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57. Why Withholding Your Album From Streaming Might Be the Move, with Rob Tait

57. Why Withholding Your Album From Streaming Might Be the Move, with Rob Tait

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 Ep.57: Rob Tait wrote a song about someone he loves, and didn't know who it was until he started crying.The Philly-based Americana singer-songwriter returns to “loves music” with his sophomore album Dear Lightkeeper, a record built on collaboration, community, and the audacity to withhold it from streaming entirely. Where his debut At the End of the World was an inward journal, this one reads like a love letter to the people who kept him going. Rob breaks down what happened when 250K streams didn't translate to real fans, what it means to write from a character's perspective for the first time, and why he's betting on vinyl over algorithms.IN THIS CONVERSATION, WE GET INTO:The song that revealed itself as a letter to his unborn daughter, mid-recordingWriting from a character's perspective for the first time with "Nickels and Dimes"Why 250K streams and a major playlist placement left him feeling emptyHow collaboration became the thesis of the entire albumRedefining success as connection instead of metricsABOUT ROB TAIT:Rob Tait is a singer-songwriter and drummer from the pine barrens of New Jersey, now based in the Philadelphia area. His Americana-folk style blends storytelling vocals with deep rhythmic roots. Dear Lightkeeper is his second solo album, following 2024's At the End of the World, and he also performs with the band Cordelia Blue.CONNECT WITH ROB:Sign up for Rob's email list: robtait.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=4519d999c374880b4ac830524&id=8596a3909bInstagram: instagram.com/robtaitmusicStreaming: https://ffm.bio/robtaitmusicListen to his previous episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-what-it-takes-to-make-timeless-music-with-rob-tait/id1810336818?i=1000716661229MORE RESOURCES:Follow the OFFICIAL "loves music" playlist on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/library/playlist/p.4Y0J406i03DQrX"loves music" playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qE3kq89oyg3tFNbmRfHEO?si=vopaKQnNS8OHn0r2fFTVBgCheck out the "loves music" podcast website: https://www.podpage.com/loves-music/Julian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianjones417/Julian on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julianjones417Check out Julian’s book: https://a.co/d/0hzWNkiDThis podcast is managed by Wildwave Podcasting: https://www.wildwavepodcasting.comMUSIC MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Songs:"Nickels and Dimes" — Rob Tait"All My Friends" — Rob Tait"Postcard" — Rob Tait"Lullaby for Roads" — Rob Tait"Back to the Bottom" — Rob Tait"You and I" — Rob Tait"Have You Seen Me Out" — Rob Tait"Chloe White" — Rob Tait (with Emily Drinker & Sarah Gross)"Wishing Well" — Rob Tait"Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore" — Chris StapletonAlbums & Projects:Dear Lightkeeper — Rob Tait (2025)At the End of the World — Rob Tait (2024)My Favourite Faded Fantasy — Damien RiceArtists & Bands:Rob TaitCordelia BlueDamien RiceChris StapletonMiles DavisJohn ColtranePhilly Joe JonesRed GarlandPaul ChambersSturgill SimpsonDave MatthewsBob MarleyChris JacobsJeffrey MartinBob Beach (harmonica)Todd McCoy / Cambridge SoundEmily DrinkerSarah GrossWill CurrierEric McGarryNicole SophosAdam Flicker
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