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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/10/2026

Another milestone! Subvert is owned by its 30k-member community. (I’m still proud to be founding member 432.) I especially love to see that supporter pie slice grow. If you support your favorite music artists, then you should own your part of our collective music marketplace. Find me on Subvert:

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"I feel most alive making songs from my human experience, and it’s good to be back in touch with that part of myself." It’s been roughly a decade since Tye Newton set himself to making songs of his o...

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 21/08/2026

Great! The last time I searched none came up and I figured you’d know 😉 (Search is still admittedly a little tricky—“Maine” vs “ME,” etc.) Now I’m finding 8 who say Portland, and also more in surrounding towns plus simply Maine. Queuing up for next time my ears and mind are free.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 19/08/2026

Portland, ME: 2 (as far as I know 😄) @halfvivid.bsky.social, do you know if anyone else is here with us yet?

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 07/08/2026

Oh that’s right: No platform fees cutting into music artists’ earnings on Subvert today. Just like every Friday. Just like every day, in fact. store.tyenewton.com Thanks for supporting independent music today and every day! #everydayisSubvertFriday #MusicSky #indiemusic

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/07/2026

Also noticing my fellow Portland Maine local @halfvivid.bsky.social's experimental folk release on there 🙂 (It's the photo of the red-berry bush)

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/07/2026

Sharing that @subvert.fm hit 29k members (wow), I discovered that our current home page (subvert.fm) grid features my own album, "The future isn't what it used to be.", right there with @zoekeating.com's recent soundtrack, and a ton of other incredible artists. Well that's quite fun. #MusicSky

A screenshot of the Subvert.fm home page, showing just over 29 thousand co-owners and featuring a grid of music release cover artworks by Subvert members, with the cover of Tye Newton's "The future isn't what it used to be." highlighted in red.

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Subvert @subvert.fm · 17/07/2026

Bandcamp owned by Songtradr Songkick owned by Suno Distrokid owned by Private Equity Boiler Room owned by Superstruct Subvert owned by co-op members

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 23/06/2026

(Thanks for this unexpected shoutout from @unstream.bsky.social!) Question: Would it be nice to see your favorite human music makers earn a fair income? Unstream shows where to look for ways, as a listener. (And it doesn’t track you across the internet 🎉)

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 23/06/2026

Thanks so much to synterra via @nsigned.com for this thoughtful review. Learning how songs and production are reflected through another's senses & mind is among the best parts of creating and sharing; and by never expecting it, I manage to be surprised and delighted anew each time. #MusicSky

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 17/06/2026

Just rediscovered an old video of me playing with an early prototype of my custom found-percussion sample library, back in Jan 2022. These are some of the same percussion sounds used raw, processed, and composited, throughout my recent debut album. #MusicSky #indiemusic #newmusic #portlandmaine

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 11/06/2026

Great to see more accomplished fellow @subvert.fm members making ripples, with authentic, relatable conversations about the state of things and what these ripples could become.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 25/05/2026

By chance stumbled on fellow Subvert.fm member @bgreen.lol's album "INFINITE NORMAL" in this "Other People's Music" post by @etherdiver.bsky.social. Delightfully weird/surprising expressive art rock. Quite relatable. (Small world having recently chatted about his excellent project unstream.stream)

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OPM: Long Tail Rock – Ether Diver

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 20/05/2026

I expect a slow burn (like I do with Bluesky/ATProto) and I think it's better that way. 🙂

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 19/05/2026

1wk after public launch, @subvert.fm has over 25k collective members! As a music fan who cares about supporting fellow artists, 0% platform fees and collective ownership are 2 huge reasons to invite everyone. It's the best place to grab my album "The future isn't what it used to be." 🙂 #MusicSky

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 16/05/2026

I'm quite looking forward to this new Fink record. 3 songs to hear so far and quite nice. Feels classic and not. I've been sensing more of Fink's influence on some of my own seldom-yet-heard songs. When ready, I'll love if they move someone like this does me. Any other Fink fans in my midst?

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FINK - Wishing For Blue Sky (Official Video)

YouTube video by Fink

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 12/05/2026

Today, @subvert.fm opens to non-members! Subvert.fm is our cooperatively owned music marketplace, where: - Artists earn more, directly - Fans keep music, forever - Rich opportunists can't acquire and disenfranchise our community I'm proud to be member 432 of (now) almost 23,000 members. Join us!

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/05/2026

Yeah I mean, the intentionally lazy timing of the vocal delivery and the swung rhythm in the strumming are bound to compete for brain space. I've never tried it, though! Pure conjecture on my part 😆 For the belting/runs at the end, I'd surely prefer a straight-stand mic with hands free 😅

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/05/2026

I'm glad I saw this. I haven't been keeping up with her for a while and this is cool so far. Really love the dark shifting harmonization behind the refrain on Shush. That bass movement is great, too.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/05/2026

Good one! Oh and he chose to handle the organ instead of guitar; interesting! Maybe a good choice for the vocals. Look so fun!

