Yeah to be honest, I wouldn't expect to find many Xiu Xiu fans on your average forum. And it was a jokey statement by Moon Rabbits when all is said and done, so I think it's rather harsh to call them pretentious.
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Yeah to be honest, I wouldn't expect to find many Xiu Xiu fans on your average forum. And it was a jokey statement by Moon Rabbits when all is said and done, so I think it's rather harsh to call them pretentious.
Wow, this is thread weird (and not just because of guffman)- I just started listening to Zola Jesus recently. Really digging her stuff, especially New Amsterdam. Reminds me of U.S. Girls, except with a good singer.
Never heard of Former Ghosts, sounds kinda interesting. Although I did go through a huge Xiu Xiu phase a couple of years ago, I haven't listened to anything after Air Force, so I have no clue what they've been up to. Fabulous Muscles and Knife Play are great albums tho. As for This Song is a Mess and So Am I... could never get into him.
ok maybe i was being harsh, but i just hate hipsters so much. and not that i am calling anybody one, but when the name dropping of obscure bands starts to fly i just get sick. you know? no one is better than anyone else based on what they listen to, unless its nickleback. in which case you should just stab out your eardrums, not really like your using them...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
is it still name dropping if you actually like all the obscure bands?
i dont know, it all depends on the situation. see i just have a hard believing that anyone besides pitchfork likes this sort of crap. but than again no one really likes my :bou::bou::bou::bou:ty music either... oh well... to each his (or her) own.
Several of my favourite artists have less than 10,000 listeners on last.fm. This makes me kvlt or something.
Also Pitchfork give hipsters a bad name by being so pretentious, but there actually are quite a few people that like the music on its own merits rather than because Pitchfork tells them to.
A bit more on-topic, I haven't heard any of the artists in the OP. I should probably remedy that.
i am sure this is true, i just have a hard time believing it... some people just love to be told what to like and hate.Quote:
Also Pitchfork give hipsters a bad name by being so pretentious, but there actually are quite a few people that like the music on its own merits rather than because Pitchfork tells them to.