Updated status of The Softer Side of Indie 2019 Playlist on Spotify

Back in December, I announced intentions to launch a playlist specifically of 2019 music of a chill variety — soft rock, adult contemporary,m ballads, blues, folk, alternative, pop. Songs released after December 15, 2018, are eligible for placement on the playlist.

At this time there are 36 songs on the list with most discovered on Reddit.com’s indie music subreddit. Others were found while I was checking on other songs by artists who were queued for the Underexposed Soft Rock and Easy Listening playlist. And in one lone instance, I had a PR firm reach out to me so that a major act found it’s way onto the list. Yeah, unlike “Underexposed”, I’m not limiting this to underground acts… While most of the songs are by the Do It Yourself indie variety, there’s at least two by acts who have some hold on the mainstream in their alt/indie variety. Some of the DIY indie acts have more exposure and success online than acts I tend to highlight on the other playlist.

This playlist is an ongoing process — I will be adding songs I cross that fit in one way or another. While I’ll willingly take submissions on the list, listeners are the more important acquisition right now. Songs aren’t going to become a success unless people hear them and like them after all.

If you have songs to suggest, please pass them on either via Twitter or the contact form here on Johnny Fonts. Please note: I’m not looking for explicit tunes. Hip-hop also is not the sound I’m going for or bass-driven “chill beats”.