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[Blueletter18]

Originally Posted by Sleepless-Child

Hey, if "pop music" means "popular music", it can be anything. And, to me, it's all about the melody, that's what matters. So of course i'm not blaming them for being "pop". Pop/indie, whatever. They even include elements of rn'b in their music, as it was mentioned before.
However i think most of their songs are already overproduced, i'm kind of scared to hear what will happen to my beloved "The wire" and "Honey and i", those are just so classic rock. Some songs need heavy production, some just don't...
Haha, do you have examples? What other new bands do you like?

One of my bands that was "ruined" by overproduction and the shift to the mainstream was Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. They lost so much of their authenticity and stage presence when they turned to Auerbach or whatever his name is from the Black Keys to produce their 2012 album.

Other bands I like have stayed away from the big label pressures and tried to stay true to themselves and make cohesive albums: Caitlin Rose, Vanessa Carlton (well, only Rabbits on the Run), Joss Stone, Bonnie Raitt. They wouldn't allow themselves to be molded into "what sells" in this day and age, because then their music would lose a lot of its honesty.