Puth is sure to linger throughout 2015, ubiquitously cheesing, inspiring us all to romanticize those bygone days when we couldn’t escape Iggy Azalea. He’s irredeemably obnoxious even without opening up that timeless can of worms known as appropriation, and brace yourself for a whole lot more of him. So there you have it: Puth is already responsible for the three most disreputable pop songs of the year, and we’ve only made it to April. At least those other guys aren’t kidding themselves. Hits like “Don’t Tell ‘Em” or Rico Love’s “They Don’t Know” glamorize infidelity, but whereas Jeremih and Love embrace the role of the bad guy, Puth tries to keep up his squeaky-clean facade with lines like “If no one knows then it ain’t really cheating.” Oh, but it is! And no amount of lyrical squirming will change that. It rides the recent resurgence of secret infidelity singles - call it Jeremih-core, though he’d prefer you just don’t mention it. Following in the footsteps of Trainor’s post-“All About That Bass” singles, “I Won’t Tell A Soul” is less memorable than “Marvin Gaye” but just as deplorable. Now Puth is pushing “ I Won’t Tell A Soul,” another Trainor-style retro soul throwback, which makes sense given that he’s opening for her on tour this year.
Story behind the song cherry bomb movie#
Puth’s sentimental fireworks are undeniably explosive, but how can they not ring hollow when you imagine him getting choked up about a not-particularly-distinguished movie star he never met? It’s the kind of bullshit that makes you long for Adam Levine. I am generally in favor of Wiz Khalifa making big, dumb pop songs, but this is where I draw the line. “I’ll Be Missing You” made some kind of sense “See You Again” makes none. People give Puff Daddy shit for posthumously exploiting his relationship with the Notorious B.I.G., but at least he had a relationship with Biggie.
If any song could actually make me hope for more Gaye family lawsuits, Puth’s song is it.Ī similar problem plagues “See You Again,” the song that really put Puth on the map: It’s a weapons-grade emotional tribute to Paul Walker by two guys who presumably were not close with Walker. The gimmick is too egregious and in-your-face to appreciate any of the song’s smart composition, and anyhow, Walt from Lost already ran the “name-checking classic artists” angle into the ground last year. The rest of Trainor’s work has failed to recapture that spark, and “Marvin Gaye” follows suit. I liked “ All About That Bass” because even though it was a little bit clueless in its attempt to deliver a body-positive message, it was catchy and clever enough to compensate. Puth first came on my radar earlier this year with “Marvin Gaye,” a duet with Meghan Trainor that trades on the same modernized throwback soul sound that Trainor tapped for “All About That Bass.” Musically, it’s sharp enough, particularly the bass-booming breakdown when Trainor’s verse comes in, but building a song around the catchphrase “Let’s Marvin Gaye and get it on” instantly disqualifies you from praise.
Now he’s got a mammoth music industry promotional machine behind him, and we’re stuck with him. That business arrangement has since given way to a deal with Atlantic. He was studying at Berklee when his viral hijinks caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres, who welcomed Puth and Emily Luther on her show to perform their cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You” and signed the fresh-faced piano man to her label (yes, she has one). Here are 11 things you need to know about Tyler, the Creator’s next album.Puth is one of those YouTube-famous singers who looks and sounds like he stepped out of a Disney Channel series, which should tip you off to his cloying disposition before you witness a minute of his despicably saccharine music.
As we wait for the new album to arrive, we collected some of these clues for you. He hasn’t done any interviews about this new era yet, but he has left plenty of breadcrumbs, if you pay close attention. This week, he announced that his forthcoming album, Call Me If You Get Lost, is right around the corner. What will the next chapter in Tyler’s career arc bring us? It looks like we’ll soon find out. And every time he releases a new project, he delivers it with a new aesthetic, rarely repeating what he’s done in the past. Tyler is a world-builder who approaches each album rollout as a unit, stitching together intricate storylines across music videos, artwork, lyrics, interviews, and the songs themselves. From Goblin to Cherry Bomb to IGOR (and everything in between) he’s evolved his sound and sharpened his skillset in each era. It’s been fascinating to watch the progression of Tyler, the Creator over the past 10 years.
0 kommentar(er)
