[LA ex]

Do albums ever grow and build momentum these days? Possibly for breakthrough acts, but I doubt for established acts.

Back in the nineties albums would be typically released around the time of the second single, so there'd be pick ups in interest when the third and fourth singles came out. Nowadays all the build up happens well before the album comes out and little in terms of releases come out afterwards (unless it's a new remix or collaboration). Which I guess reflects how radio play influences taste far less these days and that once a song is available to stream there's no point in plugging it.