GTFO rolling worst music of 2014

Shit. I'd rather watch Corey Haim's "video diary" again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fotef2wT9wI

she on my surfboard board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board board

Technically from last year, but it's just started to pick up airplay now and wow, is it terrible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92XVwY54h5k

If you could travel back in time and kill the members of Moss Icon, would you?

"I liked it better when my car had sound." [Shaves head, annoyed]
You mean it's not satirical?!

Ugh. I remember being exposed to this song last year when I accidentally heard it on the soundcloud page that Janelle Monae's QUEEN was put on.

Oh my God they are actually named Tyler and Josh. Please delete Earth.

Did old people in the '90s react to something like, say, March of the Pigs the same way I react to twenty one pilots??

I have been meaning to make a thread for a while on the godawful overly-rhymed pop music of this weird post-hip-hop zeitgeist that seems to be forming, but "Car Radio" was definitely the missing Exhibit A

for all their obvious stylistic differences, 21 Pilots and Ed Sheeran are united by the "every line must include at least one internal rhyme!" ethos, which I assume* is a direct result of growing up on hip-hop... cuz they're probably not getting it from Cole Porter

at least Linkin Park had the good sense to use bad rapping sparingly for contrast, rather than making it the main course

* because I did the same thing when I started to write lyrics

... anyway, the thing that makes 21 pilots unlistenable to me is that he's rapping over a straight 4/4 track sequenced on a computer, rather than a funky swung drum loop sampled from some old record. the part where it goes full-on rave at 2:50 almost comes as a relief in this context

Something about that 21P song draws from bad poetry slam style.

ya I was trying to stay away from slam poetry because it's not an artform I've followed particularly closely, but my point is that "bad slam poetry" rappers ten years ago, like Sage Francis or Saul Williams (nb I kinda dug Saul Williams) made music that was still recognizably hip-hop, rather than garbage electronica

I was under the impression that latter day Weezer had to do this trend of over rhymed music.

Saul Williams frequently has something to actually say, though. This kid thinks it's the end of the world because someone jacked his car radio.

I like that he's sitting on the floor shaving his head over it

The whole "shaving your head to show devastation" thing is more effective if you don't look like you've done it before in the last month or two.

the 5 seconds of summer song is a legitimate hit now in AUS

― all is fair in love and womp (monotony), Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:32 PM (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

number #1 in the UK and Australia this week :|

surprised this hasn't been posted yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M_TBnT3FJA

Oh, come on, I laughed really hard at that one. Anything that makes me laugh that much can't be all bad.

oh no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbKrT4A38Y

lol at Tooji still existing post-Eurovision-"glory"

haha is there some explanation for this song? Pretty catchy...

5SOS : support act for the mcbusted reunion tour surely !?

That god-awful intro skit pretty much kills any chance of this being even somewhat enjoyable.

"And then the little girl was eaten up by Kim Jong-il..."

ugggghhhh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGnvdys0kq4

Falling in Reverse's cover of "Gangsta Paradise" starts bad, gets worse, then...gets worse again! What an onion. I did not listen to the other tracks on this "Punk Goes 90s" album (second volume) but uh I'm good.

Try that one again...

http://youtu.be/PGnvdys0kq4

OK, I give up on formatting, but yeah.

I want to bash this songs head in with a baseball bat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmErRm-vApI

666 OMG YES TERRIBLE

that "666" was supposed to be "^^^" but I'm letting it stand

didn't realize that was Xtina singing until just now--any of her supporters care to defend this?

+ the guy sounds like Owl City with wuss implants

Five years ago before my grandpa passed away, he entered a stroke where he couldn't talk or acknowledge his surroundings. I never got to say anything to him before he passed away. I didn't get to say goodbye, but this song fits what I was going through. Before he passed away, he gripped my hand which is when I knew he was safe. When I listen to this song, I think of him, and know he is at peace. It's sad sometimes, but this is a great song to listen to.

"everyone is gay" posted earlier in the thread is by the same band

Bloody hell, so it is... that must be a hell of an album.

Who is this runt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egRlSfS8XxY

I thought I was gonna hate it, but then the second chorus came in and I was like, okay this is reasonably fun

"Those girls you paid to scream are doing a great job."

somehow, it reminded me of this SR-71 song that was recently posted in another thread--the kind of bubblegum pop that will always be around--only the style has changed (from pop-punk to... rave-rock?)

my point being, yes the production is irritating, especially on the verses; but the inoffensive blandness of the lyrics is infinitely preferable to the "American Apparel underwear" song from upthread

lol i used to like that sr-71 song quite a bit, had totally forgotten about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwVh6d6HF54

inoffensive blandness

this is a terrible phrase. blandness is exceptionally offensive

wow twenty one pilots is terrible and made extra terrifying by the video where they whip up a whole arena into a youth rally frenzy

xp I will take bland pop lyrics over conspicuously bad pop lyrics six times a week and twice on sunday

The lyrics are bland in a sleazy dishonest pickup artist way that's kind of funny paired with that guy's babyface.

Also the 30 seconds in the middle where they take away the vocal processing so you'll know he can ~really sing~ is funny to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8CxOOs7mwE

this year is going to be a banner one for shitty majorish-label rock. like 1998 proportions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYufO14DvgY

I didn't find this one too objectionable. Kinda like an attempt to merge Coldplay and the Shins, which if this is a major label thing, is pretty hilarious: way to have your finger on the pulse of 2003, guys!