Imo it's Heart of an Artist: Resurrection by Iris, but I had a phase where I only listened to his music so I'm probably biased.

This is my favorite album in this lane I’ve heard since Dogsbody by Model/Actriz, but I don’t see anyone talking about it. Figured I’d recommend it in case it’s been flying under the radar for anyone else.

so i'm from iran while (i think) the majority of users here are from US, and we all know about popularity of bands there cause well.. its documented. you can look at how much merch and tickets they sell, how much people post about them, etc...

but i think about my own country and think how weird things are, look at this:

HIM used to be very popular here, probably more popular than Linkin Park, maybe as popular as Eminem.

and i often think... why? why HIM? we were pretty behind in terms of pop culture compared to the world. how come it was HIM that swam and made it? was it a random coincidence or something else... word of mouth maybe, which i kinda like, way better than an album blowing up cause of good reviews or memes

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NF is popular rn, especially among girls, idk why

Draconian is probably the most loved metal band, i see it on everyone's list. despite the fact that all the metal subs or channels i follow never talk about them.

so I'm curios how this works in other countries, like maybe MF Doom is the most popular rapper in Indonesia or something

I had, rightly boxed The Verve off as being the 'Bittersweet Symphony' band. It's an iconic song that I love and I think the lyrics are fantastic, but I hadn't had the guts to go any further with them.

Then 'Virtual World' appears on my 'Chill Mix' in Apple Music and phwoar.

Had this album on today. It's somewhere between Talk Talk's 'Spirit of Eden', Spiritualised's 'Ladies and gentlemen...' and The Stone Roses debut. Droney, ambient, experimental and multi-instrumental. Somber and imaginative lyrics, calm delivery, tons of peaks and lots of space too. It's still an Indie record, but it certainly feels very significant and on a much different level to their Britpop contemporaries.

Has anyone else given The Verve a go? What did you think?

Hello everyone! I need your help. This Luka trade to the Lakers is breaking my brain, and I need someone to explain it to me in musical terms.

for me its tpab listened to the album like 8 times and still dont get the hype or whats so "relatable" abt that album now before fantano dick riders down vote me into oblivion

 most people’s genuine answers would be buried by downvotes and people not understanding that they don’t like like certian albums or just dont get the hype everyone on Reddit bullies them into it.

i see so many white kids on tik tok after the kendrick drake beef saying tpab the best aolt but if you ask the reason they will shit in their pants.

Kendrick and Charli dominated last year and I hope they take home all the awards

Is anyone else uncomfortable with how Charli has made immense profits off of associating her brand with using drugs whilst not critically engaging with it at all?

As someone who has had cocaine problems in the past, I find a lot of the marketing tactics and lyrics which cheekily allude to the substance pretty distasteful. Yes, tons of pop musicians and rappers have glamourised drugs in the past but actively including it as a part of being 'brat' and then marketing the idea of having a brat summer is pretty cynical. It's made worse by the fact she led Kamala co-opt the imagery and endorsed her. Considering the CIA's history of pumping crack cocaine into urban black communities and the fact that drug incarcerations are essential to maintaining the prison industrial complex, they're really rubbing it in our faces at this point.

Overall I think that the whole success of Brat is pretty nihilist. It's a group of overwhelmingly rich and priviliged people glamourising a lifestyle which ruins the lives of people without the funds and support to deal with the consequences. Sorry to shit on anyones parade

I still really enjoy the album reviews and all but it feels like his political opinions often take over entire videos. I understand how important it is to add the proper social commentary to music but sometimes I just wanna hear a damn album review and not hear him spew about leftist politics for half the video

I know he listened before he queued up The Weeknd

Feels like drama is done. TV, online video, social media are all dead. 2012-2024 was heavily drama-based. Little happened musically that I vibed with. It was mostly the reign of tailor swift. But recently I listened to Chapel Roan and I thought, wow, this music is actually pleasant to listen to. It doesn’t suck my soul like most other pop music. Maybe people are tired of drama and the next logical place to go is music. People are also tired of crazy ideas. Music is better too in this regard (simple lyrics, not complex video essays. We get the point by now.)

For me I have to go with the powers that b by death grips. My favorite album from my favorite band. But tpab is a close second

Be honest! For me it's Blue by Eiffel 65. For some people that might sound like hell, but I actually really like that cheesy Eurodance shit.

For me it's gotta be carti with Azealia Banks and Grimes being runners up. I acknowledge my runners up are definitely less problematic then carti but I've listened to carti much more.

I’m trying to plan a music themed US vacation, and I trust this community’s taste in music. What are some must see shows in the states during april and may? It can be from any state.

This is just a topic that puzzles me. There are a lot of artists out there I think are amazing musically, but have misogynist lyrics that make me really uncomfortable.

This is sometimes weird for me, where I feel like people have become completely desensitized to misogyny in lyrics.

What's your take on this? How do you react to misogynist lyrics?