BEST INSTAGRAM MOMENTS: “THE MOST WONDERFUL HAIM OF THE YEAR”

Hello to our little underlings! We promise we won’t keep you too long. We know you have holiday parties to attend. We have Grimes, Rico Nasty, and Flume on this week’s Best of Instagram. Buckle up!

IS ETHEREAL A GENRE?

 

 

 

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ETHEREAL is a genre. New playlist on Spotify ! Link in bio. Also a debate - thoughts on this thesis?: ______ We petition that ethereal should be an official genre on streaming platforms! We are constantly told that Grimes doesn’t fit into any existing format or genre and therefore cannot be on playlists or radio. Conversely, when I make “genre excercise” music like Violence (a dance track) - I get way better playlisting. This discourages creativity. We argue that there is a long lineage of auteur artists, often producing their own music and/ or directing their own music videos. Oft with a heavy visual component and fantasy, sci fi or literary elements... often very ethereal, otherworldly and futuristic in nature. (It fits nicely into subgenres: ethereal-techno, ethereal-rap, ethereal-metal etc?) Maybe it isn’t a genre but it might be! What do you think???? It would be cool if there was a home for ethereal music.__\_________ Post script / to be clear I actually quite disagree with the idea of genre - however in the modern age artists are required to choose a format on streaming services etc. they don’t currently recognize ethereal or anything like it haha, hence this vibe

A post shared by Grimes (@grimes) on Dec 10, 2019 at 1:45pm PST

I don’t know how but Grimes can somehow manage to stir up passionate debates in the middle of dropping songs. This week’s argument? “Ethereal” being a genre — and We Are: The Guard has weighed in: We prefer the term fairy pop.

THE LAST FULL MOON OF THE DECADE

 

 

 

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Last full moon of the decade ! Make a wish

A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on Dec 12, 2019 at 10:25pm PST

In true witch fashion, Lana Del Rey reminded us of the last full moon in the 2010s. Spooky indeed.

“THE MOST WONDERFUL HAIM OF THE YEAR”

 

 

 

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hang in there it’s the most wonderful HAIM of the year

A post shared by HAIM (@haimtheband) on Dec 10, 2019 at 1:03pm PST

If you need some inspiration for your ugly Christmas sweaters this season, look no further than HAIM!

CALVIN HARRIS AND A SPHINX

 

 

 

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Living rock

A post shared by Calvin Harris (@calvinharris) on Dec 13, 2019 at 12:45am PST

Across the world, Calvin Harris ponders one of the wonders of the world. Hoping this is inspiration for some new tunes!

DIPLO’S NEW PET

 

 

 

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Good Morning from Riyadh ..

A post shared by Thomas Wesley (@diplo) on Dec 13, 2019 at 10:09am PST

And in the same continent, Diplo befriends a camel.

CARDI B’S COURT APPEARANCE

 

 

 

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Court

A post shared by Cardib (@iamcardib) on Dec 11, 2019 at 2:19am PST

Court date for your excessive parking tickets got you down? Play it like Cardi and FLAUNT it, darlings.

CLAIRO’S BIG YEAR

 

 

 

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this year has been the most intense year of my life- i didn't really know what to expect when i started writing 'Immunity', and the response/outcome has completely exceeded anything that i could have imagined. a big thank you to @rollingstone for including 'bags' in your top 50 songs of the year, @nytimes, @guardian for no. 9 best 20 songs of 2019 and no. 20 best 50 albums of 2019 thank you for listening to this album and giving it/me a chance at all (Shout out rolling stone for calling bags horny)

A post shared by Claire Cottrill (@clairo) on Dec 7, 2019 at 3:54pm PST

We ALL know Clairo has had a year, but so glad to see her own it. You deserve it, girl.

FLUME LOVES PHARMACY STORES

 

 

 

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CVS was lit

A post shared by Flume (@flume) on Dec 10, 2019 at 12:49pm PST

I haven’t seen anyone this excited for CVS knick-knacks since 8-year-old me looking for a bag of Doritos to beg my mom for!

BILLIE EILISH + ALICIA KEYS

 

 

 

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CRAAAAZY full circle moment... love you so much @aliciakeys thank you for everything you are can’t believe any of this happened you in my heart forevaaaaa

A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) on Dec 10, 2019 at 11:27pm PST

Here is the last-minute contender for the year’s best collaboration/duo. “Ocean Eyes” has never sounded so good.

IS RICO NASTY OKAY?

 

 

 

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Good morning I hate myself

A post shared by TACOBELLA (@riconasty) on Dec 13, 2019 at 9:54am PST

I love me some Rico, but sorry girl. This is some true TikTokery.

Toodles!