Hotline TNT, the New York rock band, is the last to remove all its Spotify music, citing values incompatible with those of the Swedish company. In a brief statement signed by its four members, Will Anderson, Lucky Hunter, Haylen Trammel and Mike Ralston, the group says that “the company that is presented as the guardian of all the recorded music has demonstrated, without a doubt, that it does not align with the values of the band in any way”, and defends that “a more cool world is possible.” Music or Bandcamp.
Hotline TNT will explain your decision to leave Spotify on September 5 in a live broadcast that can be followed through Twitch, YouTube and Instagram. During the 24 -hour telemarathon, Hotline TNT will sell 500 copies of ‘Raspberry Moon’, his latest album, and, in the words of Stereogum, “he will talk with artists, journalists, owners of record stores and others about his favorite new music, the sources to discover her and his feelings about Spotify».
The Hotline TNT decision comes just two months after the departure of ‘Raspberry Moon’, published on June 20.
Group known for its Shoegaze style, Hotline TNT is the author of three long albums, the last two, ‘Carthweel’ and ‘Raspberry Moon’ edited in Third Man, Jack White’s record label. The first, ‘Nineteen in Love’, was an independent launch.
Hotline TNT follows the steps of other underground groups that have decided to remove their Spotify music in recent weeks, among which Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Deerhof and Xiu Xiu.
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