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I’m 11 minutes away and I have missed you all day I’m 11 minutes away, so why aren’t you here?

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Why You Should Be Listening To Yungblud

I’ve def seen a lot of posts like this going around already which warms my heart, so I figured I’d hop in with my own recommendation for Yungblud, AKA Dominic Harrison, AKA The LOML

It’s music with a message. I know that has been getting more popular these days- which is fantastic- but Dominic has such a uniquely blunt, bold way of stating what he thinks in his songs, reminiscent of the spirit of older punk acts. It’s something that’s really hard to find and really inspiring.

If you want really good examples of that, check out his songs Tin Pan Boy (Calling out gentrification), King Charles (A criticism of capitalist culture), Polygraph Eyes (About r*pe culture), and Machine Gun (F*ck The NRA) (self-explanatory)

“…And for me, to not represent anything, you’re not an artist. To not represent something, or talk about something in your music… You’re not an artist, you’re a singer. And I don’t wanna be a fucking singer, I wanna be an artist.”

He’s only 20, and already has such a clear image of his goals and messages and is making such a big impact like!!! Fuck!!

His style is so unique? Dominic has stated before that he’s inspired heavily by both rock music and rap, and that really shows in his style. If you haven’t heard him before, it’s a sort of mix between hip-hop and punk rock, which sounds weird as fuck but works so well, trust me

“I fell in love simultaneously with hip-hop and rock and roll music because I believe they come from the same soul.They represent something that’s more than the music, there’s an attitude, and they say things.”

He’s just,,, such a genuinely nice and open guy. He’s always so genuine and kind with his fans, in a way that goes above and beyond a lot of artists today.

For example, he refuses to do meet and greets, because, quote, “I will never make someone pay to meet me”. Instead, he makes a point of going out before every show and meeting everyone in line.

“I don’t want to tell anybody what to think, because who the fuck am I to tell people what to think? But I just want to encourage people, tell them they’re empowered and they can think and express themselves in a way they think it’s right. All you can ever be is yourself.”

He is completely open about his own mental health- he mentions his severe ADHD often, and his song Kill Somebody is an extremely intimate self-referential piece exploring his self-loathing and anxiety.

He has so much fucking stage energy. It’s insane. 

This includes, but is not limited to:

Jumping around like a maniac for like an hour and a half straight

That one time he completely snapped his ankle in the middle of a show, and then proceeded to finish the show with the broken ankle, and continue with the rest of his tour, half in a wheelchair and half on crutches

Regularly making out with his guitarist (Adam Warrington) in the middle of songs?

He’s just, so unafraid to be himself and say what he thinks, and it’s really such an infectiously positive and great energy

The Sweetest Boy

He has such cool/fun/interesting music videos???

LOVES hugs, so much,

Bright pink socks are a part of his brand

He has the thickest northern accent ever and it’s so great

CONSTANTLY smashing gender norms in the most fun ways possible

Just,,,, Please Listen To Yungblud

He’s doing his best to spread a positive message and do good in the world and deserves so much more attention than he gets

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This picture just asked me what my pornstar name would be 😂😳 #BryanStars #MyDigitalEscape #Cringe #Youtubers https://www.instagram.com/p/B2J0EteFMQc/?igshid=24z4jv41jr16

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this is the only mood for being in your 20s

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spelling bee administrator: your word is delicious me: D to the E to the L I C I O U S to the D to the E to the to the to the spelling bee administrator: hit it fergie

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‪ily: i love you‬

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Me: I like intelligent music, with well-written lyrics and deep meanings That one part in 21st Century Liability: WIGIWIGIWIGWLSDGJDSJLGUD BOLLOCKS Me:

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Hi, I want to talk about this because one of my twitter mutuals tweeted this screenshot and the captured tweet actually makes me slightly mad.

I get the feeling that the people who genuinely talk about mental health and it's reality in a non sugarcoated way and use art as an outlet for what they struggle with get accused of glamorizing or romanticizing mental illness way more than people who actually glamorize it.

Dominic has talked about his struggles several times in interviews and in his songs and uses imagery related to it in his music videos. And let me tell you, I, as a person with depression and anxiety, feel really understood by him. That's part of what drew me to his music initially (next to how genuinely smart he is and what an amazing person and the values he stands for and how he portrays that in his music) like listen to Medication or Kill Somebody, he understands because he writes about his own experiences!

Let's talk about the part with the pills: He has Adhd and got prescribed medication for it and he himself said that he felt it destroyed his personality. That's his experience. Where is that glamorized? And honestly sometimes meditation is prescribed too easily instead of dealing with the problem, some people don't like being on medication for their issues (I personally choose not to take antidepressants) and some people are really happy with it because it makes their lives so much easier.

The straight jacket part: I'm guessing it's mainly about the psychotic kids video. It's the perfect imagery for that video. The song is about the older conservative generation saying that the more liberal younger generation is psychotic anyway and doesn't know what they want, they have to he controlled. What do you do with a straight jacket? Basically control someone so they don't hurt themselves or in this case others (the older generation and their beliefs). No glamorization, real good use of imagery.

Mental illness as an aesthetic: Where? He talks & sings about it because he experiences it. And guess what: mental illness generally impacts huge part of your life. So of course you're gonna find it in the stuff he does. Where the fuck is that using it as an aesthetic?

I'm tired of people trying too desperately to be so woke. And in most cases the sentence "y'all aren't ready for that conversation" indicates the forced/fake wokeness and is annoying 99% of the time.

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Hey Arnold! Episode: “Heat” (1996) || Do The Right Thing (1989)

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sorry but if your bed isn’t against at least one wall you’re not valid

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mcdonalds to their workers: remember we can replace you with robots and it would be just as efficient so do not to beg for more scraps.

mcdonalds three seconds later: ice cream machine broken, sorry.