Lexi Geller
Staff Reporter
There is an apparent stigma that has arisen in the past 3 months that comes along with publicly stating that you enjoy the latest Twenty-One Pilots album, Scaled And Icy. Many people, including a big group of people who previously enjoyed Twenty-One Pilots’ music, have made it almost trendy to aggressively hate on their new album. Their argument is that, compared to the previous TØP albums, their newest album is far too preppy, poppy, and overall has strayed away from their roots of sad music that comforts listeners by being relatable to listeners’ struggles. The fact that this album contains more songs with happier themes than any other album before has a lot of fans up in arms. There is a sense of betrayal which leads to anger towards the artists behind the band, Tyler Joseph, and Josh Dunn, but especially Tyler. There, of course, is no issue with having an opinion on an album an artist makes. There comes an issue when you begin degrading an artist as a human over the type of music they decide to make. There are so many reasons why this is wrong and overall unnecessary.
First of all, an artist’s way of making music is a reflection of themselves and their own personal feelings and experiences. Writing inauthentic music to please a fan base defeats a whole opportunity to get emotions and thoughts out into the world through their art. On top of that, fans also get upset when they feel that an artist that they enjoy has begun to fade into inauthenticity. This being said, there is unnecessary hate and pressure on artists no matter what music they make.
Secondly, the argument that these haters have is that the album is too happy. Let me repeat, too happy. This argument itself is wrong in multiple ways too, not only because it is just an uneducated argument, but it also poses a question of morality. How could you feel okay about yourself saying that an artist has become too happy? Tyler's past music has been sad because he was sad. Throughout his personal growth in his life, he has gotten to a point where he is happy and stable, which as a fan, should be great news. But apparently too many “fans”, this is bad news.
And finally, the album is not even what haters say it is. There are still so many songs on the album that reflect TØP’s roots in the way that they portray dark, gloomy, and sad themes. The only difference is that in this album, there are also a few songs that reflect the happiness that Tyler has finally attained, which should never be seen as a negative thing.
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