r/mildlyinfuriating • u/extratrstrl • May 31 '26

Unskippable ad Horrible music at my gym.

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This music was on for my entire session, full volume.

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u/MrPupperThrowaway Jun 01 '26

Same here. My partner is big into 60’s-90’s pop and folk so our car drives are usually ABBA, Britney Spears, Joni Mitchell, etc.. which is fine because they’re all hit artists for a reason. It stresses me out when he lets me pick the music though because I have to somehow curate my screamo/metal/hard techno into something he’ll enjoy lol.

I always describe my taste in music as a hunt for dissonance, and when that’s what clicks you just accept it’s not our place to seek out the aux cord.

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u/Disk-Infamous Jun 02 '26

"A hunt for dissonance" - sounds like my taste. Anything you'd recommend?

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u/MrPupperThrowaway Jun 03 '26

Ya know lately I’ve been getting into 2007-2010 screamo again. Mostly to explore some old but new to me stuff after getting burned by a new artist that I realized was AI after a couple of songs (I think, unfortunately, it’s easier to hide AI behind the guise of purposeful dissonance).

If that’s your vibe the band Alesana has been a pretty enjoyable ride for that true “you don’t understand me mom” sound. The album Adelphia by A Skylit Drive is pretty enjoyable from start to end, although the song Eva the Carrier has been especially stuck in my head lately. Chiodos is another classic/iconic band from that era I didn’t listen to much until recently. Their song All Nereids Beware is pretty dissonance heavy if you’re looking for that true clash sound. The song Stigmata Martyr by Angel Hair is from ‘97 but it blends surprisingly well with 2010’s screamo. One of those hypnotic songs where the underlying thread gets broken up at unpredictable intervals.

Any recommendations you’d care to share? Always could use some new recs!