Overview
- The DSP-only project has roughly 127,000–130,000 monthly Spotify listeners and has triggered an auto-generated “This Is Broken Avenue” playlist.
- Listeners and multiple outlets report the music and artwork closely mimic Knocked Loose, Counterparts and The Devil Wears Prada, including cover images resembling known releases.
- Streaming metadata credits a single name, “James Trolby,” as lyricist, producer and engineer, and outlets say the identity has not been verified.
- Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy publicly offered $100 for legitimate contact information for “James Trolby.”
- Coverage ties the act’s reach to algorithmic playlists and notes no touring history, label ties or public statement, framing the case alongside earlier suspected synthetic projects such as Velvet Sundown.