I used my music data to look up my favorite artists that I discovered in 2017. These are the ones that are the memorable favorites, beyond the statistical favorites.

Pional

This one is a surprise but a good reminder that small obsessions can make a big difference in overall statistics. I have The Burning Ear to thank for this discovery, and Spotify for entertaining it.

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R.Lum.R

I discovered this artist because they’re touring as the headliner with Gibbz, who I was already familiar with. The groovy vibe of this artist took those tickets from a probable insta-purchase to an actual insta-purchase.

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Jason Gaffner

A discovery thanks to The Burning Ear, I discovered Jason Gaffner’s nu-disco grooves around the same time that I got obsessed with some songs by Gibbz (who I must’ve discovered in 2016). I bought this song soon after and am keeping an eye out for new releases.

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Alex Cruz

I heard Alex Cruz for the first time when I was in Greece, listening to a set that my friend started playing. It took me three tries to figure out who she was talking about, and then I discovered a few of his sets that he puts out as the Deep and Sexy Podcast.

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Perfume Genius

I can’t remember if I started listening to Perfume Genius because of Discover Weekly or the Song Exploder podcast, but damn they’re good. My only regret is that I discovered them too late to get tickets to their sold out show.

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Super Duper

I don’t remember how I discovered this artist. I think it was an autoplay on SoundCloud after listening to some tracks The Burning Ear had posted? Either way, I fell in love with this remix.

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Shallou

I came across this band on The Burning Ear too. I think they’ll be around for Noise Pop next year so I’ll have to decide if I want to go see them. I’m mostly in love with this song.

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Sampha

He opened for the xx, so I checked out his Spotify page after I found out he was opening for them. Sweet, sweet grooves.

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James Barrett

This guy showed up in my Discover Weekly playlist. I really like this song, but didn’t get as into the rest of his songs. Still a damn good song tho.

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Ella Vos

I enjoyed her song Little Brother so much that I got tickets to see her next year. I’ll be keeping an eye out for new releases from her as well.

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Less notable discoveries:

Jane

I came across this band on SoundCloud through The Burning Ear again. This song was an easy purchase because it’s so catchy.

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Bjéar

This artist showed up on my Discover Weekly playlist. Great for fans of Bon Iver.

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Imad Royal

This was another The Burning Ear discovery, and an easy purchase!

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The Full List

The full list of 35 artists that had more than 10 listens each, first listened to in 2017:

