he has several other songs with hundreds of millions of streams. does he owe those streams to his online presence and the success of Old Town Road? probably. does that delegitimize them as hits? no.
This made me check out the former singer. HIs Wikipedia is obviously written by him/a huge fan of his, and he doesn't even have Yuck in his "associated acts" section. Weird that he'd want to distance himself so completely.
Also, I just had to log in 5 times before I actually logged in. WTF does that continue being so tedious??
Damn, this is hitting me hard. As a run-of-the-mill gay, I don't claim to understand how SOPHIE's bravery, empathy, and ingenuity opened possibilities for our trans siblings, but SOPHIE's music was truly remarkable in the way it fucked with genre boundaries while still being hooky as hell. The themes of OOEPUI are so beautifully expressed in a totally new way. It is devastating that SOPHIE is gone, that SOPHIE's voice will no longer be pushing music toward new frontiers while bringing everyone along. And so goddamn young!
I like this song and it's remarkable how the aesthetic of the group has barely shifted yet feels entirely on-trend. If they do this right, they could prolly be as "big" as they ever were.
I've realized pop punk is the best thing to listen to while exercising, and his album is very good for that. (Minus the dumb skits, though I appreciate his dedication to the blink 182 form)
There was an interview with him on one of the CBS shows and he seems to think he's making much better music than he actually is, though.
I'm gonna be very bummed if this somehow unseats Old Town Road's various records, a viral classic that realized how dumb it was and deserves its place in history forever!! (I know that's a long way off, but this thing blew up so stealthily)
Has Nathan Williams been outed as a giant piece of shit? Or did he kind of clean up his act after those first few albums? He tried to put a cigarette out on my friend's arm during an interview, but that was pre-King of the Beach.
"Elegy to the Void," "Somewhere Tonight," "Rough Song," "Days of Candy," "Beyond Love" — some of my favorite tracks!
Weirdly, because they didn't "hit" as hard as Teen Dream or Bloom at release, I find myself returning to them more. TD/B I kind of burnt out on, tbh. (7 is good, too, but I don't revisit it as often.)
I wouldn’t be surprised if he did worse than this. After Bowling for Columbine and his press appearances we seemed to be enamored by his apparent intelligence. We began to assume there was more to his music and persona than he let on—he was too smart to be as awful as he seemed!
That’s the most dangerous type of person: one who is charismatic enough to convince potential skeptics, without even trying, that he’s not dangerous at all, and to assume that he’s dangerous would be an intellectual failure.
So. I believe wholeheartedly that he’s a POS.
i like!
my only issue so far is a quality of life thing: can you try to implement a "STEREOGUM" link back to the homepage in the header even while you're reading/scrolling? It seems that you have to scroll back up to trigger the reappearance, which is annoying. Other than that, excited for you guys!
I would say one of the most over-hyped—they are of that era, tbh—but all of their albums since 2006 have been pretty universally (and, I'd say, unfairly) panned by critics.
upset that i won't get to see him tour this album. always one of the best shows of the year. but glad he's taking these late night spots as opportunities to flex
"Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus" gets stuck in my head ALL the damn time. I recently re-listened to the whole album and it's so good, but I'm a Strokes/Julian apologist.
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