Addison Rae is Guardian's Artist of the Year!!!

[Ziggy 13,633]

41 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Ngl one of the most overhyped pop artists in recent memory (alongside Tate)

Mhmm her publicity team has been working overtime this year it’s wild. Good for her but I still feel like the actual substance isn’t quite there imo. Not bad singles but not as seismic as she’s being hyped to be, even in pop. If anything, the “artist’s artist” thing should go to Cameron winter. It’s *really* been Geese’s year and they’ve actually had all the buzz that this blurb is talking about 

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9 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

Mhmm her publicity team has been working overtime this year it’s wild. Good for her but I still feel like the actual substance isn’t quite there imo. Not bad singles but not as seismic as she’s being hyped to be, even in pop. If anything, the “artist’s artist” thing should go to Cameron winter. It’s *really* been Geese’s year and they’ve actually had all the buzz that this blurb is talking about 

150%. Heavy Metal + Getting Killed (alongside the criminally underrated 3D/4D Country) are phenomenal and are some of the most exciting releases I’ve heard in a while. 

Edited December 18, 2025 by Ladle Ghoulash

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I disagree but good for her

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5 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

150%. Heavy Metal + Getting Killed (alongside the criminally underrated 3D/4D Country) are phenomenal are some of the most exciting releases I’ve heard in a while. 

And even if you don’t like them (I do but even if you don’t) inarguably he’s had the actual hype they’re talking about and it’s been both publicity and super organic

 

Side note, loved 3d4d country

Edited December 18, 2025 by Ziggy

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Just now, Ziggy said:

And even if you don’t like them (I do but even if you don’t) inarguably he’s had the actual hype they’re talking about and it’s been both publicity and super organic

Somewhat OT, but: the way that his album somewhat unexpectedly blowing up changed the trajectory of the band is kind of wild lol. Like they originally only booked a handful of small venues for Getting Killed, then Heavy Metal started getting all this attention and the band was kind of thrust into the spotlight. Good for them, but it’s just interesting that I think some people suggest that they’re “industry plants” or that the hype is manufactured, but all of the evidence kind of suggests otherwise. 

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I like her much better than Tate 

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56 minutes ago, Squidward T said:

I like her much better than Tate 

Poo is better than pee type comment

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Just now, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Poo is better than pee type comment

We are only two pages in and you have 6 replies in this thread already

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4 minutes ago, elsamars said:

We are only two pages in and you have 6 replies in this thread already

Tbf: at least two of those were discussing good music and then the rest were about Addison.

Edited December 18, 2025 by Ladle Ghoulash

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2 hours ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Somewhat OT, but: the way that his album somewhat unexpectedly blowing up changed the trajectory of the band is kind of wild lol. Like they originally only booked a handful of small venues for Getting Killed, then Heavy Metal started getting all this attention and the band was kind of thrust into the spotlight. Good for them, but it’s just interesting that I think some people suggest that they’re “industry plants” or that the hype is manufactured, but all of the evidence kind of suggests otherwise. 

Totally. Industry plant is a huuuuge stretch imo. It’s more that I think New York has been desperately waiting for a real cultural export since dimes square didn’t produce anything of note lol and so all the major players of publicity culture (New York magazine, New Yorker, NYTimes, Pitchfork, etc.) have all really rallied behind them. The prevailing sentiment seems to be “this is a NEW YORK band”. My friend made an interesting point that the indie rock scene rn seems to have a lot of regionalism to it and Geese and Cameron are v much the New York faction.