Why it’s okay to like weird music – Part 2

1. Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange: That stupid hipster listens to very weird music. Thom Yorke is so weird. Is that weird dude staring at you while playing that sitar?

One of the reasons people tend to shy away from weird music is that it goes against the very thing that often lets us enjoy music. Patterns. If you want to write a radio hit you shouldn’t be scared of sounding similar. You can’t make a ‘club banger’ without a massive constant kick drum as much as you cant pay tax in South Africa without somehow indirectly paying for one of Zuma’s wives’ butt implants (heh heh heh).

That said, one needs some new things in the mix. In a commercial sense all one has to do is say ‘nigga’ in a different place and use a different plagiarised sample from Chuck Berry. This, of course, is still not considered weird music.

Here is how to tell if the music you’re listening to is weird:
1. Sit your parents down in front of your computer.

2. Play said song (preferably with music video)

If your parents start lecturing you about the dangers of psychedelics or start reminiscing about how you were conceived, it’s weird.

OR

1. Play said song extremely loud at home.

If you get abducted by aliens you’re listening to weird music.

OR

if you listen to this:

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