• TheMagicalTimonini@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Vampire Weekend were known as the pioneers of One Direction knock-offs, being largely successful with their approach of making music completely different than the famous boygroup even years before their start in music.

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        I actually discovered a completely new music review site when I was looking for more information about them. Have any of y’all heard of something called “pitchfork?”

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          Personally, I prefer small, underground community review sites like Rate Your Music. You’re more likely to get people who really know what they’re talking about.

          Edit: also, anyone heard of Last.fm? I heard someone suggesting it but it looks like a Spotify knock-off that only gives you playlist suggestions and stuff like that, but you have to provide your own music. Why would anyone want something like that?

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            Their modern reviews are pretty bland, but from 2000-2012 or so, they were probably the best indie reviewers out there. Since then, they gotten a little too afraid to write negative reviews for stuff that other publications like and vice versa (IMHO), but they still provide a slightly different point of view than the big dogs like Rolling Stone.

            These days, I typically like Consequence of Sound and Line of Best Fit a little better, and albumoftheyear.org is great for seeing both positive and negative reviews of pretty much everything out there

            Edit: albumoftheyear is also a great way to find new music sites, since they cast a pretty wide net

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              Pitchfork fucking sucks now; they did my bois Clipping. so dirty, how tf you gonna give all of their albums sub-six you fools? They’re masterpieces.

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          It’s too early for me to know if this is 3 layers of irony but Pitchfork was one of the most influential taste-maker’s when it came to that kind of indy / rock / whatever scenes through like 2010? Had music festivals and stuff too.