Releasing Music Independently

I’ve just release my first batch of songs (recorded 2008 - 2012 with a band I was in back then) on distrokid.
I have some more written that I want to record and release this year.
And I have some more old stuff that I’m touching up and also want to release soon.

As for how to get plays, that’s a good question. I’m not some artist whose name is a household word. I have had my work up on soundcloud since around 2010 and have been trying to get the word out that way. But almost everyone on soundcloud is other artists. They will listen to my work if I listen to theirs, and are very supportive, but it’s not really building a fan base.