the house Renaissance

[thirdform]

I remember when indie heads got into her work song cos they saw it as a critique of capitalist productivity. Which speaks to indie's bankrupcy more than it does Rihanna or Work in particular.

 

[thirdform]

A culture which defines itself as oppositional pop, no longer being able to ignore the overwhelming pop hegemony.

 

[shakahislop]

But I do suspect that its a shoe-in for album of the year at a lot of outlets not because of its musical quality (which ofc is all a matter of subjective opinion) but because of its importance, real or notional, in terms of throwing a spotlight on black/queer culture in the mainstream. I mean it ticks all the boxes for music journalism anxious to be perceived as woke/LGBT+ positive. And the narrative of house music being recaptured by black/queer culture (again, bogus or not) is one that would appeal to critics too.

part of the fabric of life at the moment isn't it. you see it in wire a bit too, the championing / coverage of things because people think its morally right to do so, rather than because they're getting anything in particular out of the music.

 

[Leo]

even worse when sometimes you eventually hear the music and it’s underwhelming. The first time I heard a deconstructed house track, I thought it was interesting. The 10th time I read a hype review, not so much, not all tracks by queer or trans producers are great.

 

[shakahislop]

rihanna has obviously been on some terrible stuff, real dregs, the pits. and she has all the offputting trappings of a pop megastar. but as a singer she does this vulnerability / power thing which is absolutely killer.

 

[rubberdingyrapids]

Also, anti is a modern pop classic of an album and that was only 2016.