Artist	Listens	Tracks
Pional	42	A New Dawn As Time Was Passing By Casualty In Another Room Invisible / Amenaza It’s All Over It’s All Over – John Talabot’s Stripped Refix Of My Mind The Way That You Like
Alex Vargas	41	7 Sins Ashes Follow You Giving Up The Ghost Higher Love Inclosure Indivisible Oh Love, How You Break Me Up Renegade Shackled Up Solid Ground Sweet Abandon Warnings Wear Your Demons Out
Jason Gaffner	34	Feel Something Feel Something (Garruda Remix) Losing My Mind Losing My Mind (3 Monkeyzz Remix) Murder In The First Degree Murder In The First Degree (Aristo G Remix) Phantom Phantom (Keljet Remix) When The Sun Goes Down
Sampha	30	(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano Beneath The Tree Blood On Me Happens Incomplete Kisses Kora Sings Plastic 100°C Reverse Faults Take Me Inside Timmy’s Prayer Too Much Under What Shouldn’t I Be?
Kyko	28	Animals Dive In Drive Headlights Hideaway Horizon Mexico Native Nature Pull Me Up
R.Lum.R	25	Be Honest Be Honest (Attom Remix) Bleed Into The Water Close Enough Frustrated Frustrated – Russ Macklin Remix Learn Love Less Nothing New Show Me Suddenly Tell Me
Utah	25	02:12 Hail the Underdog In Slow Motion Lights Out Mirrors No Coast On the Mountain by the Sea One Million People of the Future SFSG Still Good Watercolor When People Come Together
Young Summer	25	Alright Alright (Karl Kling Remix) Blood Love Echo Fallout Old Chunk of Coal Sons Of Lightning (Super Duper Remix) Taken Waves That Rolled You Under (backstroke. Remix)
Ralph	23	Busy Man Cold to the Touch Cold to the Touch – Nicolaas Remix Screenplay Something More Tease This Is Funky
Alex Cruz	21	Haunting – Original Mix Haunting – Radio Edit Haunting – Sebastien Radio Edit Haunting – Sebastien Remix Haunting [ANR063] – Sebastien Remix Rubberband – Radio Edit Shoreline – Extended Mix Sweet Child Sweet Child – Club Mix Sweet Child – Extended Sweet Child – Original Mix
National Parks	21	Backwards Centaur Five Hour Winnipeg Julia Long Winter The Plural of Moose Is Moose
Bien	20	Confetti Crowd Goes Wild Electric Dream Flashback Last Man Standing Must Be Dreaming Spinning on Blue Stars Across the Sky The Best Part
Perfume Genius	20	Body’s In Trouble – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Choir Die 4 You Every Night Go Ahead Just Like Love Otherside Sides Slip Away Slip Away – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Valley Wreath Wreath (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Remix)
Super Duper	20	Angela Angela [Thissongissick.com Premiere] Don’t Worry Finale (feat. Ruelle) Finale Ft. Ruelle Hollow (feat. Quinn Lewis) Innocence (feat. REMMI) Innocence (feat. REMMI) (LUCA LUSH Remix) [NEST HQ Premiere] Innocence (feat. REMMI) (Madeaux Remix) [NEST HQ Premiere] Innocence Ft. Remmi Makes The Wind Ft. Remmi & Jung Youth Makes the Wind (feat. REMMI & Yung Youth) Never Gets Old (feat. Remmi) Revival Second Chances (feat. Louis Johnson) Undercover Ft. Patrick Baker
Emerson Jay	18	Fake It Slow Feel Like Gold LZY Me Light Out Move Perspective Secret City Smok Take Take Take Tru War When It’s Night
Ruby Empress	17	Danseuse De Delphes Deluca Escapism Deluxe Kimono House Lovelight (JV-30) Strung Out The Empress
Ella Vos	16	00000 Million – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Little Brother White Noise
Majik	16	27 Closer High How It Is It’s Alright Paralysed Real – Skeleton Mix Save Me Talk to Me
à la mer	16	Abroad ~ Say That You Want It Abroad ~ Time
Imad Royal	15	Bad 4 U Bad 4 U – Light House Remix Down For Whatever (feat. Pell) Losing It All Smile Troubles
Mr Sanka	15	Be Easy Flight Mode Flight Mode (Jengi Beats Remix) Flight Mode (Lauer Remix) Forever and a Day Gallon Gallon (Cassian Remix) Midnight Air Midnight Air (JAQ Remix) Midnight Air – JAQ Remix
Crooked Colours	14	Another Way Capricious (Benson Remix) Capricious (Paces Remix) Come Down Come Down [Alison Wonderland Remix] Flow Flow – Extended Re-Rub In Your Bones In Your Bones (Chiefs Remix) Step
Rex Orange County	14	A Song About Being Sad BEST FRIEND Corduroy Dreams Edition Green Eyes, Pt. II Loving Is Easy Paradise Uno
Shallou	14	. . . Love Begin (feat. Wales) Begin – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Fictions Friends – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC Heights Heights – Extended Mix Motion Picture Soundtrack Slow You and Me
James Barrett	13	College Marrow Rodger The Metamorphosis You Used to Remind Me of the Sky
Klyne	13	Break Away (FaltyDL Remix) Closer Don’t Stop Don’t Stop – Boston Bun Remix Entropy Lend Me Another Name Sure Thing – Lxury Remix Waiting Wit U
Liv Dawson	13	Hush Last Time – Live At RAK Open Your Eyes Painkiller Painkiller – Acoustic Reflection Searching Still Tapestry
bjéar	13	Big Sky Cold Firefall Firefall – Radio Edit Going to the Sun Hymn Nell Nevada Tuolumne
Jane	12	Sister We Don’t Wanna Dance
Sean McVerry	12	Kerosene Marcy and the Apparition Motion Picture Films Natalie Strangers Tiger Lily
Charles Fauna	11	Abandon Hypnosis Hypnosis – Brothertiger Remix Liaison Myth Restless Child
Ed Tullett	11	Faux In Cure Kadabre Malignant Posturer Silver Dive
Maggie Rogers	11	Alaska Alaska – Sofi Tukker Remix Alaska – Toby Green Remix Dog Years On + Off
Polish Club	11	Able Beeping Did Somebody Tell Me Don’t Fuck Me Over My House
Shy Girls	11	Arrest Me (Noah Breakfast Remix) [feat. Tei Shi] Out of Touch (feat. Rome Fortune) Say You Will Time After Time Trivial Motion Watercolor Dreams Why I Love