What's trending in music right now?

Raymond Barrett12 said:Is that supposed to be a compliment? 🤮

Well, I think it’s worth celebrating—it's about time they brought something actually challenging to our beautiful country. 😉I'm honestly fed up with all the garbage being played and listened to around here; it's nice to finally have something that hits home...
though tastes differ, so obviously not everyone is going to dig it!

What’s on the playlist today? If you happen to be commuting via Greyhound, you're probably stuck listening to classic hits radio 😵 🤮 🙂

Around my neck of the woods, the local stations mostly play nothing but 70s and 80s rock. Occasionally, they might throw on something modern, though it’s usually just generic stuff reminiscent of Foo Fighters or similar garage bands.

R'n'R rules! 🙂 🙂

So, what exactly is an autotrans? 🤷

Jessica Sanders89 said:Everyone keeps complaining about folk music, yet I can't name two decent folk artists—and that’s being generous if we're talking about some low-budget anthem like "America is Damned." I have no idea where this stuff is even played. What is it? Who sings it? I live in New York City, and frankly, it feels like the only place you'd encounter it is down on some specific outskirts. I’ve never been suffocated by folk music; whenever I go out, I never hear it on stations like KROQ, WXPN, NPR, or any of the local FM outlets. It’s like they don't even exist. I don't get why everyone is so bitter about folk when you can easily avoid it. It isn't some unavoidable cultural phenomenon like knowing who Bob Dylan is or what happened with the last President. In my view, folk might exist somewhere, but it’s not the plague people make it out to be based on these posts.

As far as I'm concerned, let people listen to whatever they want. But if people are listening to it as much as you all claim, that says something about the American music scene. When you're constantly served nothing but mediocre acts like some generic pop starlet or a guy singing about how quiet his suburban street is, it’s no wonder people turn to lower impulses.

My impression is that in America, people mostly listen to pop—specifically trendy pop. There's no real quality control; it's just whatever is being imported from overseas, mostly via UK playlists (if that weren't the case, some idiot would actually be going to see Mus), and that kind of pop is distributed heavily through mainstream radio. You hear it in every shop and coffee house.

KROQ is 90% garbage, though the rest is fine. You’ve confused American hip trends with Britney Spears-style pop, those boy bands, and other Brit-pop rock nonsense. Mus is the exception among indie bands because their popularity forced them onto that cursed MTV, effectively making them part of the mainstream... And as for the music itself—don't compare it to what you hear at the mall; those are two different worlds.
There has been great music in New York lately—The National, Morrissey, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Mus, Pixies... none of them drew the crowds that THHHompson draws at a stadium or a local dive bar on the weekend.

Jason Chavez32 said:What exactly is an autotrans? 🤷

The transit system in San Diego. ☕ Sounds like a bumpy ride on a Greyhound bus.😂
P.S. quick question for briskbison28—what’s going on with that local cycling club in San Diego? Why isn't there a schedule for the Mardi Gras festivities?

And here’s my take on the topic.
Punk is definitely the biggest thing out there right now.👍

William Morgan10 said:It’s about 90% garbage, honestly, though there are some decent bits. You’re mixing up that American Britpop-style bubblegum stuff—Britney Spears, the Spice Girls, all that nonsense—with actual Britpop rock. Muse is the outlier among indie bands; they got pushed onto that damn MTV because of their popularity, which basically turned them into part of the mainstream... And as for the music itself—don't compare it to what you hear at the local mall, it's just not the same thing.
There’s been some great music coming out lately—The National, Morrissey, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Muse, Pixies... but collectively, they don't pull the crowds that a massive festival like Coachella or a packed club on a Saturday night would draw.

Look, I'm just reporting what I hear. Granted, my social life isn't exactly peaking right now—mostly because family obligations mean I can't get out much—so the music reaching me (via radio, TV, etc.) is probably the least "popular" stuff. But that likely applies to my parents and a huge chunk of the American population too... people who enjoy music, but aren't necessarily hitting up a club or a bar on a Friday night, they just listen to whatever happens to be playing on the media.

I mean, what do I know? I just heard that they were talking about THHHompson over in Congress lately.

Man, kids these days..

But grunge and alternative rock? Now that's the real deal.

Just listen to Pearl Jam and call it a day...

Honestly, this whole thread has lost its way—if it ever even had a point to begin with 🤷

Indie and metal... if you listen to that, we're basically instant best friends. 🙄

I wasn't actually trying to pick on anyone—it was more just my way of taking a stylized look at these kinds of topics

🙂

Frank Garcia85 said:The Lincoln Center transit system ☕ might feel more like a slow crawl through traffic than actual commuting 😂
P.S. quick question for briskbison28, what's the deal with the BRM club over in San Diego? Why isn't there a schedule for Mardi Gras?

It’s not exactly a local shuttle service, it would be an auto race if they actually moved. These guys are heading out on interstate routes. 😁

BRM club? 🤷
Maybe there’s no program because it’s the shortest Mardi Gras season around—only four weekends. Sunday is parade day! 🙂 🎉 🙂

Today, we aren't listening to actual music; we're just listening to attempts at making it...

bad ☕

driftingorca13 said:People in St. Louis have totally lost their minds... I just saw a massive poster for some huge country music festival down in Millennium Park and I honestly couldn't believe my eyes 🤮🤮 🤮I mean, New York is hosting Metallica and Iron Maiden, while here in St. Louis we're getting stuck with low-rent country shows.
🙂🙂🙈🙈🙈

Someone should probably tell the local city council and the organizers to get this situation under control.🙂

So, here’s the breakdown of my class:

ROCK fans—there are 7 of us... 😉 honestly, we’re basically the small indie scene here 🙏
EVERYONE ELSE- 4
COUNTRY MUSIC lovers- 17 😕

Most people don't really know what they're listening to—they just listen to whatever happens to be playing. Except for metal. That’s always my favorite thing to hear someone say

Rock and country are the heavy hitters here... anything else is just an embarrassment.

Over here, we're mostly into metal, deathcore, and stuff like that.