Hey my indie friend,

Hope you are all well! Yes, here we are again, for the 73rd time. And today is Friday the 13th.

FEAAAAR! 👀 😀

Or maybe not.

Because tomorrow is Valentine’s Day ❤ . Love, flowers, awkward dinners, maybe a slow dance in the kitchen. Maybe just loving your craft. Or loving the fact that you’re still here, still creating, still resisting the storm.

Speaking of storms, or algorithms, a brand new series is starting this week:

“Speaking to the Algorithms”

brought to you by Rob Bennett and Mostly Blue.

Behind that name: Denis Hulett, singer-songwriter from California. Alongside him, Rob Bennett, Canadian indie soul now based in Delaware, USA. Two artists who decided not to complain about platforms, but to understand them. To decode them. To share what they learn.

Because indie doesn’t mean naïve. It means aware.

Oh yes, and a brand new Brussels Government is finally in place.

For some, that sentence means hope. For others, caution. For many, just questions.

If you’re not familiar with how Brussels works, and honestly, who can blame you, you can now follow it in a clear and structured way via Brussels Governance Monitor at 👉 https://governance.brussels/en

No noise. Just facts, context, and evolution. It matters. Because culture, funding, mobility, venues, artists’ rights, all of it is shaped somewhere in those rooms.

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And imagine this for a second…

What if we celebrate all of it together today?

4pm. In Our Salon Indie.

Friday the 13th vibes. Love in the air. Algorithm whispers. Government shifts.

All of it, in one place.

Be part of the fun.

Love 🤍, and happy reading,
Mitxoda

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Tomorrow, the world will turn pink.

Hearts in shop windows. Discount roses. Candlelight playlists curated by someone who thinks love sounds like soft jazz and safe choruses.

But indie love? It’s different.

It’s the text you almost don’t send.
The song you write but never release.
The fragile “I’m still here” after an argument.
The courage to say, this is who I am, even if it’s not polished, not marketable, not algorithm-friendly.

Valentine’s Day isn’t only about romance.
It’s about vulnerability.

About choosing connection over ego.
Presence over performance.
Truth over perfection.

For some of us, love is a partner.
For others, it’s a friend, a memory, a guitar leaning against the wall.
For many artists, it’s that stubborn need to translate a feeling into sound, hoping someone, somewhere, will recognize themselves inside it.

Maybe that’s what we really celebrate.

Not the flowers.
Not the hashtags.
But the quiet decision to keep loving, people, music, life, in a world that often rewards indifference.

So tomorrow, love loudly. Or softly. Or imperfectly.

Just love. ❤

Mostly Blue (Denis Hulett) is a singer/songwriter from California and Rob Bennett is a Canadian indie artist (now living in Delaware, USA). These guys believe in the power of indie artists supporting indie artists. The Speaking to the Algorithms series is an attempt to share what they are learning about the ways we can support each other to get our music heard on streaming platforms.

I’ll be happy to start sharing their tips, each week! Let’s go with episode 0

This week’s Top 10 isn’t about winning prizes, it’s about love, support, and staying in it together.

Listen Back to the last Friday Salon Indie de Mitxoda here.

I’ll see you all later today at 4:00 PM (Brussels time) for the 42d episode of Le Salon Indie de Mitxoda, live at salon.mitxoda.be, see you very soon.

Thank you for standing at the crossroads with me, between power and poetry, fear and love, code and chords.

Governments change. Algorithms shift. Dates try to scare us. But what remains is simple: we create, we gather, we listen.

Take what speaks to you. Let the rest drift.

Enjoy the reading, and if you feel like extending the moment, join us on the OTAT247 Discord. See you next week,

Love,
🖤 Mitxoda

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