landfill indie n.— «Commentators have gone so far as to coin the derogatory term “landfill indie” for the glut of ho-hum groups whose gritty slice-of-life aesthetic is, let’s be honest, the last thing we’re in the humour for...
skweee n.— «I had been making skweee for a while and everything was sort of on and popping and bubbling, like it still feels, and Harmönia was compiling their second 12 inch release. So I decided to make a track dedicated to this “brand...
screamo n.— «A year or so later, she advanced in a battle of the bands competition, competing as an acoustical guitarist with another guitarist against, as she called them, four male “screamo” rock bands.» —“Emily Grace Makes It To...
shelf shout n. the attention-grabbing aspects of a product’s appearance. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hiplife n. a musical genre from Ghana which combines elements of American-style hip-hop and the Ghanaian pop genre known as highlife. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
ho-wop n. a form of music which combines the sensibilities of the hip-hop and doo-wop genres. Etymological Note: Probably coined by music artist Eamon, from Staten Island, N.Y. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)