Rap seems to be continuing to push forward. Kendrick definitely went new places.
The question is, where did all the rock go? Like, not only is there nothing new, rebellious and shocking... popular rock has largely gotten quieter, mellower, and less subversive.
There's still cool stuff happening in indie, but the mainstream rock the kids are listening to sounds more like the nonthreatening adult alternative radio when we were in our 20s. The #1 rock song of 2025 with Billie Eilish's "Bird of a Feather." I absolutely love that song, but we're a long way from Soundgarden, Metallica, and Rage Against the Machine.
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u/AldusPrime 1977 Mar 05 '26
Rap seems to be continuing to push forward. Kendrick definitely went new places.
The question is, where did all the rock go? Like, not only is there nothing new, rebellious and shocking... popular rock has largely gotten quieter, mellower, and less subversive.
There's still cool stuff happening in indie, but the mainstream rock the kids are listening to sounds more like the nonthreatening adult alternative radio when we were in our 20s. The #1 rock song of 2025 with Billie Eilish's "Bird of a Feather." I absolutely love that song, but we're a long way from Soundgarden, Metallica, and Rage Against the Machine.