Arts & Culture
In Defense of Post-Genre
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I admit it. I’m horrible at making playlists. I’ve never quite been able to capture “the vibe”, so instead, I resort to titling my playlists after the genre of the songs in them. “Rock” is a ten hour hodgepodge of everything from Pink Floyd to Modest Mouse, “indie folk” consists solely of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Mountain Goats and “indie pop” is an indulgent collection of TikTok audios.
I’m a culprit of thinking of music strictly in terms of genre. I’m not the most open-minded (I tell people I only listen to genres that use guitars, which is not entirely an exaggeration).