listened until the clusters showed up - press play on any of them.
Runs the whole place. Nobody voted.
The one where rap turns theatrical
The 4 bars the film plays for The Head Nodder: IV. Sweatpants - Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino
Gorillaz
Outkast
Tyler, The CreatorNirvana on repeat. No apologies.
The one that goes full metal gremlin
The 4 bars the film plays for The Cypher: Cryogen - Muse
Nirvana
Muse
Metallica
Linkin ParkShows up for Miguel. Leaves quietly.
The one with weird indie rap-synths
The 4 bars the film plays for The Verse: Sky Walker (feat. Travis Scott) - Miguel
Miguel
Lupe FiascoJack Stauber's Micropop on repeat. No apologies.
The one with alt-rock mood swings
The 4 bars the film plays for The Riff Kid: Song 2 - 2012 Remaster - Blur
Jack Stauber's Micropop
Blur
Passion Pit
Jack StauberShows up for Ghost and Pals. Leaves quietly.
The one that’s all glitchy dance chaos
The 4 bars the film plays for The Raver: Honey I'm Home - Ghost and Pals
Ghost and Pals
Lemon Demon
That Handsome Devil
TV GirlOne song
Not Listener 1671’s favorite, not the most played. The one song all of Listener 1671’s people share.
“Dreamy synth-pop with playful bite and mood swings that feel like Cartoon Bruiser energy”
Listener 1671’s Spotify took the test
Brew listened to Listener 1671’s library and found 5 people living in there. Yours takes about a minute.
The film as it posts: a story, cut to Listener 1671’s songs.
A real listener’s reading, shown without their name: The Cartoon Bruiser
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