i'm not saying they don't, i just remember back in my heyday (message boards, myspace, soulseek, irc) my indie music passion was stoked so hard, steeped in all sorts of deep discussions and camaraderie

i never gave up that passion for music, i'm always checking out new bands and going to a lot of shows. i used to meet so many fellow fanatics and talk and get to know people at shows, now everyone scrambles for the exit before the encore is over. i find new bands with sizable followings, but there's NOWHERE to discuss the music. you have to go to super niche subreddits and hope there's enough genre crossover to hint at a discussion. no one buys albums anymore, it's all singles and streaming

are we just atomized and consumed by the spur of the moment, or am i just suffering from a case of the olds?

edit: btw i'm down for more recommendations, i listen to a little bit of everything

  • Mitski [she/her,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    i've seen her twice. she's not the one for stage banter and that seems to be a consistent thing over the years. she's addressed the criticism before and if you're interested in her response i found an article about it. personally i don't mind the lack of stage banter. seen her by herself with only a guitar and i've seen her with a full-backing band, dancing on a table and maybe she's gotten better with addressing the audience over the years. a few years ago, in a bar that doesn't exist anymore, she sung in a room with only a few hundred people and hardly addressed the audience outside of her songs. in the last show i saw her in 2019 (her last tour before her hiatus) in front of thousands of people she made some funny quip to the kids in audience regarding the presence of the f word in her songs. and also to all of the audience: "I love you."

    • duck [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Thanks for the link, I was trying to find some article about her personality on stage. I saw the one with the table and band too in 2019