pop is what it is, i just do my best to ignore it all. the fact is, there’s almost too much good music now, but weeding through all the garbage to find it can be a full time job. i’m not in favour of gate-keeping, but there is something to be said for labels (talking electronic, not pop) filtering out the low quality stuff because physical media is expensive.
people like me are part of the problem. it’s not that difficult be a bedroom producer and put out music that sounds professional, but really isn’t great or innovative. there’s so much content that is just ok, i think people get fatigued looking for the hidden gems and settle for what they’re being fed. it’s like looking for something to watch on netflix for 2 hours, then getting tired and just going to bed. streaming has vastly devalued music.
