Can Straight People Physically Hear This Music?
It’s time to Waste or Taste new tracks by UK grime firecracker Nadia Rose, trash-adjacent dance-pop tart Slayyyter, and super wavy New York rap misfit Xaviersobased.
The concept behind our podcast Waste or Taste is simple: Every episode, a group of Hearing Things founders gets together, with each person bringing a new song to the table. Then we debate whether those songs are “waste” or “taste.” Sometimes we reach a critical consensus; other times there’s fisticuffs, absurdity, or both.
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This time, Jill, Julianne, and Dylan give their verdicts on: grime survivor Nadia Rose and Italian producer Sentimento’s raucous, Missy-esque collaboration “Busy,” slut-pop provocateur Slayyyter’s twink-friendly anthem “Dance...,” and SoundCloud rapper Xaviersobased’s mind-bending opus “iPhone 16.” Discussion topics include: the artistic legitimacy of RuPaul’s musical catalog, forgotten UK novelty rapper Lady Sovereign, and why the invention of a new vocal processor is necessary for the advancement of all humankind.
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