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HY P BY CY VEILLEUX
A new genre of music has newly emerged in the 2010s and has gained more traction in the past couple of years. Commonly called Hyperpop, this new genre exaggerates and expands the concept of music itself while staying within the lines of pop music. From the ‘80s until now, many of the pop hits are popular because we can’t get them out of our heads. They might play a chorus three times in a song with a catchy melody, but in Hyperpop, a song could be strictly made up of choruses repeated over and over again. Much of Hyperpop blows the idea of pop completely out of proportion, and it can come off as almost satirical. Songs sound so happy and upbeat, but the lyrics tell a deeper — possibly darker — tale. The rhythms and beats feed the brain what it likes, which allows the listener to completely and subconsciously disregard its message. The common dog-piling of voice effects and autotune makes the vocals something so strange, it’s intriguing. In the past, hearing an accidentally heavily autotuned song could be cringe-worthy, but Hyperpop songs use this technique so much, it is noticeably intentional. Being such a sonically intense genre, many of the artists also produce their own music, and if not, they work closely with their producer. Established producers collaborate with many artists to make countless remixes of others’ work, which gives this collection of music a cohesive sound that is worth giving a name to. 96 | The Communicator Magazine
ER TRACK LIST
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Paradise - Charli XCX & Hannah Diamond Full Circle - EASYFUN XS - Rina Sawayama This Is for Me [baby blue] - Banoffee & Planet 1999 H8R - Madge IPHONE - Rico Nasty Never Thought - Danny Sunshine HUGE SPINEE - GFOTY & Spinee It’s U (Diamond Version) - Petal Supply & Himera Modest - Gupi Beautiful Superstar - A. G. Cook Ocean of Tears - Caroline Polachek Only Acting - Kero Kero Bonito Melancholy Princess - Zora Jones
