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How Tumblr Teens Are Bringing Early-‘10s Alternative Back to the Charts

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  1. Melody Bot Feb 17, 2021
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    Billboard:

    Alt-rock bands from the early ‘10s, like Arctic Monkeys and The Neighbourhood — who each have multiple catalog hits currently experiencing TikTok-accelerated spikes in streaming consumption — are necessary accessories for a current “e-girl” in the same way a choker and black eyeshadow are. […]

    Popular songs of that early ’10s era — like The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” and “Daddy Issues,” along with Arctic Monkeys’ “Do I Wanna Know?” and “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” — are proving to be enduring, thanks in large part to continued exposure on TikTok. The two Neighbourhood songs have both climbed into the top 20 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart (“Sweater Weather” even reaching a No. 3 peak in January). “Sweater Weather” also climbs to a staggering new peak this week of No. 62 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart, ranking the biggest songs in the world from all genres, while both Arctic Monkeys songs have also made appearances this year on the international listing.

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  2. Mr. Serotonin Feb 17, 2021
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    The world is strange.
     
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  3. justin. Feb 17, 2021
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    What surprises me the most is that Tumblr is still a thing
     
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  4. somethingwitty Feb 17, 2021
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    Didn’t Tumblr die when they eliminated adult content?
     
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  6. irthesteve Feb 17, 2021
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    is Billboard confusing Tumblr and TikTok in their headline??
     
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  7. TerrancePryor Feb 17, 2021
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    Right?! TikTokers are doing this, not Tumblr.
     
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  8. irthesteve Feb 17, 2021
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    I read further, and it's basically saying that "tumblr teens" are a group that existed in the past, and they are now the TikTok generation. I guess. I dunno, I don't care enough to read the whole article haha
     
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  9. KneeDeepPow Feb 17, 2021
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    Now do it for mid 2000's mall screamo, i'm ready for that to become mainstream again
     
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  10. Steve_JustAGuy Feb 17, 2021
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    I'm too young for these songs to be old enough to be back in style.
     
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  11. vein.ftm Feb 17, 2021
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    Tik-tok is pretty much an incarnation of Tumblr

    Hashtag sub cultures and that kinda thing
     
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  12. Mary V Feb 18, 2021
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  13. Rob Hughes Feb 18, 2021
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    this was a great read, I only really got into Citizen though haha.

    “Youth was the kind of record to hang up on your wall—and it was a symbol of simple sadness. Songs to cry to, songs to scroll Tumblr to and stare at photographs of older guys with knuckle tattoos.”

    that bit was wayyyy too accurate lmao
     
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  15. prattsy Feb 18, 2021
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    Arctic Monkeys don't deserve this. Being mentioned in the same breath as TikTok or The Neighbourhood is blasphemous
     
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  16. David87 Feb 18, 2021
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    Yeah lets just get all of the "3rd wave emo"/screamo/early 2000s pop punk and alt rock back to the mainstream now. Lets do it, TikTok!
     
  17. Mary V Feb 18, 2021
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    Hahaha, tell me about it!
     
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  18. Drew Beringer Feb 18, 2021
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  19. Mary V Feb 18, 2021
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    I haven’t read this one yet! Oops :crylaugh:
     
  20. Zoshchenko Feb 18, 2021
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    tik tok making a meme out of dear maria has been very cool
     
  21. TerrancePryor Feb 20, 2021
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    I'm pretty sure their record label disagrees.
     
  22. prattsy Feb 22, 2021
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    Different labels...
     
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