"Slowcore": Search & Destroy

i used to dislike codeine, but gave em another chance recently, and they have grown on me hugely. i think i referred to them as brittle and unolveable (about 20 years ago) upthread, but now i am excited about seeing them live this month.

i enjoyed this article, but it could have touched more upon this massive resurgence Duster have had, which fascinates me. i noticed recently that their spotify numbers were impressively large.

i googled and found this, which tries to explain the phenomenon: https://www.themarysue.com/what-are-the-most-popular-bands-on-tiktok-and-instagram/

no bad thing, of course. it's just unusual to strike such a big chord with a young fanabse, at such a late stage in your career.

― weaselly diesel, Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:17 AM (four months ago) bookmarkflaglink

Funny because I went through some waves with Codeine as well where the spell broke a bit. Like I remember listening to their plodding slowcore framework carrying the lyrics "I feel so sad, so bad today" and wondering if everyone was just fooling themselves as it all seemed a bit too on the nose in those moments. Like a straight parody of the style at worst. But I keep coming back around!