October 2025

Which to pick?  Music candy store

Unlocking the Power of Album Variants: A Fresh Take on Release Strategy

If you’ve ever dropped an album and wondered, “How can I make sure this thing keeps moving beyond week one?” then this post is for you. I recently came across a smart piece from RouteNote titled “The era of album variants: How artists can maximise every album release”. It got me thinking about how we […]

Long exposure shot of a waterfall in the ‘Kyoto Garden’ in Holland Park.

Why “Dropping Everything At Once” May Be Hurting Your Release

I recently came across a smart article on DIY Musician (via CD Baby) titled “How to set up a waterfall release”. It argues that the traditional model, drop the full album all at once, run a big push for a few days or weeks, then watch momentum fade, often leaves artists stranded in the post‑release […]