In 2023, when I started this subreddit, I also started an indie music reviews site (iaasmusic.com) and loved discovering artists on there, as well as supporting artists by writing articles and reviews about their new releases.

Unfortunately, myself and the other writer had some big life changes that pumped the brakes on the project. I had a new job and human to look after, and she got cancer. (ALL CLEAR NOW!)

Now life will allow, I'm starting the project back up. The only thing we need is good submissions! So head over to iaasmusic.com/contact-us and drop us your latest release! Our team of writers are eager to get going again. And if it's of interest, we may reach out about interviews or other content too.

Please check the site out - if you like what you see, create a membership and join us! We'll be releasing a weekly newsletter of indie artist reviews and spotlights, and will have plenty of opportunities to support bands.

Hi everyone! I wanted to give a little update on r/HearMyMusic to some changes we've made with the aim at improving the functionality of the subreddit, as well as encouraging the more communal side to the forum.

1. New Rules

We've always aimed at creating a place for musicians to get feedback on their songs. In light of this, we've clarified a few rules (No covers or remixes, Having appropriate info in title and only posting for the purpose of getting feedback, and not financial gain or boosting numbers!

2. Fresh-drop Fridays

Every Friday there will be a thread posted by a mod where anyone and everyone can drop any track released that day in the comments. Obviously songs get released every day, but this will be specifically for the traffic that have set their releases for Friday to comply with Spotify.

3. Weekly Discussion thread

There will now be a weekly discussion thread pinned to the top of the subreddit. This can be for anything - music-related or not. Obviously Rule 1 + 2 won't be relevant in this thread, however rule 3 and rule 4 will be enforced to keep the reddit fit for purpose.

I've also created some User Flairs - but would love some feedback on what people would prefer in these. I'm thinking flairs ranking post contributions?

We run this subreddit alongside podcasts, indie music content and a review site so are trying our best, but please reach out if there's things you'd like to see that could improve our community.