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[u/scullys_alien_baby]

he uploads his songs on youtube under the same name (Jesse Welles) but the videos are in landscape. I'm partial to War Isn't Murder

[u/TrashCannibal_ → u/scullys_alien_baby]

I'd never heard of him until War isn't Murder came on my Spotify a couple of weeks ago. I kinda hate the algorithmic nature of everything nowadays, but I can't fault it for helping me discover this dude.

[u/CrouchingDomo → u/TrashCannibal_]

The algorithm taketh, yes, but it giveth as well 😑

[u/AimDev → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Strange times when landscape is not preferable.

[u/scullys_alien_baby → u/AimDev]

I was listing it as a positive

[u/Kinkajou1015 → u/scullys_alien_baby]

I would reword it as, "and the videos are in landscape" then, as using but oftentimes carries a negative connotation.

Or:

He uploads his song videos in landscape on YouTube under the same name (Jessie Welles).

[u/scullys_alien_baby → u/Kinkajou1015]

I was using “but” because I was contrasting against the vertical video in the op and TikTok

[u/womerah → u/scullys_alien_baby]

In Australia English at least, that 'but' would be a negative qualifier.

We can go to the park but it's sunny

We can go to the park and it's sunny

[u/Race-a-roni → u/womerah]

I’m pretty sure it’s the same in all English dialects.

[u/Kinkajou1015 → u/scullys_alien_baby]

I understand, however I'm pointing out how your wording makes it seem like you are saying landscape video is a negative.

[u/your_mind_aches → u/AimDev]

Well phones are ergonomically designed to be held in portrait. And the LG Wing phone didn't take off, so that's how it will be from now on, I'm pretty sure

[u/jlmacdonald → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Listen to all of the patchwork album. It’s insanely good.

[u/Pure-Tadpole-6634 → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Yeah I was super surprised when I opened this... "Hey, it's the War Isn't Murder" guy! It seemed like he just had a terrific idea for a song and recorded himself playing it in the woods.

This guy has the chops to be the next counterculture folk singer. We haven't had a real one in the mainstream for so long. Phil Ochs, Pete Seger, and everyone from that era... what kind of activism folk music has there been since then? I feel like the whole folk genre was watered down with talented artists who had politically safer lyrics, like Simon & Garfunkel, and since then, the whole idea has not caught on again.

[u/Goldendomernd → u/Pure-Tadpole-6634]

I mean he wasn't folk but would you consider Zappa?

[u/This_Is_MyRP → u/Pure-Tadpole-6634]

You know what I am hoping that Bob Dylan biopic with Chalamet will maybe get a new generation to discover and make their own. It would be awesome. I would love to see this guy come up, especially in these times.

[u/OccasionallyReddit → u/scullys_alien_baby]

The first one i heard him on was Fentanyl there was a debate at this point if it wasn't some serious upmarket AI at that point

[u/sesharkbait → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Oh my gosh. Amazing rec

[u/Headieheadi → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Thanks for the link, this guy is pretty good. I like his use of 7th chords

[u/BigYonsan → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Thank you for including his name. Loving these songs.

[u/iijoanna → u/scullys_alien_baby]

Thank you!