Post by Mimzy on Aug 9, 2009 15:25:11 GMT -5
New Urban music is a new, current movement in music away from the depressing and manic sounds of the 2000s and towards a more positive, spiritual and innocent sound that will become prevalent as we enter the 2010s.
Up until recently, popular music, if having any meaning at all, was about anger, sex, depression, and gimmicks. Melody was put on the back burner and heavy beats and catch phrases on the forefront.
Today, in 2009, this is finally beginning to change. Artists such as Lights and Owl City are creative music that is more positive, more melodic, more romantic, and with a greater diversity of subject matter.
New Urban music is in spirit related to the New Urban design of cities, and indeed many new urban artists sing about the beauty of cities, nature and other beautiful things that exist in the modern world.
Artists that I would consider to be New Urban include:
Mat Kearney
Lights
MGMT
Kid Cudi
Mimzy
Owl City
The Postal Service
Hellogoodbye
The New Cities
Ladyhawke
Up until recently, popular music, if having any meaning at all, was about anger, sex, depression, and gimmicks. Melody was put on the back burner and heavy beats and catch phrases on the forefront.
Today, in 2009, this is finally beginning to change. Artists such as Lights and Owl City are creative music that is more positive, more melodic, more romantic, and with a greater diversity of subject matter.
New Urban music is in spirit related to the New Urban design of cities, and indeed many new urban artists sing about the beauty of cities, nature and other beautiful things that exist in the modern world.
Artists that I would consider to be New Urban include:
Mat Kearney
Lights
MGMT
Kid Cudi
Mimzy
Owl City
The Postal Service
Hellogoodbye
The New Cities
Ladyhawke