Pop aesthetic: harmonies, hooks, melody. Also, layered and textured sound. And great rhythm. I like most things, but psychedelic rock and pop, shoegaze, Madchester, dreamy electronica, '70s punk and hooky guitar pop and rock tend to be my favourites. But I'm always looking for something new and different...experimental music like Captain Beefheart and Glenn Branca is a lot of fun to listen to. I can listen to and find something to enjoy in almost anything (as long as the lyrics aren't bigoted).
But ultimately, an immediately catchy and memorable three-minute pop song (whether the Beach Boys, Teenage Fanclub or Sex Pistols) is my first love.
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"Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"
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