“Pop is a dirty word” - my thoughts on it
Idk if any of you have heard that phrase or some variant of it. But basically it describes this attitude I’ve encountered sometimes where anything pop or pop adjacent is considered juvenile garbage basically off rip.
I’m in a local scene that’s very rock, metal, punk, and jazz focused or atleast it comes off that way to me.
I stand in an interesting spot because I don’t really think about genre much when I make music. I just happen to have a knack for alternative pop with psychedelic elements.
I tend to get good praise from the dudes in the scene that I notice normally shit on pop music publicly atleast sometimes. I usually dread some of those guys showing up out of fear of embarrassing myself to the scene. But I get really surprised.
Idk, that’s just my experience with that sentiment. What are your thoughts? Does your scene have a similar vibe?
Also, to be clear. It doesn’t bother me or get in my way. I was just thinking about it I guess