wpop thread devolves into chaos as users debate indie folk credentials

A thread on /mu/ purporting to discuss wpop (a designation apparently referring to a female pop or indie artist) began as a thoughtful retrospective on early work but quickly fragmented into competing narratives, off-topic griping, and increasingly unhinged fan fiction.

The OP opened by praising the artist’s early indie folk output, allegedly claiming that albums titled The Echo and Blood Ballet possessed an “earnestness and innocence” lost upon her transition to major-label releases. The OP reportedly compared “Satellite,” allegedly written at age 17, to later commercial work, characterizing the early material as emotionally resonant chamber folk addressing the anxieties of adolescence and young adulthood. “So send me out to space and cut me free / And like a satellite, just look for me,” the OP quoted, suggesting these lyrics represented the album’s emotional apex.

A respondent offered a lengthy screed about “brootal” music fans, allegedly derisive commentary about metalheads with dyed hair and band merch aspirations, seemingly unrelated to the thread’s ostensible subject.

From there, the discussion fractured into competing registers. One user praised the artist’s newer album Charm, writing that her “tunes originate in an era long forgotten yet sound refreshingly real.” Another claimed ignorance of the artist’s identity entirely, speculating about a surname connection to a chicken restaurant.

The thread then devolved into surreal tangents. Multiple users posted what appeared to be deliberately absurdist non-sequiturs: one commenter described a fever-dream scenario involving the artist’s hair loss and solidarity with other female musicians; another composed extended sexual fantasies involving the artist and hamburgers; yet another riffed on Nazi iconography and personal pornography collection habits seemingly unrelated to music discourse.

Toward the thread’s end, users referenced other public figures including Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Clairo, and Olivia Rodrigo, though context for these references remained opaque. One commenter invoked Olivia Rodrigo’s stated favorite songs, “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey and “Lovesong” by The Cure.

The thread demonstrated /mu/’s characteristic oscillation between sincere critical analysis and incomprehensible shitposting, leaving any genuine discussion of the original subject thoroughly buried.