Award-winning songwriter & independent solo recording artist Scott Cooley's official artist channel contains music videos he made and uploaded himself that feature songs he wrote, recorded and released worldwide. Passionate fans of eccentric, niche-market music outside the commercial mainstream love his self-taught, DIY, lo-fi acoustic rock songwriting, and although other artists' cover versions surpass his vocal and demo-style quality, they report hearing "flashes of brilliance" and believe more "sleeper hits" will emerge like "Mackinac Island" did in his home state of Michigan years after release. The late bloomer's 2024 studio record "Sunrise" marked his 12th in 20 years since independent digital music distribution started. A long-tail artist with a cult following, your plays help preserve his New Weird America contributions by ensuring the songs stay available on streaming platforms, but as Gillian Welch sang, Scott was "gonna do it anyway, even if it doesn't pay."