![]() If you've already told yourself, "I have enough alt-country albums. I suppose this is a long-winded way of saying I don't want to label this album as "alt-country," or any of the other synonymous labels that critics list ad nauseam (no depression, etc.). On the flip side, an album described as, say, "Celtic hip-hop," might be ill in a good way. You can call something "alt-country," but it still might sound like an incontinent cow. Ultimately, genre-naming is constricting: it may steer the decision-making process, but that in itself is not necessarily a good thing. Still, I have a hard time viewing an album as a tool with a specific utility. Anyone who likes or simply tolerates country, or whose interest is piqued by "alt-," will continue reading until the next, more specific categorical filter.īut how does utilitarianism fit into music anyway? In terms of normative ethics, I suppose it promotes happiness. Anyone who despises country in any form won't read any further. ![]() Were I to call Pneumonia "alt-country," for instance, my goal would be to act as a filter for the readers pouring through this review. As a form of categorization, the critical practice of genre-naming also purports to serve a beneficial purpose for the greater good.
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