Listening to Mainstream Sellout by Machine Gun Kelly đ¶.
At some point in my youth it felt like there were a ton of pop-punkish songs about how much the performer concerned was in always-unrequited love with âemo girlsâ, how they take a ton of drugs, how generally alienated and nihilistic theyâre feeling, all that kind of stuff. The latest Machine Gun Kelly brings back those vibes big time.
Something about it would make me cringe if I was to find out itâs intended as entirely sincere rather than a slightly tongue-in-check callback to those times. But that aside, Iâm thoroughly enjoying it as a retro listen.
I mean, this isnât exactly lacking in cheesy clichĂ©s, but itâs also pretty catchy.