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Is it true that all pop music sounds the same today? For the past year the \u201cpop-drop\u201d has dominated the airwaves. This new form of EDM infused pop came out of DJ culture and has infused its sound with every mainstream act like Lady Gaga and Coldplay. Tiring of this sound, some artists are finding creative ways to parody this pop trope. The rock outfit Fall Out Boy\u2019s \u201cYoung And Menace\u201d demonstrates equal parts mastery and mockery of the pop-drop. And PC Music, a rising art-music label out of London, skewers the whole of pop clich\xe9 on their mixtape collaboration with Charli XCX. After this episode, we promise you\u2019ll be ready to move on to new sounds. Luckily, listeners have collaborated to create a new favorites playlist to help you cleanse your palette.\nThis episode was originally published May 2017.\nSONGS DISCUSSED\nThe Chainsmokers \u2013 Closer\nKygo & Selena Gomez \u2013 It Ain\u2019t Me\nLady Gaga \u2013 The Cure\nFall Out Boy \u2013 Sugar We\u2019re Going Down\nFall Out Boy \u2013 Young And Menace\nJay Z \u2013 D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)\nAriana Grande \u2013 Into You\nKaty Perry feat. Skip Marley \u2013 Chained To The Rhythm\nDrake \u2013 Passionfruit\nPostmodern Jukebox \u2013 Sugar We\u2019re Going Down Swinging\nBritney Spears \u2013 Oops! I Did It Again\nSkrillex \u2013 Bangarang\nDJ Snake \u2013 Middle\nBeyonc\xe9 \u2013 Love On Top\nIcona Pop \u2013 I Love It (feat. Charlie XCX)\nIggy Azalea \u2013 Fancy ft. Charli XCX\nSelena Gomez \u2013 Same Old Love\nCharli XCX \u2013 3AM (Pull Up) (feat. M\xd8)\nHannah Diamond \u2013 Every Night\nBronze \u2013 Thy Slaughter\nDanny L Harle \u2013 Super Natural (ft. Carly Rae Jepsen)\nSOPHIE \u2013 JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE\nA.G. Cook \u2013 Superstar\nAriana Grande \u2013 Side To Side\nCoon Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra \u2013 I\u2019m Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston\nSpotify Playlist\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices