extremely online
a new wave of young, rebellious artists
about:
origin: late 2010s
similar genres associated with: digicore, glitch pop, nightcore, cloud rap, punk, noise pop, dariacore, emo
primary figures: 100 gecs (dylan brady, laura les, arguably the pioneers), dorian electra, food house (fraxiom, gupi), alice longyu gao, jane remover, underscores, recovery girl (aka galen tipton)
quintessential albums to check out
album: 1000 gecs
artist: 100 gecs
released: november 15, 2019
sub-genres: digicore, emo rap, nightcore, electropop
descriptors: chaotic, noisy, humourous, rebellious, youthful, aggressive, loud, surreal, absurdist, bratty
recommended if you like: trolling people, bongs, monster trucks, rage rooms, taking names and kicking *ss, deep-fried memes, basement shows
thoughts: i honestly think this album has shifted the timeline. it unironically defined a whole generation, full of creativity and individual identity, breaking every rule possible and never caring about what works.
fav track: stupid horse
album: my agenda
artist: dorian electra
released: october 16, 2020
sub-genres: edm, hardcore, brostep, art pop, uh...
descriptors: satire, masculine, manic, chaotic, statement, sarcastic, hedonistic
recommended if you like: furries, bdsm, conspiracy theories, fedoras, those gangster cartoon shirts, the term "brOTP", mlg, raiding discord servers
thoughts: i love how it's the most extremely stereotypical male caricatures that are becoming more frequent and unironic. this tells a whole story, watching someone's joker moment, both hilarious and downright scary. still fresh and eye-opening to this day, i think dorian was trying to tell us something
fav track: barbie boy
album: fishmonger
artist: underscores
released: march 25, 2021
sub-genres: indie pop, pop rock, emo pop
descriptors: quirky, nostalgic, messy, noisy, summer, anxiety, childhood
recommended if you like: skateboarding anywhere that isn't a skate park, coming-of-age movies, diary of a whimpy kid, hand drawn tattoos, internet friends, hating growing up, existential dread
thoughts: the most youthful album out there, watching myself and a friend grow up, all throughout the course of a summer, maybe our last year in town. it's messy like any other teenager heading onto adulthood, and it doesn't help over the fact that i listened to this album throughout my whole summer leading up to my freshmen year in college.
fav track: kinko's field trip 2006