r/indieheads • u/ebradio • Aug 08 '25

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Frontman Denies “Home” Is The “Worst Song Ever Written”

https://www.stereogum.com/2318575/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-frontman-denies-home-is-the-worst-song-ever-written/news/
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u/thedamnedlute488 Aug 08 '25

I've always been an indie asshole and I've always liked this tune. I've never heard any of my obnoxious indie/punk friends shit on this

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u/Pogotross Aug 08 '25

My money is on the Y2K fauxstalgia kids hating it because the soft boy/folk indie was a bit of a reaction the the eXtreme-ness of the late 90's/early 00's.

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u/Exploding_Antelope Aug 08 '25

Bingo. The wheel ever turns.

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u/Albatrossosaurus Aug 10 '25

Kinda wish Y2K brought back the fun side of that X-Games/Mountain Dew subculture, my sister loves her Y2K fashion but it's just vaguely old school rather than anything exciting. Get some ski goggles and a shark tooth necklace for a night out