Podcast · 57 episodes
Drowned in Sound, page 2
by Drowned in Sound · English
Music is upstream from politics. Drowned in Sound investigates how the music industry shapes society and how fans, artists, and workers can organise for systemic change. Hosted by Sean Adams, we decode streaming economics, sustainable touring, climate and tech, workers’ rights, and collective solutions with musicians, researchers, and changemakers.
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GIRLI on Fighting Back: Activism, Safeguarding & Turning Rage Into a Rallying CryThis podcast investigates the intersection of music and politics, exploring how the music industry influences society and how stakeholders can organize for systemic change.10 Feb 2026 · 56 min · 15 chapters
Why Hope Over Fear Trumps No Music On A Dead Planet: DiS meets PVA’s Ella HarrisWhy Hope Over Fear Trumps No Music On A Dead Planet: DiS meets PVA’s Ella Harris3 Feb 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 23 chapters
Over A Million Free Tickets: Discover The Ticket Bank's MissionJack from Tickets for Good/The Ticket Bank27 Jan 2026 · 42 min · 16 chapters
From 500 Podcasts to Radio 1: DiS meets 101 Part Time Jobs (Part 2)Insights into building a successful music podcast and the storytelling aspects that enhance listener connection.20 Jan 2026 · 51 min · 25 chapters
Why Some Festival Headliners Still Need Part-Time Jobs (Part 1)examines the intersection of music and society, exploring how the music industry influences culture and how artists, fans, and workers can work toward systemic change.20 Jan 2026 · 36 min · 14 chapters
Kelly Lee Owens: Record Shops, Raves, and Rebuilding Music From the Ground UpKelly Lee Owens’ career path from North Wales record-shop work to touring with Depeche Mode; how grassroots music scenes, analog production, and human curation shape her sound; and proposals to…13 Jan 2026 · 54 min · 20 chapters
Our 2026 predictions: New Acts, Big comebacks, Gig ticket laws, and morePredictions for what music in 2026 will look like, plus new/coming artists, album release chatter, and major industry themes: grassroots levy funding for venues, ticket resale laws (price caps,…6 Jan 2026 · 46 min · 17 chapters
Flying Rivers, Slipknot Swifts & Musical Frogs: Take This Podcast For A Walk In NatureA special “nature walk” edition of Drowning Sound, set backstage at Earthsonic Live at Manchester Museum (Natural History Museum).1 Jan 2026 · 1 h 7 min · 30 chapters
Can music still cut through in 2026? DiS meets a leading researcherWhether music can still “cut through” in 2026, and what musicians/creators can learn from gaming streams and social platforms—especially around discovery, monetization, rights/copyright, and audience…27 Dec 2025 · 1 h 11 min · 19 chapters
Spotify Boycotts, Solidarity, and Jet2 Rage: Our Top 3 Moments of 2025Drowning Sounds’ 2025 year-rundown (part two) focused on “rage” in music culture, solidarity/protest movements, and corporate power—especially Spotify—plus how culture becomes a battleground.20 Dec 2025 · 49 min · 17 chapters
The Stories of 2025 - Part 1: Megagigs, Grassroots, and AI slopDrowning Sound’s “Stories of 2025 – Part 1” (themes countdown). Focuses on mega gigs vs grassroots venues, and then AI “slop” in music—how AI-generated acts, disinformation risks, and unclear…15 Dec 2025 · 38 min · 17 chapters
Albums of the Year: Emma Wilkes & Sean Adams Pick Their StandoutsDrowning Sound’s “Albums of the Year” episode where co-hosts Emma Wilkes and Sean Adams trade personal favorites (not “best”), discuss why consensus is harder now, and recommend standout records…8 Dec 2025 · 50 min · 17 chapters
How Music Fans Can Save The Planet - Tori Tsui on Billie Eilish, Brian Eno & Fossil Fuel TreatyMusic fans’ role in stopping climate breakdown, with a focus on the Fossil Fuel Treaty (a global plan to phase out coal, oil, and gas) and how artists can translate concern into action.27 Nov 2025 · 52 min · 19 chapters
UK Caps Ticket Resale at Face Value: What Took So Long?The UK’s move to cap ticket resale prices at face value to stop scalpers/touts and reduce fraud in secondary ticketing, plus how bots and offshore tout networks distort access to sold-out events.19 Nov 2025 · 56 min · 17 chapters
What crisis?! UK Music’s CEO on our £8 billion industryThe episode argues the UK music industry is “booming” at the top end while struggling at the grassroots, and that policy is failing to protect creators.12 Nov 2025 · 58 min · 21 chapters
Was Indie Sleaze Even Real? Maxïmo Park’s ‘A Certain Trigger’ at 20The 20th anniversary of Maxïmo Park’s debut album A Certain Trigger, and a debate over whether “indie sleaze” was ever a real, coherent scene.5 Nov 2025 · 1 h 5 min · 21 chapters
Putting the Fans FirstA fan-led review of live and electronic music in the UK, commissioned by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (House of Commons), using football’s fan-campaign model as a parallel.4 Nov 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 25 chapters
How to Empower Music’s Next Generation - DiSpatch from the Youth Music AwardsYouth Music Awards special on empowering music’s next generation. Focuses on inclusive access to music-making as a human right; the role of the wider music industry and corporate responsibility;…24 Oct 2025 · 43 min · 21 chapters
Music Industry Misconduct: Why The System Still Protects AbusersThe episode argues that the music industry’s profit-driven, weakly regulated system enables sexual misconduct and protects abusers, even after public allegations and apologies.16 Oct 2025 · 1 h 14 min · 24 chapters
An ethical guide to quitting SpotifyThe “Spotify exodus” and how to quit Spotify ethically, using research into streaming alternatives’ artist pay, corporate ownership, AI/military ties, DEI stances, and environmental/energy impacts.9 Oct 2025 · 1 h 13 min · 28 chapters
Drowned in Sound is 25 today: Big lessons from the past and a new era unfurlsDrowned in Sound turns 25 and discusses a “new era” for the site: music as upstream from politics, year-round activism, and funding/infrastructure for grassroots music media.2 Oct 2025 · 1 h 3 min · 22 chapters
Is music finally ready to confront misogyny? DiS meets CheerUpLuvThe episode argues the music industry has a misogyny problem and explores how it shows up in both headline abuses and “everyday misogyny” (e.g., being ignored, misidentified, or treated as a…25 Sep 2025 · 1 h 2 min · 20 chapters
Is national identity in music a good thing? In conversation with IdlewildWhether national identity in music is a “good thing,” framed through Idlewild’s Scottish background and their long-running approach to songwriting as an “exchange of ideas.” The episode also covers…18 Sep 2025 · 54 min · 21 chapters
Why it's time to quit SpotifyMusicians and fans are boycotting Spotify, arguing the platform devalues artists and is financially tied to military/AI harms.11 Sep 2025 · 53 min · 23 chapters