Pedalstare is a music genre that is seen as an evolution of shoegaze, gaining prominence on TikTok in the early 2020s. Its sound incorporates humble production quality and post-internet influence combined with above-ground rock and a distinctly American strain of shoegaze colloquially known as “nu-gaze”, a heavier, grungier, more metallic form of shoegaze rooted in ’90s rock.
Stereogum has published an article called "TikTok Has Made Shoegaze Bigger Than Ever", which mentions several pedalstare artists.
by Keith Courage June 21, 2024
Oceangrunge is an electronic music genre that has emerged in 2014 influenced by early vaporwave, drone, grunge and nu metal. Although still open to interpretation, it is said to be a reflection of the godlessness and hopelessness of contemporary western society. The vastness of the ocean serves as both a metaphor to allude to this concept, as well as alluding to the breadth of the dissonant droning sound of the music itself.
Sea of Dogs and Poseidon in Chains are examples of two artists that have been tagged, Oceangrunge, on Bandcamp.
by Keith Courage April 09, 2017
Hypnopop is an electronic music genre that could be viewed as an evolution of eccojams, taking slowed-down sampled loops or even entire songs from modern pop music and adding copious amounts of reverb and echo so that it takes on an abstract and hypnotic quality.
Similar to slowed + reverb or daycore, hypnopop reframes pop music and pushes the ambience further into a more ethereal and transcendent result.
by Keith Courage June 22, 2024
Nop is a music genre that has no specific origin in sound but refers to music that uses pop music tropes in an often unconventional and experimental way. It was coined to classify music on the Pedicure Records web label and affiliated artists.
Meme Vivaldi is a nop musician that releases music with a meta and satirical bent in his compositions.
by Keith Courage February 12, 2016
Cottagecore, also known as farmcore and countrycore, is inspired by a romanticized interpretation of western agricultural life. It is centered on ideas of simple living and harmony with nature. Themes associated with cottagecore include self-sufficiency, baking, and caring for people. While the aesthetic is prevalent on several social media sites, such as on Instagram and more recently TikTok, the community notably prospers on Tumblr. It is particularly popular within lesbian and woman-loving-woman (WLW), and nonbinary loving women (NBLW) communities.
"In the cottagecore universe, there are no phones pinging constantly with updates, no urgent work emails, no evenings spent responding to the onerous demands of a tyrannical boss. In fact, there is no labor beyond domestic, and workaday tasks are completed with a gauzy sense of fulfillment." -via The New York Times
by Keith Courage February 20, 2022
NXC is an abbreviation for Nightcore, typically referring to the SoundCloud nightcore scene that had gained popularity in the mid-2010s. The term is a play on the word HXC meaning Hardcore.
by Keith Courage April 28, 2018
Hyperpop is a genre of music that combines both EDM and traditional pop. The genre puts an extreme emphasis on cuteness, femininity and intoxication. This is achieved by extreme pitching and warping of both the bass and rhythm, as well as upbeat, bubbly synths. The genre stems mainly from club and nightcore, and consists of high levels of surrealism and confusion.
The genre of hyperpop was born out of EDM and traditional pop, and has influences from electroclash and witch house. Other genres of music that are incorporated into hyperpop include dubstep, chiptune and cloud rap. It is also seen as similar to nu-rave. Another heavy influence on the genre is electroclash, which is a very similar genre which died out in the 2000s.
The genre of hyperpop was born out of EDM and traditional pop, and has influences from electroclash and witch house. Other genres of music that are incorporated into hyperpop include dubstep, chiptune and cloud rap. It is also seen as similar to nu-rave. Another heavy influence on the genre is electroclash, which is a very similar genre which died out in the 2000s.
In 2019, Spotify listed an official hyperpop playlist, which further publicised the genre. This playlist consisted of 100 Gecs, Slayyyter, Gupi, Caroline Polachek, Hannah Diamond, and Kim Petras.
by Keith Courage February 20, 2022