Rolling Worst Music of 2017

Sort of weird that the shirt says Stereogum on it instead of their own band name. It could have said DARKE COMPLEX up top (they could keep the little logo for laffs), maybe with an attribution to Stereogum under the quote at the bottom.

that looks a bit like a joke gift from a manager; not a lot of thought going on with layout in general when somebody's assistant is having shirts printed

I emailed their publicist to see if she can get me one.

ok I watched a little of their video and the music kind of has a korn vibe too?

the sports jersey rapping guy is really something

this is low hanging fruit but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVbjZutWGM

lol at "blattitude"

Can you hear the knockin'
Do you know it's rockin'?
There's a party on the other side
Cause it's your daddy on the other side

They're like an earnest Lonely Island.

this song is SIX MINUTES LONG

north dakota's finest

I made it through the first violin solo but then I had to take a break

who are his two black hype men, they don't even get microphones

uh oh third violin solo!

at least they die at the end

lots of gif potential from this

If you know about the love and peace
he's been showin' you
blowin' you
kisses

I would like for this to knock Ed Sheeran off the top of the charts.

the rap is like Mike Shinoda if he had suffered a recent stroke

I actually kinda like this. Not in a way that I would listen to it ever, but I don't think it's the worst. I'm happy for these people and their midwestern blend of Christianity, hip-hop, and triple-threat fiddle.

also why is this pencildick decked out like a mafioso at the beginning?

is he a Cartel for Christ?

there's another video of them at a Tedx talk

I don't care if you like the jazz or the violins, the rap automatically elevates it to like worst thing of all time

did we really need another Carman?

I'm debating whether to put the Zeal & Ardor song I heard on here. It actually isn't a poorly-done song and works pretty well for what it is, but the story behind the dude's music and the choices he made in putting together makes "Devil Is Fine" the most viscerally-repellent thing I've heard so far this year that wasn't by Drake.

Yeah, this interview is kinda mind-blowing, especially when the interviewer (who posts on ILM very, very, very occasionally) says, "Wait, did I hear that right?"

Yeah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-pKWOt2yM

not sure this strictly qualifies for this thread but I feel like I need to put it somewhere

shape of you certainly needed to be here

ILM's 2017 Rolling Worse Music Thread Spotify Playlist

this came out last year but unfortunately it is still terrorizing the airwaves and actually starting to cross over somewhat (from alternative to adult pop radio). unfortunately i've had to hear it a million times b/c some ppl i work w/ for whatever reason actually enjoy the sad state of today's alternative radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXU3vzAmhE

completely abominable.

this is old but i really wanted to share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tETx284RYFk

i can't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOaU7Sm-ZE

opened this thread expecting to see katy perry's new single

bon appétit, dyl!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9ilfAZHOs&t=159s

I was personally expecting the new Fall Out Boy single.

yeah i'm waiting for that to make an appearance here (i like it)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13CdKgFiiXQ

i was scared i was actually going to like it but nope it's trash

just gonna leave this here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wUFRa_hZA

That Frankie Grande inspires more pity than hatred, tbh.

guess who's back

https://youtu.be/vQJwNETuUIM

(it's the karmin chick. she's rebranded.)

the creators of the new Imagine Dragons single should be brought before The Hague.

xpost - Garg.

As for Imagine Dragons, they already seem so...ancient.

I thought I could avoid Imagine Dragons, but that Beliver song keeps popping up in random things like the finale to Riverdale or the Murder on The Orient Express trailer.

yikes at nu-karmin

My main reaction is "I guess if someone has to take Iggy Azalea's spot, it might as well be this"

the trump/pence/ryan succession problem

ed sheeran
jax jones
rag n bone man
little mix

I have never been as anti-Karmin as most of the rest of the board (aside from joining in the general "wtf" at "Acapella" and a lot of their pre-fame covers; their hit is tolerable IMO) and, while I don't especially enjoy this song, the technical skill needed to keep up that flow without falling off of the beat or tripping over words is impressive. I'm probably not going to play it again though.