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 29/04/2026

Welcome news, indeed. Seems to me unlikely that Portland wouldn’t be better served by whatever supports existing, locally owned venues, with vested interest in our own community. And why is endless growth always the default? I thought Portland was the perfect size when I arrived in 2016.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 28/04/2026

Thanks @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social! I love it; that’s the second time in a week that I’ve been introduced to some classic music that someone found mine reminiscent of. Fun trend! Two songs into Workbook, I’m hearing the acoustic/electric blend, and even some strings. Lots of instrumentation affinity.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 27/04/2026

Nice good one! Wow they were having so much fun playing with stereo panning back then 😆

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Subvert @subvert.fm · 26/04/2026

Subvert is a co-op owned and controlled by over 20,000 members. Co-op members are all co-owners. Artists and labels join free. Supporters join for life, once. Co-op membership is not required to listen and purchase music on Subvert. Join today at subvert.fm

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/04/2026

@halfvivid.bsky.social (my fellow local in the @subvert.fm community) is making experimental folk music that feels to me like the whimsical score to an immersive-experience art installation. This one in collaboration with other inventive music artists, I look forward to hearing the full work in May!

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/04/2026

I'm also working on round 4 of my Q&A video series responding to listener questions about "The future isn't what it used to be." I've got plenty of questions lined up, and still welcoming more! DM me any curiosities you've got, and I'll try to include them all. Here's the playlist so far:

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Album Q&A Series: "The future isn't what it used to be." - YouTube

A video series responding to early-listener questions about my debut album "The future isn't what it used to be."

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/04/2026

Although my album is no longer exclusive to Subvert.fm, it remains available there at a lower price for cooperative members. If you've not yet learned about the artist/supporter-owned music cooperative @subvert.fm, now would be an excellent time, shortly before the platform opens to the public!

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Subvert — The Collectively Owned Music Marketplace

A music platform owned by us all. Join Subvert to sell your work, support artists, and shape our shared future. Sincerely Ours.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/04/2026

There will be more to come, too. "The future isn't what it used to be." is just the first cohesive set of over three albums' worth of material I've been working through. Please keep in touch via my newsletter: musicnews.tyenewton.com

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 24/04/2026

"The future isn't what it used to be." is a story of finding home only to lose it: hope, joy, patience, trust, uncertainty, disillusionment, and many colors of grief before healing. These songs aren't new; they're personal, yet distant like someone else’s story. Here's my 3min trailer from Feb.

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Album Trailer: "The future isn't what it used to be." In 3 Minutes

YouTube video by Tye Newton

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 22/04/2026

Thanks @kosach.bsky.social Haha no worries, I had spotted it. Please let me know whether you got my email 🙂

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 22/04/2026

Hah yeah I guess there’s a bit of a micro-journey in this song. Had a lot of fun with that ebow. Thanks!

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 21/04/2026

Pleased to announce: "Reverie Mourning," the last of 10 songs, has arrived 🎉 (completing the release of my debut album!) Ocean waves, microbeats, moody ebow… About a recurring dream, reliving happy memories but unable to alter the nightmare ending. #MusicSky #indiemusic #newmusic #portlandmaine

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Tye Newton Music – Tenth single, 'Reverie Mourning,' available today

Tye Newton's tenth single, 'Reverie Mourning,' is available today. It is the final song being released one by one, over a five-week period, completing and coinciding with the release of Newton’s debut...

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 18/04/2026

With "Coal in Hand," 9 of 10 songs on my debut album are here. Described to me as having good "f-you" energy. Title based on a Buddhist saying about harming oneself w/ anger. Dense lyrics. Different energy/edge/groove. Vocal chants, stomps/claps, ebow. #MusicSky #indiemusic #newmusic #portlandmaine

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Tye Newton Music – Ninth single, 'Coal in Hand,' available today

Tye Newton's ninth single, 'Coal in Hand,' is available today. It is the ninth of 10 songs being released one by one, over a five-week period, building to the complete release of Newton’s debut album,...

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UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Statement from UMAW in @pitchfork.com as Ticketmaster-Live Nation is found to be an illegal monopoly

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 16/04/2026

This was a fun way to find out that my local friend David Rogers is playing with another group! He's not on Bluesky for a mention, but his release as Tremolo Fields is really nice—very cool blended analog/digital grooves and moods—time for another re-listen: www.tremolofields.com

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Tremolo Fields

Tremolo Fields is the indie-rock, alt-folk, diy-electronic project of David Rogers who was born in Iowa and now lives in Maine.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 16/04/2026

Oh thank you! Not the first time I’ve heard the voice-quality comparison with Stevens, too. Must be sort of like having a familiar face 🙂

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 15/04/2026

"The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be"—title track (8 of 10) of my debut album—is here! It carries the theme/story of the record—cross-referential lyrics weaving the songs into a larger plot. It stays closest to my fundamental acoustic guitar and voice. #MusicSky #indiemusic #newmusic #portlandmaine

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Tye Newton Music – Eighth single, 'The Future Isn't What It Used to Be,' available today

Available now is Tye Newton's eighth single, 'The Future Isn't What It Used to Be,' the title track of his debut album. It is the eighth of 10 songs being released one by one, over a five-week period,...

