– Holding Absence singer Lucas Woodland, responding to “make better music” takes after he lamented the rise of AI copycats. “An AI ‘band’ who cite us as an influence (i.e. it’s modelled off our music) has just overtaken us on Spotify, in only TWO months,” Woodland wrote on X. “It’s shocking, it’s disheartening, it’s insulting—most importantly—it’s a wake-up call.” What can be done? “Lobby for transparency” and “violently support real music.”