HIPSTER RUNOFF

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Maddie.....
U make me afraid of the light
Do u know what I mean bb?
(I'm not afraid)

I wish u would go outside 4 once
Abduct me
OMG...
No1 does it quite like u, Madsters...

when u sing, the whole world stops
We listen
We learn 2 <3 again

Madeline Follin
I know there are conflicting waves of positivity
and waves of pseudo backlash
but don't listen 2 any1, bb

Be urself...
Rave On
Stay Strong
The world <3s u

Sing ur heart out, Maddie
sing ur lil heart out....

Has Madeline Follin leapfrogged Vicki LeGrand on the indie frontwoman power rankings?
Is Alice Glass still hot?
Would u rather vibe out at Chili's with Merrill Garbus or Maddie Follin?
Whatever happened to the Puro Instinct broads?
What will Cults get from p4k?
How many extra points will they gain bc of Maddie Follin's cuteness?
Will Bethany Cosentino 'roll over in her grave' on the day that Cults gets their p4k score?

Madeline Follin

Alternative Celebrity

Mysterious vocalist, 1/2 of 2k10 buzzband Cults.

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Cults

Buzzband

Cults wrote a hit MP3 "Go Outside" and are looking to ride fuzzy buzzy pop waves in 2k11.

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Ariel Pink is known for his crazy on-stage antics and his lofi pop vibe vibes. However, lately he was getting TONS OF BLOG PRESS 4 having meltdowns on stage. First at Coachelly [link], then an anti-Mexi meltdown in Mexico [link]. Anyways, he played Primavera Fest, which is both a festival AND in a Latin-wave place (Spain), so tons of insiders were predicting that this would lead to the #1 meltdown of all time. However, there were no reports of a meltdown.

Not sure how 2 feel. Part of me is rooting for Ariel, because if he ever goes mainstream, blogs can 'take credit' 4 him and pretend that we are legitimate tastemakers. On the other hand, u can really get some MAD HITS when buzzbands have meltdowns.

R u disappointed when buzzbands don't have meltdowns?
Is Ariel Pink now expected 2 have a meltdown at every show?
Is the ARiel Pink live experience the #1 live experience in indie?
Should Ariel Pink build a Daft Punk pyramid and hide in it during the show and just pretend 2 sing?
Have u ever gone 2 an AP show expecting 2 see a meltdown, and all u got was a chill, normal buzz show?

Ariel Pink

Alternative Celebrity, Buzzband

Ariel Pink is a 'lofi genius/wizard/mastermind' who has transitioned his brand to 'relevant indie buzzband status' in 2k10.

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Avey Bro! What r u up to bro? Oh chill? Vibing at Primabrora Music Festibro? That's effing rowdy, bro!

Oh damn, bro. That's a sweet ass chair. Most bros vibe in a lil piano stool. Ur VIBING hard in an effing foldable lawn chair. U could srsly bring that bad boy out anywhere. In a public park, at a music festival, or even in your own backyard. It is so functional because it comes with a SUPER CHILL lil bag that it all folds into. It's really chill what modern engineers are able 2 do these days. Really enabling bros 2 chill on the go.

Avey Bro! I didn't know any1 could chill harder than Panda Bear's Person Pitch, but I guess I was wrong. Bringing an effing foldable lawn chair on stage means that you are basically the KING OF CHILL. Just a bro who wants to vibe outside, maybe smoke a J, and pull a koozie out of your back pocket and let your beer chill in a koozie while u chill in a chill foldable lawn chair.

U NAILED it at Primavera... and at the end of the day, #TeamPandaBear doesn't seem so chill any more. I sorta just want to vibe. In a super comfy, portable chair.

I'll see u guys at my local sports and outdoors store. I'll be picking up an Avey Tare Chair.

r u gonna get an Avey Tare foldable chair?
Where have yall chilled in a foldable lawn bro chill chair?
Which member of AnCo has the best on-stage gimmick?
Did Avey Tare 'nail it' with his chair? Did he finally get his SWAG back after Panda Bear's solo album beat his solo album?

Avey Tare

Buzzband, Alternative Celebrity

Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.

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Animal Collective

Buzzband

Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.

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I just saw these pictures of Das Racist on stage at Primavera Sound, some music festival in Spain where they invite relevant buzzbands. I am not sure what the Spanish buzz markets are like, but I'm sure every buzzband is just like 'sweet, a music festival in Europe. I'll hit it up.' These pictures of Das Racist look kinda meltdown-y. And it has been a slow indie news week, so I probably need to 'spin' this story hard. Meltdowns are great opportunities 2 take ur buzz brand to the next level, which actually helped WAVVES at the same festival a few years ago.

