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It's really stupid to suggest that if you don't get the hype for something, the blogs are being paid off. Hell, Rate Your Music, a notoriously hype-resistant community, is falling head over heels for Channel Orange.
about 80% of your posts when I click on your name mention LDR. wtf. And yeah, did you get into indie in the winter of 2011 or something?
Orrrrr maybe the album is something special.
Hip-hop for people who don't actually like hip hop. Shame on you, Stereogum, this is as bad as posting a Dave Matthews song, or when the site's users voted "Pumped Up Kicks" (which is to '00s indie dance-pop as Styx was to Led Zeppelin) indie summer song of '11
The Hipster Runoff article written after LDR's SNL performance IS important, though. And wasn't linked here, for whatever reason.
Lil B is the Daniel Johnston or Wesley Willis of our time. There's NO ONE quite like him right now.
He produced Say Anything's godawful double album In Defense of the Genre back in '07.
Jasper and Taco are the Langston Hughes of our time.
Every time I see a clip or screenshot of this show on Facebook or Tumblr I get douche chills.
No but honestly, yeah: 1) Whining about money makes you look bad. Calling out younger people makes you look bad. Adapt and stop being so sour. 2) Bandcamp. 3) No, never buying anything is not good, at all (I'm sure if you start pro-Ron Paul arguments with "so what if he's a racist?" you probably are deluded enough to think artists don't deserve your money, since you're too busy avoiding reality to go to shows). 4) Buuuuuut it's kinda ridiculous to expect everyone to go broke on their voracious music habit (Spotify helps stop me from piracy, but it doesn't help the artist much unless you buy, WHICH LEADS TO) 5) Labels need to be occupied.
this was meant to be a separate post
Stop whining and ADAPT. I'm still waiting for my generation to be in power so I don't have to put up with the outdated people's BSing.
I honestly worried that I'd end up on the OTHER list when I posted that. But I'm the 7th best, mayne, I deed it. Thanks, guys!
I generally feel the editors of Stereogum are far more open-minded than its commenters.
A fine list, but I couldn't possibly put Ocean Beach ahead of Down Colorful Hill (or at #1 for that matter), or Tiny Cities ahead of What's Next to the Moon (which SHOULDN'T be last).
The clips sound better than their last two. They'll never top Silent Alarm, but a pretty good album would do just fine.
Ian Cohen has ALWAYS been shitty, ever since he wrote for Stylus (and put the Afghan Whigs in a list of "post-grunge career killing singles," WTF?) Even when I agree, I hate him.
So glad you gave this album the props it deserves; it may even surpass Death Grips as hip-hop AOTY. Also glad you gave Hot Water Music a brief shout-out.
Lana Del Rey and Axl Rose? what is reality
considering what Kurt hated in his lifetime, I honestly think he'd be a lot more depressed about Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.
She's dating Marilyn Manson, according to gossip sites. You can't make this shit up.
I specifically meant that I don't listen to music for intellectual pleasure, at all. it has to get a physical or emotional reaction from me. I don't play music in the background, I have to be fully immersed in it. I like a lot of stuff that could get me laughed at. I'm not afraid of admitting that.
i think it's obvious that I come from a different angle to music than everybody on Stereogum, so fuck this.
well, really, the main point I should have made is that Skrillex is, basically, the beginning of yet another musical generation gap. Shouldn't have brought The Shins into it.
Once again, Stereogum's writers prove to be infinitely more open-minded than their commenters. btw, I deeply appreciate the youth of America rallying behind something so noisy. Can we appreciate that, or are we too busy lauding James Mercer's latest adventures into auto-pilot?
i really don't care about outside factors when it comes to music, unless the person is a Nazi or something. I really, really, really like what she's released so far (yes, you could argue it's corporate radio pop, but I like a lot of that stuff), and I'm excited for the album. but when I come around here I feel indirectly persecuted for that.
I don't know, why are there so many likes on the righthand corner for Tori Amos and Justice?
the city-dweller thing might have been harsh, but the only reason people judge her beyond the music is because of HIpster Runoff. I think that's clear. (Though I do like his slams at James Blunt... er, Blake).
Yes, her performance was embarrassing, but I still enjoy her recorded output, and goddammit everyone needs to stop acting like Carles is the second coming of Christ. I hate what "indie" has become lately. This is why I'm glad I'm not some city-dweller.
I still think The Black Keys are mediocre, and they get shit written about them all the time OH LOOK THEY DISSED NICKELBACK. also I like Lady Gaga a lot
The worst thing about indie today is people taking Carles seriously. He's the worst.
if this had been a 2011 album, it would have been my #2.
no, it's just that people take music way too seriously on this site, especially the idea of "indie." Why should all these outside factors affect how people listen to music? I don't exclusively listen to hip stuff; hell, i listen to some emo stuff myself. It's just that we all need to chill and stop trying to look cool all the time
well, to me at least. apparently not to other people
the album is what's gonna matter, really. not this "authenticity" shit or live performances.
I still think the whole Black Kids thing was a lowblow, and they should have given it a fair review. I never actually listened to the thing but still
Authenticity? Christ, are we all emo kids now?
Don't knock Ke$ha. Well, she's better than Edward Sharpe, at least.