Sean | Drowned in Sound
@drownedinsound.bsky.social
Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000). Manager of musicians including Charlotte Church and The Anchoress.
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Haven't opened Twitter for weeks
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Haven't opened Twitter for weeks
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
Assumed this was a satire account but nope...
“If it’s bad, I say it’s fake. If it’s good, I say that’s the most accurate poll ever.”
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
“If it’s bad, I say it’s fake. If it’s good, I say that’s the most accurate poll ever.”
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
— Donald J. Trump, 2021
Tory conference: coulda been an email
October 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tory conference: coulda been an email
Also it’s not like Chris is caveating like some BBC staff or avoiding the algo suppressed g-word. This was from last week.
October 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Also it’s not like Chris is caveating like some BBC staff or avoiding the algo suppressed g-word. This was from last week.
Drowned in Sound turns 25 later this week and we’ll be revealing a new mission statement
Related: You might have noticed that we’ve begun taking YouTube more seriously but also become much more political
Here’s a clip of my podcast with Mynabirds whose Disarm Spotify videos have had over 4m views:
Related: You might have noticed that we’ve begun taking YouTube more seriously but also become much more political
Here’s a clip of my podcast with Mynabirds whose Disarm Spotify videos have had over 4m views:
September 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Drowned in Sound turns 25 later this week and we’ll be revealing a new mission statement
Related: You might have noticed that we’ve begun taking YouTube more seriously but also become much more political
Here’s a clip of my podcast with Mynabirds whose Disarm Spotify videos have had over 4m views:
Related: You might have noticed that we’ve begun taking YouTube more seriously but also become much more political
Here’s a clip of my podcast with Mynabirds whose Disarm Spotify videos have had over 4m views:
Elon Musk is worried about misinformation
Despite being one of the biggest spreaders of it (this second post was a faked Telegraph headline shared by one of the leaders of Britain First)
Despite being one of the biggest spreaders of it (this second post was a faked Telegraph headline shared by one of the leaders of Britain First)
September 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Elon Musk is worried about misinformation
Despite being one of the biggest spreaders of it (this second post was a faked Telegraph headline shared by one of the leaders of Britain First)
Despite being one of the biggest spreaders of it (this second post was a faked Telegraph headline shared by one of the leaders of Britain First)
It’s amazing that colours like this comes straight out the camera
Although I am gonna have a go at shooting in raw and making my own recipes at some point
Although I am gonna have a go at shooting in raw and making my own recipes at some point
September 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It’s amazing that colours like this comes straight out the camera
Although I am gonna have a go at shooting in raw and making my own recipes at some point
Although I am gonna have a go at shooting in raw and making my own recipes at some point
Snap! I just got a camera and relearning (and unlearning 10 years of smartphone use)
Bit obsessed with the Fujifilm colours
Bit obsessed with the Fujifilm colours
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Snap! I just got a camera and relearning (and unlearning 10 years of smartphone use)
Bit obsessed with the Fujifilm colours
Bit obsessed with the Fujifilm colours
Welcome to all the new listeners to the @drownedinsound.org podcast this week
Every week I meet a person pushing for change or an innovative musician
This week, it was Rod and Roddy from iDLEWiLD and we walked about Patti Smith, Scottish pride and their 10th LP podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Every week I meet a person pushing for change or an innovative musician
This week, it was Rod and Roddy from iDLEWiLD and we walked about Patti Smith, Scottish pride and their 10th LP podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Welcome to all the new listeners to the @drownedinsound.org podcast this week
Every week I meet a person pushing for change or an innovative musician
This week, it was Rod and Roddy from iDLEWiLD and we walked about Patti Smith, Scottish pride and their 10th LP podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
Every week I meet a person pushing for change or an innovative musician
This week, it was Rod and Roddy from iDLEWiLD and we walked about Patti Smith, Scottish pride and their 10th LP podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
A reminder of what JD Vance said about free speech in Europe a few months ago:
September 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A reminder of what JD Vance said about free speech in Europe a few months ago:
As soon as Meta’s AI can deal with *checks notes* more than one person speaking, it’s over for you punks
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
As soon as Meta’s AI can deal with *checks notes* more than one person speaking, it’s over for you punks
Name something more pointless than reporting a tweet, I’ll wait
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Name something more pointless than reporting a tweet, I’ll wait
They’ve been radicalised. Probably by false stories online.
Like, Musk amplified this by one of Britain First and took it down without comment after it had millions of views amidst the Farage riots last year
Like, Musk amplified this by one of Britain First and took it down without comment after it had millions of views amidst the Farage riots last year
September 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
They’ve been radicalised. Probably by false stories online.
