Abel James<span>The music industry is ripe for disruption, and it's happening. <br></span><span><br></span><span>I very recently hopped into the <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/valueverse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#valueverse</a> by releasing a full album... and I'm suddenly stoked about the future of music. <br></span><span><br></span><span>We just got word that “Live While I’m Alive“ is the <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1</a> track on the music charts on Fountain.fm!<br></span><span><br></span><span>In a lovely twist of fate, a top podcast called This Week in Bitcoin by </span><a href="https://momostr.pink/users/npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4@momostr.pink</a><span> featured “Live While I’m Alive” on this week’s episode, and the track shot to <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1</a> shortly after. <br></span><span><br></span><span>A few more podcasts featured tunes from Swamp Thing, including Upbeats from </span><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/Salty_Crayon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Salty_Crayon@mastodon.social</a><span>, Sats and Sounds by </span><a href="https://podcastindex.social/users/kevinb66" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kevinb66@podcastindex.social</a><span>, Mutton, Mead and Music, and even the Lightning Thrashes Metal Show from </span><a href="https://momostr.pink/users/npub15z2javq62eh2xpms7yew0uzqsk4dr7t3q3dq4903uuxdyw2ca3kstx6q95" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@npub15z2javq62eh2xpms7yew0uzqsk4dr7t3q3dq4903uuxdyw2ca3kstx6q95@momostr.pink</a><span> - you all rock. <br></span><span><br></span><span>A week later, we have 4 tracks charting on the Top 100 on Fountain with a few more on the WavLake Top 40! <br></span><span><br></span><span>WavLake and Fountain are at the cutting edge of podcasting and music streaming, and it's epic to have an alternative to Spotify that’s more friendly to both artists and listeners.<br></span><span><br></span><span>Big thanks to the devs, podcasters, artists, and listeners who are making the future of music just a little bit brighter. ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ <br></span><span><br></span><span><a href="https://coracle.social/topics/music" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/nostrmusic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nostrmusic</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/grownostr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grownostr</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/musicdisruption" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musicdisruption</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/fountainfm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fountainfm</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/wavlake" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wavlake</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/newmusic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newmusic</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/nostriches" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nostriches</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/v4v" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#v4v</a> <a href="https://coracle.social/topics/bitcoinmusic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bitcoinmusic</a> <br></span><span><br></span><span>"Live While I'm Alive" and the full Swamp Thing Album is available on </span><a href="https://momostr.pink/users/npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg@momostr.pink</a><span> and </span><a href="https://momostr.pink/users/npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5@momostr.pink</a><span><br></span><span><br></span><span></span><a href="https://fountain.fm/track/7GqafTatbyJheaOmzDwp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://fountain.fm/track/7GqafTatbyJheaOmzDwp</a>