AOTY 2018

Critics are raving about Gus Dapperton's new EP
AOTY so far?
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>'He's handsome, he wears great glasses, he's got a killer voice — Gus Dapperton has got us all excited in the way that only a new music discovery can. Inspired by world class cinema and heartache, the Warwick, New York-based artist has been quietly putting out very good music, very sporadically, for the past year. Lucky for you, you caught him right before he appears on everyone else's awesome radar.' - Stereogum

>'At only 20 years old, Dapperton feels like he’s coming into his own, catching the attention of music fans and fashion heads alike. His new EP, You Think You're A Comic, sounds like a dream—a dazzling display of layered production, ambient segues, and lyrics that resonate. It’s a four-song exploration of falling in love for the first time, an experience that shaped the maturity of his sound and caliber of work.' -Pigeons and Planes

>"Mac Demarco for the Woke Generation" - Pitchfork.com

>"The world's first nonbinary genderqueer pop star" - AV Club

>"The most enigmatic up and coming personality in indie right now. Gus gets "it". He gets the zeitgeist in Trump's America. His music is catchy, fun, chill, funky, upbeat, and promotes a message of diversity and self love: exactly what millions of LGBTQ, non binary, undocumented, and PoC needed to hear in these dark times." - Buzzfeed

>"Honey soaked Instagram vintage filter pop genius" - New Yorker

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i used to be okay with lgbt people but i'm not so sure anymore

Even Brandon likes it!

he has great taste

>Mac Demarco for the Woke Generation

stay woke

>Critics are raving
No they aren't.

3.4 on rym bro

Mentioning me to market an album?
You're not chvrches.

>Honey soaked Instagram vintage filter pop genius


what in the heck happened to the new yorker

so chill

When I saw the video clip of him with flowers in his hands giving that Morrissey bootleg vibe, with that Mac Demarco core instrumentals...
And some publications call him original.

I give him the award of the hack of the year.

>AOTY 2018
>EP
Try again

it's clearly image over musical substance with this guy

they're trying to create some quirky effete tumblr boy singer with the typical chorus drenched "chill" demarco bedroom indie sound that's been trendy. that's why he has the stupid tumblr feminist circa 2012 haircut, "ironic" thrift shop clothes, and blue eyeshadow. they want to hit the demographic of liberal urban teens and college kids looking for a "scene" to be part of.

Nah fuck you, I just like the music.

they are off the mark.

All of those people graduated college by now or became communists


what needs to be happening right now is like some rage against the machine bob dylan type of thing.

Not neoliberal status quo hyper identity politics queer boy with bland music

>what needs to be happening right now is like some rage against the machine bob dylan type of thing.

pic related

>people graduated college became communists
>what we need is rage against the machine
Couldn't you name a band more commie than rage?
You're fucking retarded.

Gus triggers the alt right, and makes cool tunes. Win. Win.

He obviously meant the contrarian nature, contextualize my man.

if this guy wasnt a faggot maybe the music would be good

Yeah. I'm thinking I can fuck with this.

So you think you're a comic!

pretty much no one knows this faggot exists outside of mu and would be shoved in a locker for looking and acting like a faggot even by actual gay people

This nigga thinks he Kitchens of Distinction or something. Nice try, sweetie

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Watch this video before posting.

>soy music

I pass.

>individuality
>literally no discernibly unique individuality

How can you even say that? Name one artist doing what Gus is doing or rocking that aesthetic.

why does every single person who makes "video essays" sound like a fucking dweeb

every new york experimental outfit
52% of tumblr
morrissey
burger records
m a c d e m a r c o

none of them have his personality or unique touch/style tho

Seems like another trust fund baby except he has a purposely shitty haircut and dresses like a moron to mock people who can't afford to dress better

dis nigga shit gay

someone should 'mac 10' demarco haha

it's 6/10

he's l i t e r a l l y ripping off morrissey in that flower bit

Why is every indie band from a coastal state and they are all effeminate soy boys that play bland urban outfitters mac demarco jangle pop and they are marketed in the most obnoxious way to the tumbelr crowd

If i were an indie musicians i would avoid all of that like the plague.

I dont know man. I would be like making industrial music and songs about violence and talking about how the city is a terrible place filled with awful people and you should feel bad. bite the curb gus. you bourgeois bowl headed fuck fag

a lot of is people who simply don't fit into traditional gender roles starting to take that to mean they're somehow beyond gender when really at the end of the day they're just some guy who likes pretty things or something

I arrived at Gus Dapperton’s gig in Manchester. A line of young music fans waited in anticipation along the dirty alleyway under the railway tracks on Whitworth Street West. After entering through the door to the gig under the tunnel, I noticed the dimly-lit venue, which has a capacity of 600 people, was packed wall to wall, and I was nudged in between hordes of teenage girls.

At 9:15, the drummer came on stage and started playing a basic 4x4 beat, followed by both bassist and keyboardist, who kickstarted ‘Gum, Toe and Sole’ and without any instructions the crowd instinctively began to sing the leading vocal melody of the song. As the atmosphere rose, Gus Dapperton came onto the stage, holding a handbag and wearing white boots. The quartet looked straight out of a Wes Anderson movie.

The concert continued with ‘Moodna, Once with Grace’, the first ever single by Dapperton which was released in early 2016, followed by his second single ‘Ditch’, a synthpop dancey song that got the crowd moving even more. This slow piano based ballad, called ‘Beyond Amends’, put the venue into a calmer mood. Next came another brand new song, ‘Amadelle With Love’, which had a disco-like feel created by analogue synths and set the venue back to dancing.

Now, already into the second part of the set, came the artist’s latest single ‘Prune, You Talk Funny’. The last two songs of the main set were ‘The Fool’ and lastly, ‘I’m Just Snacking’, a chill song with a slight tropical/reggae feel and a catchy chorus that got the whole venue singing.

As usual, the band left the stage as the crowd begged for one more song, and no more than a minute later they re-arrived on stage, except this time Dapperton picked up the bass. Unexpectedly, the band began the iconic guitar riff to ‘This Charming Man’ by the Manchester band The Smiths, which had the audience in raptures; a perfect finish to the night.

WHO CARES IF YOU DONT LIKE HIS IMAGE

THE MUSIC IS STILL FUCKING GREAT

>Unexpectedly, the band began the iconic guitar riff to ‘This Charming Man’ by the Manchester band The Smiths, which had the audience in raptures; a perfect finish to the night.
Damn that would have been fucking electric to see. I hope he has a tradition of doing encores with iconic music from the respective city.

This is factually a lie btw.

>The quartet looked straight out of a Wes Anderson movie.

you should write for vice bro

>diamond dozen jangle pop
>FUCKING GREAT

>The quartet looked straight out of a Wes Anderson movie.

Manchester you say? that would make good ISIS gopro footage

Gus brings a special flair to it tho with his personality and lyricism. He's a gifted songwriter and he throws in synths and eclectic styles in his music.

Is this a troll thread?

Fuck this shit if he's good we'll find him you don't need to shove him in our faces unless he's not good by definition, fuck op, guy dap, and everyon being positive about this derivative shit who can't even do treble