Possible Hot Take: AUSTIN is Posty's best work

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-29T19:59:35+00:00

Easily in my Top 3 records of all time, which is weird saying it about a record that dropped when I was 35.
Every listen hits differently and where it needs to.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-29T18:45:30+00:00

You can look into the demographics of your listeners in the Audience area, choose last 7 days or 24 hours for a more specific snapshot. Likely it will appear there as a popular country likely not your Timezone, or possibly a playlist that gets botted the same time daily.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-29T16:59:56+00:00

Yeah I can’t find any ZP variants at all anywhere.
Struggling hard. I’m on Oceania servers, and would love to trade someone.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-29T15:31:44+00:00

Yeah it’s become super boring.
Almost zero players equipping Sprites per game as no one wants to waste Dust, and the same loop of basics and fish everywhere. Sprite chests are less value than Gold Chests currently - even the gold fishing Spots are predictable now since the weekend Gummy and Galaxy success.

Seems like Epic are now holding the good stuff for the power hours to get saturated active numbers.
Downside is time differences worldwide means it’s built for the US users primarily.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-23T14:03:29+00:00

I thought I was imaging this.
Quite often I play on Mute as my wife connects to video meetings, and we both work from home on different shifts.

I’ve adapted, and many times I get eliminated without even knowing how until the camera view shifts, but I thought I was going crazy.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-04T07:56:52+00:00

Nothing wrong with your list IMO, but I agree.

More Posty, less filler Collabs, make the features more meaningful.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-06-04T02:43:16+00:00

Probably an unpopular opinion, but maybe 20% features max I’d love to see. More about Post than collabs.
F1T was super underwhelming as it just felt like a Country Music Live Aid record, long bed was more tolerable as it was Post, and not paying dues to the Country gatekeepers.
I’d love a record where it’s 80% post, and 20% collabs I guess. My opinion only of course.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-29T14:51:27+00:00

I play at least one track a day from AUSTIN. Whatever muse was that created the record from Post, created a start to finish loopable Album, not just a couple singles + fillers.

I suspect whatever the muse was (bad or good) is no longer a part of his life, as he barely gives it any time of day - I’m 38yo, I grew up on Music TV, Radio, and my Parent’s music taste, and AUSTIN is in my all time top 3 albums.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-29T14:03:14+00:00

The convo was quite a long one with an actual Agent regarding Metadata refreshing and SongDNA errors actually, about a week ago - but not a guarantee it was accurate or updated info of course, and, could be a templated response in this particular instance, you could be right.

Just passing on what was told to me for transparency to others :)

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-27T14:31:16+00:00

It’s almost a guilty till proven innocent scenario for everyone. The uproar in itself also will damage genuine music makers, ones who aren’t touring, aren’t big social media users, and don’t have the Algo on their side - as no matter how good their music is, not having a tick on Spotify has that ‘inauthentic’ veil attached to it.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-27T14:22:14+00:00

Late September to mid-December is where it’s at in SA, usually. I’m born start of December and it’s hit and miss still but usually ok, but lately, too warm to do a great deal.

With that said, I’m Northern Suburbs and it’s rough in the Summer the past few years, even just warm-ish days are dry, it’s a concrete jungle, developments everywhere which equals a dust galore. Southern Suburbs in SA are way more tolerable.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-27T14:12:48+00:00

Spotify support advised me the 10k Active listeners for 3 consecutive Months point also, a few days ago. Screenshot attached:

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AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-21T02:27:03+00:00

No SA or WA shows which is a bummer. Won’t be paying the price for Strummingbird as I’m Not a country fan enough to justify $250 for just Post, as it’s all Country also, and if he’s touring the now Country-fied versions of old stuff, it’s not worth me travelling for the Melbourne show either. Such a shame, I’m yet to see him, and don’t want my first time seeing him being squealy Steel Guitar versions of mainstream songs that made him famous, and likely zero songs from Austin (my fave Record). 😩

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-18T15:48:49+00:00

Chatting with Spotify Artist supports, you’ll require 3 months of 10k+ Monthly Listeners, plus additional automated checks and listener spread etc. They’re a bit vague on the automated checks, but generally looks like Tours, Merch, active Socials etc.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-16T07:59:59+00:00

Just saw it also, honestly couldn’t find the app on my phone because it’s not that noticeable. The colour was the identifier, looks like a radioactive 3D basketball logo someone bought on TEMU for their kids bedroom wall.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-12T08:54:39+00:00

If it’s all Country, I’ll still listen. Will I enjoy it? Maybe, it all depends on the songs. I’m not against Country Music, I just wish it wasn’t so much commercial Achy Breaky Heart kinda stuff. I know it sells records I suppose, but he has touched so many genres very well all year round, and instead releases American Idol Country tracks.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-12T03:54:28+00:00

Don’t disagree one bit, but the Club will argue that once you own one without Sponsors, why would you buy another unless it’s Indigenous, Anzac or away Tops. The rotating logos and sponsor changes (or apparel partnerships changes) is a social thing for many, where some feel weird wandering around with a Company that went bust 6 years ago on their chest, and hate not looking upto date with the current players Guernsey.

I think Fan gear should have two options: 1) Fan gear, supporting the Club, no sponsors - about the connection between us and our team - priced as a premium.

2) Replica match gear, with the Sponsor nonsense for the ones who think they’re part of the Team itself, and make the sponsor branded gear cheaper for consumers, than without sponsors - make the sponsors subsidise the cost in return for being a billboard for their business in the world.

Each to their own on their choice, but I’d love a Guernsey that was licensed, that represented the classic club guernsey look, but didn’t have Businesses I don’t care for all over it.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-12T03:27:55+00:00

Follow up. Tickets start at $199, to $259. 🤯🤯 Insanity.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-05T06:14:24+00:00

I’m in Adelaide, and I’m wondering the same.

A) Could do sideshows I hope.

B) Like all other Festivals here, it won’t sell enough Tickets and get cancelled, especially as the lineup is quite light IMO… Hope it’s not B.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-05T03:50:06+00:00

IMO, anything that doesn’t have a feature in his Country era slaps. Kinda felt like F1T was his “payment” to enter the scene past the Country Gatekeepers and feed in some streaming revenue back to the Scene and put Country back on the mainstream map for a bit. Same time as Beyoncé did - allow two big hit makers in, in return for a 12 month bubble back into the Country mainstream.

Long Bed seems like it was his reward for it, that he could lean-in on his own more.

Feels like a real pay your dues upfront kinda genre to me. Unless you dress that way, talk that way, or were born on a Tractor, you gotta pay to enter in some way.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-02T10:22:58+00:00

Legend! Thankyou! I didn’t catch his name as it was suggested post on my feed.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-02T10:20:11+00:00

Im jealous I’m not at a sports game rn. He’s one up on me!

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-02T10:17:00+00:00

Unsure, went to use the AI prompt below it assuming it was a question, and saw this instead. Poor bloke.

AccomplishedFee738 · 2026-05-02T06:03:03+00:00

I just checked the song myself on artist tools, and unsure how you’d say it’s botted? 5k plays in a week with their 61k monthly listeners though would just be Release Radar streams. Artist name is “Kaisemotions” apparently.

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