Fickle Jades

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There was a time, a couple of years ago, when a new GA and a new Sugababes single within a week or two of one another would have caused mass fizzing and rejoicement among the "online pop community". No longer it seems - "Sexy No No No" got a warm but not really thrilled reaction and "About You Now" seems to have snuck out without much trace.

This is maybe grist to thenipper's theory (sassy early-mid 00s pop has been superseded by Allen/Nash/Harris indiefied pop (Amy W. now seems a difft. k of f)) but what ARE you getting excited about at the moment? What are you looking forward to, o Poptimists?

(&, as importantly, what do you see other people getting excited about?)

Comments

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

There are always some of those around though - Mario Winans from a few years back, it's the backbone of Usher's career despite the occasional banger, Bobby Valentino too. I agree Akon and Lloyd stand out more (for the former - odd voice and massive success; for the latter - really really good songs).

in orig question, (&, as importantly, what do you see other people getting excited about?) - who are the "other people" here? "other people" seems more fragmented than ever to me now - maybe I'm romanticising the days of old-ILX when everyone would rally round Missy or Basement Jaxx or early Sugababes or Destiny's Child, but there really is nothing approaching that nowadays. ILX is common-or-garden (US) indie these days. Poptimists itself...there's such a LACK of consensus here, I actually have no idea what the favoured aesthetic is!

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Those Clashing Poptimists Aesthetics In Full

- Old school Popjustice pop
- Post-confessional teenpop and its fallout
- Boshing that'll-do WTF vulgarity
- R&B diaspora
- Songwriting-first Scando craftsmanship
- Well-heeled Mumpop
- Emo is the new pop pop
- Camera Obscura tweepop

Now while it wd be possible to name a poptimist who is into each of these and a poptimist who dislikes all of these it would not be possible to name one who's into ONLY one of them (some are clearly related).

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I wonder if there should be a Tabloid Pop category for Britney (who used to be old school Popjustice pop but surely isn't any more), Winehouse et al? There should definitely be an Indie Friendly Pop category for CSS, MIA et al.

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Indie Friendly Pop is a bit innacurate (not that theyre not indie friendly but that would also describe Kate N, Lily A etc.) - so how about

MySpace Kitchen Sink Pop
Hipster Electro Blog Pop

to divide the two.

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

oh! give me more categories big boy ;)

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I don't see why dance music should have all the fun!

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

HURRAH for the latter
BOO for the former

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

also Old School Popjustice Pop can probably be divided into UK (Sugababes, Girls Aloud, McFly) and US (Britney, Xtina, Justin, J-Lo)