Katseye—Pop Progressives or Soulless Shills?
It’s time to put new tracks by Olivia Rodrigo, Katseye, and Yaya Bey through the Waste or Taste gauntlet.
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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On this episode, Jill, Julianne, and Dylan take on Olivia Rodrigo’s loved-up latest, “Drop Dead”; “Pinky Up,” an apocalyptic trance-pop trifle from the girl group Katseye; and a wounded but resilient jam from New York R&B singer Yaya Bey called “Simp Daddy Line Dance.” Discussion topics include: the PR machinations behind those paparazzi photos of O-Rod and Cameron Winter, the deliciousness of Jollibee fried chicken, and the longing that comes with hearing a parade three blocks away.
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