maybe this is sth old and Im just noticing it, but it feels like lately people dont really want good music, they want pretty visuals and an aesthetic they can mold their lives around for a few months.

I think that’s always been a part of it (think: 2012 Lana Del Rey, 2014 Arctic Monkeys & Halsey Pinterest girlies, Lorde Melodrama era, etc) but it was always accompanied my pretty good music so it was less glaring