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MAKE IT POP
I haven't seen any kind of general pop thread in the global music sub-forum and that just will not do! 2020 is shaping up to be an amazing year for pop music and there must be a thread to discuss everything pop-related! I'm going start by sharing some upcoming releases I'm looking forward to and then sharing some artists I've enjoyed since last year.
 
Upcoming Releases
Rina Sawayama

Sawayama (04.17.2020)
-Rina's been making some waves in the indie pop scene. She seemingly just came out of nowhere but managed to make an impression on people with her self-released EP "Rina"  with hits like "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" and "Ordinary Superstar". Her sound is very reminiscent of 90's pop/r&b but she finds ways to make it sound fresh and interesting. She's got a new album coming out in April of this year titled "Sawayama".
 
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Purity Ring

Womb (04.03.2020)
-Purity Ring is a Canadian electronic pop duo drawing from sub-genres like glitch-pop and synth-pop. While they can sound bright and poppy, their sound is more strongly defined by dark and ominous undertones both lyrically and musically. They're probably most known for their tracks "Fineshrine" and "Obedear". They'll be releasing a new album titled "Womb" in the beginning of April and it's sounding like it'll be a more lighter listen.
 
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Recent Favorites
Grimes

Miss Anthropocene (02.21.2020)
-I'm sure Grimes doesn't need an introduction. She's known for her unique sound of ethereal and pop music and made hits such as "Genesis" and "Kill V. Maim". Her album "Miss Anthropocene" came out earlier last month and, honestly, it's been one of my favorite releases in 2020 so far. Certainly not the most amazing album and, arguably a bit half baked, but there are some solid tracks on the album and I've been revisiting it often.
 
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Charli XCX

Charli (09.13.2019)
-Charli XCX went to the top of my favorite artists in 2019 when I listened to her latest album "Charli". Her sound was so different than a lot of other pop artists I had heard. While she certainly has songs with tons of pop appeal featuring bright dance-y music and catchy lyrics, she also brings with that a blend of future pop and experimental sounds. The production on her latest record is absolutely amazing and I was hooked from the first track onward. Although I'm a fan of her latest sound, she's probably most known for songs like "Boys" and "Vroom Vroom" (which, I absolutely love both).
 
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Sophie

Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (06.15.2018)
-If Charli XCX's recent output is futuristic, then Sophie's music is so far ahead in the pop genre that by the time it's considered a classic the human race will have evolved into a higher physical state (fun fact, Sophie actually produced Charli XCX's EP "Vroom Vroom". ). All jokes aside, this album is quite simply something else. It has a few more traditional poppy moments but the other 90% hits you with leftfield experimental sounds intermixed with soundscapes and industrial bass music. The production on this record is so good though and there were so many times I kept asking, "what the hell was that sound? How did she do that?".  It's certainly not for everyone, but for those looking for a more expanded take on pop music, so much as to the point of almost being unrecognizable, I highly encourage you to take a jump.
 
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Should be coming in the mail in the next couple days. Will report back!

First case confirmed in my small town today. Time to grow our own vegetables. (My father is 65 and my mother is very at risk)
 
Meanwhile hordes of teens and not are thirsting over our prime minister. 😆
 

"All will be alright, we will get through this together." (from his last discourse)


"Today let's stay far apart, to hug more warmly and run faster tomorrow. We'll make it all together." (still from his last discourse)
Source
 
 
Sorry for the shitty english.

Since I love conspiracies I thought about one evolving corona-chan:
What if this was made wipe off boomers from the face of the earth to try to stabilize the economic system (a lot of job openings and money going to their children)????

I'm enjoying the spectacle despite that aside from my own life I stand to lose as much as anyone else ( financially, old relatives etc. ) I took a bus coming from Germany to Estonia and it was amazing to see people with scarves wrapped around their heads shuffle from one end of the bus to another every time someone coughed. It'd be amazing if these people took such interest in the lives and affairs of other people from other continents. I remember all the jokes about China so fuck fortress Europe, no sympathy for out of shape white pigs coming back from their ski holidays now squirming in their holes among piles of toilet paper hoping that corona won't get them before their arteries clog from all the meat they've been eating. 
 
Just went to the supermarket with my parents and there were throngs of people carrying toilet paper, and the section for it was nearly empty. In Finland we have these small shower heads next to the toilet so the paper is ENTIRELY USELESS. 

There was Fukou na meiro. It isn’t that impressive when you compare it with their singles.

@Mihenno Yeah. The fact that the "dpad" is those set of 4 buttons, thumb will wear out fast. You're right, it's time to live right.
 
Do you own an OEM pro controller or third party? I always trust products from the official company (and it's currently on sale on amazon), but this SNES themed one looks really tempting:

 
 
Edit: I caved and bought the one pictured. I couldn't help it since I found it for just under $40 😅

That production. BM came very far, it looks like an amazing show.

Everyone talking about BTS but Baby Metal doing big things too LOL. SOLD OUT REALLY???

The Necessities
 

~Surrounding myself with things I love.

Elusive
 

BlueBerry IceCream 

~With SeaSalt Caramels 👅

Thanks for the report, it was fun reading it  Glad to hear xaa-xaa are still crazy live. I wonder when mother will reveal their proper looks. Are they waiting to gather more fans so they can buy higher quality outfits? 
 
When you say fanservice, what do you mean? Members winking at each other or something? 

the shit i have to deal with at home right now is making it hard for me to focus on my work and i really don't want to put low effort on my assignments or fall behind. i think it's time for me to leave the house for good, there's too much negativity around here. i finally have enough saved to live in a house share at least.

The levels of crazyness reached by this trainwereck of a situation shouldn't be never forgotten in the heart of the scene. If there ever exists a VK History museum, they should be elegantly put in the show-window of cringe next to Satsuki's antics. 

My Old Layout ver. was a bit messy, but this should do it for the current design:
Just paste this in "My Filters" in the Ublock Origin Dashboard. Everything is labeled, so if there's anything missing that you want, you can just delete that particular line.
 
I have a TamperMonkey script that just redirects from youtube.com to my subscriptions page, but you could really just bookmark your subscriptions page or keep it on the startup page.

✔️Neo Latin american pedo 'stache
✔️ Short Shorts paired with smart casual top half
 
 
Now give this man a bowl cut and send him to some indie hipster band where he belongs
 

This reminds me of Issei's behavior, the master and the apprentice 

His profile on their official home page needed some urgent updating so I thought I'd help out a little
 

 
 
I seriously couldn't get past the first 8 seconds on retsu's lets's Q&A video because I was already laughing so hard lmao. Never thought I'd see the day when dimlim becomes such a joke...
Someone pls save Sho and Hiroshi from this mess, they don't deserve this

But tbh that post wouldn't be beyond him

He's probably just the manager. He went to stand with the crowd to make it seems like the numbers were high. 

✔️Neo Latin american pedo 'stache
✔️ Short Shorts paired with smart casual top half
 
 
Now give this man a bowl cut and send him to some indie hipster band where he belongs