Like, Musk amplified this by one of Britain First and took it down without comment after it had millions of views amidst the Farage riots last year
Like, Musk amplified this by one of Britain First and took it down without comment after it had millions of views amidst the Farage riots last year
And still running adverts on there, which is funding the lifestyles of people like Robinson, Fox and Tate
September 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And still running adverts on there, which is funding the lifestyles of people like Robinson, Fox and Tate
Owner of Twitter calls for violence and what sounded like an insurrection
UK government: Let’s put some more money into ads on “X”
UK government: Let’s put some more money into ads on “X”
September 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Owner of Twitter calls for violence and what sounded like an insurrection
UK government: Let’s put some more money into ads on “X”
UK government: Let’s put some more money into ads on “X”
The govt should definitely stop running adverts on there - is this our tax payers money they’re spending?!
@stopfundinghate.bsky.social
@stopfundinghate.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The govt should definitely stop running adverts on there - is this our tax payers money they’re spending?!
@stopfundinghate.bsky.social
@stopfundinghate.bsky.social
And this is the audience he’s making a living from now - I watched 15 mins of his live stream yesterday and coulda screenshot pages of these kindsa comments
Amazing that YouTube will take down a video if you play 31 seconds of a song but this stuff is fine 🤷
Amazing that YouTube will take down a video if you play 31 seconds of a song but this stuff is fine 🤷
September 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And this is the audience he’s making a living from now - I watched 15 mins of his live stream yesterday and coulda screenshot pages of these kindsa comments
Amazing that YouTube will take down a video if you play 31 seconds of a song but this stuff is fine 🤷
Amazing that YouTube will take down a video if you play 31 seconds of a song but this stuff is fine 🤷
Yesterday, 🇿🇦 immigrant in 🇺🇸 and former Trump advisor Elon Musk called for violence on the streets of 🏴
He was also was fooled by an AI photo that’s clearly in Paris
On Weds, join @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social & more at the StopTrump rally in London
He was also was fooled by an AI photo that’s clearly in Paris
On Weds, join @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social & more at the StopTrump rally in London
September 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Yesterday, 🇿🇦 immigrant in 🇺🇸 and former Trump advisor Elon Musk called for violence on the streets of 🏴
He was also was fooled by an AI photo that’s clearly in Paris
On Weds, join @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social & more at the StopTrump rally in London
He was also was fooled by an AI photo that’s clearly in Paris
On Weds, join @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social & more at the StopTrump rally in London
Just thought I’d have a glance at the speeches the event. This is the comment section of Dan Wooton’s live stream whilst people chant Tommy Robinson’s name.
September 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just thought I’d have a glance at the speeches the event. This is the comment section of Dan Wooton’s live stream whilst people chant Tommy Robinson’s name.
Which streaming service do you use now?
On this week’s podcast I meet @mynabirds.bsky.social who is leading the exodus of Spotify
Find out why it’s time to quit Spotify (if you haven’t already) youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
On this week’s podcast I meet @mynabirds.bsky.social who is leading the exodus of Spotify
Find out why it’s time to quit Spotify (if you haven’t already) youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
September 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Which streaming service do you use now?
On this week’s podcast I meet @mynabirds.bsky.social who is leading the exodus of Spotify
Find out why it’s time to quit Spotify (if you haven’t already) youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
On this week’s podcast I meet @mynabirds.bsky.social who is leading the exodus of Spotify
Find out why it’s time to quit Spotify (if you haven’t already) youtu.be/svJnpYwgo9A?...
The only downside with Tidal is that it’s now owned by the co-founder of Twitter’s Block Inc who are in bed with all the worst firms
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The only downside with Tidal is that it’s now owned by the co-founder of Twitter’s Block Inc who are in bed with all the worst firms
Sounds like DARVO
September 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sounds like DARVO
How it started / how it’s going
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
How it started / how it’s going
Your last saved pic is your moral Philosophy
September 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Your last saved pic is your moral Philosophy
Man who spends his days tweeting about migrants being the reason you can’t afford nice things set to extract a trillion dollars from the economy
Yeah; the same guy backing extremists like Tommy Robinson
Yeah; the same guy backing extremists like Tommy Robinson
September 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Man who spends his days tweeting about migrants being the reason you can’t afford nice things set to extract a trillion dollars from the economy
Yeah; the same guy backing extremists like Tommy Robinson
Yeah; the same guy backing extremists like Tommy Robinson