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 14/04/2026

Thanks Austin! Proud of what what’s being built together, and deep gratitude to all the workers and board.

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 14/04/2026

So happy with our robust V1 policy. Gratitude again to Iz and Hannah for researching and drafting with such attention and care based on our dense and lengthy forum discussion, and to everyone who participated so far in our Subvert community. Worth crediting @austinrobey.xyz for earliest drafts, too.

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Subvert @subvert.fm · 13/04/2026

Subvert Cooperative has now grown to 20,000 Members worldwide. This milestone comes as we prepare for the public launch of the Subvert platform. Thank you for your continued support and action as we build together. Soon: We launch together. Not yet a Member? Join the co-op at subvert.fm

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 12/04/2026

Late sharing: "Lovelorn Lullaby," my debut album’s 7th song, released yesterday. An extended, crescendoing story of first battling sleep, heartbroken, alone in a bed long shared, then dreaming of haunting one’s own home, reenacting cherished memories. #MusicSky #indiemusic #newmusic #portlandmaine

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Tye Newton Music – Seventh single, 'Lovelorn Lullaby,' available today

Tye Newton's seventh single, 'Lovelorn Lullaby,' is available today. It is the seventh of 10 songs being released one by one, over a five-week period, building to the complete release of Newton’s debu...

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Subvert @subvert.fm · 08/04/2026

The Subvert Hotline is open. Subvert is preparing to launch and we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think about the state of music today - what happens if nothing changes? Share your take: hotline.subvert.fm

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 08/04/2026

My coming debut album’s 6th song, "Rally, Love (A Kind of Friendship)," went live today—in part about rescuing friendship from the collapse of a relationship. 5/4 time, wide dynamic energy, with alternative percussion, semi-dissonant string sirens, and a more delicate extended exit. #MusicSky

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Tye Newton Music – Sixth single, 'Rally, Love (A Kind of Friendship,' available today

Available now is Tye Newton's sixth single, 'Rally, Love (A Kind of Friendship).' It is the sixth of 10 songs being released one by one, over a five-week period, building to the complete release of Ne...

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 07/04/2026

Round 3 of my album Q&A for "The future isn’t what it used to be." comes quicker than the last! These have been fun. Full video doesn't fit on Bluesky, so you can find it over here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3Y... Send your questions, too! I'm planning on 10 rounds, so plenty of time.

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"The future" Album Q&A Round 3—Harmonic string noise; Who/What inspired the album; Choosing titles

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 04/04/2026

5 songs in! "Lioness" is available today. Half-way through my 5wk debut album release! I think this song has a unique mood, and one of my favorite implementations of my found-percussion sample library. tyenewton.com/music/news/fifth-single-lioness-available-today Updates: musicnews.tyenewton.com

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Tye Newton Music – Fifth single, 'Lioness,' available today

Tye Newton's fifth single, 'Lioness,' is now available. It is the fifth of 10 songs being released one by one, over a five-week period, building to the complete release of Newton’s debut album, 'The f...

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/04/2026

Also, Round 2 of my album Q&A for "The future isn’t what it used to be." went live late last night! Full video doesn't fit on Bluesky, so you can find it over here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gad5... Send me more questions if they come to you; these are work, but they’re fun!

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 01/04/2026

Song 4, "Forever and Anon," from my coming debut album, is alive. I couldn’t have anticipated how much this song would transform in production. It has the spirit of the original scrap that seeded it, but developed way more personality. tyenewton.com/music/news Updates: musicnews.tyenewton.com

Music-single art: An empty, wall-mounted shelf lit by two, angled spotlights: an orange light from above left, and a blue light from below right. Translucent, semi-blurred handwriting reads “Forever and Anon” and “Tye Newton”

Music-single art: An empty, wall-mounted shelf with two, round spotlights cast above and below it, a pale-orange tint above and pale-blue below. Translucent, semi-blurred handwriting reads “Happier Words” and “Tye Newton”

Music-single art: An empty, wall-mounted shelf with two, round spotlights cast above it, barely overlapping like a Venn diagram: the left tinted pale blue, the right pale gold. Translucent, semi-blurred handwriting reads “Simple” and “Tye Newton”

Music-single art: An empty, wall-mounted shelf with a single, round, pale spotlight cast above it. Translucent, semi-blurred handwriting reads “Home (Source + Target)” and “Tye Newton”

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Tye Newton Music @music.tyenewton.com · 28/03/2026

Third song, "Happier Words" is here, joining "Simple," and "Home (Source and Target)" Announcements: tyenewton.com/music/news Release details: tyenewton.com/music/releases Updates: musicnews.tyenewton.com Editing round 2 of my album Q&A series. Watch Round 1 here: youtube.com/watch?v=-4yZbD6yw7s

Music-album art: An empty shelf mounted on a dark wall, with a beam of cool light cast from above left, barely touching the left edge of the shelf. Translucent, semi-blurred handwriting reads “The future isn’t what it used to be.” and “Tye Newton”

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