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Holy Ghost! Wait And See

Sometimes I wonder about the state of 'electro' in the modern indie world. I am not sure if people are 'still into it' or if it was 'just a fad' when indie music needed a little bit more diversification/a wider sample size, so every1 decided to 'honor' early indielectro bands like Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, and Cut Copy. Now Daft Punk is lamestream, LCD Soundsystem retired and never really captivated any1 as much as critics would tell u, and Cut Copy made an album that was probably 'too ambitious' and had more 'misses' than hits and ppl will probably still listen to their oldest songs when they want 2 'have a dance party.'

I have been 'impressed' by the latest Holy Ghost! album, but I am still trying to figure out how blogosphere citizens even consume 'authentic electro pop / modern disco.' Do we assess it by the same standards by which we would rate a new Animal Collective album, or do we just 'cherry pick' 'dance music' for singles that 'make us want 2 partie'?

[MP3]
Holy Ghost! Say My Name

Anyways, I have enjoyed most of the songs on the latest Holy Ghost! album more than I have enjoyed most of the tracks on this year's Cut Copy album, and anything that LCD Soundsystem has done in __ years. I sort of wonder how their music would be received if it was created by a legacy electro buzzband. Can music that is 'too electro pop' be taken seriously by critics if there isn't a female lead singer [via the Robyn theory] ? Was chillwave created to provide a 'conceptual buffer' to make it blogworthier for critics who are 'searching 4 something new' 2 buzz about? Is this type of music 'easy to make' or 'easier to dismiss' because it wasn't created 25-40 years ago?

Is Holy Ghost! authentic?
Is 'electro music' 4 gheys?
Are dubstep and chillwave 'authentic'?
What is the future of 'electro'?
Will Justice 'save' indielectro?
Is 'electro' being replaced with rap music and 'crappy hipster R & B'?
What is 'kewl' music any more?
What is the ceiling for a band like Holy Ghost! now, as opposed to 3-10 years ago?
Can any new genres be created?
Who is the #1 'electro band' in modern indie? / if u had to hire a band to execute a 'killer remix', who would u hire?

WTF is 'electro'?

Holy Ghost!

Buzzband, DJ

Alex Frankel & Nick Millhiser are the popular buzzband Holy Ghost!

Lists: DFA, electro, New York City

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