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Grouper's Liz Harris on fear, virality and streaming scammers

Original: ‘It’s rational to fear the music industry’: Grouper’s Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her ‘restorative’ dream-pop trio

Liz Harris, the musician behind the ambient pop project Grouper, has given an interview describing it as 'rational to fear the music industry'. She discusses virality, the spread of streaming scammers exploiting artists, and her 'restorative' dream-pop trio. The piece offers a rare account from an underground artist of how streaming economics and online attention shape precarious creative careers.

Why now: Ongoing debate about streaming fraud and how virality exploits musicians is drawing attention to an artist's first-hand perspective.

Liz HarrisGrouperThe Guardian

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