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Bumping this post from the other week because Karmin is on SNL tonight and everyone is probably going to be hating on them all over the internet tomorrow. Gawker has all yr jellie bases covered with their Hater's Guide to Karmin, but I think there's an interesting question here about how acts are generating internetty buzz through cover songs lately. For the record, I like the Karmin version of the Chris Brown song better than the original, but I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to anything.
I've long felt an affinity for UK pop starlet in training Neon Hitch ever since way back five minutes ago when I got an email that reminded me that she existed and that I'd posted about her cover of Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" over the summer. That might be because we both look a little old for our nose rings, and that we both have absolutely banging asses. Or is it simply how much she reminds me of my TV crush:
I've long felt an affinity for UK pop starlet in training Neon Hitch ever since way back five minutes ago when I got an email that reminded me that she existed and that I'd posted about her cover of Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" over the summer. That might be because we both look a little old for our nose rings, and that we both have absolutely banging asses. Or is it simply how much she reminds me of my TV crush:
One more thing she and I have in common, neither of us are very good at writing songs either, as , the first, Benny Blanco produced-single from her forthcoming debut album made me realize.
It doesn't make sense that I wouldn't immediately vibe 2 this track, since it's got all of the predictable slut-wave signifiers in place that I usually fall for. Maybe that's the problem. You can only imaginary-face-fuck a genre of music so many times before it gets shuffled to the back of the musical spank bank. Am I maturing out of the sexxxy-synth wave startlet phase that every reasonable adult male who sits at home in front of the computer all day trying to make music seem interesting goes through, or is this song just kind of :/ ?
I'd say it's the latter here. I still have a lot of questions though. Is that Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock sample a fresh call back to the old school, or is it a cynical ploy to trigger fond memories in our easily influenced consumer brains? Is that title itself trying too hard? Do you think she means it? What's so bad about the way this other girl in question allegedly fucks?
It doesn't make sense that I wouldn't immediately vibe 2 this track, since it's got all of the predictable slut-wave signifiers in place that I usually fall for. Maybe that's the problem. You can only imaginary-face-fuck a genre of music so many times before it gets shuffled to the back of the musical spank bank. Am I maturing out of the sexxxy-synth wave startlet phase that every reasonable adult male who sits at home in front of the computer all day trying to make music seem interesting goes through, or is this song just kind of :/ ?
I'd say it's the latter here. I still have a lot of questions though. Is that Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock sample a fresh call back to the old school, or is it a cynical ploy to trigger fond memories in our easily influenced consumer brains? Is that title itself trying too hard? Do you think she means it? What's so bad about the way this other girl in question allegedly fucks?
It's a shame, because in all of her covers of others acts' more compelling material (Kreay Kreay, Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka Flame and Mac Miller), Neon Hitch has shown a lot of star quality, infectious charisma, and a sort of unique vocal delivery/flow. Also, as I mentioned, DAT AZZ.
That's got to be the problem! Getting attention for your act by covering hit songs, (particularly if you're an effable white bird doing hip hop in a quirky indie-dork style, ) sets expectations too high. When the first song you hear from a new act is a hit established by someone else, a listener is going to think that is representative of the quality of song the covering act will follow up with themselves. Just like and did. Remember all that success they went on to have? Thought so.
That's both the blessing and the curse of the trick. It works at first, but then you have to live up to it. (It's like every single thing you ever said to your girlfriend before you moved in together back when you were covering a sensitive man's greatest hits. Revert to your mean once the deal is done and she's like, "Meh, leaving to toilet seat up? I don't hear a single.")
That's both the blessing and the curse of the trick. It works at first, but then you have to live up to it. (It's like every single thing you ever said to your girlfriend before you moved in together back when you were covering a sensitive man's greatest hits. Revert to your mean once the deal is done and she's like, "Meh, leaving to toilet seat up? I don't hear a single.")
Much better then to save the cover for your second or third internetty buzz release, that way we already have a sense of what you can do, like The Weeknd, who already rocked us off our tits with his effortlessly smooth, , before following it up with one of the siqqest MJ covers I've ever heard.
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11 comments:
david duchovny IS pretty hot! i can see why you have a crush.
He is for sure. BUT YOU KNOW WHO I MEANT
Jesus, dat ass indeed.
Her name is Radeo Suicide apparently. Did some research.
I like how you only post about the one picture in different threads. ha.
Oh god ORGY. Without them I never would have learned to put on eye makeup. Also would have been less speculation in general about me being gay.
You singlehandedly make this website a safe environment.
I still bump "Movies" now and again.
What's that?
Let us not be so quick to not mention Frente in a post like this
Oh shit, I loved them. That is mad old though.
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