I notice that now, more than ever before, new upcoming artists’ and alternative music is heavily pop-oriented, synthesized, and digital.

Is it just easier for them or do Gen Z not have the fondness for guitar that dominated the 1980s to the 2010s?

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      You can buy (or just steal) all the music you want to hear and never listen to an ad again. Also if you just pay for a streaming service you can play damn near every song and never get an ad again.

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      Modernrock.ca

      Might have an initial ad when you start a stream but its a commercial free modern rock online radio station. Can get the app on android or apple or just listen in browser.

      No fucking accounts to create, or any bullshit.

      The guy who created it left commercial radio and started his own station. He got tired of finding tons of amazing rock music that just doesnt get played.

      Songs on the station are 36months or newer. He streams live some times, and has a ton of interviews you can check out.

      (I was a subscriber before had to cut expenses and long time listener so im absolutely biased but im not shilling just happy to have this as a source for new music)

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          Some bands ive found because of it (formerly what was that radio)

          In no particular order or ranking (i dont actually likr much from some of these so take these only as that i know of them not that i personally champion them)

          Reign Wolf.

          Mothership

          Ghost

          Slomosa

          Spiritbox

          Tigerclub

          Velvet Two Stripes

          Beddy Rays

          Sueco

          Peach Pit

          Bexley

          Pyschedelic Porn Crumpets

          Dorothy

          Cemetary Sun

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      If you purchase music you never have to hear a commercial again. I have 2100+ songs on most of my devices via CD rips, Bandcamp, etc. I also have about 550 albums on vinyl and I’m slowly starting digitizing those.

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      Long ago I quit listening to ads to hear a few songs in an hour.

      I mean, not all music is delivered in an ad-supported format.