For all of its convenience, streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music have introduced a brutal kind of efficiency to how we listen to music. Algorithms prune and shear outliers, molding our tastes into perfectly symmetrical vectors filled with the same familiar superstars — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake (still). Meanwhile, independent artists have spent years expressing their frustrations with the paltry payouts of most DSPs. All the while, overall streaming growth has slowed in recent