It's very depressing to be excited for an album from an artist, and then it finally arrive and you see an hour and thirty minutes and twenty tracks. There isn't anything fundamentally wrong with longer albums, case and point being To Be Kind by Swans (or really anything by them), but when you load up a contemporary hip hop album with a whole host of tracks, you know its going to be tough digging for that diamond in the rough.
I am mainly frustrated by this because of Juice WRLD's new album, which I was quite excited for since the release of the single Robbery. Then, I started listening to it, and so much of the track listing was filler. Same thing with Culture 2 by Migos, or literally any Lil Yachty album. It's just frustrating because I know there are artists with actual talent but its most likely their label pushing them to keep pumping out tracks to get more streams.
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I published an new entertainment article about why expierimental and extreme music is important to the evolution of music! Go check it out! Sorry for the wonky title.
Link: https://nchschant.com/14250/showcase/motivations-of-and-necessity-for-extreme-experimental-music-still-affect/ Nothing turns me off of an album quite like the overabundance of drama filled lyrics and sleepy beats. If the music is boring, I'm not going to pay it much attention. Having lyrics that make something out of nothing, or trying to create a narrative that is so cliche and so overblown (cough Memories Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers), only accomplishes a couple teens on the internet to say "bruh that's so deep." Dime a dozen lyricism about breakups and young love, while sometimes a nice break from hedonistic rap music, really is nothing special.
Sitting down and writing interesting verses and catchy hooks makes listeners want to repeat your tracks and albums. Now I get it, not everyone can do that or has an interesting enough story to tell in each of their songs. But even Loser by Beck, which features literally the most nonsensical lyrics one can make, was a hit. Taking care to craft decent lyrics can go a long way. And making your songs moody does not make it more meaningful. Putting a random RnB beat and trying to sing about your breakup you had with a girl in high school to your Soundcloud mixtape does not make listeners all the sudden go "wow he has such range, really can make you feel" or something to that effect. It's just boring. |
AuthorMy name is Jacob Tutterow, a senior at North Cobb High School and Opinions Editor of our online newspaper. Archives
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