Gen Z and the Second Coming of 90s Alt Rock | Random Tidbits of Thought

https://www.randomtidbitsofthought.com/2020/10/21/gen-z-and-the-second-coming-of-90s-alt-rock/

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botengang@feddit.de · 13 pts · 3y

It's the usual 25 year retro cycle, right? See for example the 00s indie rock throwback. I do enjoy it though. Much more than hyperactive retro 90s Techno...

Marine_Mustang@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Hell yeah. Bring on the Pretenders, Breeders, Alanis, Mazzy Star, Liz Phair…

turtlepower@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 3y (3 replies)
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WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

None of the bands in the article sound like those bands. It's more like Bright Eyes and soft fuzz.

But I'm down with a new generation of rock.

yata@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yeah, seems like the writer was mainly focusing on the visual aesthetics (especially in their videos) rather than the music itself.

WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

That's true, good point.

harsh3466@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Yessssss!!

Also, I just ran across Descartes A Kant, and they’re fabulous. Got a great grungy Breeders vibe. I found em on Bandcamp.

ren@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

pop music is always interesting.

it iterates on itself over and over and over until a disruption comes (think when late 80s and 1990 pop vapid pop got hit with grunge's and authenticism of REM in the early 90s) - which then pop adapted, started pumping out 90s rock that iterated on itself for a few years until hip-hop took over.

So interesting. Young folks must be getting bored of where pop was going with the Swifts & Beyonces and whatnot, especially once the parents got into it, and now they are pivoting.

Good for them! Let's hit those distorted d-tuned power chords y'all!

glimse@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

I like all 3 bands (and Punisher is a top 10 all timer for me) but I don't see the connection between Phoebe Bridgers and Radiohead/NMH. The reasoning they gave feels like a big stretch to throw in some noteworthy artists...as if Phoebe hasn't made a name for herself in her own right