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EPISODE · Dec 11, 2025 · 46 MIN

Is Spotify Wrapped cooked? / Vinyl sales still growing / Dan Wilson's songwriting tip

from The Wholesome Music Podcast · host Cameron Ljungkull & Augustus Watkins

Are you sure that Spotify actually knows what your musical taste is? And do you really want to outsource your opinions to a profit-driven algorithm? It's Spotify Wrapped season! Next, we look at 2025 vinyl sales trends. Vinyl is on the rise, but why? And what do you need to know about vinyl for your own career? Finally, we talk songwriting: mega-songwriter Dan Wilson shares great tips on songwriting, and we discuss natural language, why it's dominating the charts, and how you can use it in your songs!LinksThis Spotify Wrapped season, don’t outsource your love of music to AI by Liz Pelly for The Guardian Vinyl Sales On Track to Grow for the 19th Year in a Row by FraimNaturalistic Language from Dan Wilson Send us Fan MailSubscribe on YouTubeRecorded ourselves at Secret Spot DTLACameron Ljungkull Augustus Watkins Cocaine Opera - Music PR | Artist & Label Services

Are you sure that Spotify actually knows what your musical taste is? And do you really want to outsource your opinions to a profit-driven algorithm? It's Spotify Wrapped season! Next, we look at 2025 vinyl sales trends. Vinyl is on the rise, but why? And what do you need to know about vinyl for your own career? Finally, we talk songwriting: mega-songwriter Dan Wilson shares great tips on songwriting, and we discuss natural language, why it's dominating the charts, and how you can use it in yo...

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