“There’s something interesting about the very nature of anticipation. On the surface, the feeling is a good one, looking forward with positivity toward something to come in the future. But there also seems to be an undercurrent of masochism there, at least for the music critics who put together these type of lists. A lot of what was on our lists were thinly veiled hopes that people would fail. We kind of like that idea, as music critics, because it’s a justification in some way of our dislike for a particular artist; when I was sixteen, I would have hollered for joy if everyone had just decided to start hating Conor Oberst as much as I did. Not liking music, and being vocal of that dislike, is a part of evaluating music. Of course. So it’s hard to call the whole exercise pointless, because we’re being asked our opinions. But it’s a difficult feeling, actively thinking ill of someone because of the quality— or lack thereof— in their music. So let me change my tune on one artist who I wasn’t backing: Azealia Banks. I’m still not completely sold on here, and I’m not the biggest “212” fan in the world, but I hope that her jump to Universal nets her the mainstream success she’s looking for. Even if I don’t like your record, Azealia, I’m no longer hopefully anticipating its lack of quality.” - Chris Bosman (@racecarbrown)

“There’s something interesting about the very nature of anticipation. On the surface, the feeling is a good one, looking forward with positivity toward something to come in the future. But there also seems to be an undercurrent of masochism there, at least for the music critics who put together these type of lists. A lot of what was on our lists were thinly veiled hopes that people would fail. We kind of like that idea, as music critics, because it’s a justification in some way of our dislike for a particular artist; when I was sixteen, I would have hollered for joy if everyone had just decided to start hating Conor Oberst as much as I did.

Not liking music, and being vocal of that dislike, is a part of evaluating music. Of course. So it’s hard to call the whole exercise pointless, because we’re being asked our opinions. But it’s a difficult feeling, actively thinking ill of someone because of the quality— or lack thereof— in their music. So let me change my tune on one artist who I wasn’t backing: Azealia Banks. I’m still not completely sold on here, and I’m not the biggest “212” fan in the world, but I hope that her jump to Universal nets her the mainstream success she’s looking for. Even if I don’t like your record, Azealia, I’m no longer hopefully anticipating its lack of quality.” - Chris Bosman (@racecarbrown)

“There’s something interesting about the very nature of anticipation. On the surface, the feeling is a good one, looking forward with positivity toward something to come in the future. But there also seems to be an undercurrent of masochism there, at least for the music critics who put together these type of lists. A lot of what was on our lists were thinly veiled hopes that people would fail. We kind of like that idea, as music critics, because it’s a justification in some way of our dislike for a particular artist; when I was sixteen, I would have hollered for joy if everyone had just decided to start hating Conor Oberst as much as I did. Not liking music, and being vocal of that dislike, is a part of evaluating music. Of course. So it’s hard to call the whole exercise pointless, because we’re being asked our opinions. But it’s a difficult feeling, actively thinking ill of someone because of the quality— or lack thereof— in their music. So let me change my tune on one artist who I wasn’t backing: Azealia Banks. I’m still not completely sold on here, and I’m not the biggest “212” fan in the world, but I hope that her jump to Universal nets her the mainstream success she’s looking for. Even if I don’t like your record, Azealia, I’m no longer hopefully anticipating its lack of quality.” - Chris Bosman (@racecarbrown)

“There’s something interesting about the very nature of anticipation. On the surface, the feeling is a good one, looking forward with positivity toward something to come in the future. But there also seems to be an undercurrent of masochism there, at least for the music critics who put together these type of lists. A lot of what was on our lists were thinly veiled hopes that people would fail. We kind of like that idea, as music critics, because it’s a justification in some way of our dislike for a particular artist; when I was sixteen, I would have hollered for joy if everyone had just decided to start hating Conor Oberst as much as I did.

Not liking music, and being vocal of that dislike, is a part of evaluating music. Of course. So it’s hard to call the whole exercise pointless, because we’re being asked our opinions. But it’s a difficult feeling, actively thinking ill of someone because of the quality— or lack thereof— in their music. So let me change my tune on one artist who I wasn’t backing: Azealia Banks. I’m still not completely sold on here, and I’m not the biggest “212” fan in the world, but I hope that her jump to Universal nets her the mainstream success she’s looking for. Even if I don’t like your record, Azealia, I’m no longer hopefully anticipating its lack of quality.” - Chris Bosman (@racecarbrown)

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