Kattle Considerations: Art, Culture, & the Internet

The Joshua Citarella interview of Matty Healy on the Doomscroll podcast was particularly delightful to someone who has long loved The 1975 and holds a position of resident doomer. This essay had me pondering quite a bit about who's allowed to create and enjoy art, afford basic securities, and how that relates to how we present ourselves digitally. Enjoy this little teaser and watch the full interview it is so lovely! 

0:00 - I'd love it if we made it

1:57 - We're all eating each other

2:30 - Why self actualization doesn't work for everyone

4:08 - The gatekeeping of virtue

6:05 - The erosion of collective trust

7:20 - Mark Fisher + Capitalist Realism

12:20 - The oversaturation of trends

15:50 - Context collapse and Poe's Law

18:20 - The extraction of monetary value from artisans

21:30 - It's too risky to be innovative in art

Magdalena Bay just put out their second album, Imaginal Disk following Mercurial World. These two are just starting to get some mainstream attention, but it's worth noting that they have been releasing music since 2016 and have consistently been fantastic. Some of my favorite tracks include Hysterical Us, Secrets, Turning Off the Rain, You Lose, Image, and Killing Time but it's easy to find something for everyone in their discography. I highly admire their creative persistence and homegrown operation! Woohoo! 

0:00 - Magdalena Bay has earned their place in the Zeitgeist

0:35 - Two cooks in the kitchen

1:24 - Origins and Tabula Rasa

2:45 - Fav tracks

3:36 - DIY duo

4:15 - Struggle to find footing

5:52 - Day jobs and empty performances

7:13 - Music industry expectations vs reality

8:20 - Creating within constraints

Okay Kaya recently released her latest album, "Oh My God - That's So Me" but has been making beautiful, unique work for a while now with SAP, Watch This Liquid Pour Itself, Surviving Is the New Living, and Both. With tracks like Psych Ward, The Groke, Insert Generic Name, IUD, Comic Sans, Baked Bean, In Regards to Your Tweet, and Baked Beans it's hard not to understand the magic of Okay Kaya's charm and comedy but nevertheless I'm very excited to see how she grows and develops over the next couple of years! 

0:00 - The magic of Okay Kaya

If you haven't completely succumbed to the magic of Addison Rae's Diet Pepsi, I guarantee you will soon. Same goes for the (in my opinion) underrated C,XOXO-- between I LUV IT, B.O.A.T, June Gloom, Godspeed, and Chanel No. 5, there are plenty of songs that have singlehandedly put Camila Cabello on the map for me. Both these artists have taken a risk and ooo wee has it paid off! Would love your thoughts. CHAPTERS:0:00 - Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi is a gamechanger1:50 - Addison Rae’s reinvention and the power of Charli XCX4:00 - Addison Rae is the new Troye Sivan5:30 - A student of pop stardom6:30 - Tumblrfication and poptimism 7:45 - Why C,XOXO feels real 10:19 - The importance of risk in art11:10 - Fighting to maintain a perspective Listen to Kattle Considerations on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11FX5G68eYPdSlnrZYq7To?si=c10ebb89d0a842ff Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/katebrunotts Spotify (My Music): https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vV2HAeSNkp97JK2tPpEoN?si=vjGI6UlqSMa0G8ReQieLeQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katebrunotts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katebrunottsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-brunotts-86bb78188/

Remi Wolf is THE funk pop lord of our generation if I do say so myself. "Big Ideas" just came out and I cannot help but succumb to the power of Cinderella, Soup, Pitiful and the rest of it! I cannot believe I neglected to talk about "Street You Live On" but wow what a banger. Lots of grooves that are pure fun but Remi's discography also has plenty of vibrant songs to make the pain of life a bit more bearable. I love to dance and also not feel alone. Woohoo!

Halsey just announced "The Great Impersonator" and oooh I am excited! "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" definitely deserves more credit than it has and so here I am. With tracks like "I am not a woman, I'm a God" you simply cannot lose.

I had a lovely but indeed, brutal, conversation about music, art, monetization and the challenges that come with it alongside the amazing  @Bandsplaining  . We talk about how the value of music has decreased, longevity as an artist, and the future of curation and consumption. Thank you so much to Bandsplaining for hopping on and sharing his insights!

Dora Jar just announced her debut album "No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire" and I am very excited! Between Polly, Bump, Puppet, Timelapse, Scab Song, Tiger Face, and essentially the rest of her discography I am a certified fan-- and you can too. Inventive, playful, curious music that pushes the envelope while still remaining accessible and inspiring. What a boon. 

0:00 - Dora Jar is in my On Repeat

1:16 - Underrated, despite good company

2:20 - Whimsical and wonderful 

3:03 - Your artist's favorite artist

4:18 - Lyricism and songwriting

5:45 - Letting the art reveal itself

7:05 - The richness of the inner world

9:52 - Beauty in the mundane 

Referenced links: 

https://blog.lyricallemonade.com/p/a-conversation-with-dora-jar/ 

https://www.womeninpop.com/news-home/interview-dora-jar-releases-new-single-bump#google_vignette= 

https://bleachedistheword.com/2022/09/27/interview-dora-jar/ 

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/11/29/dora-jar-artist-profile-boston-cafe-939-digital-meadow-interview/ 

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If I'm looking for the truth, I subconsciously add Reddit to my search. Between an entire subgenera of secondary media sharing Reddit stories, the power of fandom, and Reddit's general staying power due to its simplistic design and implied animosity I think it is fascinating outlier in social media. Search engine optimization is shifting to AIO and therefore so does the way we connect and express vulnerability online yada yada what do you think?

As more of us become creators and being online become more ubiquitous, I'm kind of worried about the effectiveness of rage baiting and how we reward certain behaviors algorithmically. Authenticity in entertainment has always been interesting, but especially so when we're all aware a couple of million views could be the block between you and money.