Did Das Racist have a meltdown, or is this just how they vibe?

Here is Heems. I think he is one of the most famous benderers in indie. As u can see, he went on stage in his undies. I guess u have to 'give him props' 4 living the lifestyle. He did the classic 'crotch grab' move.

All buzzband meltdowns end with a buzzband 'getting pissed at the crowd' for getting pissed at ur buzzband for having a meltdown.

Did they really have a 'meltdown' or is this just their gimmick?
R u worried abt Das Racey?
Do they bender 2 hard every nite?
Will this meltdown help them go 2 the next level?
Who is the hottest member of Das Racist?
Do u like their rap, or do u prefer the African Americans in Odd Futures?
Do they need to rap more abt raping dead white women's bodies [via the Odd Future strategy]?

Das Racist

Buzzband

Das Racist is some sort of post-ironic rap group.

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Himanshu Suri

Alternative Celebrity

Himanshu Suri is a rapper in the group Das Racist.

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Panda Bear, also known as Noah Lennox, is preparing to release his new album TOMBOY. He decided to 'test out' some new material at Primavera Music Festival. Some bro from Pitchfork Magazine attended the music festival and basically said 'it sucked, but he's panda bro so let's not be too hard on him yet.'

It seems like they 'buried the article' far within their blogspot, perhaps attempting to 'distance themselves' from Panda Bear, but not wanting him to find out in case he is one of those indie artists who searches p4k for their name every day.

At first, they sorta make excuses for him, saying like 'dude was a 1 man band and it is hard 2 place 100 instruments at once', but then they are like 'we wish he had the rest of the Animal Collective with him':

Whenever I see a guy starting his set like Panda Bear did tonight, stepping out with a guitar around his neck and making his way to a bank of electronic gear and a single microphone, ready to do a show all by himself, I think: This dude has too much to do up there. Performing and singing are difficult enough without essentially mixing live sound in between guitar strums. Which is to say Panda Bear seemed like he missed the rest of the Collective a little bit during this solo show.

They said that he was a 'tough sell' because he was mad boring because the tech bros didn't setup his projector:

without the visuals that usually accompany his solo performances (trouble with the projection set-up), his low-key stage presence made his set, heavy on unfamiliar new material, a tougher sell

Here is the traditional excerpt where they try 2 use words to describe how the music sounds:

Some of the new songs sounded very promising and increased my anticipation for Tomboy; they were varied in terms of mood and texture, going from loping breakbeats underneath sing-song pop structures to dark, squelchy, almost acid-like synth programming to bleak drones.

They closed out the review by emphasizing that people were happiest when he played his old music,

But the spark of excited cheering that popped up when he played Person Pitch's "Ponytail" about halfway through was a reminder that a festival crowd is a tough place to try out the new stuff. Some music needs a little time to sink in.

Found a video of that moment, and it seemed like fans were 'mad jacked' to hear a song they recognized:

Do u think they are 'entry level' or authentic bros?

Worried. Feel like TOMBOY 'might not save 2k10' after all. Feel like Pitchfork is trying to 'distance themselves' from the Panda Bear brand before they give it a 7.3, writing a review that basically says 'wish he woulda just stayed with the ANCO bros.'

Will TOMBOY prove that Avey Tare is the most important member of Animal Collective?
Is TOMBOY gonna 'blow'?
Will Pitchfork 'throw Panda Bear under the bus', holding him accountable for a lackluster album, or will they just 'baby him' like they do with older indie bands?
R u worried 4 Panda Bear?
Do u think the album will be 'amazing' but it will talk 5-10 years to 'get'?
Is Panda Bear always 'ahead of his time'?
Should AnCo just stay 2gether forever? Like we pay for them to live in a house with a bunch of webcams where we can watch them make music, eat, poop, shower, and miscellaneous 'voyeur' type of stuff?
Did Panda Bear 'mail in' this album just to make indie dollars?
R u worried or excited about the TOMBOY album cycle?
Do u think a journalist will write an article about how Noah Lennox is a 'disgusting human being' just to get hits + press?

Panda Bear

Buzzband, Alternative Celebrity

Panda Bear is a member of Animal Collective. He wrote the hit album "Person Pitch" but failed to deliver in 2k10 with TOMBOY.

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