Whats the music equivalent?
>>128757076technically Radioheadbut also very Enoand also Elliott Smithand Red House PaintersMAYBE the DecemberistsMAYBE Portisheadthat's all i got for now.
Father John MistyPure Comedy is basically just one big Infinite Jest reference
Kurt
Theres literally no one like ths guy. Once youre gone youre gone forever.
Sonic Youth
Black Midi
>>128757191yeah this
>>128757076>/lit/ sucks so hard anons are migrating to other boardsGrim.
>>128757076Idk, which musician got btfod by the best critic of his time
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
>>128757294mogged*
>>128757294xxxtentacionbros..beatlesbros..
>>128757294based. a true appreciator of nabokov and joyce
>>128757076>social commentary, nonfiction writing, and interviews are 10/10>his actual art is like a 6/10 and seems to be an exemplar of the very thing his non-fiction criticizedI dunno, Schoenberg?
>>128757111no you retard
>>128757076Axl Rose
>>128758284>both find it impossible to release new material
>>128758150yes
>>128758119Many such cases.
>>128757294Funny to see you here after months of you trying to push this guy on /lit/. You're still trying?
>>128759099>after monthsthis newborn playing old, sad
>>128757076In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, sincerely.
detachable penis
>>128757076Hey Gavin qt
>>128757076Steely Dan
>>128760275>this newborn playing old, sadYou really are God's quirkiest xillennial, champ.
>>128757076Hank Williams Senior
>>128757076incredibly late era Sun Kil Moon
## **Closest Overall Fit: Sufjan Stevens****Why he’s DFW-like:*** Intricate, elaborate compositions (like DFW’s intricate prose)* Massive, ambitious conceptual projects (e.g., *Illinois*, *Carrie & Lowell*; North America state-album concept)* Blends irony, earnestness, and emotional vulnerability* Has a meticulous, almost hyper-literate quality to his lyrics* Deep fan devotion + “too precious/too ornate” criticism (very DFWish)---## **For maximalist complexity + virtuosity: Radiohead****Why:*** Formal experimentation + emotional seriousness* Intellectualism without abandoning musicality* Often positioned as “the band smart people are supposed to like,” similar to how DFW is positioned in literature* Thom Yorke’s themes of anxiety, alienation & technoculture mirror DFW’s concerns---## **For self-referentiality + meta play: The Decemberists****Why:*** Hyper-literate songwriting* Narrative maximalism, pastiche, and meta-storytelling* Sometimes criticized for being overly ornate—again, very DFW---## **For emotionally raw confession + artistic experimentation: Bon Iver****Why:*** Dense, layered production analogous to DFW’s layered prose* Evolves dramatically from album to album* Mixes earnest emotion with digital distortion—the emotional/analytical duality---## **For the “brilliant, self-critical, sometimes tortured” artist archetype: Elliott Smith****Why:*** Deep introspection and emotional vulnerability* Cult following and *posthumous mythologizing* similar to DFW’s---## **For experimental ambition + sprawling conceptual works: Frank Ocean****Why:*** Creates highly conceptual, genre-defying works* Blends intimacy with formal experimentation* Rare output but huge cultural footprint (like DFW’s small but monumental corpus)
>>128757294interpol, death grips, joanna newsom
Everything Pitchfork likes. Everything Millennials like. Everything you hear in cities like Portland, Brooklyn, Austin, etc.
>>128757294That's not Allan Bloom, who called out the debasement of Western cultural traditions
>>128757076Little mix
>>128757076These faggots
